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In sonata form, the recapitulation takes place immediately after
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the development
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In sonata form, what usually takes place during the exposition's bridge?
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modulation
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A multi-movement work for orchestra (usually featuring four movements) is:
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symphony
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Which form states an initial theme followed by sections in which the theme is restated in varied ways?
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Variation form
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Which composer is best known for breaking compositional tradition?
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Beethoven
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When composers write pieces of music in Sonata form, there are certain optional choices they can make. Which of the following is NOT optional?
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slow introduction
coda repeating the exposition DEVELOPMENT is NOT optional |
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Which form is based on a Baroque dance?
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Minuet form
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How many movements does a typical Classical sonata have?
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three
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Here is a diagram of a particular form: ABACABACABA
Which form does the diagram best fit? |
Rondo form
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In which movement is minuet form most often used?
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third movement
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Cadenzas in the Classical Era were:
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improvised by the soloist
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In an opera, the section in which multiple singers sing about their individual emotions while also moving the plot forward is called:
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ensemble
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Which of the following could NOT be considered "chamber music?"
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concerto
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On a program, you see "Trumpet Quintet" listed as a title. What would you expect to see when the piece begins?
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one trumpet, four string instruments
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A multi-movement duo for flute and piano is called a:
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sonata
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The Baroque technique of requiring a keyboard player to add improvised chords to a bass line in a piece of music is referred to as:
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basso continuo
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In a fugue, the episode occurs:
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immediately after the exposition
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In an opera, when two or more singers are singing in dialogue (conversation), this section of the opera is called:
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recitative
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You're listening to the radio and you hear a piece of music that has a bass line in which the same five notes repeat constantly throughout the piece of music. "A-ha!" you think, "This must be composed using a ________________."
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ground bass
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The Baroque genre that is almost entirely based on systematic imitative polyphony is:
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fugue
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Which genre features a group of soloists accompanied by an orchestra?
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concerto grosso
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You're at a Lutheran church service and hear a solo organ piece. Based on your current knowledge, the genre is:
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chorale prelude
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In "ritornello" form, the initial musical material heard at the beginning of the piece will:
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return (possibly in fragmented form) multiple times throughout the piece
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How many "voices" can a fugue have?
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as many as the composer wants to use
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Which of the following genres is NOT performed for a paying audience?
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opera seria
opera buffa oratorio CANTATA not for paying audience |
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In the second "A" section of a "da capo" aria, the singer should:
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improvise extra notes, ornaments, runs, etc.
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You turn on the radio and hear a Baroque orchestra playing in slow, dotted rhythms. Your heart quickens in excitement as you realize, "This is most likely a:
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French overture
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Recitative that features a considerable amount of orchestral involvement is called:
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accompanied recitative
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In a printed program, you see the following listed as a title: "'If Love's a Sweet Passion, why does it torment?' from The Fairy-Queen." You can guess that this would most likely be:
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an aria from an opera seria
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"Figured bass" refers to:
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a bass line which features a symbolic/numerical shorthand to help the keyboard player decide which notes to play.
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If a composer wanted to write a piece of music in the High Renaissance style, he would have to write _________________.
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alternating sections of imitative polyphony and homophony
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Which of the following is a secular genre?
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madrigal
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Troubadours are__________________.
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members of the nobility who are also composers of secular music
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In the printed program at a concert, you see the words "Agnus Dei" as part of a title. This tells you that ______________________.
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the piece of music is somehow connected to a Catholic Mass.
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You hear a song in which the word "hopping" is sung. The melody jumps all over the place during that particular word. This is an example of ________________.
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word-painting
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In the Middle Ages, a polyphonic vocal piece in which each voice part 1) sings the same syllables at the same time, and 2) has different melodic lines, is most likely ___________.
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an organum
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Which of the following is not a Renaissance dance?
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Bourree
Saltarello Jig NOT: Nutella |
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To compose an organum, composers used a pre-existing piece of music as the basis. What pre-existing music would they use?
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a plainchant
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A church composer's birth and death dates are 432-497. The compositions he most likely focused on are:
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plainchants
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"Paraphrase" in music, means:
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when you take a melody and change the rhythm and perhaps add extra notes to make the melody more interesting or pretty.
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The most popular way to sing vocal music in the Renaissance was:
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a cappella
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In a printed program at a concert, you see a composer with the birth and death dates of 1575-1613. This tells you that:
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this composer will most likely use compositional techniques from the Renaissance.
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Which of the following types of plainchant is the most uninteresting (with regards to melody)?
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recitation
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plainchant?
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it is monophonic
it is nonmetrical it uses the church modes. NOT: the harmony is very rich, usually soprano/alto/tenor/bass--like most LDS hymns. |
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If someone sings one syllable with tons of notes (like the "o" in "Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria" from "Angels We Have Heard on High"), we could describe that passage as:
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melismatic
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