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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
B two opposing themes are “exposed”
C restatement of themes in the home key
D final cadence in the home key
Question #2
A alternating between fortissimo and piano
B decrescendo from forte to piano
C crescendo from piano to forte
D pianissimo
Question #3
A piano and cello.
B the brass section.
C piccolos
D the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
Question #4
A two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
B violin, viola, cello, double bass
C flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
D saxophones
Question #7
A The text is by Goethe.
B It is written in through-composed form.
C Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
D All statements are true.
Question #8
A Judy Garland
B “Big Mama” Thornton
C Billie Holiday
D Bessie Smith
Question #9
A True
B False
Question #10
A was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
B was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
C funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
D encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
Question #11
A False
B True
Question #13
A introspective and quiet
B somber and morose
C martial and grandiose
D playful and humorous
Question #14
A Viking ship captain.
B continually repeated rhythm.
C recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
D nineteenth-century stage illumination.
Question #15
A power and greed.
B beauties of nature.
C universal brotherhood.
D romantic love.
Question #16
A patter-like syllabic singing; aria
B quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
C lyrical lines; aria
D elegant duet; aria
Question #17
A The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
B The emperor played viola in the first performance.
C A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
D The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
Question #18
A is a work written for an orchestra.
B was a new genre of the Classical era.
C is a multimovement work.
D All answers are correct.
Question #19
A program music.
B absolute music.
C thematic music.
D incidental music.
Question #20
A double bass.
B cello.
C violin.
D harpsichord.
Question #21
A absolute music.
B program music or “sound story”
C song.
D intentional music.
Question #22
A “fate knocking at the door”.
B All answers are correct.
C short-short-short-long.
D rhythmic.
Question #23
A an overture.
B not stated.
C a classical song.
D a symphony.
Question #24
A All possible answers.
B an increasingly polyphonic texture.
C a fast tempo.
D the main tune rose in the brass.
Question #27
Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra was written specifically to demonstrate
A different harmonies.
B different dynamic markings.
C different rhythms.
D different timbres in the orchestra.
Question #28
A a blow-by-blow description
B a balance between descriptive and personal reactions
C a comprehensive analysis
D a detailed list of the performers and instruments
Question #29
A conductor.
B first-chair violist.
C first-chair cellist.
D first-chair violinist.
Question #30
A interprets the music.
B beats time in metrical patterns.
C All answers are correct.
D rehearses the ensemble.
Question #31
A Harmony
B Tonality
C Polyphony
D Meter
Question #32
A a reed section, a brass section, and a rhythm section.
B only a reed section.
C a reed section and a string section.
D only a brass section.
Question #33
A strings, brass, and percussion
B voice, strings, woodwinds, and brass
C strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
D woodwinds, brass, and percussion
Question #34
A range.
B rhythm.
C harmony.
D melody.
