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1
During the Classical period, although Italy continued to dominate the world of opera, the main centers of musical activity moved north to the following cities except
A)Berlin.
B)Vienna.
C)Mannheim.
D)Paris.
2
Instrumental music finally surpassed vocal music in both quantity and quality during the Classical period.
A)True
B)False
3
The overall design of a work is called its
A)tonality.
B)form.
C)timbre.
D)texture.
4
The three outstanding composers of the Classical period were
A)Bach, Handel, and Haydn.
B)Mozart, Handel, and Haydn.
C)Bach, Handel, and Beethoven.
D)Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven.
5
The concept of form in music was of serious concern to all of the composers of the Classical period.
A)True
B)False
6
Among instrumental forms, the __________ experienced the greatest development and offered composers the widest field for creativity during the mid-1700s.
A)fugue
B)sonata
C)toccata
D)symphony
7
Classical composers changed the orchestra in all of the following ways except
A)narrowing the Baroque conception of the orchestra.
B)standardizing the number of instruments used.
C)determining certain proportions of wind instruments to strings.
D)eventually dropping the harpsichord from the ensemble.
8
In the middle of the eighteenth century, the German city of __________ developed an outstanding orchestra which attracted attention throughout western Europe.
A)Munich
B)Vienna
C)Salzburg
D)Mannheim
9
The Mannheim orchestra achieved all of the following except
A)soft pianissimos.
B)loud fortissimos.
C)terraced dynamics.
D)gradual dynamics.
10
__________, an early master of the symphonic form, was employed as a court composer by the same noble family for nearly thirty years.
A)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B)Ludwig van Beethoven
C)Franz Joseph Haydn
D)Giovanni Pergolesi
11
Haydn was a vain man who called himself the "master of all" composers.
A)True
B)False
12
The Classical composers expanded the Baroque concept of multimovement compositions by
A)standardizing the number of movements for certain types of works.
B)rejecting attempts to create musical forms.
C)developing and employing terraced dynamics in orchestral works.
D)all of the above.
13
A __________ is a multimovement work played by an orchestra and originally based on the Italian overture consisting of three movements (fast-slow-fast).
A)fugue
B)sonata
C)toccata
D)symphony
14
Classical composers expanded the sections and added a fourth movement to the symphony, organizing each "movement" according to the principles of a chosen instrumental form.
A)True
B)False
15
After the Baroque period, the concerto grosso declined in importance and was replaced by the Classical concerto for orchestra and one soloist.
A)True
B)False
16
A Classical concerto usually has __________ movements.
A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
17
A Classical concerto usually had at least one passage, called a __________, which was improvised by the soloist alone.
A)cadenza
B)credenza
C)coscienza
D)confidenza
18
Where does the cadenza usually occur in a concerto?
A)toward the beginning of a movement
B)toward the middle of a movement
C)toward the end of a movement
D)between movements
19
The orchestra prepares for a cadenza by playing a long decrescendo that ends quietly on the tonic chord.
A)True
B)False
20
The end of the improvised solo passage in a concerto is often indicated by a __________, which summons the orchestra to join in bringing the movement to a close.
A)bell
B)trill
C)cymbal
D)triangle
21
Since the nineteenth century, composers have written cadenzas for their concertos and have even published cadenzas for earlier concertos, including those written by Haydn, Mozart, and their contemporaries.
A)True
B)False
22
Music performed by a relatively small number of people in a small room is called _________ music.
A)salon
B)church
C)chamber
D)intimate
23
In a chamber music performance, each player must be an accomplished performer since each is responsible for one line of music.
A)True
B)False
24
The Classical period's appreciation for clarity of thought, purity of sound, and emotional restraint made chamber music one of the favorite means of expression.
A)True
B)False
25
Most Classical chamber ensembles consisted of several instruments belonging to
A)different families.
B)the same family.
C)the woodwind family.
D)the percussion family.
26
The most popular Classical small ensemble was the
A)piano trio.
B)brass quintet.
C)string quartet.
D)voice and piano.
27
The Classical string quartet consisted of
A)violin, two violas, and cello.
B)violin, viola, cello, and bass.
C)two violins, viola, and cello.
D)two violins, viola, and bass.
28
In a Classical string quartet, the person playing __________ serves as the leader of the group.
A)first violin
B)second violin
C)viola
D)bass
29
A Classical string quartet usually consists of __________ movements.
A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
30
Another Classical multimovement composition to be "sounded" by one or two instruments is called a
A)sonata.
B)toccata.
C)concerto.
D)symphony.
31
In a sonata for two instruments, such as a violin and a piano, each of the instruments is of equal importance.
A)True
B)False
32
All of the following were common forms in the Classical period except
A)sonata-allegro form.
B)rondo form.
C)minuet and trio.
D)toccata-allegro form.
33
The Classical sonata-allegro form was generally conceived as a three-part structure.
A)True
B)False
34
The three main sections of the Classical sonata-allegro form are the
A)introduction, development, and recapitulation.
B)introduction, recapitulation, and transition.
C)exposition, development, and recapitulation.
D)thematic material, transition, and coda.
35
The most significant difference between the exposition and the recapitulation in sonata-allegro form is that
A)the recapitulation changes key and the exposition does not.
B)the exposition changes key but the recapitulation does not.
C)the exposition has an extra theme.
D)the recapitulation has an extra theme.
36
An extended closing section in the Classical sonata-allegro form is called the
A)coda.
B)bridge.
C)finale.
D)cadenza.
37
Unlike Baroque composers, who typically confined one section of a work to one mood or "affection," Classical composers often considered the two tonal areas of the sonata-allegro exposition an opportunity to present two melodies of a contrasting nature.
A)True
B)False
38
Classical sonata-allegro form has been nicknamed the "fourth movement form" because it has been used as the fourth movement for so many symphonies, concertos, sonatas, and string quartets.
A)True
B)False
39
The third movement of many Classical symphonies, sonatas, and string quartets is a
A)through-composed form.
B)theme and variations.
C)minuet and trio.
D)strophic form.
40
The minuet was a stately dance introduced at the seventeenth-century court of Louis XIV.
A)True
B)False
41
The Classical rondo form was used for any multimovement work, but often seemed particularly appropriate for the last movement.
A)True
B)False
42
One form of a Classical rondo is
A)A B A
B)A B
C)A B A C A
D)A B C D E





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