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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #2
A an oratorio.
B the Ordinary.
C a Requiem.
D the Mass Proper.
Question #3
A False
B True
Question #4
A the brass section.
B the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
C piano and cello.
D piccolos
Question #5
A elegant duet; aria
B lyrical lines; aria
C patter-like syllabic singing; aria
D quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
Question #6
A focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
B were not well received during his lifetime but are having a resurgence with modern audiences.
C still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
D drew from stories of antiquity featuring kings and heroes.
Question #7
A
B the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
C the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
D the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
Question #8
A All answers are correct.
B Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
C Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
D Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
Question #9
A Napoleon
B Wellington
C Haydn
D Mozart
Question #10
A romantic love.
B universal brotherhood.
C beauties of nature.
D power and greed.
Question #11
A rhythmic.
B All answers are correct.
C short-short-short-long.
D “fate knocking at the door”.
Question #12
A All answers are correct.
B short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
C example of cyclical form.
D unified by a recurring motive.
Question #13
A presto
B vivace
C allegro
D adagio
Question #14
A dreamy, ethereal
B whimsical, delightful
C romantic, passionate
D scherzo, dancelike
Question #15
A near the end
B during the slow introduction
C during the development section
D at the beginning
Question #16
A two opposing themes are “exposed”
B final cadence in the home key
C restatement of themes in the home key
D frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
Question #17
A crescendo from piano to forte
B alternating between fortissimo and piano
C decrescendo from forte to piano
D pianissimo
Question #18
A The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
B A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
C The emperor played viola in the first performance.
D The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
Question #19
A two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
B flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
C violin, viola, cello, double bass
D saxophones
Question #20
A Rondo
B Minuet-and-trio
C Sonata-allegro
D Theme and variations
Question #21
A was a new genre of the Classical era.
B is a work written for an orchestra.
C is a multimovement work.
D All answers are correct.
Question #22
A absolute music.
B thematic music.
C program music.
D incidental music.
Question #23
A London, England.
B Halle, Germany.
C Salzburg, Austria.
D Venice, Italy.
Question #24
A Weidinger
B St. Stephen
C Salieri
D Esterházys
Question #25
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B two violins, one viola, one cello
C one violin, one viola, two cellos
D two violins, two cellos
Question #27
A da capo.
B toccata.
C fugue.
D prelude.
Question #28
A double bass.
B cello.
C harpsichord.
D violin.
Question #29
A program music or “sound story”
B intentional music.
C song.
D absolute music.
Question #30
A All answers are correct.
B contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
C cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
D emphasizing the institutional importance of music
Question #31
A was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
B grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
C was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
D was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
