Connect Assignment #3
Theme-and-variations form may be schematically outlined as _____.
AA'A''A'''A''''
The minuet-and-trio movement of a classical symphony, string quartet, or other work, is in _____ form.
ABA
The rondo may be schematically outlined as ______.
ABACABA
Part 4- What is the tempo of this music?
Andante
The rondo was used _____.
As late as the twentieth century.
The minuet first appeared around 1650 as a(n) ______.
Dance at the court of Louis XIV of France.
The double bass in the classical orchestra, as in Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, often does what?
Doubles the cello part an octave lower.
Part 4- The lively main theme in this excerpt is in what meter?
Duple
Part 2- What is the title of this piece
Eine Kleine Nachtmsik, III
Because of its character, the rondo most often serves as a _____.
Finale
Which dynamic and style combination listed below most accurately describes the stately melody in this excerpt?
Forte and staccato
Part 1- Who is the composer of this piece
Franz Joseph Haydn
The return of the main theme in rondo form is all the more welcome because it is usually _______.
In the tonic key.
Which of the following is not true about the rondo?
Its use ended in the classical period.
Which of the following elements is usually not changed in varying the theme-and-variations form?
Length
The main theme in a rondo movement is usually ______.
Lively, pleasing, and easy to remember.
Part 1-Who is the composer of this piece?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Part 3- The music is an example of what musical form?
Minuet and trio
The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it
Moves more quickly.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the minuet?
Quick, lively tempo
Each successive variation in a theme with variations _______.
Retains some elements of the theme.
When performers encounter the phrase, da capo, they _______.
Return to the beginning of the piece and repeat the music.
In many of Beethoven's work, there is a _____ movement instead of the minuet.
Scherzo
The _____ movement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony is in theme-and-variations form.
Second
A _____ is a musical composition that is usually in a light mood, and meant for evening entertainment.
Serenade
The character of the minuet is best described as ______.
Stately and dignified
Part 2- What is the title of this piece?
String Quartet in C Minor, IV
Part 2- What is the title of this piece?
Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), II
Which of the following statements is not true?
The recapitulation section is an important way for a composer to develop variations in a theme-and-variations form.
Which of the following statements is not true?
The rondo as a musical form was not used in musical compositions after the classical period.
Part 3- What is the form of this music?
Theme and variations
The movement of a symphony that is often patterned after a dance is the _______.
Third
The minuet is in _____ meter.
Triple
Part 1- Who is the composer of this piece?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Part 3- Which form best describes the melody heard in this excerpt?
a a b b
The sonata-rondo ______.
may be outlined as ABA-development section-ABA, combines rondo form with elements of sonata form, usually has a lively, pleasing and simple to remember theme. Combines rondo form with elements of sonata form. Usually has a lively, pleasing, and simple to remember theme. *All answers are correct.
