MAPP test 2 (quizzes)
de capo means:
"from the top"
coda means
"tail"
How many musicians are needed to play Cherry Blossom?
1
If Haydn had not used a theme and variations form for the second movement of his String Quartet in C major, what other form(s) might he have chosen?
ABA or sonata
The Classical Era in music coincides in part with the __________.
Age of Enlightenment
How did Haydn feel his employment with Prince Nicholas Esterházy affected his compositions?
His relative isolation and the prince's consistent approval allowed him to experiment and create an original style.
In Haydn's time, why was the string quartet typically performed in private homes?
It was not a loud and showy genre, but rather an intimate and thoughtful one.
How does music of the Classical Era differ from the music of the Baroque?
Melodies are less ornate and more periodic.
Mozart's Vienna concerts in the 1780s made an impressive net profit in part because __________.
Mozart wrote the music, performed it, and sold his own tickets
How does double-exposition concerto form differ from standard sonata form?
There are two different expositions.
A theme followed by a series of variations is __________.
a basic form in musical cultures around the world
Sonata form parallels which of the following?
a three-act drama, such as The Wizard of Oz
When the music of a symphony is played softly for a long time, __________.
audiences anticipate the music getting loud again
When WA Mozart moved to Vienna in 1781, his piano concertos provided him with the ideal vehicle for impressing the emperor because:
audiences marveled at mozart's virtuosity at the keyboard
In adulthood, Mozart supported himself largely __________.
by giving concerts and teaching lessons
In the 1780s, Mozart made a name for himself in Vienna as both a __________.
composer and pianist
sonata-allegro form can be thought of as a
drama in three parts such as "The Wizard of Oz"
In a chamber orchestra, which instruments carry the melody the majority of the time?
first violins
In a periodic phrase structure, an antecedent phrase will typically end with a __________.
half cadence
A common criticism of Mozart's music was that __________.
he included too many melodies for the audience to follow
When Haydn came to London __________.
he was already a celebrity
Mozart composed __________.
in many different styles and genres, thanks to his genius and education
One of the ways Haydn creates variety and interest in the sound of the third movement is by __________.
including dynamic surprises
One of the reasons Cherry Blossoms might sound strange to Western ears is because it __________.
is built on a pentatonic scale
Writers of the Enlightenment recognized the structural parallels between instrumental music and __________.
language
Concerts in Haydn's time were much __________.
longer, so people often socialized
Moving from one key to another is called __________.
modulation
a sonata is performed by
one or two instruments
a symphony is written for
orchestra
A(n) __________ phrase structure includes antecedent and consequent units that together make a whole.
periodic
the kind of phrase structure with the antecedent (question) and the consequent (answer) units is called
periodic phrase structure
In sonata form, all themes appear in the tonic key in the __________.
recapitulation
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro __________.
represents a mood of discontent with the established order
Composers of the Classical Era liked to use which form for finales in part because they are jaunty and bright, with catchy melodies?
rondo
A binary form in which the opening idea returns in the tonic key about halfway through the second section is called __________.
rounded binary form
Nannerl Mozart didn't achieve the same renown as her brother because __________.
she chose not to pursue a career in performing
The tremolo technique creates what kind of effect?
shivering
In a concerto, what two forces at times collaborate and at times compete?
soloist and orchestra
your text compares sonata-allegro to the wizard of oz movie (1939). How does it relate the form?
the black and white portion at the beginning and the end is respectively equivalent to the exposition and the recapitulation
Which of the following parts of double-exposition concerto form sets it apart from sonata form?
the cadenza
mozart's compositions were set apart from other composers due to
the plethora and variety of the musical ideas within a movement
In the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, which of the following elements are imbued with distinct moods, from calm to lyrical to energetic?
themes
we discussed that in the classical era, mozart and haydn both practiced economy of means which means
they used germinal cells called motives to create long musical works
Haydn's minuet is typical because it is in which meter?
triple
Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, op. 76, no. 3, is written for a string quartet, which is comprised of __________.
two violins, a viola, and a cello
Who primarily played the koto during the instrument's heyday?
women
haydn:
worked for the esterhazys at their large in Hungary
