Which two of the following statements best illustrate how classical composers shaped expression of mood in their music?
1) The composers firmly controlled changes in mood in their music, however abrupt or extreme the change might be.
2) The composers emphasized balance through unity and logic in music with a wide emotional range.
An electrifying novelty of music in the classical era was
Crescendos and decrescendos that gradually change
One reason that basso _____ became obsolete during the classical era was that more and more music was written for amateurs who could not master the difficult art of improvising from a figured bass.
continuo
Select all the following that occurred during the Classical Period
1) Philosophers and writers considered it an "age of enlightenment"
2) the ideals of human equality and freedom grew in prominence
3) The American Revolution and the French Revolution took place
Which of the following sequences accurately represent minuet and trio form
minuet -> Trio -> minuet
Which of the following statements accurately describes Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique)?
1)The work was notable for its extreme dynamic contrasts and crashing chords
2) the work foreshadows romanticism in music
3) some of the passages in this sonata reflect Beethoven's powers at improvisation
Which of the following best describes the balance and symmetry in a typical melody of the classical era having the form A A'?
a phrase with an inconclusive ending followed by a phrase with a conclusive ending
Who were the three master composers of the classical era?
Hydn, Mozart, & Beethoven
In the theme-and-variations form of the classical period,
each variation is usually about the same length as the theme
Which of the following changes in European culture took place between the baroque era and the classical era?
1) Voltaire and other philosophers believed in progress
2) Human conduct was increasingly guided by reason rather than custom or tradition
3) Political and economic power shifted from the aristocracy to the middle class
Which of the following best describes the rondo form?
A tuneful main theme returns in alternation with other themes (as in the form ABACA)
Which of the following were typical practices for composers of the classical era?
1) Contrast themes vividly
2) Use two or more themes in one movement
3) Have the music pause to signal the entrance of a new theme.
Late baroque music was characterized by a _____texture, whereas classical music is basically ______ in texture.
polyphonic; homophonic
Which of the following adjectives summarize or typify the music of Mozart?
1) Innovative harmonies contrasting with song-like lyricism
2) Ease, grace, and spontaneity
3) balance, restraint, and proportion
Which of the following statements about the music heard this audio selection are correct?
1) This short, thematic motive recurs throughout the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven
2) This is the famous "short-short-short-long" motive in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
3) For Beethoven, this short, rhythmic motive represents "fate knocking at the door
Which of the following lists best describes changes in artistic styles in the eighteenth century?
Monumental baroque -> graceful rococo - > neoclassical
Which of the following are characteristics of the first movement of a classical symphony?
1) It is usually in sonata (sonata-allegro) form
2) It has fast tempo and dramatic mood
3) It may have a slow introduction
in a classical-era work for orchestra or string quartet, the tempos of the four movements typically followed which of the following patterns?
Fast/slow/dance-related/fast
Which of the following are true statements about the cadenza in most classical concertos?
1) Cadenzas were originally improvised but later were written out by the composer
2) The orchestra momentarily stops playing while the soloist plays dazzling scale passages and broken chords.
3) The point in the movement when the cadenza is to be played i
A work for string quartet in the classical era had the same pattern of movements as a symphony, except that___
Sometimes the minuet and trio is the second movement, and the slow movement is the third
Which of the following statements about Beethoven's musical style are correct?
1) Beethoven's music has strong tension and dissonances, wide ranges of pitch and dynamics, and titanic climaxes
2) Beethoven composed long movements, yet used various means of unity to give his works cohesion
3) Using the classical forms and techniques o
Beethoven gave his Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, the title ______ because of it's passionate character.
Pathetique
Which of the following are true statements about the career of Franz Joseph Haydn?
1) Haydn's status was that of a skilled servant
2) Haydn composed music ordered by his employer
3) Haydn spent most of his life working for one aristocratic family
True or False: Flexibility of rhythm was NOT a characteristic of the classical style.
False
Which of the following are forms of instrumental music at which Mozart excelled?
1) Symphonies
2) Piano concertos
3) string quartets
Which of the following statements about Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 are true?
1) The symphony was finished in 1808
2) The finale is a triumphant climax to the work
Which of the following are true statements about the classical concerto?
1) There are many ways of combining the soloist and orchestra, such as the soloist accompanying the orchestra when it has the theme.
2) The classical concerto combines the wide range of dynamics and tone colors of the orchestra with the virtuosity of the
Which of the following are true statements about the three style periods into which Beethoven's works are usually divided?
1) Beethoven's first style period (up to 1802) showed Beethoven's unique style emerging from the influence of Haydn and Mozart.
2) During his third style period (1814-1827), Beethoven wrote fugues and surprisingly "modern" music that was difficult to play
This music selection is from Mozart's
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
Which of the following are accurate assessments of Haydn's musical style?
1) It often had a sense of humor
2) It was robust, direct, and with a sense of optimism
3) It was influenced by folk music and his love of nature
Which of the following techniques summarize Mozart's operas?
1) Ability to bring characters to life through music by drawing on his inexhaustible gift for melody
2) coordination of music and stage action
3) keen sense of theater, with humorous and serious characters in his comic opera plots.
What is the work of this audio recording and who composed it?
Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, Movement I, by Beethoven
True or False: Unlike earlier composers, classical composers did NOT readily employ one type of instrument in place of another, such as an oboe for a violin.
True
Which of the following statements are true about the first movement of a classical concerto?
1) There is no modulation to a new key until near the end of the second expression
2) The first movement begins with only the orchestra playing.
3) The first movement is in sonata (sonata-allegro) form with two expositions.
Which of the following are characteristics of the second movement of a classical symphony?
1) Is in a key other than the tonic key of the other movements
2) Has a slow tempo and song-like theme
3) may be in sonata (sonata-allegro) form or theme-and-variations form
Which of the following statements about the orchestra of the classical period are true?
1) It used string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments
2) The clarinet began to be used.
3) It generally had 30-40 players
Which one of the following sequences correctly represents the typical sequence of events in the exposition of a classical-era sonata form?
first theme-> bridge -> second theme-> closing section -> repeat from the beginning
Which of the following statements accurately interpret the influence of middle-class tastes on classical music?
1) Early classical composers wrote pieces that were easy for amateurs to play
2) Classical composers used folk songs as themes in instrumental music and composed melodies with a rustic (country) flavor
3) Classical composers wrote more comic operas, some
Which of the following are accurate characterizations of Haydn's technique of composing?
1) Variety was created from many changes in texture, key, rhythm, dynamics, and orchestration
2) Haydn was prone to modifying rules of composition and experimenting with new methods and forms
3) Haydn's themes are often humorous, achieved by unexpected pa
An electrifying novelty of music in the classical era was
crescendos and decrescendos that gradually change
As an alternative to the minuet-and-trio form for his third movements, Beethoven often used the
Scherzo
Which of the following were sections (groups) of instruments in the typical orchestra of Haydn or Mozart?
1) Woodwinds
2) Brass
3) Strings
Which is the type of musical passage that the piano begins in this audio selection?
It is a cadenza
Which of the following are true statements about Beethoven's adult career?
1) Soon after arriving in Vienna, Beethoven became popular with the public and nobility alike.
2) Beethoven began to go deaf in his late twenties but found a new determination to be a composer in his Heiligenstadt Testament (1802)
Which of the following statements about the audio selection are true?
1) The selection is an operatic ensemble, in which several lead characters are heard singing different words simultaneously.
2)The selection is from Act 1 of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni
Which of the following are true statements about Haydn's early career?
1) Haydn composed a vast amount of music in many forms
2) Haydn entered the service of the Esterhazy family, for whom he worked for almost thirty years.
3) Haydn wore a uniform and was given the rank of skilled servant.
Which of the following statements accurately indicate the importance of Vienna in the era of classical music?
1) Aristocrats from all over the Holy Roman Empire spent the winter there, bringing their private orchestras with them
2) Aristocrats in Vienna were sometimes accomplished musicians, including the Empress Maria Theresa and the Emperor Joseph II
3) Street
Which of the following are statements about Mozart's final years and premature death are accurate?
1) Mozart's final opera, The Magic Flute, made him popular again in Vienna shortly before his death
2) The failure of the opera Don Giovanni in Vienna led to a decline in Mozart's popularity.
Which of the following best describes what is heard in the audio recording?
It is a minuet, followed by the beginning of a trio
For the audio recording provided, select the answer that identifies the composer, work, and character.
Mozart, Don Giovanni, Act I, Aria by Leporello
Which of the following are true statements about Haydn's childhood and youth
1) Haydn served as a choirboy in Vienna
2) Haydn was born in an Austrian village
3) For a time, Haydn was a poor street musician
Which of the following composers worked in Vienna during the classical period?
1) Beethoven
2) Haydn
3) Mozart
Which of the following statements accurately describes this selection from Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor?
The trio section of the third movement comes to an end and minuet returns
Which of the following are true statements about Beethoven's childhood and youth?
1) He was born in Bonn, Germany into a musical family
2) Before he was a teenager he had several piano pieces published
3) As an adolescent Beethoven impressed Mozart with his performance skills.
Who is the composer of this audio recording and what is the title of the composition
Haydn; Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major, Third Movement
Which of the following statements about Mozart's opera Don Giovanni are correct?
1) The character Leporello is a comical servant who dreams of being in his master Don Giovanni's place.
2) The cemetery statue of a military officer whom Don Giovanni murdered miraculously comes to life.
3) The libretto combines elements of comic opera (s
Which of the following are true statements about Haydn in his later career?
1) His music became popular all over Europe
2) He composed twelve symphonies for performance in London in the 1790s
3) Choruses and orchestras were formed solely to perform his oratorios The Creation and The Seasons
Which of the following best describes what is heard in this audio recording of the second movement of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony?
The theme in the lower melodic line and a countermelody in the higher melodic line
Which of the following statements best describes what is heard in this selection from the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
The hushed, mysterious theme is followed by the famous short-short-short-long rhythm introduced in the first movement
Which of the following are true statements about Beethoven's final years?
1) Beethoven used ear trumpets, and in conversations, people had to write their questions and comments in notebooks for him to read
2) After age 44, Beethoven was so deaf he could not perform piano in public, and his conducting was ineffective.
3) After 1
Which of the following statements describes what is heard in this selection from the second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
A lyric theme in the brasswinds becomes a loud theme in the brass instruments
Which two of the following sequences represent the musical structure heard in this selection from Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
1) return to tonic key -> main theme in tonic key
2)development -> recapitulation
Which of the following statements best describes what is heard in this selection from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
1) The trumpets proclaim the main theme of the final movement
2) A bridge following the third movement connects to the fourth movement
3)Timpani play the short-short-short-long rhythmic idea that unifies the symphony
Which of the following statements indicate significant aspects of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488
1) This concerto was written in a period (October 1785 to May 1786) when Mozart composed a number of important concertos, operas, and other music.
2) The lyrical and elegant mood of this concerto and its key of A major is shared by a love duet in Don Giov
What is heard in this selection from the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
1) A descending violin melody introduces a new, rising theme that repeats.
2) The selection is part of the coda
Which of the following is an example of music in theme-and-variations form?
The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major
Which of the following statements accurately describe this musical selection?
1) Like many rondo themes, this one is lively and easy to remember
2) This is a rondo theme in the style of a Gypsy violinist playing a folk dance.
Which of the following accurately describe what is heard in this selection from Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor?
1) The conclusion of the bridge (transition, modulation) in the exposition of a movement in sonata (sonata-allegro) form
2) A bass line that emphasizes the arrival at a new key
3) Entry of the lyric second theme in the exposition of a movement in sonata f
Which of the following best describes what is heard in the audio recording?
It is a minuet, followed by the beginning of the trio
Widespread ownership of which instrument called for the publication of shorter, more readily accessible music compositions?
the piano
Which of the following are primary themes found in the Romantic movement in the arts
subjectivity
nature
nationalism
Schubert's "Winterreise" and Schumann's "A Pote's Love" are two romantic ______cycles.
song
An instrumental music composition associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene is called
program music
What changes in romantic opera were characteristic of the work Wagner?
powerful voices with large orchestras
unconventional chromatic harmony
spectacular and massive staging
An art song, or Lied, is
A musical composition for solo voice and piano
Which three of the following were characteristics of most nineteenth-century nationalistic music that made the form so popular?
it was often based on folkloric themes
it was a celebration of cultural identity
it was a symbol of liberation from oppression
True or False: Program music first emerged in the nineteenth century.
False
Which of the following had a profound impact on romanticism in the arts?
the industrial revolution
emerging social issues
interest in the exotic
Which of the following woodwind instruments became a regular part of the romantic orchestra?
English horn
Which of the following is the best description of a romantic-era melody?
expressive and song-like
The thematic material in Puccini's operas "Turandow" and "Madame Butterfly" were filled with what type of romantic expression?
Exoticism
The short musical idea Wagner associated with a character, object, or idea in his operas is called a(n)
leitmotif
Nineteenth-century composers were motivated to produce music to meet which of the following primary needs of amateur musicians?
skill development
entertainment at home
A composition that is based on creative expression through form but not associated with programmatic theme is referred to as ______music.
absolute
Which of the following are primary themes found in the Romantic movements in the arts?
nature
nationalism
subjectivity
In romantic music, composers would often call for _____, a slight slowing down or speeding up of the tempo in a music passage.
Rubato
Which of the following is the program theme represented by this musical selection from Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" Overture-Fantasy?
funeral march
What is the name of the vocal line in romantic opera found in the provided selection from Puccini's "La Boheme"?
recitative
In comparison with composers of the baroque or classical periods, romantic-period composers were more likely to be motivated to write music in which of the following ways?
to sell works to performing societies
to leave a musical legacy
Which of the following terms best characterizes the expressive spirit of romantic music?
passionate
Which of the following best describes Franz Liszt as a composer and performer?
virtuoso
Thy type of romantic music specifically designed to be performed during a play is called
incidental music
Which of the following was more characteristic of harmony and chord progression in music of the romantic period than of the music that preceded it?
instability and delayed resolution
Which of the following correctly characterize Verdi's operas?
His operas excel at expressing human passion
His operas are distinguished by expressive vocal melody
His operas were very popular with the public
Performing music with artistry demonstrating extraordinary technical skill and mastery is called
virtuosity
In the third movement of Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Brahms creates variety and contrast through which of the following devices?
melody in higher octave
melody in different tone colors
In this selection from Schubert's "The Erlking", which character is depicted?
the evil Erlking
In this musical selection from "The Moldau" by Smetana, which of the following best characterizes the programmatic nature of its initial movements?
streams created by springs flow to the river
Which of the following types of works are generally program-based compositions in contrast to form-based compositions?
tone poem
What is the program theme of this musical selection from the fourth and fifth movements of "Symphonie fantastique" by Berlioz?
Dies Irae: death-knell theme
What is the piano composition by Chopin heard in this audio selection?
Polonaise in A Flat Major
Which leitmotif is heard in this audio selection from Wagner's "Die Walkure"?
the sword
The composition of romantic music that reflected a fascination with foreign lands and cultures is called
exoticism
In this selection from Schubert's "The Erlking", which character is depicted?
the worried father
The composition of music that reflects a specific nation identity is called musical
nationalism
What vocal line in romantic opera is demonstrated by this musical selection from Verdi's "Rigoletto"?
cadenza
Listen to the audio selection from "Reconnaissance" by Shumann. In section A of the work a lower melody has repeated pulsating notes, and in section B the lower notes imitate the melody in the higher notes. From which section is the selection taken?
A
What is the program theme of this musical selection from the fourth and fifth movements of "Symphonie fantastique" by Berlioz?
idee fixe: theme of the beloved
Which leitmotif is heard in this audio selection from Wagner's "Die Walkure"?
love
A "break-out" section to display the virtuosity of the performer, such as that heard in this selection from Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, is called a(n)
cadenza
Which of the following is a one-movement symphonic form of romantic music that is usually presented in sonata form?
a concert overture
In this selection from Schubert's "The Erlking", which character is depicted?
The ill-fated son
Which leitmotif is heard in this audio selection from Wagner's "Die Walkure"?
Spring
Which of the following is the form used by Schumann in "Reconnaissance"?
ABA
Which leitmotif is heard in this audio selection from Wagner's "Die Walkure"?
Valhalla