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First movement of a classical concerto
No development section
Same form as classical symphony
Has a long cadenza
Has 2 expositions
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Theme and Variations can be outlined as
AABB
A,A',A",A'''
ABA
ABACADA
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What is not a characteristic of Haydn's music?
Have a folk flavor
Minuets romp & stomp
It's robust & direct
Few changes in texture
4
Symphony may be defined as a(n)
Each movement is a self-contained composition
Composition for orchestra, usually 4 movements
All are Correct!
Composition exploiting range & tone color
5
Which statement is NOT true
Composers influenced by folk tunes
Basso continuo was abandoned
Music will fluctuate in mood
Composers used terraced dynamics
6
Beethoven bridged the _____ & _____ periods of music
Classical & Romantic
Baroque & Romantic
Renaissance & Baroque
Baroque & Classical
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A transitional passage that leads to a contrasting section is called
Theme
Motive
Coda
Bridge
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Which of the following is NOT true of the late eighteenth-century fortepiano?
Thinner strings held by wood frame
Softer tone & lasted a shorter time
Pitch range was smaller than modern piano
Weighed the same as modern piano
9
C.P.E Bach and ____ were 2 of the more important pre-classical composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jean Honore Fragonard
Johann Christian Bach
Joseph Haydn
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Composers in the Classical period took middle-class tastes into account by
Flavoring serious music with folk & popular music
Writing comic operas
Writing pieces that were easy for amateurs
All are correct!
11
Three main sections of a sonata-form movement are often followed by a concluding section called
Bridge
Coda
Motive
Theme
12
Classical chamber music is designed
Exclusively for paid professionals
Conducted by experienced directors
Display virtuosity of players
Small rooms
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This new instrument of the woodwind family became popular during the Classical period
Bassoon
Oboe
Clarinet
French Horn
14
An important feature of the Baroque era that became obsolete in Classical was
Basso Continuo
Concerto
Symphony
Sonata
15
Beethoven's 3rd symphony was originally written for this person
Duke of Wellington
Napoleon Bonaparte
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
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In the Exposition of a sonata-form movement
New theme presented by bridge
Second theme is in new key
Closing theme is in tonic
New meter enters with 2nd theme
17
Haydn was born in
Australia
Germany
Austria
France
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True or False - Custom & tradition, rather than reason, were the best guides to human conduct
True
False
19
Typical sequence of movements in a classical symphony is
Fast, Slow, Dance, Fast
Fast, Dance, Slow, Fast
Fast, Slow, Fast, Slow
Slow, Fast, Slow, Fast
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Along with his symphonies, Haydn's ____ are also considered important works
Operas
String Quartets
Serenades
Trumpet Concertos
21
Haydn spent most of his life
Independent wealthy composer
Serving a wealthy aristocratic family
Professional free-lance musician
Church musician & organist
22
___ is a musical composition that is usually light in mood and meant for evening entertainment
Rondo
Sonata
Serenade
Minuet & Trio
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A feature added to classical concertos and sonatas which allowed the soloist to improvise
Cadenza
Da Capo
Credenza
Crescendo
24
The classical concerto is a 3 movement work for
Instrumental soloist w/orchestra
Symphonic Orchestra
Instrumental soloist w/piano
Vocal soloists w/orchestra
25
In sonata-allegro form, momentum & intensity increase throughout ___ & resolved in ___
Development, Recapitulation
Exposition, Development
Recapitulation, Coda
Exposition, Recapitulation
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The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it
All are correct!
Different meter
Different form
Moves quickly
27
The classical concerto differs from symphony in that is does not have a ___ movement
Sonata form
Slow
Minuet or Scherzo
Rondo Finale
28
Who was not a composer during the Classical period
J.C. Bach
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
29
Beethoven's greatest liturgical music to be found is his
10th Symphony
Mass in B Minor
Fidelio
Missa Solemnis
30
The standard catalog of Mozart's compositions was made by
Kapellmeister
Kochel
Kuhlau
Sussmayer
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Vienna, when Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were active
Population of 250,000
Seat of Holy Roman Empire
4th Largest City
All are correct!
32
The typical orchestra of the Classical period consisted of
Woodwinds, trombones, & drums
Strings, pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, & timpani
Loose ensemble of available instruments
Strings w/harpsichord continuo
33
Haydn's 12 symphonies written for a place outside his homeland were called the ____ symphonies
London
Vienna
Paris
Esterhazy
34
The rondo can be outlined as
ABBABC
ABACA
ABABA
ABCBA
35
Modulation from one key to a new key in the exposition takes place in the
Bridge
Theme
Coda
Cadenza
36
The dates of the Classical period are
1760-1872
1750-1820
1770-1900
1670-1827
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Which of the following statements is NOT true
Mozart was financially well off
Mozart's trips to Italy enabled him to study & master Opera
Between 6 & 15 Mozart toured Europe
Mozart wrote masterpieces in all forms
38
What is not part of a sonata-allegro movement
Developement
Recapitulation
Exposition
Rondo
39
Beethoven wrote the "Heilingenstadt Testament" in 1802. This was a long agonizing letter to
His nephews
His parents
His brothers
His wife
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Beethoven
Self educated, weak in math
Brilliant Pianist
Started going deaf at 29
All are correct!
41
Minuet & Trio is usually which movement in a classical symphony
Second
First
Fourth
Third
42
Mozart's finest German opera was
Cosi Fan Tutte
Don Giovanni
The Magic Flute
The Marriage of Figaro
43
In composing music, Mozart
Wrote slowly
Reworked his themes before using them
Composed in his mind
Depended on students for help
44
Mozart composed his requiem
To help his students
Father's funeral
Exercise for his teacher
On commission for a stranger
45
Which of the following statements is NOT true
Comic operas had middle class subject ridiculed aristocracy
Political & Econ. power shifted from middle class 2 the rich
Townspeople organized public concerts
Haydn's contract shows he was skilled servant
46
The favored solo instrument of the classical concerto was the?
Clarinet
Cello
Violin
Piano
47
A string quartet
Usually has 4 movements
All are correct!
Written for 2 violins, viola, & cello
Form of Classical chamber music
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A feeling of harmonic tension & forward motion is created in the exposition by
Conflict of tonalities in 1st & 2nd themes
Retaining same tonality in both themes
New theme in bridge
Changing meter of 2nd theme
49
Don Giovanni is?
Legendary Spanish lover
A tyrannical Italian nobleman
Sir John Falstaff
Servant of Leporello
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The Pre-Classical period roughly encompassed
1770-1820
1730-1770
1750-1770
1660-1750