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A #Music Quiz for MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation over Classical Music
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1
Vienna, when Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were active, ________.
all answers are correct.
had a population of almost 250,000
was the fourth-largest city in Europe
was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire
2
Beethoven is often credited as being ________.
the pioneer of light classical music
Pretty Good, but not best.
the bridge between the classical and romantic periods
the inventor of the symphony
3
Composers in the classical period took middle-class tastes into account by doing what?
Flavoring serious compositions with folk and popular music
All answers are correct.
Writing comic operas that sometimes ridicule aristocracy
Writing dance music for public balls
4
Which of the following statements is not true of the music of the classical period?
Classical melodies among the most tuneful & easy to remember
Classical composers stressed balance & clarity of structure.
The basso continuo was nucleus of the instrumental ensemble.
5
Which of the following is not part of a sonata form movement?
Recapitulation
Rondo
Exposition
Development
6
The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as______
theater
literature
music
All answers are correct.
7
Political and economic power shifted to the middle class from the aristocracy and the________.
military-industrial complex
military
colonial powers
church
8
Which of the following composers is not considered a master of the classical period?
Johann Christian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Joseph Haydn
C) Wolfgang A. Mozart
9
In many of Beethoven's works, there is a ________ movement instead of the minuet.
Waltz
Cha- Cha Slide
Milly Rock
Scherzo
10
When performers encounter the phrase, da capo, they ________.
return to the beginning of the piece and repeat the music
look at the conductor
play the written part an octave higher
play extremely quietly
11
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered ________.
a skilled servant
an equal by his employer
a freelance musician
a visiting guest composer
12
Theme-and-variations form may be schematically outlined as ________.
AA′A″A‴A‴′
ABACADA
ABCDEFG
ABABA
13
Classicism, as a stylistic period in Western music, roughly encompassed the years________.
1600-1750
1450-1600
1820-1900
1750-1820
14
What was social mobility like during the classical period?
Ruthlessly stamped out by the aristocracy
An important factor in the rise of the middle class
A limited sociological factor
Promoted and encouraged by the church
15
The most important form of classical chamber music is the ________.
string quintet
violin and piano sonata
string quartet
piano trio
16
Which of the following is not one of Mozart's three masterpieces of Italian opera?
The Marriage of Figaro
Così fan tutte
Don Giovanni
Orfeo
17
A typical sequence of movements in a classical concerto is ________.
fast, slow, dance-related, fast
slow,fast,slow,dance-related
fast, dance-related, fast
slow,slow,slow,slow
18
Which of the following characteristics is not typical of the music of the classicalperiod?
Classical compositions fluctuate in mood
Classical music is basically polyphonic.
Classical melodies are tuneful and easy to remember.
A classical composition has a wealth of rhythmic patterns.
19
Mozart was born in ________.
Eisenach, Germany
Rohrau, Austria
Salzburg, Austria
Bonn, Germany
20
Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life as what?
A professional freelance musician
An independently wealthy composer
An employee of a wealthy aristocratic family
A church musician and organist
21
What did the typical orchestra of the classical period consist of?
A loose ensemble of available instruments
Strings with harpsichord continuo
Woodwinds, trombones, drums, and strings
Strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani
22
The rondo may be schematically outlined as ________.
ABA
ABACABA
ABBA
ABRACADABRA
23
In Vienna, Haydn and Mozart ________.
never met
became close friends
avoided each other
were jealous of each other
24
What is a symphony?
A work for solo instrument
A work for chorus and orchestra
A work for piano solo
A sonata for orchestra
25
A transitional passage that leads to a contrasting section is called a ________.
bridge
Coda
motive
theme