Module 6 And 7

Which of the following is not true of the symphony? - It is a musical composition for solo instrument and orchestra. - It is an extended, ambitious composition exploiting the expanded range of the color and dynamics of the classical orchestra. - It is a musical composition for orchestra, usually in four movements. - It is a sonata for orchestra.

Classical chamber music is designed

Which of the following statements is not true of the music of the classical period? - Classical composers stressed balance and clarity of structure. - The standard orchestra, comprised of four sections, evolved during the classical period. - Classical melodies are among the most tuneful and easy to remember. - The basso continuo was the nucleus of the instrumental ensemble.

Which of the following statements is not true? - A common rondo pattern is ABACABA. - The rondo as a musical form was not used in musical compositions after the classical period. - Rondo form is often combined with elements of sonata form to produce the sonata-rondo. - A rondo movement features a tuneful main theme which returns several times in alternation with other themes.

Composers in the classical period took middle-class tastes into account by - writing comic operas that sometimes ridiculed the aristocracy. - flavoring their serious compositions with folk and popular music. - All answers are correct. - writing dance music for public balls.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Haydn's music? - It is mostly static, showing few changes in texture and orchestration. - The music is robust and direct, radiating a healthy optimism. - Many works have a folk flavor, due to the use of actual peasant tunes and original melodies in folklike style. - The minuets often romp and stomp rather than bow and curtsy

The first movement of a classical concerto

The fully developed classical style in music flourished during the period

A modulation from the home key to a new key in the exposition of a sonata form movement takes place in the

Mozart tried to find fame and fortune by moving to _________, at the age of twenty-five.

Which of the following characteristics is not typical of the music of the classical period? - A classical composition has a wealth of rhythmic patterns. - Classical music is basically polyphonic. - Classical melodies are tuneful and easy to remember. - Classical compositions fluctuate in mood.

In Vienna, Haydn and Mozart

The string quartet - is written for two violins, viola, and cello. - All answers are correct. - usually consists of four movements. - is the most important form in classical chamber music.

Which of the following statements is not true? - The character of the minuet is best described as brisk and lively. - The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it moves more quickly, generating energy, rhythmic drive, and rough humor - In many of Beethoven's compositions, the third movement is not a minuet but a related form in triple meter called a scherzo. - The minuet movement of a symphony or string quartet is written for listening, not dancing.

In the exposition of a sonata-form movement

Sonata form should be viewed as

Which of the following statements is not true? - A typical sequence of movements in a classical concerto is fast, slow, dance-related, fast. - The first movement of a classical concerto is in sonata form, but has two expositions, one for the orchestra and one for the soloist. - A classical concerto combines the virtuosity and interpretive abilities of a soloist with the wide range of tone color and dynamics of the orchestra. - Cadenzas in a classical concerto were indicated in the score by a fermata, and the soloist was expected to improvise, there being no music in the score at that point.

Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and

A typical sequence of movements in a classical concerto is

The minuet first appeared around 1650 as a(n)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and _____ were two of the more important preclassical composers.

A concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for

The opening motive of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 has a ____________ rhythm.

Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, roughly encompassed the years

The classical string quartet is a musical composition for

At the end of a classical exposition there usually is a

Which of the following statements is not true? - String quartet is the most important form of chamber music. - The piano trio is a musical composition for three pianos. - Chamber music is subtle and intimate, intended to please the performer as much as the listener. - Classical chamber music does not need a conductor.

The most important form of classical chamber music is the - string quartet. - violin and piano sonata. - string quintet. - piano trio.

Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life

The favored solo instrument in the classical concerto was the