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Assignment 5
Music of the Classical Period
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1. Classicism, as a stylistic period in western art music, roughly encompassed the years
A. 1450-1600
C. 1600-1750
B. 1750-1825
D. 1820-1900
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2. Which of the following composers is not considered a master of the classical period?
A. Johann Christian Bach
C. Wolfgang A. Mozart
B. Ludwig van Beethoven
D. Joseph Haydn
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3. The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of
A. a loose ensemble of available instruments
C. strings with harpsichord continuo
B. strings, pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpet, and timpani D. woodwinds, trombones, drums, and string
4. Which of the following instruments were not normally included in the classical orchestra?
A. Horns
C. Timpani
B. Trombones
D. Trumpets
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5. A symphony is a
A. sonata for orchestra
B. work for solo instrument
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C. work for chorus and orchestra
D. work for piano solo
6. Social mobility during the classical period was
A. a limited sociological factor
C. promoted and encouraged by the church
B. ruthlessly stamped out by the aristocracy
D. an important factor in the rise of the middle class
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7. Political and economic power shifted to the middle class from the aristocracy and the
A. church
B. military
C. colonial powers
D. military-industrial complex
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8. In the classical period, serious composition was flavored by
A. folk and popular music
C. elaborately ornamented improvised melodies
B. Heroic and mythological plots
D. all answers are correct
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9. Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life
A. as an independently wealthy composer C. serving a wealthy aristocratic family
B. as a professional free-lance musician
D. as a church musician and organist
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10. Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A. a skilled servant
C. a visiting guest composer
B. a free-lance musician
D. an equal by his employer
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11. In the classical period, comic operas sometimes
A. were based on the Old Testament
C. were in Latin
B. ridiculed the aristocracy
D. all answers are correct
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12. In Vienna, Haydn and Mozart
A. avoided each other
B. became close friends
C. were jealous of each other
D. never met
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13. Sonata form is used frequently as the form for the ________ movement of a multi-movement work.
A. first
B. slow
C. final fast
D. all answers are correct
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14. Which of the following is not part of a sonata form movement?
A. Recapitulation
B. Exposition
C. Development
D. Rondo
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15. Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and
A. introduction
B. recapitulation
C. motives
D. transition
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16. A. transitional passage that leads to a contrasting section is called a
A. coda
B. theme
C. bridge
D. motive
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17. Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed within a composition are called
A. codas
B. rides
C. melodies
D. motives
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18. The three main sections of a sonata-form movement are often followed by a concluding section known as the
A. coda
B. theme
C. bridge
D. motive
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19. Each successive variation in a theme with variations
A. retains some elements of the theme
B. is usually in a new key
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C. is usually in the same key
D. presents a new melodic idea
20. Theme-and-variations form may be schematically outlined as
A. AABB
B. A A' A" A''' A''''
C. ABA
D. ABACADA
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21. Which of the following elements is usually not changed in varying the theme in theme and variations form?
A. Melody
B. Harmony
C. Length
D. Rhythm
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22. The minuet and trio movement of a classical symphony, string quartet, or other work, is in ____________ form.
A. ABA
B. AABB
C. A A' A" A''' A''''
D. ABACABA
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23. The movement of a sonata-type composition that is often patterned after a dance is the
A. first
B. second
C. third D. fourth
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24. The minuet is generally the _________ movement of a classical symphony.
A. first
B. second
C. third D. fourth
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25. The minuet first appeared around 1650 as a(n)
A. instrumental composition for concert performance
B. prayer in Germany at the end of the 30 Years War
C. dance at the court of Louis XIV of France
D. country dance in England
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26. The minuet as a whole may be outlined as
A. ABA
B. AABB
C. ABC
D. AABBCC
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27. In many of Beethoven's works, there is a _______ movement instead of the minuet.
A. presto
B. scherzo
C. fugato
D. ritornello
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28. The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it
A. moves more quickly
B. has a different form
C. has a different form
D. all answers are correct
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29. The rondo may be schematically outlined as
A. ABACABA
B. AABB
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C. ABBABC
D. ABA
30. The rondo was used
A. only in the classical symphony and quartet
B. only as an independent composition
C. as late as the twentieth century
D. exclusively in the classical period
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31. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. A rondo movement features a tuneful main theme which returns several time in alternation with other themes
B. The rondo as a musical form was not used in musical compositions after the classical period
C. A Common rondo pattern is ABACABA
D. Rondo form is often combined with elements of sonata form to produce the sonata-rondo
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A.
B.
C.
D.
32. Symphony may be defined as a(n)
musical composition for orchestra, usually in four movements
sonata for orchestra
extended, ambitious composition exploiting the expanded range of tone color and dynamics of the classical orchestra
all answers are correct
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33. The usual order of movements in a classical symphony is
A. fast, dance-related, slow, fast
C. fast, slow, fast, slow
B. fast, slow dance-related, fast
D. slow, fast, slow, fast
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34. The first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast, and in _____ form.
A. sonata
B. rondo
C. minuet
D. ABA
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35. The lyrical slow movement of a symphony is most often the
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
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36. A concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for
A. an instrumental soloist
C. an instrumental soloist and orchestra
B. any combination of instruments
D. symphonic orchestra
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37. The favored solo instrument in the classical concerto was the
A. violin
B. cello
C. piano
D. clarinet
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38. A typical sequence of movements in a classical concerto is
A. fast, slow, fast
B. slow, fast, ,slow
C. fast, dance-related, fast
D. fast, slow, dance-related, fast
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39. The classical concerto differs from the symphony in that it does not have a ___________ movement.
A. sonata form
B. slow
C. minuet or scherzo
C. rondo finale
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40. A brilliant solo section in a concerto designed to display the performer's virtuosity is called
A. a cadenza
B. a fermata
C. a pause
D. da capo
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41. Classical chamber music is designed
A. to display the virtuosity of the players
B. exclusively for the performance by paid musicians
C. for the intimate setting of a small room
D. to be conducted by experienced orchestra directors
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42. The most important form of classical chamber music is the
A. piano trio
B. string quintet
C. string quartet
D. violin and piano sonata
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43. A major factor that distinguishes chamber music from the symphony or concerto is that chamber music
A. does not use sonata form
C. does not have difficult parts
B. is performed in concert halls
D. is performed by one player per part
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44. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Classical chamber music does not need a conductor
B. The piano trio is a musical composition for three pianos
C. Chamber music is subtle and intimate, intended to please the performer as much as the listener
D. The most important form in classical chamber music is the string quartet
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45. Haydn was fortunate in having a long and fruitful, as well as financially stable, relationship with the noble
Hungarian family of
A. Esterhazy
B. Stefanhazy
C. Liszt
D. Kadar
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46. Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A. a skilled servant
C. a visiting guest composer
B. a free-lance musician
D. an equal by his employer
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47. Haydn's two popular oratorios are entitled The Seasons and
A. The Creation
C. Judas Maccabaeus
B. The Magic Flute
D. Elijah
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48. Mozart was born in
A. Salzburg, Austria
B. Eisenach, Germany
C. Bonn, Germany
D. Robrau, Austria
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49. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Mozart wrote masterpieces in all the musical forms of his time.
B. Between the ages of six and fifteen, Mozart was continually on tour in England and Europe.
C. In his later years, Mozart was financially well off, widely acclaimed, and sought after by an adoring public.
D. Mozart's trips to Italy enabled him to study and master the current operatic style.
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50. Mozart composed his Requiem
A. for his own funeral
B. as an exercise for his composition teacher
C. on commission from a stranger
D. to help his pupil Sussmayr
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51. Mozart's trips to Italy
A. enabled him to study and master the Italian operatic style C. were quite rare
B. were the scenes of his greatest triumphs
D. enabled him to secure several permanent posts
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52. Which of the following is not one of Mozart's three masterpieces of Italian opera?
A. Cosi fan tutte
C. Orfeo
B. The Marraige of Figaro
D. Don Giovanni
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53. Mozart's finest German opera was
A. The Magic Flute
B. Don Giovanni
C. The Marraige of Figaro
D. Fidelio
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54. Mozart's Symphony No. 40
A. is in G major
B. is one his last three symphonies
C. has only three movements
D. All answers are correct
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55. The Third Symphony of Beethoven was originally composed to commemorate the deeds of _________ as the embodiment of
heroism and democratic ideals.
A. George Washington
B. Napoleon Bonaparte
C. the marquis de Lafayette
D. the Duke of Wellington
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56. Beethoven
A. was a brilliant pianist
C. began to feel the first symptoms of deafness at age 29
B. was self-educated and widely read, but weak is elementary arithmetic
D. All answers are correct
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57. We have a record of Beethoven's struggle with his musical material because of his habit of
A. carrying musical sketchbooks
C. telling his troubles to his biographers
B. describing his struggles in letters to friends
D. keeping a diary
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58. Beethoven's late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include
A. piano sonatas
C. the Ninth Symphony
B. string quartets
D. All answers are correct
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59. Beethoven's sixteen __________ are generally considered among the greatest music ever composed.
A. piano concertos
C. piano sonatas
B. string quartets
D. symphonies
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60. Beethoven's only opera is entitled
A. The Magic Flute
B. Madame Butterfly
C. Don Giovanni
D. Fidelio
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