Music Appreciation: Chapter 15 Homework

The English word for scherzo is:

"joke."

What happens at the end of the third movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

A transition passage leads directly into the fourth movement.

Beethoven wrote music in both the ________ style and the ________ style.

Classical; Romantic

Which of the following is true about the end of the third movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

It continues right into the next movement of this work.

Which is true about the second (b) theme in the third movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

It recalls the rhythmic motive of the first movement of this work.

What European political figure inspired Beethoven in his composing the Eroica Symphony?

Napoleon Bonaparte

While the lyrical second theme occurs, what is happening in the background of the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

The opening motive is heard.

Which is true of the style periods of Beethoven?

They progress from Classical to heroic to introspective.

The rhythmic feature of the second phrase in the opening melody of the second movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in F is:

a constant use of syncopation.

The middle portion of the third movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor includes:

a fugal section

Which best describes the psychological progression of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

a heroic struggle with fate, starting out stormily and ending triumphantly

Which best describes the early-nineteenth-century concept of the artist, as exemplified by Beethoven?

an inspired soul who suffers to deliver art to humanity

What do you hear in the recapitulation of the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor that is unusual for this form?

an oboe cadenza

Which comes closest to describing the tempo of the second movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

andante

In the second movement of the String Quartet in F, Beethoven creates contrast in his use of:

ascending scales.

From what condition did Beethoven suffer?

deafness

All of the following are characteristics of Beethoven's symphonic compositional style except:

disregard for Classical forms.

The meter of the fourth movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is:

duple

With which musical element does the composer achieve the most contrast in the second movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

dynamics

The tempo/meter of the second movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in F is:

fast triple meter.

Beethoven stopped performing because:

he became progressively deaf.

The first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor begins, in the first two measures:

loudly and emphatically.

The tonality of the fourth movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor starts in:

major, has a brief section in minor, then ends in major.

The scherzo, a fast, triple-meter movement, evolved from the:

minuet.

The first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is dominated by a repeated:

motive.

In his last style period, Beethoven composed mostly:

piano sonatas and string quartets.

Beethoven's performing instrument was the:

piano.

Which musical characteristic of Beethoven's symphonies seems far from the Classical style of Mozart and Haydn?

rhythmic drive

The second movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in F is in ________ form.

scherzo

The opening melody of the second movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in F is:

short and quiet.

According to most sources, Beethoven's personal life was:

somewhat chaotic and lonely.

The fourth movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is in ________ form.

sonata

What is the form of the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

sonata form

The performing forces in the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor consist of:

strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

With which genre is Beethoven most closely associated?

symphony

The second movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in F uses ________ to create a sense of fast, skittering motion.

syncopation

The surprise in the fourth movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is:

the appearance of the second theme of the scherzo movement before the recapitulation.

What gives the opening of the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor its "improvisational, primal quality"?

the use of fermatas in the presentation of the opening motive

The second movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is in ________ form.

theme and variations

Music scholars divide Beethoven's music into ________ distinct style periods.

three

The meter of the second movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is:

triple.

The meter of the third movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is:

triple.

Which instrument is not heard until the fourth movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

trombone

How many themes are handled in the second movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

two