Rossini’s Una voce poco fa and Bellini’s Casta Diva both

contain cantabile and cabaletta sections.

In Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, Schumann renders the poem’s meaning especially through his use of

unresolved dissonant harmonies.

Why has Haydn been called the “father of the symphony”?

He set standards and patterns that later composers emulated.

One distinctive stylistic feature of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 is the

unprecedented length of its first movement.

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IC242 Final Exam Revision

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1
In Wagner’s view of music history, the most important precedent for his own synthesis of drama and music was
Beethoven’s symphonies.
Weber’s operas.
J. S. Bach’s cantatas.
Schubert’s symphonies.
2
The recurring principal theme of the Symphonie fantastique is transformed in all the following ways EXCEPT
meter
instrumentation
mode
key
3
Beethoven left an account of his Eroica Symphony that explains the heroic narrative embodied in the first movement.
True
False
4
Rossini’s Una voce poco fa and Bellini’s Casta Diva both
contain cantabile and cabaletta sections.
include prominent choral sections.
come from comic operas.
are based on real historical subject matter.
5
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of empfindsam style?
Unusual melodic lines
Nervous rhythm
Regular phrases
Sudden changes in dynamic level
6
In Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, Schumann renders the poem’s meaning especially through his use of
mimetic figures in the accompaniment.
passages in recitative style.
alternation of major and minor tonic chords.
unresolved dissonant harmonies.
7
Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte provided a model for the composition of works like
Lieder ohne Worte.
Kreisleriana.
Die schöne Müllerin.
Erlkönig.
8
Which of these genres is NOT a predecessor of the symphony?
Opera overture
Orchestral suite
String quartet
Orchestral concerto
9
Why has Haydn been called the “father of the symphony”?
He invented the genre.
He taught Beethoven.
He set standards and patterns that later composers emulated.
His students and coworkers called him “Papa.”
10
One distinctive stylistic feature of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 is the
attacca continuity among all its movements.
fantasia-like slow introduction to the first movement.
unprecedented length of its first movement.
conclusion of the first movement in the parallel minor tonic key.

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