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MUS 165 - Part IV
Part IV - Chapters 15-21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Music that is free of extramusical association? | Absolute Music |
| The prevailing style of music from 1750 to 1820? | Classical Period |
| Music gradually becoming louder is? | Crescendo |
| Music gradually becoming softer is? | Decrescendo |
| The light, decorative style generally associated with the eighteenth-century French court? | Rococo (galant) style |
| (1) The manipulation of themes in a musical work. (2) The section in sonata form devoted to the development of themes. | Development |
| The opening section in sonata form. This section is often repeated during the classical period. | Exposition |
| Austrian composer who was an incredible child prodigy moved to Vienna as a young adult to break away from the old patronage system. He wrote over 600 works, many of them masterpieces. | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) |
| The section of sonata form in which the themes from the exposition are repeated? | Recapitulation |
| A form consisting of an exposition section, followed by a development section, and then recapitulation of the themes from the exposition? | Sonata Form |
| A section in which a soloist plays a free paraphrase on the themes of the work? | Cadenza |
| A form in which the theme appears three or more times with contrasting sections between its appearances? | Rondo |
| A multi-movement work that consists of music that contrasts a soloist with an orchestra or band? | Solo concerto |
| Austrian composer who worked for the Esterhazy family. He was a well paid servant who wrote on command, but in return he had one of the best orchestras in Europe to play his music. Father of string quartet. | Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) |
| Comic opera of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? | Opera buffa |
| Dramatic opera, usually dealing with serious subject matter? | Opera seria |
| Instrumental music in which each part is performed by only one player? | Chamber music |
| A pleasant but not very complex instrumental work, usually consisting of stylized dances? | Divertimento |
| A three-part form in three-beat meter and the style of minuet. Usually occurs as the third movement in a four movement work? | Minuet and trio |
| A chamber music ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello? | String quartet |
| A section of music in which the melody, harmony, or rhythm of a theme is repeated with some changes? | Variation |
| In the classical period, a work for solo instrument or solo instrument with piano? | Sonata |
| Born in Germany but lived most of his life in Vienna. Bridged the gap between Classical and Romantic periods. Transitioned from a musician being a paid server to being an artist proclaiming truth to society. Became totally deaf. | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) |
| The third movement of some symphonies and other works, usually in a playful style? | Scherzo |
| A symphony consists of how many movements? Name them. | 1. Fast in sonata form. 2. Slow and lyrical. 3. Minuet and trio (replaced by Beethoven with a Scherzo). 4. Fast in rondo form, maybe sonata in variation. |
| The Classical period in art and music existed at about the same time as the? | Revolutionary War in America |
| True/False: J.S Bach was an important composer of music in the Classical style? | True |
| The center of music making during the classical period was? | Vienna |
| True/False: Music in the classical style has no continuo part? | True |
| Which musical forms were developed and/or widely used during the Classical period? | 1. Theme and variation 2. Minuet and trio 3. Sonata 4. Rondo All of these choices are correct |
| A composer not active during the Classical period? | Handel |
| Four intellectual leaders during the Classical period? | Voltaire, Franklin, Jefferson, and Rousseau. |
| The Classical period spanned which years? | 1750-1820 |
| Two Rococo composers were? | Fragonard and Rameau |
| True/False: The melodies in Classical music are flowing and passionate | False |
| Absolute music is music that? | Has no association with non-musical ideas |
| True/False: Composers in the Classical period composed many symphonies and concertos. | True |
| Classical composers tried to? | Increase the drama of the work |
| A musical development not practiced during the Classical period was? | More frequent chord changes |
| True/False: One of Mozart's endeavors was writing a booklet with which one could compose different pieces by throwing a pair of dice | True |
| As used in music the word development means | Working with |
| In which movement of a symphony or concerto is sonata form likely to be found? | First movement |
| The three main sections in sonata form are? | Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation |
| The exposition in a movement in sonata form usually contains? | Two themes |
| Mozart was highly successful in composing? | Chamber Music, Operas, Concertos, and Symphonies |
| In the development section of movement in sonata form, the composer may? | Change keys often Fragment one of the themes Repeat a theme in sequence Introduce a new theme |
| A transition does all but which of the following? | Moves directly from the exposition to the recapitulation. |
| Which section in sonata form is often repeated? | Recapitulation |
| True/False: An introduction precedes the sonata form in the first movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40. | False |
| True/False: Mozart composed over 600 works during his short lifetime. | True |
| True/False: A sonata and sonata form are basically the same thing. | True |
| Mozart's works are cataloged using this abbreviation? | No. |
| The transition between themes in sonata form is very useful because? | It allows for change in the nature of the themes. It allows for change of key. It leads up to the second theme. |
| Most concertos during the classical period were written for? | Piano and Violin |
| True/False: A solo concerto is basically the same as a concerto grosso. | False |
| The first movement of a concerto during the Classical period was almost always in? | Sonata form |
| True/False: The music for the soloist in most solo concertos is more difficult and showy than the music for the accompanying orchestra. | True |
| A feature of sonata form in concertos composed in the Classical period is? | A double exposition |
| True/False: During the Classical period composers did not write the cadenzas. They were made up by the performers. | True |
| Rondo form is expressed as? | ABACA |
| Most concertos have how many movements? | Three |
| The soloist's part in a concerto is? | More showy and difficult than the music for the accompanying orchestra. |
| True/False: Mozart composed many concertos, including some for instruments that are not usually solo instruments, such as clarinet, French Horn and bassoon. | True |
| True/False: Rondo form was often used in the first movement of concertos by composers during the Classical period. | False |
| True/False: Sonata form in concertos frequently has a double exposition, one for the orchestra and another for the orchestra and soloist. | True |
| The cadenza in a concerto occurs just before the? | Coda |
| What form is used by composers in the Classical period for the last movement of concertos? | Rondo |
| During his lifetime Mozart was best known for his? | Operas |
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