Listening quiz Unit 3

In what type of key is this excerpt written?

major

What is the technique heard here whereby the performer takes liberties with the rhythm?

rubato

What is the meter of this dance?

triple

In a Mountain Path The work starts with a brief introduction.

true

Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, K. 662, II The type of orchestral accompaniment is best described as:

bowed strings

Mozart, Horn Concerto, K. 447, III The type of orchestral accompaniment is best described as

bowed strings

What instrument is featured here with the main melody?

celesta

Mozart, Horn Concerto, K. 447, III The melody is:

conjunct

Which best describes the melodic movement in this excerpt?

conjunct

What is happening in the dynamics at the end of this excerpt?

crescendo

What is happening in the dynamics in this excerpt?

crescendo

Which section from Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik (first movement) is this?

development

Mozart, Piano Concerto, K. 467, II The meter is:

duple

What is the meter of this dance?

duple

Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I The motive does not change or expand and never becomes any longer

false

Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I The opening is not heard again, once the piece progresses to a contrasting section.

false

Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I The same instruments play the main motive throughout. Answer Selected Answer: False

false

In a Mountain Path This example is based on a seven-note major scale.

false

The overall dynamics of this excerpt are best described as:

fortissimo

What instruments in this excerpt are employed to evoke the image of a hunt?

french horns and trumpets

What instrument is performing with the singers in this work?

hammer dulcimer

What is the texture of this excerpt?

homophonic

Which best describes the overall texture heard in this work?

homophonic

Which best describes the texture heard here?

homophonic

Which term best describes the texture of this excerpt?

homophonic

What is unusual about the closing of this song?

it does not return to tonic

How does this selection differ from the material in question 1?

it is in a different key

What part of the vocalist's range is featured in this selection?

lowest register

Which term best describes the overall tonality of this work?

minor

Which term best describes the overall tempo of the excerpt?

moderato

What is happening in the tonality in this section?

modulation from major to minor

What term best describes the dynamics of this excerpt?

piano

Which theme is introduced by the orchestra in this excerpt?

piano theme 1

What technique are the strings employing in this excerpt?

pizzicato

Which term best describes the way the strings are performing at the beginning of this excerpt?

pizzicato

Mozart, Piano Concerto, K. 467, II The type of orchestral accompaniment is best described as:

pizzicato strings

What is the overall texture of this piano work?

polyphonic

What is the texture of this excerpt?

polyphonic

Which term best describes the texture of this excerpt?

polyphonic

This operatic selection features a recurring instrumental passage known as a(n)

ritornello

Which of the themes from Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik (first movement) is heard here?

second theme

Mozart, Horn Concerto, K. 447, III The meter is:

sextuple(compound)

The sudden short staccato notes heard in this excerpt are best described as:

sforzandos

Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, K. 662, II The melody is:

somewhat dijunct

Which best describes the ensemble playing this excerpt?

string quartet

Which term best describes the text setting in this excerpt?

syllabic

What is the range of the person singing this excerpt?

tenor

What character is singing in this excerpt?

the Elfking

Which part of the concerto is introduced by the orchestra in this excerpt?

the cadenza

Which character is speaking at this point in the song Elfking?

the narrator

The music that Verdi wrote for the orchestra in this excerpt was designed to emulate

the strumming of a guitar

How has Haydn changed the theme in this variation?

the theme is now played by the cello

What unpitched (or indefinitely pitched) percussion instrument is predominantly heard in this episode?

triangle

Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, K. 662, II The meter is:

triple

What is the meter of this aria?

triple

Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I The motive is heard in sequence, starting on other pitches.

true

Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I The work begins with a short melodic idea or motive (short-short-short-long).

true

In a Mountain Path The main melodic idea is heard starting on the same pitch each time

true

In a Mountain Path The melodic idea is expanded as the work progresses.

true

In a Mountain Path We hear a short melodic motive with the pattern long-short-short-long-long.

true

Mozart, Piano Concerto, K. 467, II The melody is:

very disjunct

This quartet gets its nickname from the patriotic hymn Haydn wrote for the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph heard here played by the__________ .

violin

Which term best describes the overall tempo of this work?

vivace

The movement of the melody in this excerpt is:

wide-ranging and often disjunct

In this work, the music is meant to reflect the literal meaning of the words being sung, a technique known as:

word painting

In this episode Tchaikovsky is attempting to emulate a dance from:

Russia

This song is best described as:

a Lied from a song cycle

What is happening in the dynamics in this excerpt?

a decrescendo

What image are the quick, repeated notes in the piano meant to convey?

a galloping horse's hooves

What is happening in with the tempo at the end of this excerpt?

a ritardando

What is happening in the tempo in this excerpt?

accelerando

Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, K. 662, II The tempo is:

adagio

Which best describes the tempo of this excerpt?

adagio

Which term best describes the tempo of this excerpt?

adagio

This work is largely based on the idea of:

all of the above

Mozart, Horn Concerto, K. 447, III The tempo is:

allegro

The overall tempo of this first movement is:

allegro

Which term best describes the tempo of this excerpt?

allegro

What, specifically, is happening in the tempo in this excerpt?

an accelerando

Mozart, Piano Concerto, K. 467, II The tempo is:

andante

What woodwind instrument is playing the countermelody?

bass clarinet