The Second Section of a Sonata Is Commonly Called the A. Development

1. The second section of a sonata is commonly called the
   A. development.

1. Which one of the following terms best describes the music of
   the Classical period?
   C. Orderly quality
   
2. Which one of the following patterns represents the rondo form?
   A. A B A C A

1. Which of the following is a long work for orchestra, usually
   made up of four movements?
   C. Symphony
   
2. Music to be performed by a small group is commonly known as ______music.
   B. chamber

1. Classical concertos typically contrasted ______with instrumental groups.
   B. soloists

1. Opera ______is a light, frequently comic style of opera.
   A. buffa

1. The ______is an essential characteristic of sonata form.
   D. development of themes

1. The second movement of a Classical concerto usually has
   A. a slow tempo.

1. A ______is a gradual shift from one theme and the next.
   C. transition

1. Mozart’s Don Giovanni is generally considered to be a(n) ______, although it contains
   some humor.
   B. opera seria

1. The first section of a sonata in which the theme is presented is commonly called the
   C. exposition.

1. Beethoven’s preferred solo instrument was the
   . D. piano.

1. In a group that plays chamber music, how many instruments will play each part?
   A. One

1. What dates are commonly assigned to the Classical period?
   D. 1750–1820

1. What is one of the chief characteristics of Beethoven’s music?
   B. Dramatic contrast

1. 17. Which one of the following pieces of music would you most expect to be played by a full
   orchestra?
   C. Symphony

1. A short, entertaining musical piece known as a ______was very popular at the beginning
   of the Classical period.
   D. divertimento

1. Which of the following men was not a leader during the Classical period?
   A. Abraham Lincoln

1. A group of players that perform chamber music is often known as a(n)
   D. ensemble
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1. A short musical form written especially for the piano is called a
   A. prelude.

1. Modest Mussorsky’s most famous opera is
   C. Boris Gudonov.
   

1. Many composers of the Impressionist era wrote harmonies
   consisting of chords that moved in ______motion.
   C. parallel
   
2. Who was the virtuoso violinist that had a profound influence on
   Franz Liszt?
   D. Niccolo Paganini

1. The Romantic period included most of the ______century.
   D. nineteenth

1. Which one of the following musical notations allows performers to improvise slightly with
   the rhythm?
   D. Rubato

1. Post-Romantic music usually has a ______quality.
   C. cerebral
   

1. A poem set to music and sung is called a(n)
   B. art song

1. Richard Wagner’s major work is a four-opera cycle called
   AC. The Ring of the Nibelung.
   

1. A ______is a musical motive associated with a character, idea, or emotion in the works
   of Wagner.
   C. leitmotiv
   

1. The Nutcracker is a(n)
   A. ballet

1. The music of Brahms is often described as
   A. negative.

1. ______music is generally associated with nonmusical ideas and objects.
   B. Program

1. The opera Faust was written by
   A. Charles Gounod.

1. 15. The music of the Romantic era is typically very
   B. emotional.

1. Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a representative piece of the
   ______period.
   D. Late Romantic

1. Piano music of the Romantic period frequently relies on the use of the
   D. pedals.

1. How many movements are there in a tone poem?
   A. One C. Three
   B. Two D. Four

Check your text, scholars say tone poems did not have a set of movements, I would guess 4? But?

1. Which one of the following is characteristic of Brahms’s compositions?
   A. Feeling of self-pity and despair
   

1. The ______chant was incorporated into several musical works of the Romantic period.
   D. Credo
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   1. One of the major forms of African American religious music is
   the B. spiritual.

1. The thumb piano used in African music is called a
   A. mbira.

1. A type of American folk dance tune is a
   D. breakdown.

1. A Balinese instrumental group is called a
   C. gamelan.
   
2. Which one of the following pairs of instruments is typically used by Chinese musicians?
   A. Pipa and erhu

1. Which one of the following suggests a characteristic of folk music?
   C. Improvisation

1. An instrumental group in Bali is known as a
   . D. gamelan.

1. A ______is a melodic pattern in Indian music designed to express or produce a specific
   feeling.
   B. raga\

1. Which one of the following statements describes a characteristic of African music?
   A. It’s based on a system of simple rhythms.
   

1. Chinese music is generally based on
   A. the pentatonic scale.
   

1. What type of story is often related in a ballad?
   B. Historic

1. A ______is an Indian instrument with 18 strings.
   C. sitar

1. Which one of the following is a pear-shaped Middle Eastern string instrument?
   B. Rebab

1. All of the following are characteristic of Indian music texture except for
   B. the pipa

1. A ______in Indian music can include as many as 128 beats.
   C. tala
   
2. A ______is a Mexican song that tells a story.
   B. corrido

1. Which one of the following instruments is most commonly associated with the music of
   Japan?
   A. Shakuhachi

1. Songs composed of several different verses are referred to as
   A. strophic.

1. How many notes are in a pentatonic scale?
   Five

1. Which one of the following topics would most likely be the topic of a broadside?
   A. The adventurous lives of sailors