Music Test 2 revel questions

Which of the following best describes Billings's attitude toward composition

"Nature taught me everything I need to know"

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

There are four characters onstage during "Cosa sento" from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Which one of hiding in the beginning of the trio?

Cherubino

How did William Billings embody the ideals of the American Revolution?

He was independent and self-reliant, having taught himself music while working

Why does Mozart use accompanied recitative in the middle of this scene?

It allows him to present a large quantity of text in a short time

How does music of the Classical Era differ from the music of the Baroque?

Melodies are less ornate and 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 Wizrad of Oz

In the context of The Marriage of Figaro, the trio "Cosa Sento" ______________________

advances the story and move characters from one emotional state to another

Which of the following is true of periodic phase structure?

antecedent and consequent phrase units make up a larger whole

when the music of a symphony is played softly for a long time, _________________

audiences anticipate the music getting loud again

How does Haydn vary timbre and dynamics in the opening of the minuet?

by alternating between high and low strings and by shifting between loud and soft

In adulthood, Mozart supported himself largely _____________________________

by giving concerts and teaching lessons

In the two hundred or so jingju plays, there are a limited number of __________________

character role types

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro is an opera buffa, meaning which of the following?

comic opera

In the 1780s, Mozart made a name for himself in Vienna as both a ____________________

composer and pianist

William Billings did not make much money from his music because during his life time there was no ________________

copyright law

Over the course of "Cosa sento," Basilio's emotional state moves from ______________

embarrassed to triumphant

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

How did Haydn feel his employment with Prince Nicholas Esterhazy affected his compositions?

his relative isolation and the prince's consistent approval allowed him to experiment and create an original style

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

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

Writers of the Enlightenment recognized the structural parallels between instrument music and _____________

language

concerts in Haydn's time were much __________________

longer, so people often socialized

Mozart associates the different emotional states of the three singing characters in "Cosa sento" with contrasting ______________________

melodies

Moving from one key to another is called ______________

modulation

How many musician are needed to play Cherry Blossom?

one

A(n) _______________ phrase structure includes antecedent and consequent units that together make a whole

periodic

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

The way Mozart uses a recurring musical theme interspersed with contrasting melodic ideas in "Cosa sento" resembles __________________

rondo form

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 concerto, what two forces at times collaborate and at times compete?

soloist and orchestra

The voices types of Susanna, Basilio, and the Court are _________________

soprano, tenor, and bass (respectively)

Which voice part carrier the melody throughout "Chester"?

tenor

The situation of the characters in "Cosa sento" is somewhat ironic because _________________

the Court tries to seduce Susanna, but becomes jealous when he hears that Cherubino is paying attention to his own wife, the Countess

Which of the following parts of double-exposition concerto form sets it apart from sonata form?

the cadenza

Why are opera characters able to sing simultaneously?

the differences in their vocal ranges make it easier to understand the words they sing

"Chester" is structured like a hymn but focuses mainly on __________________

the struggle for American independence

Cherry Blossom is an example of what type of musical form?

theme and variation

In the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, which if the following elements are imbued with distinct moods, from calm to lyrical to energetic?

themes

The voices in "Chester" sing ________________

together in rhythm with largely syllabic text setting

What creates the "shivering" effect heard in Cherry Blossom?

tremolo

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

The two instrumental ensemble groups in jingju are __________________

wenchang and the wuchang

Who primarily played the koto during the instrument's heydey?

women