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Question 1

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

1 Beethoven broke new ground by including SATB soloists and chorus in his Symphony No. 9.

Question 2

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

16 Changes is a piano piece by Louie which demonstrates ABCBA form.

Question 3

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

17 Eine kleine Nachtmusick, K 525 demonstrates Mozart’s skillful writing for woodwinds.

Question 4

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

20. Stravinsky collaborated with Les Ballets Russes in the creation of his first three ballets: The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring.

Question 5

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

18 The Creation and The Seasons are oratorios by Bach.

Question 6

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

19. Berlioz and Debussy won the Prix de Rome during their studies at the Paris Conservatorie.

Question 7

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

2 “Farewell,” “Surprise,” and “London” are nicknames for three of Haydn’s symphonies.

Question 8

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

3 The Baroque era began in ca 1500 and lasted ca 1650.

Question 9

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

4 Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756 and died in Vienna in 1791

Question 10

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

5 The performing forces in a string quartet are violin, viola, cello and double and bass.

Question 11

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

6 The subtitle of Symphonie fantastique in English is ”Episode in the Life of an Artist.”

Question 12

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

7 The English horn is an instrument in the woodwind family.

Question 13

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

8 Handel was employed by the Esterhazy family for almost thirty years.

Question 14

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

9 Schubert’s musical style demonstrates both Classical and Romantic traits

Question 15

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

10 The first and last movement of “La Primavera” are in sonata form

Question 16

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

11 Bernstein’s West Side Story is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Question 17

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

12 Mozart composed three types of opera: opera seria, opera buffa and Singspiel

Question 18

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

13 In his Symphonies fantastique, Berlioz quotes the Dies Irae iin all movements.

Question 19

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

14 In comparison with Bach’s chromatic harmonies, Handel’s harmonic language was generally more diatonic.

Question 20

August 2015 Identify the statement as true or false.

15 The Well-Tempered Clavier demonstrates polytonality in music

Question 21

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1.Schubert’s musical style demonstrates both Baroque and Classical traits.

Question 22

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10. Berlioz and Debussy won the Prix de Rome during their studies at the Paris Conservatorie.

Question 23

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2. “Eroica,” Pastoral,’ and “Choral” are nicknames for three of Beethoven’s symphonies.

Question 24

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3. Eine kleine Nachtmusick demonstrate cyclical structure.

Question 25

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4. In comparison to Bach’s diatonic harmonies, Handel’s harmonic language was general more chromatic.

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5. Mozart composed three types of opera: opera seria, opera buffa, and Singspiel

Question 27

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6. Adam’s music demonstrates the influence of Impressionist painters and Symbolist poets

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7. The Creation and The Seasons are oratorios by Bach.

Question 29

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8. Composers of the Viennese School favored absolute music

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9. Nationalism and exoticism are closely associated with the Romantic era

Question 31

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11. Chopin wrote idiomatic and virtuosic music for the piano

Question 32

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12. Louie combines traditional Asian music with Western influences

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13. Handel turned to opera seria when English oratorios began to lose popularity

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14. Beethoven composed nine piano sonatas and thirty-two symphonies

Question 35

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15. The Well-Tempered Clavier demonstrates a wide array of countrapuntal techniques.

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16. In the Baroque era, movements were often dominated by a single “affect” or “affection”

Question 37

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17. Basso continuo requires two performers: one playing the bass line and the other realizing the harmonies

Question 38

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18. Vivaldi was employed by the Esterhazy family for about thirty years.

Question 39

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19. Bernstein’s West Side Story is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Question 40

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20. In his Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz uses the Dies irae theme to unify all five movements.