Final Exam v3

the form Sleepyhead, Cupid! is

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Which of the following statements is NOT true?

In his compositions Beethoven completely abandoned Classical formal traditions.

At what point in Don Giovanni do the characters Don Giovanni and Zerlina sing the duet, "Là ci darem la mano"?

Don Giovanni is seducing Zerlina.

Which of the following is not part of the Don Giovanni storyline?

Don Giovanni makes amends with Donna Anna and Donna Elvira.

The Catalogue Aria in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni catalogs what?

Don Giovanni's international amorous conquests

Who completed the unfinished portions of Mozart's Requiem?

Franz Xaver Süssmayer

Sleepyhead, Cupid! is sung in which language?

Italian

Which statement regarding opera in the beginning of the eighteenth century is true?Which statement regarding opera in the beginning of the eighteenth century is true?

Opera buffa was popular throughout Europe.

Which does NOT apply to Beethoven's use of form in the second movement of his Fifth Symphony?

Scherzo and trio form

Names for comic opera included

Singspiel (Germany). opera buffa (Italy). ballad opera (England).

Elements of opera buffa include

farcical situations and humorous dialogue. popular tunes. exciting ensemble numbers at the end of each act.

In the Catalogue Aria, Leporello assures Donna Elvira that indeed she is Don Giovanni's one true love.

fasle

Beethoven described the opening motive of his Fifth Symphony as

fate knocking at the door

Which describes the opening motive of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

short-short-short-long rhythmic "fate knocking at the door"

Which of the following applies to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement unified by a recurring motive example of cyclical form

Beethoven's ninth symphony is unique because

soloists and chorus

Which describes the type of unified cyclical form that Beethoven uses in his Fifth Symphony?

theme or musical idea dominates entire symphony

Chiara MArgarita Cozzolani and Barbara Strozzi are unique in that

they both published music in their lifetime

Mozart's Requiem

was Mozart's last large-scale composition.

It has been suggested that Barbara Strozzi

was a courtesan

Mozart's use of low wind and brass instruments in his Requiem was standard practice in his day

false

Music was not a part of the life of nuns un convents in the Baroque era

false

Priests and monks were brought in to convents to sing the lower parts in polyphonic music

false

Since the Classical era, Mozart's Requiem has rarely been performed.

false

The text of Mozart's Requiem was written by Lorenzo da Ponte.

false

What describes the theme that opens the third movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

rocket theme

The word "seria" means

serious

Which of the following does NOT describe Mozart's Dies irae from Requiem?

several verses in German

which describes Barbara Strozzi's performing opportunities?

she performed in the exlusive male academies of Venice

The Dies irae section of Mozart's Requiem is a rhymed Latin poem.

true

The merchant class was critical to the rising success of the lighter opera buffa style in the Classical era.

true

The various movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are unified by the opening motive in the first movement.

true

the baroque era offered few musical possibilities for creative women.

true

Beethoven added new instruments in the fourth movement of his fifth symphony including all of the following except

tuba

which best describes the performing forces of Cozzolani's Magnificat?

two double choirs, soloists, and organ continuo

The text of "Ode to Joy" by Friedrich von Schiller is an expression of

universal brotherhood

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

9

Which statement is NOT true?

Comic opera was not available to the rising merchant class.

The movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony that makes the most extensive use of variation procedure is the

2nd

There is no break between the _______ movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony because they are linked by a transition.

3rd and 4th

How many vocal soloists does the score of Mozart's Requiem call for?

4

Which of the movements in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is in C major?

4th

Who was Chiara Margarita Cozzolani?

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Mozart's Requiem was performed at the funeral of which U.S. president?

JFK

Cozzolani's Magnificat is sung in which language?

Latin

The libretto to Don Giovanni was written by

Lorenzo de Pointe

which of the following is a type of music dedicated to the Virgin Mary?

Magnificat

Chiara Margarita Cozzolani was a nun at the convent of St. Radegonda in

Millan

To whom did Beethoven originally dedicate his Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)?

Napoleon

What work was Mozart composing when he died?

Requiem

Which describes the key areas of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

The symphony begins in C minor and ends in C major.

A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called

a requiem

What are the origins of the Dies irae text?

a rhymed Latin poem by a thirteenth-century friar

Mozart did not write for solo singers in his Requiem.

false

Which of the following does NOT occur in the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

brief reccurence of the scherzo

Which of the following occurs in the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

brief recurrence of the scherzo

Mozart only collaborated with Lorenzo da Ponte on Don Giovanni.

false

Which is NOT a major sacred choral genre of the Classical era?

chanson

Which describes the musical elements of Mozart's Don Giovanni?

combines elements of serious and comic opera

Which character ultimately brings Don Giovanni to his justly deserved fate?

commendatore

What is the translation of Dies irae?

day of wrath

Which malady afflicted Beethoven and profoundly affected his work as a composer?

deafness

Mozart's comic operas are only relevant to the time in which they were written.

false

Don Giovanni recounts the tale of ______, the aristocratic, amoral womanizer

don juan

Cozzolani's Magnificat closes with a particular prayer of praise to God called the

doxology

What happens to Don Giovanni at the end of the opera?

dragged down to his death

The Dies irae text is designed to

emphasize the terrible power of divine intervention.

in times such as the Baroque era, when women had few choices in their lives, what was the only honorable alternative to marriage?

entering a convent

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony progresses from a victorious opening to conflict and struggle.

false

During the Baroque era, the Catholic Church offered a wide variety of options for women to express their spirituality

false

It has recently been proven that Mozart was poisoned while writing his Requiem Mass.

false

The Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem opens with

full chorus and orchestra

Which elements apply to comic opera?

human emotions reflected more realistically

Beethoven's early symphonies

reflect the styles of Hadyn and mozart

Which is NOT true of the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

it is in theme and variations form

Don Giovanni is sung in which language?

italian

The Dies irae text in the Requiem Mass refers to

judgement day

In which language is Mozart's Dies irae from Requiem written?

latin

In Mozart's Don Giovanni, who is the servant of the title character?

leporello

Which instrument has an unexpected solo cadenza in the recapitulation of the first movement in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

oboe

Which of the following is NOT categorized as a comic opera?

opera seria

Which of the following are part of the performing forces of the Dies irae?

orchestra four soloists four-part chorus

Which describes the character Zerlina?

peasant girl

Barbara strozzi was

probably the illegitimate daughter of the Venetian oet Giulo Strozzi

the music of Chiara Margarita Cozzolani was

published during her lifetime and circulated beyond the convent

which of the following did NOT take place at he convent of St. Radegonda when Conozzolani was there?

the nuns adhered to the church ban on singing in polyphony

on whom did Augustinian priest Filippo Picinelli lavish praise in 1670?

the nuns of St. Radegonda

the themes of Barbara Stozzi's arias often focus on

the theme of love

While serious opera was almost invariably in Italian, comic opera was generally in

the vernacular

many women composers in the Baroque era felt a particularly strong affinity with which biblical character?

the virgin mary

Which instrument is featured in dialogue with the bass singer in the Tuba mirum section from Mozart's Requiem?

trombone

Barbara Strozzi published more arias than any other male singer-composer in her times

true

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony generally follows the outline of the standard multimovement cycle.

true

By the nineteenth century, Masses, oratorios, and Requiems were typically performed as concert works.

true

Classical-era operas, especially comic operas, were written with the intent to portray events realistically.

true

Leporello's Catalogue Aria conveys a serious message through lighthearted music.

true

Mozart's Requiem was the composer's last work and was left incomplete.

true

Music has often been a means for marginalized people to voice their perspective.

true

Oratorios are based on biblical stories.

true

the text setting of Strozzi's Sleepyhead, Cupid! includes

word painting