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