a chant from the Mass for the Dead

Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 was subtitled Moonlight by:

the poet Rellstab, shortly after the composer’s death.

How did Haydn’s Military Symphony earn its nickname?

hasPercussion instrumnts associated w/Turkish military music

an improvisatory, virtuosic keyboard work

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of opera seria?

designed to appeal to the middle class

George Gershwin is recognized as one of the first American composers to:

incorporate Afr Ameri blues & jazz styles into compositions

Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 3 was nicknamed the Emperor because

slow movemnt is based on a hymn written for Emperor Franz II

Puccini’s Madame Butterfly is:

a tragic tale of a Japanese geisha and a U.S naval officer

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1
Through which innovation did Theobald Boehm improve musical instruments?
valves for brass instruments
key mechanism for woodwinds
the cast-iron frame for pianos
a stronger violin bow
2
Schoenberg experimented w/Tone-color melody-switching melody between instruments He called this
Klangfarbenmelodie
Sprechstimme
polymelody
Singspiel
3
West Side Story is a modern-day musical retelling of Shakespeare’s
Twelfth Night
Macbeth
Merchant of Venice
Romeo and Juliet
4
How many piano sonatas did Beethoven compose?
nine
twenty-four
eighteen
thirty-two
5
The repetition of a motive at a higher or lower pitch level is called a:
coda
scale
theme
sequence
6
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
5
32
9
104
7
The Dies irae is
an opera by Berlioz
the idée fixe in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique
a Lied by Schubert
a chant from the Mass for the Dead
8
Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 was subtitled Moonlight by:
the composer
the publisher
modern publishers
the poet Rellstab, shortly after the composer’s death.
9
EarlyClassicalSymphony isCharacterizedByQuicklyAscendingThemes w/A strongRhythmicDrive known as
Steamroller
Operatic
Torpedo
Rocket
10
Beethoven suffered from perhaps the most traumatic of all maladies for a musician. What was it?
diabetes
paralysis
blindness
deafness
11
The leading composer of Italian opera in the late-Romantic era was
Leoncavallo
Puccini
Mascagni
Rossini
12
The typical first movement of a Classical concerto begins with
a dialogue between soloist and orchestra
the soloist
the orchestra
a cadenza
13
The piano manufacturer in New York that made major improvements to the instrument was:
Wurlitzer
Stradivarius
Chickering
Steinway
14
How did Haydn’s Military Symphony earn its nickname?
it was written during a time of war
it opens with trumpet fanfares
it was written for a military band
hasPercussion instrumnts associated w/Turkish military music
15
The German term for the art song is:
chorale
durchkomponiert
Gesang
Lied
16
What is a toccata?
a set of variations on a repeated harmonic pattern
an improvisatory, virtuosic keyboard work
a four-movement keyboard work containing a fugue
a movement based on strict counterpoint
17
After the 1st statement of the fugue subject, the 2nd entrance of the subject is called the
stretto
answer
episode
fugato
18
Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of
Claude Debussy
Hector Berlioz
Frédéric Chopin
Gustav Mahler
19
How many movements make up a typical Haydn symphony?
four
three
over six
five
20
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of opera seria?
designed to appeal to the middle class
plots drawn from Greek antiquity
rigid conventions and highly formalized presentation
virtuoso display by soloists
21
Which of the following best describes the opening idea of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5?
a four note motive
a rocket theme
a dancelike theme
a three note motive
22
The slow movemnt melody of Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 became the national anthem of
Italy
Spain
France
Austria
23
The whole-tone scale used by Impressionist composers derives from:
the classical romantic tradition
non-western music
medieval church music
the post romantic music of Mahler
24
A song that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called
modified strophic
through composed
theme and variations
strophic
25
Which of the following is NOT a work by Berlioz?
Romeo and Juliet
Les Troyens
Symphonie fantastique
Italian Symphony
26
The principal exponent of cool jazz was the trumpeter:
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
Herbert L Clarke
Raphael Mendez
27
A rondo is most typically found in the ________ movement of a Classical multimovement cycle.
second
last
first
third
28
What type of works did Tchaikovsky compose?
symphonies
operas
ballets
all of the above
29
The typical solo concerto has ________ movements.
two
three
six
four
30
Schubert lived a tragically short life but was a remarkably prolific composer of:
piano music
Lieder
chamber music
all of the above
31
Which of the following is a common characteristic of the 2nd movement of a multimovement cycle?
lyrical, songful melodies
a slow introduction
all of the above
dance rhythms
32
The Classical symphony had its roots in the:
sonata
concerto
ballet
opera overture
33
During the 1940s, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk developed:
third-stream jazz
ragtime
New Orleans jazz
bebop
34
George Gershwin is recognized as one of the first American composers to:
incorporate Afr Ameri blues & jazz styles into compositions
write for the musical theater
write music for Duke Ellington's band
lead an integrated big band
35
Wagner’s cycle of four music dramas is called:
Lohengrin
Tristan and Isolde
the ring ofthe nibelung
die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
36
Which of the following is considered America’s unique contribution to theater?
ballad opera
operetta
the musical
pantomime
37
The “Ode to Joy” is the finale of Beethoven’s:
symphony no 5
symphony no 1
symphony no 9
Missa solemnis
38
In his third compositional period, Beethoven:
all of the above
returned to the simple Classicism of his first period.
composed few works because of his deafness.
used more chromatic harmonies.
39
Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 3 was nicknamed the Emperor because
Emperor Franz II commissioned the work.
Emperor Franz II entered the hall during the 1st performance
The work has a majestic character.
slow movemnt is based on a hymn written for Emperor Franz II
40
Alban Berg and Anton Webern were students of:
Igor Stravinsky
Gustav Mahler
Arnold Schoenberg
Claude Debussy
41
Beethoven supported himself through:
publishing his music
teaching music lessons
giving public concerts
all of the above
42
What is the principal element of a fugue?
a beautiful melody
arpeggios
counterpoint
a chorale tune
43
Which of the following is a musical by the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber?
les miserables
wicked
sweeney todd
The phantom of the opera
44
A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called:
a cantata
an oratorio
a requiem
an opera
45
The Harlem Renaissance was inspired by a book of essays entitled:
the new negro
weary blues
the invisible man
the harlem renaissance
46
What new instrument was developed in the nineteenth century?
bugle
Bassoon
english horn
saxophone
47
Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik is an example of a:
symphony
serenade
sonata
concerto
48
A typical feature of a concerto is a free solo passage w/out orchestral accompaniment called
development
codetta
introduction
cadenza
49
Which of the following was the greatest and most prolific Italian composer of concertos?
vivaldi
bach
handel
purcell
50
Puccini’s Madame Butterfly is:
a comedy about the head of a Japanese brothel
Japanese folk tale about an orphan-grows up to be a princess
a tragic tale of a Japanese geisha and a U.S naval officer
a Chinese fairy tale about a beautiful but cruel princess
51
Which of the following best describes absolute music?
all instrumental music
music without a story or text
music without form
music with a story or text
52
A composer can fragment a theme by dividing it into smaller units called:
sequences
motives
codas
modulations
53
John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes evoke the sounds of the
Japanese koto
bagpipe of eastern Europe
sitar of India
Javanese gameplan
54
Copland’s Appalachian Spring depicts:
the change of season in the Appalachians
a wedding in the Appalachians
a river in the Appalachians
an evening dane in the Appalachians
55
Mozart died while writing his:
opera the marriage of figaro
Requiem
last symphony
opera the magic flute
56
In Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, the idée fixe:
recurs as required by the literary program
all of the above
symbolizes the beloved
unifies five movements which are diverse in character&mood
57
The tone of the Catalogue Aria from Mozart’s Don Giovanni is:
romantic
sentimental
comic
tragic
58
Tchaikovsky’s fanciful ballet about a child’s xmas gift & dreams of exotic people and places is
the nutcracker
Pathetique
sleeping beauty
swan lake
59
The harpsichord is different from the piano because
all of the above
its strings are plucked, rather that struck
it is not capable of a wide dynamic range
it sometimes has two keyboards, rather than one
60
What is the standard meter of the minuet?
quadruple
triple
duple
irregular
61
The second dance, or the middle section, of a minuet, is called the
da capo
minuet II
scherzo
trio
62
Which of the following does NOT describe Mozart’s piano concertos?
They abound in brilliant flourishes of technique
rarely performed his works preferring to spotlight students
He wrote twenty-seven piano concertos
concertos often contain graceful writing for the woodwinds
63
Which of the following inspired Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique?
Beethoven's ninth symphony
Bach's music
Goethe's poems
the actress Harriet Smithson
64
Chopin’s music is best known for its use of:
Steady march like tempo
its orchestration
rubato
its use of exotic instruments
65
Which of the following characterizes the career of John Williams?
he was the composer for the TV series Gilligan's Island
he is a composer and conductor of concert music
he was the composer for films such as Jaws and Star wars
all of the above
66
Which of the following operas is an example of exoticism?
Tristan and Isolde
Madame Butterfly
La Traviata
all of the above
67
Which of the following descriptions characterizes the story of Don Giovanni?
it is a sacred drama with religious overtones
it mixes elements of opera seria and opera buffa
it presents a Greek myth
it is a tragedy
68
Which composer both maintained and disrupted the balance of the Classical style?
Beethoven
Mozart
Bach
Haydn
69
The three main sections of sonata-allegro form are the exposition, the development, and the:
recapitulation
bridge
trio
coda
70
Which American jazz composer was also a pianist and a master of big-band orchestration?
Charlie Parker
Leonard Bernstein
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
71
Approximately how many songs did Schubert compose?
more than 600
400-500
300-400
500-600
72
Which work by Beethoven is called the Choral Symphony?
9th symphony
1st symphony
5th symphony
7th symphony
73
In a fugue, the technique of stating the theme in shorter time values that go faster is called:
diminution
retrograde
augmentation
stretto
74
principal themes in Wagner’s operas which recur throughout & carry specific meanings are called
libretti
motives
leitmotifs
fixed ideas
75
Schoenberg made a style where vocal melodies spoken not sung w/exact pitches & rhythms known as
Klangfarbenmelodie
Singspiel
recitative
Sprechstimme

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