music test 4

What are the dates for the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods.

(476-1450), (1450-1600), (1600-1750), and (1750-1825)

The first movement of Eine kleine Nachtmusik is in sonata-allegro form

F

The second movement in a sonata cycle is generally in a quick tempo.

F

There is no break between the second and third movements of the Fifth Symphony because they are linked by a transition.

F

The composers Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert all composed in large-scale forms.

T

Which of the following best describes first-movement concerto form?

a sonata-allegro form with a double exposition

What are the sections in order for the basic sonata-allegro form?

a) Slow intro b) Exposition c) Development d) Recapitulation e) Coda

Music with no literary basis is referred to as:

absolute music.

Which tempo scheme is standard for the movements of a concerto

fast, slow, fast

The tempo scheme of the movements of Eine kleine Nachtmusik is best described as:

fast, slow, moderate, fast.

The longest and most dramatic movement of the sonata-allegro form was generally the:

first

The music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert is characterized by:

singable lyrical melodies

The first movement of a symphony is most likely in ________ form.

sonata-allegro

The first movement of a string quartet is typically in

sonata-allegro form.

Which genre would NOT normally be in multi-movement cycle?

song cycle

The heart of the Classical orchestra was the

string section.

From which earlier genre did the symphony evolve?

the Italian opera overture

The eighteenth-century composer was most likely to find a patron in:

the aristocracy.

The K. number following each Mozart work refers to

the name of the man who catalogued his compositions.

The movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony that makes the most extensive use of variation procedure is

the second

The middle section of a typical third movement in a sonata cycle is called

trio

Mozart worked under the patronage of the Eszterházy court.

F

A motive is a combination of many themes.

F

Generally a scherzo is slower paced than a minuet and trio.

F

In a cadenza during a concerto from the Classical period, the orchestra improvises freely.

F

Which is NOT true of the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

It is in minuet and trio form

Which composer famously began to write music before the age of five?

Mozart

Which is most likely the slow movement in the multi-movement cycle?

Second

A sonata-allegro form is comprised of 3 main sections

T

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony generally follows the outline of the standard multimovement cycle.

T

Buildings like the nation's Capitol and Monticello were patterned after Greek and Roman temples.

T

Classical-era composers, especially in the earlier years, were still working under aristocratic patronage.

T

Which movement of the instrumental cycle is likely to be a dance?

Third

A brilliant solo passage in the manner of an improvisation within a concerto is called a(n):

cadenza

Music making in the Classical era centered upon the:

court

Which malady afflicted Beethoven and profoundly affected his work as a composer?

deafness

The longest and most dramatic movement of the multi-movement cycle, represented in the symphony, string quartet, concerto and sonata, was generally the:

first.

At the time of Mozart's death

he was working on his Requiem Mass.

The last section of sonata-allegro form that restates the themes is called

recapitulation.

Which dance replaced the minuet and trio in the nineteenth-century symphony?

scherzo