CH 13 Listening Quiz

How do these, the first and second themes, differ from each other in Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor?

Theme 1 is in the minor mode, but theme 2 is in the major mode.

What is happening in this excerpt from the opening of the 1st movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 94?

This is a slow introduction before the exposition begins.

Which would be the best form diagram for the music you hear in this passage from Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major?

a a b a'

The music heard here is in what meter? (Review page 5 for basic understanding of meter.)

duple

What do you hear in this passage from Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor?

fragmentation of a theme, echoed between strings and woodwinds

How would you describe this excerpt of Haydn's Symphony No. 94, fourth movement?

it begins in major and ends in minor mode

Which instrument plays a solo in this passage from Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G (The Surprise)?

oboe

What is the "surprise" of Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major, heard here:

the fortissimo chord at the end

What section of the minuet and trio from Haydn's Symphony No. 94, third movement is heard here?

the trio

What is unique about the way Haydn moves from the development into the recapitulation in the first movement of Symphony No. 94 in G major?

He doesn't use a retransition, instead surprising the listener with a minor key cadence and then the recapitulation.

What happens to the theme in this excerpt from Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G major, second movement?

It begins in the minor mode and goes to the major mode.

What do you hear in this passage from Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor?

The music modulates to a new key (the bridge).

What do you hear at the beginning of this variation from Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G (The Surprise)

The orchestra begins the theme with a loud chord, and then violins and flutes add a new tune above the theme (a variation).

The music heard here is in what meter?

triple

What instruments, heard here, make this variation from Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major, second movement sound particularly festive?

trumpet and drum

What do you hear at the beginning of this passage from the fourth movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G major?

two phrases of the rondo with the second adding flute