Music Qz 3 Review

21 August 2022
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Which of the following composers is not considered a master of the classical period?
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Johann Christian Bach
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The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of
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strings, pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani
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Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life
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serving a wealthy aristocratic family
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Which of the following is not part of a sonata form movement?
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Rondo
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At the end of a classical exposition there usually is a
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repeat sign
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Theme-and-variations form may be schematically outlined as
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AA'A"A"'A""
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The minuet and trio movement of a classical symphony, string quartet, or other work, is in ______ form
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ABA
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The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it
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moves more quickly
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The rondo may be schematically outlined as
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ABACABA
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The usual order of movements in a classical symphony is
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fast, slow, dance-related, fast
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A brilliant solo section in a concerto designed to display the performer's virtuosity is called
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a cadenza
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The classical string quartet is a musical composition for
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two violins, viola, and cello
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The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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A baroque musical composition usually expresses ______ within the same movement
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one basic mood
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In the baroque era, dynamics consisted mainly of sudden alterations between loud and soft called
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terraced dynamics
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The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the organ and the
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harpsichord
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The orchestra evolved during the baroque period into a performing group based on instruments of the ______ family
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string
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In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the
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church
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Bach was recognized as the most eminent ______ of his day
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organist
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Handel's Messiah is an example of
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an oratorio