Mis Test 4

The Requiem was Mozart's first major composition in Vienna.

Mozart's Requiem was sung in a worldwide memorial for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Which of the following correctly describes the musical forces included in Mozart's Requiem?

The Dies irae is a poem in three-line rhymed verses.

The text of Mozart's Requiem is sung in:

Oratorios primarily drew their stories from:

Mozart died before finishing the Requiem, and one of his students completed the work for him.

A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called

The predominant texture of the Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem is contrapuntal.

Which of the following is NOT a choral genre developed during the Baroque?

The Dies irae text from the Requiem Mass describes:

During the nineteenth century, the Mass was performed only in church.

Who completed Mozart's Requiem?

The Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem includes solo voices.

The ____________ accompanies the baritone voice in the Tuba mirum section of Mozart's Requiem.

The outer movements of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 share a common mood and expressive quality.

Beethoven gave his Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 the designation:

During the Classical era, the sonata was intended for professional musicians only.

Beethoven is considered by some to be the supreme architect in music.

Which of the following was NOT a favored sonata instrumentation during the late eighteenth century?

Someone other than Beethoven first suggested calling his Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 the Moonlight Sonata.

Beethoven achieved much acclaim during his lifetime and died a famous and revered composer.

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

Beethoven was unable to compose music after he became deaf.

Although Beethoven received support from music-loving aristocrats, he functioned primarily as a freelance, or independent, composer.

Beethoven's career is often divided into ____________ compositional periods.

The first movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2:

Beethoven suffered perhaps the most traumatic of all maladies for a musician. What was it?

The second movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 is:

The first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is full of stormy virtuosity.

How many piano sonatas did Beethoven compose?

The sonata is an instrumental work in one movement for one or two solo instruments.

The dreamy first movement of the Moonlight Sonata features:

Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 was subtitled Moonlight by:

Beethoven's famous Moonlight Sonata has ____________ movements.

Beethoven composed his Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 during his late style period.

In his third compositional period, Beethoven:

Mozart's Requiem was:

Which of the following best describes the mood of the Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem?

Mozart composed his Requiem out of gratitude for a long life of artistic creativity.

In spite of numerous innovations, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 has the standard four movements of the Classical symphony.

Which composer both maintained and disrupted the balance of the Classical style?

Which of the following does NOT describe the final movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

Which Beethoven symphony was selected to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Beethoven set Schiller's "Ode to Joy" in the finale of his Symphony No. 5.

With which symphony did Beethoven begin to expand the possibilities of the genre?

Which of the following best describes the opening idea of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

What is the form of the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?

The text of the "Ode to Joy" is by:

Beethoven composed twelve symphonies

The "Ode to Joy" is the finale of Beethoven's

Beethoven's first two symphonies are written in a style similar to that of Haydn and Mozart.

How many movements does Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 have?

Beethoven abandoned Classical principles in his symphonies.

Beethoven opposed democracy in favor of the rule of a strong leader.

Comic opera generally was sung in the language of the audience, or the vernacular.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of opera seria?

The rigid conventions of opera seria were shaped largely by:

Don Giovanni attempts to console Donna Elvira, who has been betrayed by:

Which of the following was NOT a new opera type that sought to reflect simplicity and real human emotions?

How did comic opera differ from opera seria?

In the latter part of the eighteenth century, new opera types were developed that featured naturalness and simplicity.

Opera buffa was typically serious in tone, with plots dealing with historical or legendary figures.

The Catalogue Aria from Mozart's Don Giovanni lists Don Giovanni's:

Mozart's Don Giovanni is an example of opera seria.

Mozart's librettist for Don Giovanni was:

Mozart's Don Giovanni is a comic opera about a legendary lover.

Which of the following descriptions characterizes the story of Don Giovanni?

The tone of the Catalogue Aria from Mozart's Don Giovanni is:

During the Classical era, the prevalent form of opera, which contained many recitatives and arias designed to display virtuosity, was called:

Mozart died before finishing the Requiem, and one of his students completed the work for him.

Which work by Beethoven is called the Choral Symphony?

Don Giovanni is Mozart's only major opera.

Which of the following does NOT characterize the Classical style?

Which of the following best characterizes artists of the Classical era?

Which of the following best defines the Enlightenment?

The concept of rhythmic regularity suggests:

Public performances were rare during the Classical era.

Which of the following had a strong influence on the Classical era?

The audience of the eighteenth century, like that of today, was mainly interested in music from the past.

Which American president was an architect who spurred a classical revival in the United States?

Which of the following does NOT describe Maria Theresa von Paradis?

Which of the following best describes musical life in the Classical era?

Classical-era composers shunned folk and popular elements.

Music of the Classical era is characterized by lyrical, singable melodies.

Which of the following best describes the melodies of the Classical period?

The Classical period in music ranged from approximately:

The Classical movement has a clear beginning delineated by leaders arguing for radical change.

Which of the following genres does NOT usually follow the general structure of a multimovement cycle?

The repetition of a motive at a higher or lower pitch level is called:

In the slow movement of Haydn's Emperor string quartet, each instrument gets a turn at playing the theme.

Haydn enjoyed phenomenal musical success with two trips to _____________.