Intro to Music Classical Era Test PDF

Name________________ Date _________ Unit 6 Practice Test Classical Era 1. The classical style in music flourished during the period A. 1600-1750 B. 1730-1770 C. 1750-1820 D. 1820-1900 2. Which of the following composers is not considered a master of the clas...

Name________________ Date _________ Unit 6 Practice Test Classical Era 1. The classical style in music flourished during the period A. 1600-1750 B. 1730-1770 C. 1750-1820 D. 1820-1900 2. Which of the following composers is not considered a master of the classical period? A. Wolfgang A. Mozart B. Ludwig van Beethoven C. Joseph Haydn D. Johann Christian Bach 3. Which of the following statements is not true of the music of the classical period? A. Classical melodies are among the most tuneful and easy to remember. B. The basso continuo was the nucleus of the instrumental ensemble. C. Classical composers stressed balance and clarity of structure. D. The standard orchestra comprised of four sections evolved during the classical period. 4. The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of A. strings, pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani B. strings with harpsichord continuo C. a loose ensemble of available instruments D. woodwinds, trombones, drums, and strings 5. Which of the following instruments were not normally included in the classical orchestra? A. timpani B. saxophones C. trumpets D. horns 6. Social mobility during the classical period was A. not common B. promoted and encouraged by the church C. an important factor in the rise of the middle class D. ruthlessly stamped out by the aristocracy 7. Political and economic power shifted from the church and the aristocracy to the A. colonial powers B. military-industrial complex C. middle class D. military 8. In the classical period, serious composition was flavored by A. folk and popular music B. heroic and mythological plots C. elaborately ornamented improvisational melodies D. all of the above 9. The prospering middle class in the classical period sought aristocratic luxuries such as A. theater B. literature C. music D. all of the above 10. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Comic operas in the classical period treated middle-class subjects, had folk-like tunes, and sometimes even ridiculed the aristocracy. B. Townspeople organized public concerts, where for the price of admission, they could hear the latest symphonies and concertos. C. Political and economic power shifted during the classical period from the middle class to the aristocracy and the church. D. Joseph Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered a skilled servant, like a gardener or gamekeeper. 11. Composers in the classical period took middle-class tastes into account by A. flavoring their serious compositions with folk and popular music B. writing comic operas that sometimes ridiculed the aristocracy C. writing dance music for public balls D. all of the above 12. In the classical period, comic operas sometimes A. were based on the Old Testament B. ridiculed the aristocracy C. were in Latin D. all of the above 13. A symphony is a A. work for solo instrument B. work for chorus and orchestra C. work for piano solo D. sonata for orchestra 14. Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed within a composition are called A. codas B. motives C. melodies D. rides 15. Each successive variation in a theme with variations A. retains some elements of the theme B. is usually in a new key C. is usually in the same key D. presents a new melodic idea 16. Theme-and-variations form may be schematically outlined as A. AABB B. AA1A2A3A4 C. ABACADA D. ABA 17. Which of the following elements is usually not changed in varying the theme in theme and variations form? A. length B. harmony C. rhythm D. melody 18. The minuet and trio movement of a classical symphony, string quartet, or other work, is in form. A. AA'A"A"'A"" B. AABB C. ABACABA D. ABA 19. Which of the following is not true of the minuet? A. moderate tempo B. ABA form C. triple meter D. quick, lively tempo 20. A common rondo pattern is A. ABACBA B. ABBABC C. ABCBA D. ABACA 21. Which of the following statements is not true? A. A common rondo pattern is ABACABA. B. A rondo movement features a tuneful main theme which returns several times in alternation with other themes. C. Rondo form is often combined with elements of sonata form to produce the sonata- rondo. D. The rondo as a musical form was not used in musical compositions after the classical period. 22. Symphony may be defined as a(n) A. musical composition for orchestra, usually in four movements B. sonata for orchestra C. extended, ambitious composition exploiting the expanded range of tone color and dynamics of the classical orchestra D. all of the above 23. Which of the following is not true of the symphony? A. An extended, ambitious composition exploiting the expanded range of the color and dynamics of the classical orchestra. B. A musical composition for orchestra, usually in four movements. C. A musical composition for solo instrument and orchestra. D. A sonata for orchestra. 24. A symphony is unified partly by the use of the same A. tempo throughout B. key in three of its movements C. theme for each of its movements D. all of the above 25. A concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for A. any combination of instruments B. an instrumental soloist and orchestra C. symphonic orchestra D. an instrumental soloist 26. Which of the following statements is not true? A. A classical concerto combines the virtuosity and interpretive abilities of a soloist with the wide range of tone color and dynamics of the orchestra. B. 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. C. The first movement of a classical concerto is in sonata form, but has two expositions, one for the orchestra and one for the soloist. D. A typical sequence of movements in a classical concerto is fast, slow, dance-related, fast. 27. The favored solo instrument in the classical concerto was the A. violin B. cello C. clarinet D. piano 28. An unaccompanied showpiece for the concerto's soloist is known as a A. fermata B. cadenza C. pause D. concerto's solo 29. Classical chamber music is designed A. exclusively for performance by paid professional musicians B. for the intimate setting of a small room C. to be conducted by experienced orchestral directors D. to display the virtuosity of the players 30. The most important form of classical chamber music is the A. string quartet B. violin and piano sonata C. woodwind quartet D. piano trio 31. A major factor that distinguishes chamber music from the symphony or concerto is that chamber music A. does not have difficult parts B. does not use sonata form C. is performed in concert halls D. is performed by one player per part 32. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Classical chamber music does not need a conductor. B. The most important form in classical chamber music is the string quartet. C. Chamber music is subtle and intimate, intended to please the performer as much as the listener. D. Chamber music is generally played but the full orchestra. 33. Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life A. serving a wealthy aristocratic family B. as an independently wealthy composer C. as a church musician and organist D. as a professional free-lance musician 34. Haydn was fortunate in having a long and fruitful, as well as financially stable relationship with the noble Hungarian family of A. Kadar B. Stefanhazy C. Liszt D. Esterhazy 35. Haydn was a prolific composer, as demonstrated in part by his 68 string quartets and 104 A. serenades B. symphonies C. songs D. operas 36. Along with his symphonies, Haydn's ________ are considered his most important works. A. string quartets B. operas C. baryton trios D. serenades 37. Mozart was born in A. Rohrau, Austria B. Eisenach, Germany C. Bonn, Germany D. Salzburg, Austria 38. By the age of six, Mozart could A. play the harpsichord and violin B. improvise fugues and write minuets C. read music perfectly at sight D. all of the above 39. Which of the following statements is not true? A. In his later years, Mozart was financially well off, widely acclaimed, and sought after by an adoring public. B. Mozart wrote masterpieces in all the musical forms of his time. C. Between the ages of six and fifteen, Mozart was continually on tour in England and Europe. D. Mozart's trips to Italy enabled him to study and master the current operatic style. 40. Mozart composed his Requiem A. for his own funeral B. as an exercise for his composition teacher C. on commission from a stranger D. to help his pupil Sussmayr 41. The standard catalog of the compositions of Mozart was made by A. Friedrich Kuhlau B. Ludwig von Köchel C. Franz X. Sussmayr D. Lorenzo da Ponte 42. In composing music, Mozart A. depended on his students to help him with the details B. wrote in a slow, painstaking manner C. reworked his themes many times before using them D. composed extended works completely in his mind 43. Beethoven A. began to feel the first symptoms of deafness in his twenty-ninth year B. was a brilliant pianist C. was self-educated and had read widely, but was weak in elementary arithmetic D. all of the above 44. We have a record of Beethoven's struggle with his musical material because of his habit of A. carrying a pocket tape recorder B. carrying musical sketchbooks C. keeping a diary D. telling his troubles to his friends 45. Beethoven's late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include A. the Ninth Symphony B. piano sonatas C. string quartets D. all of the above 46. Beethoven, in comparison with earlier composers, was far more extensive and explicit in marking _____________in his scores. A. expressive indications B. tempos C. dynamics D. all of the above ANSWER KEY 1. C 30. A 2. D 31. D 3. B 32. D 4. A 33. A 5. B 34. D 6. C 35. B 7. C 36. A 8. A 37. D 9. D 38. D 10. C 39. A 11. D 40. C 12. B 41. B 13. D 42. D 14. B 43. D 15. A 44. B 16. B 45. D 17. A 46. C 18. D 19. D 20. D 21. D 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. B