Music test 3/4

Why is Haydn's String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 3 nicknamed Emperor

the theme in the second movement is based on a hymn written for the austrian emporer

Varying a theme's melodic outline, rhythm, or harmony is known as _________. A __________ is a theme's smallest melodic or rhythmic unit.

thematic development, motive

The second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is in what form?

theme and variations

Which movement of a string quartet is often in minuet-and-trio form

third

T/F: Cozzoliani's Magnificat was written in honor of the Virgin Mary

true

T/F: Handel's Messiah is one of the English-speaking world's best-loved works

true

T/F: Improvisation occurs in a Classical concerto

true

T/F: In early times, when women had few choices in their lives, entering a convent was the only honorable alternative to marriage

true

T/F: In the Baroque era, convents were one of the few institutions that fostered musical creativity in women

true

T/F: J. S. Bach wrote over 200 church cantatas

true

T/F: Lining-out involves call-and-response singing

true

T/F: Many of J. S. Bach's cantatas are based on Lutheran chorale or hymn tunes

true

T/F: Monteverdi was one of the first great composers of opera

true

T/F: Mozart famously began to write music at a very young age

true

T/F: Mozart wrote twenty-seven concertos for the piano, for which he himself was most often the soloist.

true

T/F: Mozart's Requiem is a sacred piece of music.

true

T/F: Mozart's Requiem was left unfinished at his death.

true

T/F: Program music is music that has a literary link of some kind

true

T/F: Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas is based on an episode in Virgil's Aeneid

true

T/F: The Baroque oratorio descended from the religious play-with-music of the the Counter-Reformation

true

T/F: The Baroque suite typically consisted of a group of dances

true

T/F: The favored chamber ensemble in the Classical era was the string quartet

true

T/F: The last part of the Requiem that Mozart wrote was the Lacrimosa.

true

T/F: The practice of lining-out allowed everyone to learn the melody of a psalm, which was helpful for communities that couldn't afford to purchase psalm books for every church member

true

T/F: Water Music is one of Handel's best-known orchestral suites

true

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

true

T/F: The Classical sonata typically consists of three to four movements.

truee

Which of the following instruments are found in a typical string quartet

violin, viola, cello

The dramatic Dies irae section of Mozart's Requiem provides a vision of the Day of _______.

wrath

How many collections of music did Cozzolani publish in her lifetime?

3

Which of the following took place at the convent of St. Radegonda when Cozzolani was there

- Cozzolani wrote and published her own music. - Cozzolani joined family members already in the convent. - Cozzolani was the director of one of the convent's two choirs.

Which of the following statements accurately describe the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

- It is in sonata-allegro form. - The opening motive is featured throughout the first movement. - It has bold dynamic contrasts

Which of the following describes first-movement concerto form of the Classical era

- It is the longest of the three movements. - Combines elements of ritornello procedure with sonata-allegro form. - It is the most complex of the three movements.

Which statements are true of the Baroque oratorio

- It was generally based on a biblical story. - It featured arias, recitatives, ensemble numbers, choruses, and narration.

Which best describes the history of the reception of Handel's Messiah

- Since its first performance it has been performed frequently. - It was well received at the time it was composed.

Match the characteristics to the movement of the cantata Wachet auf (Sleepers, Awake) that they describe - Bach Wachet auf No. 1--> - Bach Wachet No. 4-->

- Sopranos sing chorale melody, Parts are sung by full SATB chorus (with orchestra) - Tenors sing chorale melody, Sung by tenors only (with orchestra)

Which of the following statements accurately describe the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

- The opening motive is featured throughout the first movement. - It is in sonata-allegro form. - It has bold dynamic contrasts.

Which of the following correctly describes Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

- The opera ends tragically. - It is based on Virgil's Aeneid. - It was first performed at a girls' school in London.

Match each definition to the genre it best describes - overture--> - libretto - aria--> - recitative-->

- an orchestral introduction - the text/script of an opera - a song, usually of a highly emotional nature - a kind of musical declamation or speech

Which of the following components is found in No. 1 of J. S. Bach's cantata Wachet auf

- instrumental ritornello - chorale melody in soprano voices - major key

Which of the following statements best describes the second movement of Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet

- mostly major - contains symmetrical, lyrical phrases

Which of the following describes the musical characteristics of Cozzolani's Magnificat

- repetition in the text - written for soprano soloists and two choirs

Which of the following is true about Cozzolani's musical output?

- she wrote a collection of Vespers - She wrote motets - She was one of the leading composers of her day

Which of the following best describe the sonata in the Classical era?

- sometimes designed for amateur performance - sometimes used by composer-performers as show pieces - considered the most significant in the keyboard literature

Match the description to the part in Handel's Messiah that it best describes - rejoice greatly--> - hallelujah chorus-->

- soprano solo, da capo aria, A-B-A' form - chorus, climax of entire oratorio, written for SATB voices

Which of the following components is found in No. 4 of J. S. Bach's cantata Wachet auf

- strings play countermelody - German language - tenors sing chorale melody

Which of the following are found in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?`

- the unification of all the movements with a single motivic idea - theme and variations

Match each Baroque suite dance form to the country with which it is most often associated. courante--> sarabande--> allemande-->

-france -spain -germany

How many movements does a typical Classical-era concerto have?

3

The form of the second movement in Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is in _______ parts

3

How many preludes and fugues make up J. S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier

48

How many string quartets did Haydn write

68

The Lutheran chorale Wachet auf is in bar form, which is best described as

A-A-B

The text of the Magnificat focuses upon the moment when the Virgin Mary was told that she would bear a son, a moment that is known in the Catholic Church as the _______________

Annunciation

Which of the following verses are found in the Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem? (Only the first two words are included for each verse.)

Dies irae Rex tremendae Tuba mirum

Who of the following characters did Don Giovanni desire?

Donna Anna Donna Elvira Zerlina

Which of the following is true of Mozart at the time just before his death

He was working on his Requiem.

Which of the following describe the Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem?

It is in Latin. It is in a strong duple meter. It begins with a chorus.

Which of the following statements describe the third movement (Scherzo, Allegro) of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

It is in scherzo-trio-scherzo form. It is in triple meter.

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

a list of women who don giovani has seduced

What is "Thy hand, Belinda," as sung by Dido in Purcell's opera

a recititive

Why does Dido sing a lament at the end of Purcell's opera?

aeneas left her

The B section of Handel's Alla hornpipe from Water Music is in which key

b minor

Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera?

baritone

Which voice type did Mozart NOT select as one of the soloists in his Requiem?

baritone

Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni's servant, Leporello, in Mozart's opera?

bass

In Haydn's Symphony No. 100, which of the following instruments were utilized to emulate "Turkish" musical sounds

bell tree cymbal triangle

Which of the following does Vivaldi portray in the first movement of his Spring concerto

birds, brooks, thunder

Opera ________ presented lively, down-to-earth plots rather than the remote concerns of gods and mythological heroes

buffa

What is a unique feature of the solo concerto that sets it apart from other instrumental genres

cadenze

he music of the fourth variation of the third movement in Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet is said to have been based on a folk song from which country

croatia

How does Purcell musically depict Dido's grief in the aria "When I am laid in earth"?

depending base line, slowing of music

Which of the following dramatic works were composed Henry Purcell

dido and aneas, fairy queen

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

doxology

Which of the following are characteristics of the second movement of Haydn's Military Symphony

duple, marchlike meter simple, graceful theme

For which religious occasion was the cantata Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake) written

end of the church year

Which genre is Handel said to have invented

english oratorio

In Vivaldi's Spring, the orchestral ritornellos alternate with the mostly solo violin _______

episodes

The sections in a fugue that do not contain the subject are the

episodes

T/F: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony opens and closes in the key of C minor.

false

T/F: Beethoven, in his Moonlight Sonata, follows typical formal molds in all of the movements.

false

T/F: Early opera was originally designed to reflect the manner in which seventeenth-century aristocrats sung their conversations to each other on a daily basis

false

T/F: In the Catalogue Aria, Leporello assures Donna Elvira that indeed she is Don Giovanni's one true love.

false

T/F: In the cadenza of a Classical-era concerto, the orchestra improvises freely

false

T/F: Mozart worked successfully under the patronage system for his entire life

false

T/F: Mozart's Don Giovanni does not have any comic opera elements.

false

T/F: Mozart's Requiem is an example of a Classical-era oratorio.

false

T/F: Percussion is absent from the second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100

false

T/F: The Classical-era concerto has four movements.

false

T/F: The Italian opera was embraced in all western European countries

false

T/F: The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is composed in triple meter

false

T/F: The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 was composed in a two-part form

false

The tempo scheme of the movements in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is best described as

fast-slow-fast

For what event was Handel's Water Music performed on July 17, 1717

for a royal party on the thames river

Who completed the unfinished portions of Mozart's Requiem?

franz Xaver sussmayr

Which of the following describes the form of the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?

gentle scherzo

Composers combined dances into suites of solo instrumental music most notably for which instruments

harpsichord, violin

What is the texture of the final variation of the second movement of Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet

homophonic at the beginning, polyphonic after the opening

The fugue is based on the principle of

imitation

Which of the following describe the opera Don Giovanni?

libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte premiered in 1787

The seventeenth-century system in New England in which church leaders sang each line of a psalm and the congregation repeated the lines back was known as _____________

lining out

Which best describes the text setting on the word "rejoice" in the aria "Rejoice greatly" from Handel's Messiah

long melisma

Which best describes the melody of the aria "Rejoice greatly" from Handel's Messiah

lyrical line

What is the nickname of Haydn's Symphony No. 100

military

All four of the movements in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are based on one _________.

motive

he Calvinist-inspired Pilgrims and Puritans in seventeenth-century _________ used a system called ________ for their psalm singing in church.

new england, lining out

Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, a Benedictine _____ who was also a musician and composer, is noted for having her works _______ and circulated beyond the convent

nun, published

What is the source of the text for Messiah

old testament, new testament

Which terms correctly describe Mozart's Don Giovanni?

opera buffa opera seria

Which of the following operas were composed by Claudio Monteverdi

orfeo, the corronation of poppea

Cozzolani composed her Magnificat for soloists, double choirs, strings, and which instrument?

organ

In late Baroque Venice, four religious institutions for orphaned girls gained fame; these institutions were called

ospedali

Which of the following are purely instrumental sections that can be included in an opera

overture, sinfonia

Who wrote the chorale text and tune on which J. S. Bach based his Wachet auf cantata

philip nicolai

The sonata in the Classical era was an important genre for amateur musicians playing which instrument?

piano

Classical sonatas were set either for solo instrument (usually the _________) or for _______.

piano, duos

Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons is paired with a _______ as its literary source

poem

Vivaldi wrote instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words. What is this style called

program music

For which setting did Mozart write Eine kleine Nachtmusik

public outdoor setting

In Donna Elvira's aria, in which she sings with Don Giovanni and Leporello ("Ah, chi mi dice mai") in Act I, scene 2, how does Mozart musically emphasize her anger?

quick tempos sudden shift in dynamics

What is the unifying formal structure that Vivaldi used in the first movement of the Spring concerto

ritornello

In the fourth movement of Wachet auf, Bach separates the sung sections with instrumental passages known as

ritornellos

The Moonlight Sonata evokes what new expressive style?

romantic

Which movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is in theme-and-variations form?

second

The system in which syllables are used to memorize intervals between notes in a standard scale pattern is called

solfedge

In the Classical-era concerto, composers balanced the virtuosic display of the _______ with the collaborative efforts of the ________

soloist, orchestra

What is the form of the first movement of a typical Classical string quartet

sonata-allegro

First-movement concerto form is sometimes described as a _________ form with a _________ exposition.

sonata-allegro, double

Handel's aria "Rejoice greatly" from Messiah was composed for ________ voice

soprano

For which instruments did Mozart write Eine kleine Nachtmusik

string quartet, double base

Which of the following genres is a group of dance movements, usually in the same key

suite

The Allegro movement from the Water Music Suite in D major is in which form

ternary- 3 part

The libretto for Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas is based on

the aeneid

What is the text of Wachet auf urging Lutherans to prepare themselves for?

the second coming of christ