MUNM Exam 2

A suite is

a collection of pieces of music

Prior to the Baroque period, composer did not indicate which instrument should play a particular part

True

Two instruments important during the Baroque were the

harpsichord and the organ

The Baroque suite

was all of these choices

A trio sonata is for three instruments

False

The traditional means of designating instrumental music works that don’t have a title is with the letter

Op

Other Baroque composers include

Gabrieli, Telemann, and Lully

Baroque instrumental music

was more contrapuntal than homophonic

The “Hornpipe” by Handel is

stylized dance music

A hornpipe is general has all but which one of the following characteristics?

it has two beats to the measure

Trumpets during the Baroque had rotary valves

False

Pachelbel’s Canon in D combines a lengthy canon with a basso ostinato

True

The instruments used in a trio sonata are

two violins, one cello, and a continuo part

Which person was NOT an important Baroque composer?

Palestrina

The most important feature of concerto grosso is

contrast between a small group and the entire orchestra

J.S. Bach composed six concertos, performed often today, for the margrave of

Brandenburg

The Four Seasons by Vivaldi

is all of these choices

The main theme of a fugue is called the

subject

The continuo part provided a rather steady harmony part in Baroque instrumental music

True

A sequence in music is

repeating the same melodic pattern several times at different pitch levels

A concerto grosso features

small group contrasted with an orchestra

How many movements does a typical concerto have

three

Which composer did NOT compose music during the Baroque

Palestrina

The third movement of J.S> Bach’s Brandenburg cOncerto No. 5 has in important part for the pipe organ

False

A pedal tome is a very long note that is held while the chords and melodic material change

True

The subject in a fugue appears only in the exposition

False

The classical period in art and music existed at about the same time as the

Revolutionary War in America

J.S. Back was an important composer of music in the Classical style

False

Painters and sculptors in the Classical style favored large works that were filled with emotion

False

The center of music during the Classical period was

Vienna

Music in the Classical style has no continuo part

True

Which musical forms were developed and/or widely used during the Classical period?

Sonata, Rondo, Theme and variation, Minuet, and trio

All of these choices

Which composer was NOT active during the Classical period?

Handel

Four intellectual leaders during the Classical period were

Voltaire, Franklin, Jefferson, and Rousseau

The Classical period spanned the years

1750-1820

The melodies in Classical music are flowing and passionate

False

Composer in the Classical period tended to follow certain forms

True

Absolute music is music that

has no association with nonmusical ideas

Composers in the Classical period composed many symphonies and concertos

True

Classical composers trie to

achieve balance and symmetry

Which of the following was NOT a musical development during the Classical period?

more frequent chord changes

One game attributed to Mozart included a booklet with which one could compose different pieces by throwing a pair of dice

True

As used in music, the word development means

working with

In which movement of a symphony or concerto is sonata likely to be found

first movement

The three main sections in sonata form are

exposition, development and recapitulation

The exposition in a movement in sonata form usually contains

two themes

Mozart was highly successful in composing

Chamber music, symphonies, operas, concertos

All of these choices

In the development section of a movement in sonata form, the composer may

repeat a theme in sequence, introduce a new theme, fragment one of the themes, change keys often

Do all of these things

A transition does all but which of the following?

moves directly from the exposition to the recapitulation

Which section in sonata form is often repeated?

Exposition

An introduction precedes the sonata form in the first movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40

False

Mozart composed over 600 works during his rather short lifetime

True

A sonata and sonata form are basically the same thing

False

Mozart’s works are catalogued using this abbreviation

K

The transition between themes in sonata form is very useful because

it allows for a change of key, allows for a change in the nature of themes, leads up to the second theme

All of these choices

Most concertos during the Classical period were written for

piano

A solo concerto is basically the same as a concerto grosso

False

The first movement of a concerto during the classical period was almost always in

sonata form

The music for the soloist in most solo concertos is more difficult and showy than the music for the accompanying orchestra

True

A feature of sonata form in concertos composed in the Classical period is

a double exposition

During the Classical period, composers did not write cadenzas. They were made up by the performers

True

Which is a rondo form?

ABACA

Most concertos have

three movements

The soloist’s part in a concerto is

more showy and difficult than the music for the accompanying orchestra

Mozart composed many concertos, including some for instruments that are not usually solo instruments, such as clarinet, French horn, and bassoon

True

Ronado form was often used in the first movement of concertos by composers during the classical period

False

The cadenza in concerto occurs

where indicated by the composer

What form is used often by composers in the classical period for the last movement of concertos?

rondo

During his lifetime Mozart was best known for his

operas

Christopher Willibald Gluck attempted to reform opera by

having all the aspects in the opera be integral to the drama

Mozart’s opera buffas were written in

German

Mozart wrote the libretto for his opera Don Giovanni

False

In the opera, Don Giovanni is consumed in flames because he

refuses to renounce his immoral ways

Mozart’s Don Giovanni consists of arias, recitatives, and choruses

True

Mozart’s operas in general were based on tales from classical mythology

False

Music from which other Mozart opera makes an appearance in Don Giovanni?

The Marriage of Figaro

Don Giovanni mockingly invited the statue of the Commandant to

come to dinner

When Don Giovanni grabs the statue’s hand,

he can withdraw his hand only with much difficulty

The demon voices tell Don Giovanni that

worse things await him

The libretto for Don Giovanni was written by

da Ponte

In what language is Mozart’s Don Giovanni?

Italian

Mozart completed Don Giovanni shortly before his death

False

Mozart’s Don Giovanni has no part for a chorus

False

Which is the main characteristic of chamber music?

It has only one player on each part

Chamber music works tend to follow the same pattern of movements as symphonies and concertos

True

Chamber music was created for performance in large concert halls

False

In chamber music, memorization is crucial

False

During the Classical period, a sonata usually had at least one movement in sonata form

True

A string quartet consists of

two violins, a viola, and a cello

The theme is always present during all the variations on it

False

A chamber music ensemble consisting of a piano, violin, and cello is called a

piano trio

During the Classical period, chamber music included voices.

False

During the Classical period, composers were asked to write a lot of chamber music

True

When listening to chamber music, you should

pay careful attention to the musical ideas

Which composers wrote a lot of chamber music?

Beethoven, Hayden, Mozart

All the above

The fourth movement of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet is

a theme and variations

The appeal of chamber music lies in its

refined and intimate musical qualities

A solo sonata is for

piano, violin, and cello

The first movement of a sonata composed in the Classical period is usually in sonata form

True

How many movements does a sonata usually have?

Three