Chapter 11 - Classical Symphony

Question 1

A minuet and trio movement is essentially binary in form

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False

Question 2

The music of the classical era was a reaction to the instrumental polyphony of the late baroque

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True

Question 3

Mozart's father carefully supervised his musical education

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False

Question 4

Mozart’smusic was compiled into a roughly chronological listing by

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Ludwig von Kochel

Question 5

Which composer is associated with classicism in music?

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W. A. Mozart

Question 6

Mozart said that he composed his music in his head and later simply wrote it down

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True

Question 7

The minuet and trio is a carryover from the paired dances of the 1600s

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True

Question 8

Sonata form consists of

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three sections

Question 9

The classical orchestra was exactly the same as the baroque orchestra

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False

Question 10

The art style rococo was very simple and refined w/o the ornamentation popular during baroque

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False

Question 11

Which musical element is NOT common in classical music?

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Basso continuo

Question 12

The second movement of a symphony is generally

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slower than the first movement and in a contrasting key

Question 13

_____is often called the “Father of the Symphony.

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Franz Joseph Haydn

Question 14

Symphonies are often structured in

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a 4 movement plan beginning with a sonata form movement

Question 15

Which composer is associated with the Empfindsamkeit style of music

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Question 16

The recapitulation in sonata form

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restates the exposition,moving the 2nd theme to the home key

Question 17

Unlike Vivaldi's Spring, Mozart's Symphony no. 40 is considered absolute music

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True

Question 18

The conductor controls phrasing, which is

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how smoothly or detached a musical line is played

Question 19

Which form is usually NOT included in a 3 movement classical composition?

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Minuet and trio

Question 20

The classical style was essentially polyphonic

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False

Question 21

In the development section, composers would break the themes down into small melodic motives

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True

Question 22

Which composer is associated with the rococo style of music?

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Francois Couperin

Question 23

Classical music is centered on ideals of

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balance and symmetry

Question 24

Classicism is rooted in the clean lines and balance of ancient Greek art

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True

Question 25

The first encyclopedia was written in the mid-1700s

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True

Question 26

Which movement of the classical symphony is generally the sonata-form movement?

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First

Question 27

Empfindsamkeit was an artistic style defined by its heavy ornamentation

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False

Question 28

The development in sonata form

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manipulates the themes with frequent modulations

Question 29

The exposition in sonata form

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introduces 2 primary themes in 2 different keys

Question 30

An orchestral conductor is responsible for

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all of the above

Question 31

Which movement of a classical symphony is usually the minuet and trio

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Third

Question 32

A motive is an extended conclusion to a piece of music

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False

Question 33

Mozart was buried with pomp and circumstance in the royal cemetery in Vienna

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False

Question 34

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy, composing music by age five.

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True

Question 35

The theme and variations form was never used for independent compositions

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False

Question 36

The conductor directs the articulation of the music, which is

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how specific notes are begun and ended

Question 37

Mozart was finally able to secure a post as the concertmaster for the emperor of Austria

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False

Question 38

The first movement of a classical multi movement work is most often in _____ form

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Sonata form

Question 39

The man credited with standardizing themakeup of the classical orchestra was

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Johann Stamitz

Question 40

Mozart's principal instrument was the violin

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False

Question 41

Ludwig van Beethoven used a faster tempo for the 3rd movement and called it a scherzo and trio

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True

Chapter 11 - Classical Symphony

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Chapter 11 - Classical Symphony

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