Quiz 8 The Classical Period Part 1

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Question #1

Who was the first composer to include a theme and variations form as a movement in a symphony?

A Beethoven

B Haydn

C Mozart

Question #2

This composition was first performed in London in 1792, and the audience so enjoyed the theme and variations movement that they cheered, demanding that the orchestra play it again as an encore.

A Haydn, Symphony No. 94, “The Surprise,” second movement

B Mozart, Piano Concerto in A major

C Mozart, A Little Night Music, first movement

D Mozart, Symphony No. 40

E Haydn, The “Emperor” Quartet, second movement

Question #3

When does most of the drama occur during a movement in sonata-allegro form?

A second theme

B coda

C exposition

D recapitulation

E development

Question #4

Major and minor scales that share the same key signature are considered:

A dissonant

B relative keys

C homosignature keys

D cousin keys

E parallel keys

Question #5

This section of sonata form, often consisting of rapid figural patterns (scales, arpeggios, and melodic sequences) carries the music from the tonic to the dominant and prepares for the arrival of the second theme.

A transition

B fugato

C retransition

D coda

E introduction

Question #6

In sonata-allegro form, which section is generally rewritten in the recapitulation to prevent modulation to the dominant tonal area?

A closing

B second theme

C coda

D first theme

E transition

Question #7

Identify the false statement about the minuet.

A the trio is a second minuet

B during the Classical period it was usually composed in ternary form

C it is a stately, triple meter dance rather than a musical form

D always coupled with a three-part fugue

E first became popular during the Baroque era at the court of Louis XIV

Question #8

On his first visit to Vienna at the age of six, this composer and his sister played for the empress of the Hapsburg Empire, Maria Theresa. A three-year tour of northern Europe followed during which time he visited many important cities. The time in London was especially profitable for his music growth, and his first two symphonies performed there when he was eight.

A Beethoven

B Mozart

C Haydn

Question #9

As a child he displayed extraordinary musical talent, playing the piano, violin, and organ as well as composing by the age of six.

A Beethoven

B Haydn

C Mozart

Question #10

Initially this composer’s works were “owned” by his aristocratic patron and he was prohibited from circulating his compositions without special permission. After “pirated” editions began to appear throughout northern Europe, he was finally allowed to sell compositions to various publishers.

A Beethoven

B Mozart

C Haydn

Question #11

As a child this composer’s pleasing voice brought him to the attention of local church officials; he was sent to Vienna where he was a choirboy at the cathedral of St. Stephen for 10 years until his voice broke

A Haydn

B Beethoven

C Mozart

Question #12

One of the most influential creators of the mature Classical style, he composed 104 symphonies and was the first to use theme and variations form for a movement in that genre. Because of his innovations, he is known as the “father of the string quartet.”

A Beethoven

B Haydn

C Mozart

Question #13

The peak years of his success were between 1785 and 1787 when he composed many of his greatest works, had numerous pupils, and played several concerts a week.

A Beethoven

B Mozart

C Haydn

Question #14

Match the description with its term. A fraternity that believed in the Enlightenment ideals of tolerance and universal brotherhood

A Esterházy family

B Freemasons

C Viennese School

D London symphonies

Question #15

Match the description with its term. Where was Mozart born?

A London symphonies

B Salzburg

C Esterházy family

D Freemasons

Question #16

Match the description with its term. A collective term used to refer to the music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and the young Franz Schubert

A Freemasons

B Viennese School

C Salzburg

D London symphonies

Question #17

Match the description with its term. Who was Haydn’s aristocratic patron for nearly thirty years?

A Salzburg

B Freemasons

C Viennese School

D Esterházy family

Question #18

Match the description with its term. Compositions the Haydn wrote during the latter part of his career

A London symphonies

B Salzburg

C Esterházy family

D Viennese School

Question #19

Who were important Enlightenment philosophers?

A Lord Byron and Shelley

B Voltaire and Rousseau

C Nietzsche and Kant

D all of these

E Luther and Erasmus

Question #20

What term describes the technique of playing the notes of a chord in succession rather than simultaneously, providing a continuous stream of sound?

A pianoforte

B walking bass

C Alberti bass

D augmentation

E fugato

Question #21

The years between ___________ is known as the Classical Period.

A 1750-1820

B 1700-1850

C 1770-1900

D 1475-1600

E 1685-1750

Question #22

Phrases that are dependent upon each other to produce a complete musical idea are called __________ and __________.

A conjunct, disjunct

B antecedent, consequent

C major, minor

D tonic, dominant

E diatonic, chromatic

Question #23

Artists in the Classical era were particularly fascinated by the culture of which society?

A Aztec

B ancient Egypt

C Ottoman

D China

E ancient Greece and Rome

Question #24

Match the description with its term. The phrase that answers a preceding idea and generally returns the melody to the tonic.

A comic opera (also opera buffa)

B Consequent phrase

C Alberti bass

D pianoforte

Question #25

Match the description with its term. A philosophical movement that gave free rein to the pursuit of truth and the discovery of natural laws

A Consequent phrase

B Enlightenment

C pianoforte

D comic opera (also opera buffa)

Question #26

Match the description with its term. A means of enlivening a passage of static harmony in the accompaniment

A Enlightenment

B comic opera (also opera buffa)

C Consequent phrase

D Alberti bass

Question #27

Match the description with its term. A literal translation of this term would mean “soft-loud”

A Consequent phrase

B pianoforte

C Alberti bass

D Enlightenment

Question #28

Match the description with its term. Type of opera intended for middle class audience and featuring commonplace characters in ordinary situations

A comic opera (also opera buffa)

B pianoforte

C Alberti bass

D Enlightenment

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