Category - Audio (2018-2020) with answers

Question 1

Dec 2019 p, 43

1 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. composer:
2. Era:
3: Genre:
4: Musical texture demonstrated in this passage
5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.

Answer 1

1. composer: Josquin des Prez
2. Era: Renaisance
3. Genre: motet
4. Musical texture demonstrated in this passage: homorhythmic texture (all four voices sing the same rhythm)

5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
- numerous possibilties - there are paired imiatations
- use of rests draws attention to important words
- “Ave” is sung from top to bottom voice

Question 2

May 2020, p. 131

2 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Composer
3. Era
4. Form of this movement:
5: Identify two specific musical features of this work.

Answer 2

1. Title: Pathetique or Pianoa Sonata in C Minor, op. 13
2. Composer: Beethoven
3. Era: Classical
4. Form of this movement: sonata form
   5: Identify two specific musical features of this work.
   Many possibilites - see p. 130-p. 134.

Question 3

Dec 2019 p. 11

3 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Era:
3: Musical texture demonstrated in this passage
4: Name the source of the text.
5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.

Answer 3

Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title: Haec dies (organum)
2. Era: Middle Ages
3: Musical texture demonstrated in this passage: polyphonic
4: Name the source of the text: Psalms, Old Testament (or Bible)
5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
(numerous possibilities - see p. 10-12)

Question 4

Dec 2019, p.83

4 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4: Performing forces of this movement:
5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.

Answer 4

1. Title of complete work: Cantata No. 80 or The Mighty Fortress is Our God
2. Composer: JS Bach
3. Era: Baroque
   4: Performing forces of this movement: soprano and bass solists, oboe, violins, violas, continuo

5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
Numerous possibilities - see p. 83

Question 5

Dec 2019, p.20

5 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Era:
3: Genre:
4: This work is: (choose one)
heterophonic or isorhythmic or polytextual
5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.

Answer 5

1. Title: O Mitissima / Virgo/ Hec dies
2. Era: Middle Ages
   3: Genre: Motet
   4: This work is: polytextual
   5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   see. p. 18-20

Question 6

Dec 2019, p. 83

6 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title of complete work:
2. composer:
3. Performing forces:
4: Name the musical texture demonstrated in this passage
5: Identify one poetic image in this movement and describe how it is depicted.
6. Identify one additional musical feature of this work.

Answer 6

1. Title of complete work: Cantata No. 80 or The Mightly Fortress is Our God
2. composer: JS Bach
3. Performing forces: soprano and bass solists, oboe, violins, violas, continuo
   4: Name the musical texture demonstrated in this passage: polyphonic
   5: Identify one poetic image in this movement and describe how it is depicted. Melisma at the word “Al” to show ‘everything’
4. Identify one additional musical feature of this work. see. p. 81-85

Question 7

Dec 2019, p. 88

7 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. composer:
2. Era:
3. Name the form of this movement:
4: Name the solo instruments in this work.
_______ ________ ________ _________
5: Identify one specific musical features of this work.

Answer 7

1. composer: JS Bach
2. Era: Baroque
3. Name the form of this movement: Ritornello
   4: Name the solo instruments in this work.
   violin, obeo, recorder and trumpet
   5: Identify one specific musical features of this work. Many but the main one is the single affect.

Question 8

Dec 2019, p. 30

8 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. composer:
2. Era:
3. Name the form of this movement:
4: Name the solo instruments in this work.
_______ ________ ________ _________
5: Identify one specific musical features of this work.

Question 9

May 2020, p. 11

9 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Composer
3. Era
4. Source of text:
5. Language:
6: Name the type of notation originally used for this work.

Answer 9

1. Title: Haec dies - chant
2. Composer: anonymous
3. Era: Middle Ages
4. Source of text: Psalm, old Testament (Bible)
5. Language: Latin
   6: Name the type of notation originally used for this work. Neumes.

Question 10

May 2020, p. 60

10 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4. Form:
5. Name the mode of this work.
6: Name thecollection in which this work is found:

Answer 10

1. Title: The Carman’s Whistle
2. Composer: William Byrd
3. Era: Renaissance
4. Form: Theme an Variations
5. Name the mode of this work: Ionian (C major)
   6: Name thecollection in which this work is found: Fitzwilliam Virginal Book

Question 11

May 2020, p. 120

11 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4. Form of this movement:
5. For whom was this concerto composed?
6: Identify and briefly explain two musical features of this work.

Answer 11

1. Title: Piano Concerto in G Major, K 453
2. Composer: Mozart
3. Era: Classical
4. Form of this movement: sonata (with double exposition)
5. For whom was this concerto composed? for Barbara von Ployer, Mozart’s student
   6: Identify and briefly explain two musical features of this work. Many possibilites - see p. 117-121

Question 12

May 2020, p. 52

12 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4. Texture of this excerpt: :
5. Provide two examples of word painting in this work.

Answer 12

1. Title: Moro Lasso
2. Composer: Gesulado
3. Era: Renaissance
4. Texture of this excerpt: Polyphonic
5. Provide two examples of word painting in this work.
   - descending chromaticism on “moro lasso” represents death and grief.
   - more rhythmic on “Vita (life) to show energy

Question 13

Dec 2018, p. 83

13 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4. Number of movements in complete work:
5. Source of upper melody:
6. Librettist of lower text:

Answer 13

1. Title: Canata No. 80
2. Composer: JS Bach
3. Era: Baroque
4. Number of movements in complete work: 8 in total
5. Source of upper melody: chorale by Martin Luther
6. Librettist of lower text: Salomo Franck

Question 14

May 2020, p. 85

14 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4. Language:
5. Composer of thei original melody on which this work is based:
6. Breifly explain the role of the orchestra in this movement.

Answer 14

1. Title: Canata No. 80
2. Composer: JS Bach
3. Era: Baroque
4. Language: German
5. Composer of thei original melody on which this work is based: Martin Luther
6. Breifly explain the role of the orchestra in this movement. The orchestra adds to the grand effect to support the full chorus

Question 15

Dec 2018, p. 77

15 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4. Genre of complete work:
5. Form of this movement:
6. Character who sings this passage:

Answer 15

1. Title: Julius Caesare in Egypt
2. Composer: Handel
3. Era: Baroque
4. Genre of complete work: opera seria
5. Form of this movement: da capo aria (ABA; ternary)
6. Character who sings this passage: Cleopatra

Question 16

Dec 2018, p. 73

16 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4. Genre of this passage:
5. Character who sings this passage:
6. Example of word painting in this passage:

Answer 16

1. Title of complete work: Dido & Aeneas
2. Composer: Henry Purcell
3. Era: Baroque
4. Genre of this passage: recitative secco
5. Character who sings this passage: Dido
6. Example of word painting in this passage:
   - descending vocal line represents death and grief
   - chromaticim on ‘death’
   - melisma on ‘darkness’

Question 17

Dec 2018, p. 94

17 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title of this movement
2. Composer:
3. Era:
4. Collection that inclues this work:
5. Formal structure of this movement:
6. Image depicted in this passage:

Answer 17

1. Title of this movement: La poule
2. Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau
3. Era: Baroque
4. Collection that inclues this work: New Suites of Harpsichord Pieces
5. Formal structure of this movement:: binabry form (AB)
6. Image depicted in this passage: a clucking hen

Question 18

May 2019, p. 43

18 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Composer:
2. Era:
   3: Genre:
3. Name the musical texture demonstrated in this excerpt:
4. identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work:

Answer 18

1. composer: Josquin des Prez
2. Era: Renaisance
3. Genre: motet
4. Name the musical texture: homorhythmic
5. 5: Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   - see p. 40 - p.43

Question 19

May 2019, p. 85

19- Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer:
3. Performing forces of this movement:
4. Describe how the music reflects the meaning of the text in this movement.

Answer 19

1. Title of complete work: Cantata No. 80 or The Mightly Fortress is Our God
2. Composer: JS Bach
3. Performing forces of this movement: SATB chorus, strings, trumpets, 3 types of oboes (see top of p. 85)
4. Describe how the music reflects the meaning of the text in this movement.
   The text is about not fearing the evil as God will win. The bavery and unity in human is shown in the increased volumne of the orchestra.

Question 20

May 2019, p. 60

20 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Form of this work:
4. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   a.
   b.

Answer 20

1. Title: The Carman’s Whistle
2. Composer: William Byrd
3. Form of this work: Theme and variations
4. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   See p 60-61

Question 21

May 2019, p. 20

21 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title:
2. Era:
3. Genre:
4. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   a.
   b.

Answer 21

1. Title: O mittisma/Virgo/Haec dies
2. Era: Middle Ages
3. Genre: motet
4. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work. see p. 20
   
   • obvious ones are: polyphonic texture and polytextual with three different texts.

Question 22

May 2019, p. 11

22 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title:
2. Era:
3. This piece is sung during the: (choose one)
   Gradual or Gloria or Council of Trent
4. Choose the performance sytle of this piece:
   Antiphonal or responsorial or Countrapuntal
5. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   a.
   b.

Answer 22

1. Title: Haec dies
2. Era: Middle Ages
3. This piece is sung during the Gradual
4. Choose the performance sytle of this piece:
   responsorial
5. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work. see p. 10-12

Obvious ones are: monophonic, based on Dorian mode; unmeasured rhythm; melismatic settings.

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Question 23

May 2019, p. 96

23 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title of complete piece:
2. Composer:
3. Performing forces:
4. Form of this movement:
5. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   a.
   b.

Answer 23

1. Title of complete piece: Water Music
2. Composer: Handel
3. Performing forces: Baroque orchestra: strings, continuo, trumpets, horns, oboes and bassoons
4. Form of this movement: ternary (ABA)
5. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   Numerous possibilities - see p. 96-97

Question 24

August 2019, p. 85

24 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Performing forces of this movement:
4. Name the source of the melody:
5. Identify two features of the orchestration in this movement.
   a.
   b.

Answer 24

1. Title: Cantata No. 80
2. Composer: JS Bach
3. Performing forces of this movement: SATB chorus, strings, three types of oboe, trumpts
4. Name the source of the melody: chorale by Martin Luther
5. Identify two features of the orchestration in this movement.
   a. Trumpets added by Wilhelm Friedman Bach to creat a grand effect
   b.3 types of oboes are used

Question 25

August 2019, p. 133

25 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer:
3. Form of this movement:
4. Name the texture demonstrated in this audio recording.
5. This movement modulates to: (choose one)
   C minor or E major or D flat major
6. Explain the relatinoship of the above key to the principal key of the whole work.

Answer 25

1. Title of complete work: Piano Sonata in C Minor op. 13 (Pathetique)
2. Composer: Beethoven
3. Form of this movement: rondo (ABACA coda)
4. Name the texture demonstrated in this audio recording.
5. This movement modulates to: E major
6. 6. Explain the relatinoship of the above key to the principal key of the whole work. It’s the submediant key of A flat minor. (p. 133, section C)

Question 26

August 2019, p. 43

26 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Genre:
4. Era:
5. Name the texture demonstrated in this audio clip.
6. Breifly describe the harmonic language employed in this work.

Answer 26

1. Title: Ave Maria…Virgo serena
2. Composer: Josquin des Prez
3. Genre: motet
4. Era: Renaissance
5. Name the texture demonstrated in this audio clip. Homorhythmic
6. Breifly describe the harmonic language employed in this work.
   
   • triadic harmony

Question 27

August 2019, p. 11

27 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title:
2. Genre:
3. Name the source of the text:
4. Name the texture demonstrated in this work.
5. Identify two stylistic features of this genre.

Answer 27

1. Title: Haec dies (chant)
2. Genre: Gregorian chant
3. Name the source of the text: Psalm, Old Testament
4. Name the texture demonstrated in this work. monophonic
5. Identify two stylistic features of this genre.
   a. unmeasured rhythm
   b. narrow range
   c. modal scale

Question 28

August 2019, p. 34

28 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer
3. Identify the language in this movement.
4. Identify the ars nova rhythmic and melodic technique employed in this passage:
5. This movement is based on which mode:
   Ionian mode or Lydian mode or Dorian mode

Answer 28

1. Title of complete work: Kyrie from Messe de Nostre Dame
2. Composer: Machaut
3. Identify the language in this movement. Greek
4. Identify the ars nova rhythmic and melodic technique employed in this passage: Hocket
5. This movement is based on which mode: Dorian mode

Question 29

August 2019, p. 114

29 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer
3. Genre
4. Identify the image suggested by this passage.
5. Identify two other examples of word painting in this movement.

Answer 29

1. Title of complete work: The Creation
2. Composer: Haydn
3. Genre: Oratorio
4. Identify the image suggested by this passage. Rising sun
5. Identify two other examples of word painting in this movement.
   a. the moon (with softer beam” is illustrated with a soft ascending melody
   b. the space is illustrated by using dotted chords to suggest the countless stars

Question 30

Dec 2017. P. 77

30 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer
3. Era:
4. Form:
5. Briefly summarize the text of this excerpt and the main affect that is projected.

Answer 30

1. Title of complete work: Julius Caesar in Egypt
2. Composer: Handel
3. Era: Baroque
4. Form: da capo aria; ternary (ABA)
5. Briefly summarize the text of this excerpt and the main affect that is projected.
   The text is about love and the main affect is the same.

Question 31

Dec 2017. P. 61

31 - Provide the following for the audio clip:

1. Title:
2. Composer
3. Era:
4. Collection in which this work is found:
5. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.

Answer 31

1. Title: The Carman’s Whistle
2. Composer: William Byrd
3. Era: Renaissance
4. Collection in which this work is found: Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
5. Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work.
   a. theme and variations
   b. the texture becomes fuller with each variations
   c. In Ionian mode (C major)

Question 32

Dec 2017. P. 138

32 - Provide the following for the audio clip: (the entire audio is very quiet).

1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Performing forces:
4. Predominant texture of this movement:
5. Briefly describe the mood and musical character projected in this movement.

Answer 32

1. Title: String Quartet in C sharp Minor, op. 131
2. Composer: Beethoven
3. Performing forces: 1st violin, 2nd violin, voila and cello
4. Predominant texture of this movement: fugual
5. Briefly describe the mood and musical character projected in this movement.
   
   • a strong sad or sweet mood

Question 33

Dec 2017. P. 114

33 - Provide the following for the audio clip: (the beginning of the audio is very quiet)
1. Title:
2. Composer
3. Era:
4. Genre:
5. Identify two examples of word painting in this work and briefly describe how thiey are musically depcited.

Answer 33

1. Title: The Creation
2. Composer: Haydn
3. Era: Classical
4. Genre: Oratorio
5. Identify two examples of word painting in this work and briefly describe how thiey are musically depcited.
   a. the moon (with softer beam” is illustrated with a soft ascending melody
   b. the space is illustrated by using dotted chords to suggest the countless stars

Question 34

Dec 2017. P. 30

34 - Provide the following for the audio clip: (the beginning of the audio is very quiet)
1. Title:
2. Composer
3. Era:
4. Form:
5. Identify two examples of two specific musical features demonstrated in this passage.

Answer 34

1. Title: Royal Estampie No. 4
2. Composer: anonymous
3. Era: Middle Ages
4. Form: sectional
5. Identify two examples of two specific musical features demonstrated in this passage.
   a. Dorian mode
   b. open and close endings allow flxibility to repeat or end the piece
   c. music is often embellished on repeats
   d. melody is narrow in range

Question 35

Dec 2017. P. 25

35 - Provide the following for the audio clip: (the beginning of the audio is very quiet)
1. Title:
2. Composer
3. Era:
4. Genre:
5. Summarize the meaning of the text of this work.

Answer 35

1. Title: Ce fut en mai
2. Composer: Moniot d’Arras
3. Era: Middle Ages
4. Genre: chanson
5. Summarize the meaning of the text of this work.
   The narrator sees a knight with his lady frind in a garden. The narrator thinks aobut his lost love sadly. the couple walks toward him and wishes the narrator to find peace in prayers.

Question 36

Dec 2017. P. 34

36 - Provide the following for the audio clip: (the beginning of the audio is very quiet)
1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer
3. Title of this movement:
4. Language:
5. Identify two composition devices employed in this movement.
a.
b.

Answer 36

1. Title of complete work: Messe de Nostre Dame
2. Composer: Machaut
3. Title of this movement: Kyrie
4. Language: Green
5. Identify two composition devices employed in this movement.
   a.isorhythm
   b. hocket.
   c. polyphonic texture (4 voices)
   d. Dorian mode

Question 37

May 2018. p. 30

37 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title :
2. Composer
3. Texture:
4. Era:
5. Identify the collection that includes this work.
6. Name two instruments that might have performed this work in the era it was written.
a.
b.

Answer 37

1. Title : Royal Esamplie No. 4
2. Composer: anonymous
3. Texture: monophonic
4. Era: Middle Ages
5. Identify the collection that includes this work.
6. Name two instruments that might have performed this work in the era it was written.
   a. sackbut or shawm as the loud instruments
   b. dulcimer, lute, psaltery as the soft instruments

Question 38

May 2018. p. 88

38 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title :
2. Composer
3. Genre:
4. Era:
5. Give the term for the group of instruments that play this theme:
6. Name two instruments featured in this group.
a.
b.

Answer 38

1. Title: Brandenburg Concert No. 2, in F Major
2. Composer: JS Bach
3. Genre: Concerto grosso
4. Era: Baroque
5. Give the term for the group of instruments that play this theme:
6. Name two instruments featured in this group.
   a.violin
   b.oboe
   c. recorder
   d. trumpet

Question 39

May 2018. p. 60

39 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title :
2. Composer
3. Form:
4. Era:
5. Identify the collection that includes this work:
6. Name two instruments that maight have performed this work in the era it was written.
a.
b.

Answer 39

1. Title: The Carman’s Whistle
2. Composer: William Byrd
3. Form:theme and variations
4. Era: Renaissance
5. Identify the collection that includes this work: Fitzwiliam Virginal Book
6. Name two instruments that maight have performed this work in the era it was written.
   a. virginal
   b. harpsichord

Question 40

May 2018. p. 108

40 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title :
2. Composer
3. Form of this movement:
4. Era:
5. Name the key of the theme’s second statement.
6. Identify and briefly explain one musical feature of this movement.

Answer 40

1. Title: Symphoy No. 40 in D Major
2. Composer: Haydn
3. Form of this movement: sonata
4. Era: Classical
5. Name the key of the theme’s second statement.
   A major (dominant key)
6. Identify and briefly explain one musical feature of this movement.
   Monothematic exposition - the second theme is a repeat of the first theme but in a different key

Question 41

May 2018. p. 96

41 - Provide the following for the audio clip:
1. Title of complete work:
2. Composer:
3. Genre:
4. Era:
5. Identify the form of this movement.
6. Name the rhythmic device featured in this excerpt.

Answer 41

1. Title of complete work: Water Music: Suite in D Major
2. Composer: Handel
3. Genre: orchestral suite
4. Era: Baroque
5. Identify the form of this movement. ternary (ABA)
6. Name the rhythmic device featured in this excerpt.
   -syncopation

Question 42

May 2018. p. 138

42 - Provide the following for the audio clip: (you may need to turn up the volume)
1. Title:
2. Composer:
3. Texture of this movement:
4. Era:
5. Identify the instrument that introdues this theme.
6. Name the key of the second entry.

Answer 42

1. Title: Straing Quartet in C sharp minor, op. 131
2. Composer: Beethoven
3. Texture of this movement: fugal
4. Era: Classical
5. Identify the instrument that introdues this theme. 1st violin
6. Name the key of the second entry.
   F sharp