Classical Era

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Advanced Music Theory
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Frage 1

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As a child, Haydn was a soloist in a _________.
Antworten
  • A. band
  • B. boychoir
  • C. ballet company
  • D. string quartet

Frage 2

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True or False: Haydn began composing while still a teenager.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 3

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Haydn worked as ________.
Antworten
  • A. court musician
  • B. an opera singer
  • C. a band director
  • D. all of the above

Frage 4

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True or False: During the last ten years of his life, Haydn wrote a great deal of music.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 5

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Haydn met or taught many other composers, including ________.
Antworten
  • A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • B. Ludwig van Beethoven
  • C. George Frideric Handel
  • D. all of the above

Frage 6

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As a composer, Haydn was influenced by _________.
Antworten
  • A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • B. Ludwig van Beethoven
  • C. George Frideric Handel
  • D. none of the above

Frage 7

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When Haydn worked for Prince Esterhazy, which of the following was not a part of his duties?
Antworten
  • A. compose music for family concerts
  • B. compose music for the Prince's military band
  • C. compose music for private performances
  • D. compose music for church services

Frage 8

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The Listening Example, Haydn's Symphony No. 4, is also known as __________.
Antworten
  • A. the Timpani Symphony
  • B. the Surprise Symphony
  • C. the Oratorio Symphony
  • D. the Baryton Symphony

Frage 9

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True or False: Another name for timpani is kettle drum
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 10

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In analyzing a piece of music, musicians refer to the main melody as ________.
Antworten
  • A. the A melody
  • B. the grand melody
  • C. the Number One melody
  • D. the orchestra melody

Frage 11

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A clavier is ________.
Antworten
  • A. a keyboard instrument
  • B. a woodwind instrument
  • C. a brass instrument
  • D. a percussion instrument

Frage 12

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True or False: Mozart did not complete his first composition until the age of 40.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 13

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Mozart composed __________.
Antworten
  • A. operas
  • B. symphonies
  • C. oratorios
  • D. all of the above

Frage 14

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A prodigy is ________.
Antworten
  • A. a greatly talented child
  • B. a musician hired by a member of royalty

Frage 15

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A court musician is _________.
Antworten
  • A. a greatly talented child
  • B. a musician hired by a member of royalty

Frage 16

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True or False: Mozart's music was widely performed and appreciated during his lifetime.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 17

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The Listening Example, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, is from __________.
Antworten
  • A. an oratorio
  • B. an opera
  • C. a ballet
  • D. a clavier

Frage 18

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Mozart was influenced by the music of __________.
Antworten
  • A. Antonio Vivaldi
  • B. Franz Joseph Haydn
  • C. Hildegard
  • D. George Frideric Handel

Frage 19

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True or False: At one point in his life, Mozart was a court musician.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 20

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True or False: Mozart composed the libretto for the Marriage of Figaro.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 21

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In the listening example, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, the melody is first played by __________, and then the melody is by __________.
Antworten
  • A. the woodwinds
  • B. the strings

Frage 22

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Beethoven wrote _______.
Antworten
  • A. only five symphonies
  • B. more than five symphonies

Frage 23

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What instrument did Beethoven not play? _______
Antworten
  • A. violin
  • B. flute
  • C. organ
  • D. piano

Frage 24

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True or False: Composing was very easy for Beethoven and he worked very rapidly.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 25

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True or False: As a child, Beethoven traveled throughout Europe as a performer.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 26

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By the time he was 45, Beethoven ________.
Antworten
  • A. gave up composing to concentrate on his career as a pianist
  • B. gave up his career as a pianist to concentrate on his composing

Frage 27

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In his final years, Beethoven was _______.
Antworten
  • A. blind
  • B. deaf
  • C. both blind and deaf
  • D. neither blind nor deaf

Frage 28

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Beethoven was born in _______.
Antworten
  • A. Germany
  • B. Austria

Frage 29

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Beethoven spent most of his life in ______.
Antworten
  • A. Germany
  • B. Austria

Frage 30

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True or False: Beethoven composed many sonatas.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 31

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True or False: Beethoven spent most of his life as a court musician.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 32

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Which type of music did Beethoven not write?________
Antworten
  • A. symphonies
  • B. operas
  • C. keyboard music
  • D. band music

Frage 33

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When Schubert was offered a job as a music teacher by Count Esterhazy, he ________.
Antworten
  • A. accepted it
  • B. turned it down
  • C. decided to think about it
  • D recommended a friend

Frage 34

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Schubert's Symphony No. 8 was first performed how many years after his death? _______
Antworten
  • A. 5
  • B. 50
  • C. 500
  • D. it was performed before he died

Frage 35

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True or False: As a composer Schubert worked very rapidly.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 36

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True or False: Schubert was successful in getting his music published and performed during his lifetime.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 37

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Schubert was a good friend of ________.
Antworten
  • A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • B. Johann Sebastian Bach
  • C. Antonio Vivaldi
  • D. Ludwig van Beethoven

Frage 38

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Schubert wrote several ______ but they are not considered very good and are rarely performed today.
Antworten
  • A. operas
  • B. ballets
  • C. marches
  • D. vocal solos

Frage 39

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As a student, Schubert _______.
Antworten
  • A. sang in the choir
  • B. played violin
  • C. both A and B
  • D. neither A nor B

Frage 40

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Schubert composed ________.
Antworten
  • A. more than 500 musical works
  • b. less than 500 musical works

Frage 41

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The Listening Example, Schubert's Symphony No. 8, is also know as _______.
Antworten
  • A. the Surprise Symphony
  • B. the Undiscovered Symphony
  • C. the Unfinished Symphony
  • D. the Vienna Symphony

Frage 42

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The Listening Example is from which movement of Schubert's Symphony No. 8?
Antworten
  • A. the First Movement
  • B. the Second Movement
  • C. the Third Movement
  • D. the Fourth Movement
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