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
