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As a child, Haydn was a soloist in a _________.
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A. band
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B. boychoir
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C. ballet company
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D. string quartet
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True or False: Haydn began composing while still a teenager.
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Haydn worked as ________.
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A. court musician
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B. an opera singer
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C. a band director
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D. all of the above
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True or False: During the last ten years of his life, Haydn wrote a great deal of music.
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Haydn met or taught many other composers, including ________.
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As a composer, Haydn was influenced by _________.
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When Haydn worked for Prince Esterhazy, which of the following was not a part of his duties?
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A. compose music for family concerts
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B. compose music for the Prince's military band
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C. compose music for private performances
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D. compose music for church services
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The Listening Example, Haydn's Symphony No. 4, is also known as __________.
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A. the Timpani Symphony
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B. the Surprise Symphony
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C. the Oratorio Symphony
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D. the Baryton Symphony
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True or False: Another name for timpani is kettle drum
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In analyzing a piece of music, musicians refer to the main melody as ________.
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A. the A melody
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B. the grand melody
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C. the Number One melody
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D. the orchestra melody
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A clavier is ________.
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True or False: Mozart did not complete his first composition until the age of 40.
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Mozart composed __________.
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A. operas
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B. symphonies
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C. oratorios
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D. all of the above
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A prodigy is ________.
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A court musician is _________.
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True or False: Mozart's music was widely performed and appreciated during his lifetime.
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The Listening Example, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, is from __________.
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A. an oratorio
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B. an opera
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C. a ballet
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D. a clavier
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Mozart was influenced by the music of __________.
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True or False: At one point in his life, Mozart was a court musician.
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True or False: Mozart composed the libretto for the Marriage of Figaro.
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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 __________.
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A. the woodwinds
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B. the strings
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Beethoven wrote _______.
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What instrument did Beethoven not play? _______
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A. violin
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B. flute
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C. organ
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D. piano
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True or False: Composing was very easy for Beethoven and he worked very rapidly.
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True or False: As a child, Beethoven traveled throughout Europe as a performer.
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By the time he was 45, Beethoven ________.
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In his final years, Beethoven was _______.
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Beethoven was born in _______.
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Beethoven spent most of his life in ______.
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True or False: Beethoven composed many sonatas.
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True or False: Beethoven spent most of his life as a court musician.
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Which type of music did Beethoven not write?________
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A. symphonies
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B. operas
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C. keyboard music
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D. band music
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When Schubert was offered a job as a music teacher by Count Esterhazy, he ________.
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Schubert's Symphony No. 8 was first performed how many years after his death? _______
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True or False: As a composer Schubert worked very rapidly.
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True or False: Schubert was successful in getting his music published and performed during his lifetime.
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Schubert was a good friend of ________.
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Schubert wrote several ______ but they are not considered very good and are rarely performed today.
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A. operas
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B. ballets
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C. marches
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D. vocal solos
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As a student, Schubert _______.
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A. sang in the choir
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B. played violin
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C. both A and B
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D. neither A nor B
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Schubert composed ________.
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The Listening Example, Schubert's Symphony No. 8, is also know as _______.
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The Listening Example is from which movement of Schubert's Symphony No. 8?
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A. the First Movement
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B. the Second Movement
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C. the Third Movement
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D. the Fourth Movement