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