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Front 1

How do Classical artists differ from their Romantic counterparts? (147)
a. They are more subjective.
b. They emphasize clarity and beauty of form.
c. They use art for self expression.
d. All of the above.

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They emphasize clarity and beauty of form.

Front 2

Of the following, which historical event did NOT have an impact on the Classical era? (148)
a. American revolution
b. industrial revolution
c. French revolution
d. Russian revolution

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Russian revolution

Front 3

Which American president was a leading figure during the Classical period? (148)
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. Andrew Jackson
d. James Polk

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Thomas Jefferson

Front 4

The Classical period in music ranged from approximately: (150)
a. 1600 to 1650.
b. 1650 to 1700.
c. 1700 to 1750.
d. 1750 to 1825.

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1750 to 1825

Front 5

What does NOT characterize the Classical style? (149f)
a. singable, elegant melodies
b. highly chromatic harmony
c. strong, regular rhythms
d. use of folk and popular elements

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highly chromatic harmony

Front 6

Which role in musical life was socially acceptable for eighteenth century women? (151)
a. Performer
b. Composer
c. church musician
d. all of the above

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Performer

Front 7

Which best describes absolute music?(152)
a. music without a story or text
b. music without form
c. all instrumental music
d. the finest music from the past

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music without a story or text

Front 8

In absolute music, the lack of a prescribed story or text to hold the music together makes the element of _____ especially important.(152)
a. melody
b. texture
c. harmony
d. Form

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Form

Front 9

Which of the following genres does NOT usually follow the general structure of a multimovement cycle?(152)
a. sonata
b. symphony
c. Overture
d. concerto

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overture

Front 10

The three main sections of sonata-allegro form are the exposition, development, and:(153)
a. bridge.
b. recapitulation.
c. coda.
d. trio.

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recapitulation

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In sonata-allegro form, a modulatory section that leads from one theme to the next is called(153)
a. a codetta.
b. a development.
c. a bridge.
d. an introduction.

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a bridge

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In sonata-allegro form, the section that features the most tension and drama through modulation and motivic interplay is called:(153)
a. the exposition.
b. the development.
c. the recapitulation.
d. the coda.

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the development

Front 13

Which of the following is a common characteristic of the second movement of a multimovement cycle?(154)
a. a slow tempo
b. theme and variations form
c. new key
d. all of the above

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all of the above

Front 14

The overall form of a minuet and trio is best described as:(155)
a. A-B.
b. A-B-A.
c. A-B-A-C-A-B-A.
d. A-B-C-D-E-F-A.

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ABA

Front 15

The Italian words da capo are commonly found in _____ form.(155)
a. binary
b. Ternary
c. theme and variations
d. sonata

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ternary

Front 16

A string quartet consists of:(156)
a. violin, viola, cello, and bass.
b. 3 violins and cello.
c. violin, 2 violas, and cello.
d. 2 violins, viola, and cello.

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2 violins, viola, and cello

Front 17

The most important instrumental genre of the Classical period was(161)
a. the serenade.
b. the string trio.
c. the symphony.
d. the divertimento.

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the symphony

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The Classical symphony had its roots in the:(161)
a. concerto.
b. sonata.
c. opera overture.
d. ballet.

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opera overture

Front 19

How many movements were typical of pre-Classical symphonies?(161)
a. two
b. Three
c. four
d. eight

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three

Front 20

The first movement of a symphony is usually in:(163)
a. sonata-allegro form.
b. minuet and trio form.
c. rondo form.
d. theme and variations form.

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sonata-allegro form

Front 21

Who was Haydn’s principal patron?(162)
a. Emperor Frederick the Great
b. Emperor Joseph II
c. Prince Esterházy
d. Count Razumovsky

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Prince Esterházy

Front 22

Haydn’s Surprise Symphony was composed for which city?(162)
a. Vienna
b. Paris
c. Prague
d. London

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London

Front 23

Which Western orchestral instrument or instruments derive from Turkish military bands?(166)
a. snare drum
b. triangle, cymbals, and bass drum
c. gongs and whips
d. glass harmonica

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triangle, cymbals, and bass drum

Front 24

Beethoven supported himself through:(173)
a. music lessons.
b. publishing his music.
c. public concerts.
d. all of the above.

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public concerts

Front 25

Beethoven suffered perhaps the most traumatic of all maladies for a musician. What was it? (173)
a. blindness
b. deafness
c. diabetes
d. paralysis

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deafness

Front 26

The Ode to Joy is the finale to Beethoven’s:(173)
a. Symphony No. 1.
b. Symphony No. 5.
c. Symphony No. 9.
d. Missa solemnis.

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symphony no. 9

Front 27

How many movements are in a Classical concerto? (169)
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. six

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three

Front 28

Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major: (170)
a. is written in the standard three-movement format.*
b. is in the unusual four-movement format normally reserved for the symphony.
c. has only two movements.
d. is a single movement.

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is written in the standard three-movement format

Front 29

Beethoven’s famous Moonlight Sonata has _____ movements. (174)
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five

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three

Front 30

Mozart is remembered today as: (177)
a. the leading patron of church music.
b. the inventor of the classical symphony.
c. the most gifted child prodigy in the history of music.
d. a slow starter who later achieved fame as a composer.

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the most gifted child prodigy in the history of music

Front 31

The instrument which Mozart played and for which he wrote many concertos was: (177)
a. the cello.
b. the organ.
c. the piano.
d. the trumpet.

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piano

Front 32

The French Revolution signaled: (189)
a. the end of Classicism.
b. the transfer of power from the aristocracy to the middle class.
c. the beginning of the Enlightenment.
d. the end of Romanticism.

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the transfer of power from the aristocracy to the middle class

Front 33

The nineteenth century saw the rise of a new social order shaped by: (189)
a. the monarchies of the major political powers.
b. the aristocracies.
c. the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution.
d. the Catholic Church.

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the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution.

Front 34

Which is true of Romantic poets? (190)
a. They rebelled against conventional forms and subject matter.
b. They leaned toward the fanciful and picturesque.
c. They expressed with passion their new spirit of individualism.
d. All of the above.

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all of the above

Front 35

Of the following, which instrument first appeared in the Romantic era? (191)
a. piano
b. trombone
c. saxophone
d. bassoon

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saxaphone

Front 36

In the Romantic era, skilled musicians were trained at: (191f)
a. conservatories.
b. universities.
c. palaces of aristocrats.
d. public schools.

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conservatories

Front 37

What trend inspired composers to write music evoking scenes or sounds of far off lands? (192)
a. exoticism
b. nationalism
c. chromaticism
d. virtuosity

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exoticism

Front 38

The Leipzig Conservatory was founded by: (194)
a. Franz Liszt.
b. Felix Mendelssohn.
c. Robert Schumann.
d. Richard Wagner.

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felix mendelssohn

Front 39

A song form in which the same melody is repeated with every stanza of text is called: (196)
a. through-composed.
b. strophic.
c. rubato.
d. durchkomponiert.

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strophic

Front 40

The German term for the art song is: (196)
a. Gesange.
b. Lied.
c. durchkomponiert.
d. chorale.

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lied

Front 41

A group of Lieder unified by some narrative thread or a descriptive or expressive theme is called: (196)
a. a song cycle.
b. a ballad cycle.
c. an opera.
d. a cantata.

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a song cycle

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42. The favorite subjects for the Romantic poets were: (196)
a. comedy and farce.
b. love, longing, and nature.
c. homage to the Virgin and other religious subjects.
d. historical events.

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love, longing, and nature

Front 43

43. Schubert lived a tragically short life but was a remarkably prolific composer of: (197)
a. Lieder.
b. chamber music.
c. piano music.
d. all of the above.

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all of the above

Front 44

Which is true of Schubert’s Erlking? (197)
a. It is the masterpiece of his youth.
b. It is based on the legend that whoever is touched by the king of the elves must die.
c. It presents four characters who are differentiated in the music.
d. All of the above.

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all of the above

Front 45

Titles such as Prelude, Impromptu, and Intermezzo are used for: (200)
a. symphonies.
b. short, lyric piano pieces.
c. large scale piano pieces.
d. Lieder.

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short, lyric piano pieces.

Front 46

Which of the following is a large form work for piano? (201)
a. prelude
b. étude
c. Ballade
d. nocturne

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Ballade

Front 47

Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called: (204)
a. absolute music.
b. program music.
c. background music.
d. pure music.

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program music

Front 48

Which of the following compositions is least likely to be an example of program music? (204)
a. 1812 Overture
b. Romeo and Juliet
c. Harold in Italy
d. String Quartet in B-flat major

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string quartet in B-flat major

Front 49

A multimovement work for orchestras that is programmatic is called: (205)
a. a symphonic poem.
b. a program symphony.
c. a concert overture.
d. a sonata.

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a program symphony

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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is an example of: (205)
a. a tone poem.
b. a symphonic poem.
c. a program symphony.
d. a concert overture.

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a program symphony

Front 51

The nineteenth century brass instrument, now obsolete, for which Berlioz set the Dies irae theme in Symphonie fantastique is: (207)
a. the sackbut.
b. the French horn.
c. the ophicleide.
d. the saxophone.

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the ophicleide

Front 52

Smetana’s My Country is: (209)
a. a program symphony.
b. an opera.
c. a symphonic poem.
d. a set of six symphonic poems.

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a set of six symphonic poems

Front 53

National styles of opera developed in: (214)
a. Italy.
b. Germany.
c. France.
d. all of the above.

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all of the above

Front 54

Opera that featured huge choruses, elaborate dance scenes, ornate costumes and scenery, and serious, historical plots is called: (214)
a. grand opera.
b. Singspiel.
c. opera buffa.
d. opéra comique.

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grand opera

Front 55

The Classical attitude toward art is considerably more objective than the Romantic. (147)

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T

Front 56

Despite the intellectual attitudes in the Classical era, few significant advances were made in the sciences. (148)

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F

Front 57

The American Declaration of Independence reflects the intellectual climate of the Classical era. (148)

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T

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The harmony of the Classical Era composers was largely chromatic. (150)

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F

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The term multimovement cycle is applied not only to sonatas and chamber music but also to concertos and symphonies. (152)

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T

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The slow movement of a multimovement cycle is most frequently the third movement. (154)

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F

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Chamber music is composed for a small ensemble with one player per part. (156)

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T

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Haydn played a central role in the evolution of the string quartet. (156)

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T

Front 63

The percussion section of the modern orchestra includes a number of instruments of Turkish origin. (166)

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T

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The sonata is an instrumental work in one movement for one or two solo instruments. (172)

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F

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Nineteenth century musicians continued to be viewed by society as glorified servants. (194)

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F