Test Study

What is one central theme of the Enlightenment?

All problems can be solved through scientific observation and reasoning

In his keyboard sonatas, Domenico Scarlatti generally used:

Balanced binary form

Who was the librettist for Gluck's Orfeo?

Calzabigi

aydn uses all of the following text-setting strategies in the opening of The Creation EXCEPT:

Concluding choral fugue on "and God divided the light from the darkness."

Which of the following works by Mozart is/are a Singspiel?

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail

Which is NOT a hallmark of Gluck's "reformed" operatic style?

Elaborate, coloratura-laden melody ARE- a. Dramatic interactions between characters (interjections, quick dialogue exchanges, etc.) b. Increased use of recitativo accompagnato instead of secco recitative c. Greater importance of the orchestra and chorus

A typical symphony by Sammartini includes how many movements?

Four, with a minuet and trio as the second movement

Which composer inspired Haydn's oratorios?

G. F. Handel

During the late Baroque era, the use of fugue, invertible counterpoint and other complex imitative techniques was most closely identified with:

German composers

Which composer is MOST likely to construct tight motivic relationships between themes?

Haydn

Why is Ludwig von Köchel significant?

He catalogued Mozart's compositions and we still used his system today

Why is Baron Gottfried van Swieten significant for the history of Classic-era music?

He introduced Mozart to the works of J.S. Bach He was the librettist for Haydn's The Creation

La serva padrona is an example of a/an:

Intermezzo

Which statement is NOT true of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony?

It dates from Beethoven's first period of composition

Galant musical style originated most clearly in:

Italian opera

Which composer's galant melodic style and approach to concerto form profoundly influenced the young Mozart?

J.C. Bach

Haydn composed his final symphonies for audiences in:

London

Handel stopped composing operas around 1740 for multiple reasons, including:

London audiences' growing preference for English-language operas

Which center developed an orchestra, referred to as "an army of generals," that was renowned across Europe for its precision, technique, and dynamic range?

Mannheim

Which composer typically makes the greatest demands on wind players in his symphonies?

Mozart

All of the following can be considered hallmarks of much mid-18th-century music EXCEPT:

One mood/affect per movement

t/f: Despite contemporary recognition of his importance, much of Beethoven's music remained incomprehensible to audiences and players for many years after his death.

True

t/f: Exploration of the mediant, and/or modulation by thirds rather than fifths, is an important trait of 19th-century tonality.

True

t/f: The peculiar motivic and formal qualities of Beethoven's music have forced scholars to develop new theories and descriptions of sonata form, musical coherence, and other aspects of style and structure.

True

Mozart composed most of his masterworks in which city?

Vienna

A "turba" is:

a chorus playing the role of a crowd in a Passion setting

John Gay's The Beggar's Opera:

commented on London society by making the principal characters low-status criminals

t/f: 19th-century composers' attitudes toward the genres and forms of past eras can best be described as one of complete rejection.

false

The Paris Conservatory was an important institution because:

founded at the time of the French Revolution, it was an important step toward the democratization of music education

All of the following are likely to employ a Lutheran chorale tune EXCEPT:

fugue from Bach's "Art of Fugue"

Which of the following is NOT true of Telemann:

he avoided using the French style in his compositions

All of the following are true of George Frideric Handel EXCEPT:

he studied opera and orchestration in France

Most of Mozart's piano concertos were composed primarily for:

his own performances

Where would you most likely hear a song cycle by Schubert in the 1820s?

in the parlors of the German middle class

Beethoven departs from symphonic tradition in his Symphony No. 9 by:

including a choral movement

In mature (3-part) sonata-allegro form, the development:

is second and modulates through a variety of keys before arriving on the dominant

Handel's Saul:

is typical of a Handel oratorio in that it features many choruses

In contrast with seventeenth-century French operas (by Lully, for example), Rameau's operas tend to be:

more harmonically adventurous

The Seasons and The Creation are:

oratorios by Haydn

In the piano concertos of Mozart, the first section is typically a/an:

orchestral ritornello entirely in tonic

J. S. Bach's primary instrument was:

organ

In the Classic era, two or more phrases completed by a cadence was a/an:

period

Recitativo secco refers to:

recitative accompanied only by basso continuo

In Cöthen, Bach composed primarily:

secular instrumental chamber music

Beethoven's late style is characterized by all the following EXCEPT:

simplified performance challenges aimed at amateur players

Late Baroque Opera seria typically features all of the following EXCEPT:

six acts and a lengthy prologue

Rameau was among the first to write about all of the following EXCEPT:

specific rules for constructing effective melodies

Antonio Vivaldi worked at:

the "Pietà," a Venetian conservatory/orphanage for girls

One distinctive stylistic feature of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 is the:

then-unprecedented length of its first movement

American and British parlor songs of the early 19th century are different from many German Lieder in that:

they generally do not have complex, expressive accompaniment parts

We know that the scores of some of J. S. Bach's Passion settings have been lost. How many of them survive today and can be performed?

two

In contrast with operas, oratorios during the Baroque era:

were not fully staged

What is NOT true of the relationship between Mozart and Haydn

. Haydn dedicated The Creation to Mozart's memory

Which individual(s) had an important career as a concert pianist?

... Both C. Schumann and Liszt

The recurring theme in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is called the:

... idee fixe

Which of these is NOT a clear and important trend of musical participation in the 19th century?

...A decrease in the importance of home music-making

One significant development in the 19th century was the emergence of the musical "canon." What is this?

...A repertoire of important works by composers of the past

Which of the following works is the BEST example of program music?

...Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique

Which of these works has NO associated textual, narrative, or pictorial content, either explicit or implied?

...Clara Schumann's Piano Trio in G Minor

The simplest type of structure seen in Lieder and/or parlor songs is:

...Strophic

How did 19th-century composers create unity and/or continuity in their music?

...They linked movements together with transitional passages or the instruction <<attacca>> They used themes/motives that recurred in subsequent movements They used a common narrative or programmatic thread to link movements or sections

The Sacred Harp is:

...a collection of American hymns in shape-note notation

Composers of choral music in the 19th century tend to:

...draw inspiration from past models and/or non-choral genres

An expressive setting of a strophic, lyric poem for a small choir is called a:

...part song

Both J. S. Bach and Handel were born in:

1685

Rameau published his famous Traité de l'harmonie (Treatise on Harmony) in:

1722

Most music historians consider the Baroque era to have ended around:

1750

If you were to hear an aria from a ballad opera, it would probably include:

A familiar tune borrowed from a folk or popular song

This composer was employed at the Spanish royal court:

Scarlatti

What is the most likely form for the FIRST movement of a late-18th-century symphony, string quartet, or sonata?

Sonata-allegro

The heightened expression found in Haydn's symphonies and string quartets in the early 1770s is associated with which style?

Sturm und Drang

Why is the Esterhazy family important for Classic-era music?

They provided Haydn with job stability and skilled musicians They permitted Haydn to travel to London late in his career

Dichterliebe is:

a song cycle by Robert Schumann

Beethoven's relative financial security was assured by:

a stipend provided by several Viennese aristocrats who admired his music and wanted to ensure that he would be free to compose according to his own desires

Stamitz's Sinfonia a8 in E-flat, Op. 11, No. 3, includes the following characteristics:

a. Addition of oboes and horns to the orchestra b. A sonata-form first movement with proportions expanded beyond those of his predecessors c. Four movements including a minuet and trio d. Absence of a harpsichord continuo

Which of the following opera(s) is/are based on a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte?

a. Don Giovanni b. Le nozze di Figaro c. Cosi fan tutte

Which of these were outcomes of Haydn's trips to London in the 1790s?

a. He was exposed to the oratorios of Handel b. He wrote his last and largest symphonies

Which of the following is/are typically TRUE of opera buffa?

a. Sung in Italian b. Presents contemporary settings and ordinary characters c. Mocks conventions of traditional opera seria

The general term for 19th-century instrumental music that has no associated picturesque, narrative, or representational content and makes no attempt to communicate or suggest an image or personality is:

absolute music

During the later Baroque era, prominent male roles in Italian operas were often played by:

castrati

J. S. Bach's two famous books of 24 keyboard preludes and fugues written in every major and minor key are known as:

the Well-Tempered Clavier

During the late Baroque era, the most common aria type was:

the da capo aria

A composer wanting to reach the loudest dynamic level possible in a given section of a concerto grosso would probably use:

the ripieno instruments

The term prima donna originally referred to:

the soprano singing the lead female role in an opera