MUSI 201 Exam 2 Review

33.Who composed The Marriage of Figaro?

50.Music scholars divide Beethoven’s music into __________ distinct style periods.

41.Which describes the early nineteenth-century concept of the artist as exemplified by Beethoven?

24.When themes are broken up, recombined, reorchestrated, extended, or played in new musical contexts, they are being

26.Typically, the third movement of a four-movement work from the Classical era is

12.The two descriptions applicable to most Classical music are

19.The second movement in most Classical symphonies is generally

62.What does the piano introduction of “Erlkönig” bring to mind?

32.Mozart used ensembles in his operas to

18.The first movement in most Classical symphonies is generally

17.The major genre developed by Classical composers is the

3.    The eighteenth-century salon was a(n)

4.    Which is a musical innovation of eighteenth-century Western society?

14.The predominant texture of Classical music is

56.In which stylistic period was chromaticism used the most?

16.What was the result of the Classical practice of using standard forms?

13.The Classical use of dynamics was reflected in the popularity of a new instrument, the _______, in the Classical era.

21.The last movement in most Classical symphonies is

49.Scherzo means

63.How many different characters do you hear in “Erlkönig”?

47.All of the following are characteristics of Beethoven’s symphonic compositional style EXCEPT

42.Beethoven wrote music in both the __________ style and the __________ style.

40.From what condition did Beethoven suffer?

35.The favorite featured instrument of the Classical sonata is the

5.    Music during the Enlightenment was meant to

22.The first movements of multimovement works from the Classical era are in __________ form.

53.Which describes the highest goal of music in the nineteenth century?

46.Beethoven stopped performing because

9.    Opera buffa refers to __________ opera.

36.A string quartet consists of

8.    Thanks to Pergolesi, Rousseau, and Mozart, the most progressive style of opera in the latter part of 18th C. was

39.The first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is dominated by a repeated

1.    The Classical style emerged in the __________ century.

15.Which is NOT one of the standard Classical forms?

60.Music without singing but derived from a poem, story, or other literary source is called

28.The form developed by Mozart for the first movement of a concerto is called __________ form.

64.The performing forces in “Erlkönig” consist of

23.Another name for an A B A’ form with an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation is __________ form.

45.Beethoven’s performing instrument was the

30.In the final section of the first movement of a Classical concerto, the soloist improvises a solo passage called a

52.The composer most responsible for elevating music to a new level of respect during the Romantic era was

25.In sonata form, which section contains the most modulation?

43.What political figure inspired Beethoven in composing the Eroica Symphony?

7.    Rousseau desired

38.An operatic number sung by two or more people is called a(n)

51.Which is true of Beethoven’s style periods?

48.The scherzo, a fast, triple-meter movement, evolved from the

What skill became important for singers of opera buffa, and wasn't expected of previous generations of opera singers?

57.The musical term applied to flexibility in rhythm is

29.In double-exposition form

6.    In his writings, Rousseau attacked the

34.How many people are usually needed to play a Classical sonata?

44.With which genre is Beethoven most closely associated?

27.A B A C A B A is one possible scheme for

10.What was the result of the new sociology and economy of music in the mid-eighteenth century?

11.The rise of public concerts in the eighteenth century gave a boost to the composition of

58.Romantic treatment of tone color included

37.In the Classical era, the string quartet was intended to perform in

55.Increasingly, the focal point for the performance of Romantic music was the

20.The third movement in Classical symphonies is always

In the 19th century, which of the arts was believed to be the most capable of expressing inner experience and emotion?

59.Compared to the Classical orchestra, the typical Romantic orchestra was

2.    The Classical style developed principally in

61.Compared to earlier compositions, Romantic grandiose compositions had