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the four movements convey a sense of psychological progression it is the first symphony to use a theme and variation movement a portion of the 3rd movement returns "embedded" in the 4th movement there is no break between the 3rd and 4th movements it is the first symphony to use single motive to unite all four movements
2. Beethoven's 3rd Symphony is nicknamed the:
Choral Symphony Pastoral Symphony Pathetique Eroica
3. Which of the following was not a characteristic innovation pioneered by Beethoven:
use of the piano as the solo instrument in a concerto beginning a symphony with a dissonant chord beginning a concerto with a cadenza for the soloist using voices in a symphony replacing the minuet with a scherzo
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic form of program music:
symphonic poem concert overture Lieder string quartet incidental music
5.Which of the following typify the musical style of the Romantic period:
a. long, asymmetrical melodies b. colorful chromatic harmonies c. the use of new instruments and new types of orchestration d. strict adherence to inherited forms a and b a, b, and c all of the above
6. Which is/are NOT common forms for 19th-century Lieder:
a. Binary form b. Strophic Form c. Modified Strophic Form d. Through-Composed Form a and b
7. Which statement is/are NOT characteristic of Schubert's "Gretchen am Spinnrade":
a. the piano accompaniment has both pictoral and psychological significance b. it is in strophic form c. it uses mode to create inner and outer psychological worlds d. its vocal rhythms carefully mirror the stress and accentuation of the poem e. it uses chromatic harmonies for expressive effect b and d
8. A short one-movement composition designed to exploit one aspect of a performers technique is best describe as:
an etude a romance a mazurka an impromptu
9. Which statement(s) is/are true of the "Dies irae":
a. it is a chant from the mass for the dead b. it is a Latin Motet by Mendelssohn c. it becomes a theme in the Symphonie fantastique a. and c. only all of the above
10. The indication for string players to strike the strings with the wood of the bow is:
toccata fugato col legno rubato
11. Which short definition best describes through-composed form:
ABA form a form with few obvious repetitions a form with the same music repeated for each verse of a poem none of the above
12. The main theme of the Berlioz Symphony fantastique:
is called the idée fixe represents Berlioz's beloved provides thematic unity by recurring in all five movmements a and b only all of the above
13. Liebestod connotes:
a song by Schubert a piano piece by Liszt an aria from "La traviata" the final scene from "Tristan und Isolde" Wagner's first opera
12. Which term(s) did Wagner use to describe his operas?
a. opera seria b. Gesamtkunstwerk c. music drama d. symphonic dramas all of the above b and c only
15. Wagnerian harmony connotes:
diatonic harmony extreme use of dissonance extensive use of chromaticism harmonies created by combining several independent melodies harmonies based on quasi-mathematical principles
16. Which type of music is most characteristic of Brahms
opera absolute music program symphonies symphonic poems shallow, virtuosic showpieces for piano
17. Which statement(s) characterize(s) Impressionist music:
unpredictalbe melodies, often based on unusual scales harmonies that include seventh and ninth chords, often used in parallel motion flexible, languid rhythms that often obscure the meter avoidance of climaxes all of the above
18. Which is true of the whole-tone scale:
a. it contains 5 notes per octave b. it is symmetrical c. it lacks the strong feeling of a central or tonic note all of the above b and c only
19. Debussy used all the follow techniques in his compositions EXCEPT:
the use of a wordless chorus to create a new instrumental timbre the whole-tone scale elements inspired by South Asian music counterpoint inspired by Bach and Palestrina extensive use of soft, delicate colors and dynamics
20. Double stops:
a. means playing two strings at once b. are avoided in Brahms's Violin Concerto in D Major c. are signals in a musical score to repeat the main theme in a rondo all of the above a and b only
21. Which of the following is NOT an innovation of the Romantic composers for piano:
the 3-hand trick double octaves Alberti basses special effects using the piano damper pedal