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Mendelssohn's 4th symphony revision test
Mendelssohn's 4th symphony revision test
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1
What is unusual about the overall tonal journey of the symphony?
It starts minor and end major
It uses entirely unrelated keys
It starts major and ends minor
It is in the same key throughout
2
What type of texture does Mendelssohn introduce more commonly than other composers of the classical era?
Counterpoint
Antiphony
Monophony
Melody Dominated Homophony
3
The minuet is not in a traditional binary form. Which of these is it in?
A1:|| A2 A3
A1 A2 A3
A1:|| A2:||
A1 A2:|| A3
4
The subdominant minor is the key of this movement and the 3rd subject of movement 1. What key is that?
Dm
Fm
Em
Gm
5
Which type of interestingly gentle chromatic harmonies are frequently used?
extended/modified dominants in inversions
diminished chords
augmented chords
neopolitian chords
6
What is the structure of the third movement?
Trio and Trio
Minuet and Trio
Scherzo and scherzo
Minuet and Scherzo
7
In the third movement which instruments start?
oboe and flute
bassoon and trumpet
bassoon and horns
horns and timpani
8
Which instrumental family takes particular prominance in the first movement?
brass
woodwind
percussion
strings
9
The piece ends with an unusual dynamic feature. What is it?
a series of Sfz and pauses
A fortissimo fanfare
A dynamic swell
A diminuendo to fade
10
Which of these instruments did Mendelssohn not play?
Piano
Clarinet
Organ
Violin
11
What type of rhythmic feature makes the saltarello sound more like a tarantella?
walking bass
fast triplet rhythms
sycopation
dotted rhythms
12
How does the slow harmonic texture get enlivened?
interesting structure
interesting texture
interesting rhythms
interesting harmony
13
What has changed about the use of sonata form in the 4th movement?
There is no coda
There is a second development
There is no real recapituation
There is no development
14
There is a false reprise in the first movement to which key?
D
C
E
F
15
Which section has been extended in a similar manner to Beethoven
Coda
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
16
What was unusual about the first performance?
Mendelssohn conducted it using a baton
They didn't play the second movement
Mendelssohn played the violin
The orchestra played with it turned to the side
17
The second movements of Beethoven's 7th and Berlioz fantastique are similar, to this one. Why?
Funeral march
Parade March
Waltz
Highland March
18
In the Coda of the 3rd movement, which melodic content is used?
Trio
Minuet and trio
Minuet
New material
19
At the end of the last movement (bar 239), Mendelssohn brings back which theme in a minor key?
Codetta
S1
S2
S3
20
What has changed about the use of sonata form in the 1st movement?
There is a 2nd development
There is no development
There is no real recapitualtion
There is no coda
21
What was the melody based on in the 2nd movement?
Lithuanian song
hungarian folktune
Czech pilgrim song
French gigue
22
It feels modal because....
It uses stamping minims
It uses bagpipes
It has a flattened 7th
It uses a drone
23
What type of Italian folk dance is the last movement?
Ballu tundu
Monferrina
Tarantella
Saltarello
24
Mendelssohn was particularly inspired by?
Handel
Mozart
Vivaldi
Bach
25
The first performance was held in London in which year?
1836
1830
1833
1828
26
What is the tonic key for the symphony?
A
F
D
B