Quiz 9 The Classical Period Part 2

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Question #1

Which of these statements does not apply to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5?

A the initial motive dominates the first movement

B the four movements convey a sense of psychological progression

C Beethoven is said to have described the motive as Fate knocking at the door

D it is the first symphony to use theme and variations form as one of its movements

E it is the first symphony to employ motivic unity between all four movements

Question #2

Which symphony did Beethoven initially dedicate to Napoleon Bonaparte?

A Symphony No. 9

B Symphony No. 3, the “Eroica”

C Symphony No. 6, the “Pastoral”

D Symphony No. 5

E Symphony No. 2

Question #3

Where did Beethoven generally play his Piano Sonata, Op. 13, the Pathétique?

A on the concert stage of large auditoriums

B in the homes and palaces of the Viennese aristocracy

C all these places listed

D in the parlors of middle-class homes for a select group of his friends

E he didn’t play the composition with any frequency

Question #4

What personal adversity did Beethoven struggle to overcome during his adult life?

A drug addiction

B acid reflux disease

C deafness

D blindness

E alcoholism

Question #5

A scherzo typically appeared in the __________ movement of a symphony or string quartet.

A fifth

B fourth

C third

D first

E 0:second

Question #6

Match the description with its term. Beethoven’s lengthy confessional statement that, among other things, acknowledged his growing deafness

A “Pathétique” sonata

B “Eroica” (“Heroic”) Symphony

C Heiligenstadt Testament

Question #7

Match the description with its term. More than any other single orchestral work, this composition changed the historical direction of the symphony.

A “Eroica” (“Heroic”) Symphony

B “Pathétique” sonata

C Heiligenstadt Testament

Question #8

Match the description with its term. One of Beethoven’s most famous compositions for piano, he gave this work a title in order to suggest the passion and pathos he felt within it.

A “Pathétique” sonata

B “Eroica” (“Heroic”) Symphony

C Heiligenstadt Testament

Question #9

Match the description with its term. Beethoven’s third symphony, it was originally composed to honor Napoleon Bonaparte.

A Heiligenstadt Testament

B “Pathétique” sonata

C “Eroica” (“Heroic”) Symphony

Question #10

Which of these compositions was critical of the aristocracy?

A Piano Sonata, Opus 13, the Pathétique

B String Quartet, Opus 76, No. 3, the “Emperor”

C Don Giovanni

D A Little Night Music

E Symphony No. 3, the Eroica

Question #11

Who was Lorenzo da Ponte?

A the author of the play The Marriage of Figaro

B all of these

C the archbishop of Salzburg who didn’t recognize Mozart’s genius and treated him like a hired servant

D Mozart’s principle librettist during the 1780s

E a Venetian adventurer whose life provided the model for Leporello in Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni

Question #12

Which adjective best describes the diminished chord?

A energetic

B jovial

C painful

D all of these

E heroic

Question #13

What is the term for German comic opera?

A Sprechstimme

B Singspiel

C Zerlina

D Zauberflöte

E Scherzo

Question #14

Match the description with its term. Comic operas in the Classical period introduced this new element into the opera house

A vocal ensemble

B diminished chord

C Singspiel

Question #15

Match the description with its term. A chord consisting entirely of minor thirds

A vocal ensemble

B diminished chord

C Singspiel

Question #16

Match the description with its term. The German term for comic opera is:

A Singspiel

B vocal ensemble

C diminished chord

Question #17

Match the description with its term. A term may be used more than once. This operatic convention allows the plot to unfold more quickly

A vocal ensemble

B diminished chord

C Singspiel

Question #18

While this composition conveys an introspective mood of tragedy and despair, it is not related to a specific biographic event in the composer’s life. It was first performed in a casino, perhaps consoling those who had just lost a bundle of cash.

A Haydn’s Symphony No. 94, the “Surprise”

B Mozart’s A Little Night Music

C Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5

D Mozart’s Don Giovanni

E Mozart’s Symphony No. 40

Question #19

Who is considered the “father of the string quartet”?

A Beethoven

B Mozart

C Haydn

Question #20

Which instrument is most closely associated with the genre of the sonata?

A flute

B piano

C harpsichord

D timpani

Question #21

Of the three major composers of the Classical period, who composed 41 symphonies?

A Mozart

B Beethoven

C Haydn

Question #22

Which composer’s works have a Köchel (K) number to assist in identification?

A Mozart

B Beethoven

C Haydn

Question #23

Of the following, which instrument was added to the orchestra during the Classical period?

A cello

B clarinet

C saxophone

D English horn

E tuba

Question #24

Of the following, which composition is based on a falling half-step motive, an interval used throughout the history of music to denote pain and suffering?

A Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata

B Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, the “Eroica”

C Haydn’s Quartet Op. 73, No. 3, the “Emperor”

D Mozart’s Don Giovanni

E Mozart’s Symphony No. 40

Question #25

How does the soloist signal the end of the cadenza?

A syncopates the theme

B plays a trill

C nods her head to the conductor

D stops playing

E plays several cadences in a row

Question #26

During the Classical period men usually played string instruments such as the violin or cello, but women generally played the:

A harp

B flute

C violin

D serpent

F piano

Question #27

Match the description with its term. In this form, the themes are first presented by the orchestra and then by the soloist’s version of the same material.

A cadenza

B double exposition form

C string quartet

D Köchel number

Question #28

Match the description with its term. This single-movement instrumental composition subdivides into three sections: fast, slow, fast.

A Köchel number

B double exposition form

C sinfonia

D string quartet

Question #29

Match the description with its term. Term for a type or class of music.

A double exposition form

B sinfonia

C genre

D string quartet

Question #30

Match the description with its term. The fantasy-like section of improvisation in a concerto, it concludes with a trill.

A sinfonia

B cadenza

C genre

D double exposition form

Question #31

Match the description with its term. An instrumental genre intended for performance in the home either by a small group of professional or amateur musicians (from the middle class or aristocracy); it was characteristically limited to one person per part.

A string quartet

B genre

C sinfonia

D cadenza

Question #32

Match the description with its term. The means by which we identify Mozart’s compositions

A cadenza

B Köchel number

C string quartet

D genre

Question #33

Match the description with its term. The first movement of a concerto is generally in this form.

A cadenza

B double exposition form

C string quartet

D Köchel number

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