Chapter 9

Question 1

Haydn received his income from

Answer 1

b. The patronage of aristocratic society.

d. The patronage of a court.

Question 2

Neo-classicists wanted to get rid of

Answer 2

b. Sentimentality.

c. Superficiality.

Question 3

In music, lyricism is

Answer 3

a. Melodic clarity and beauty.

Question 4

The first movement of a sonata was almost always

Answer 4

c. Sonata-allegro form.

Question 5

In the Classical period, a sonata could have

Answer 5

a. 4 movements.

b. 3 movements.

Question 6

Sculpture was

Answer 6

a. Classic in its outward appearance. c. Modeled after the work of the ancients.

Question 7

A sonata for an orchestra is called

Answer 7

d. A symphony.

Question 8

The painter who frequently chose events of historical importance to portray was

Answer 8

West

Question 9

Classical composers drew on the models of the Greeks and Romans. TF

Answer 9

false

Question 10

Music of the romantic period is characterized by

Answer 10

b. Personal passion.

Question 11

Portrait of a Young Woman, called Mlle. Charlotte du Val d’Ognes was painted by

Answer 11

Charpentier

Question 12

The country that produced the most “classical” composers was

Answer 12

Germany

Question 13

A sonata could be

Answer 13

b. A piano solo.
c. A string quartet.
d. A Symphony.
e. A Concerto.

Question 14

One of the first noteworthy American artists was

Answer 14

West

Question 15

Neoclassicists used models from

Answer 15

a. The Italian Renaissance.
b. Rome.
d. Greece.

Question 16

The composer who wrote operas on themes of classical mythology was

Answer 16

Gluck

Question 17

Paintings characterized by sensuousness of line and exotic color were create by

Answer 17

Ingres

Question 18

A painting in which the human figures are inconsequential is

Answer 18

d. The Interior of the Panthenon, Rome.

Question 19

The official setter of standards of taste and style was

Answer 19

c. The French Academy.

Question 20

The artist who was preoccupied with the exotic was

Answer 20

Ingres

Question 21

The qualities found in David’s Oath of Horatii include

Answer 21

a. Strength.
b. Unreality.
c. Heroism.
f. Formalism.

Question 22

Music from the Baroque period was characterized by

Answer 22

c. Complicated contrapuntal textures.

Question 23

The piano was first called

Answer 23

c. The piano forte.

Question 24

Classical music was indentified by which key features?

Answer 24

a. Lyricism.

b. Regularity of perfection of form.

Question 25

Pauline Borghese as Venus depicted

Answer 25

d. A woman of the world.

Question 26

ABACABA would be an example of

Answer 26

d. Rondo form.

Question 27

The artist who was an important pedagogue was

Answer 27

c. West.

Question 28

The period that was characterized by opulence and excess was

Answer 28

a. The Rococo.

Question 29

The musical themes of a sonata were initially stated in

Answer 29

c. The exposition.

Question 30

The sonata allegro from had

Answer 30

b. 3 sections.

Question 31

In the Classical period, the greater attention of composers was on

Answer 31

a. Instrumental music.

Question 32

The movement that marked a return to rational principles was the

Answer 32

d. Neoclassical.

Question 33

Jacque Louis David became enthused with the glories of the ancient world

Answer 33

c. After visiting Greece and Rome.

Question 34

Haydn was employed by

Answer 34

b. Prince Esterhazy.

Question 35

Mozart died at the age of:

Answer 35

a. 35.

Question 36

How many symphonies of Haydn do we have today?

Answer 36

b. Over 100.

Question 37

Classic ideals that are seen in Haydn’s music include:

Answer 37

a. Balance. d. Restraint. e. Formal design.

Question 38

Qualities of Mozart’s operas include:

Answer 38

a. Believable story lines. c. Characters with real humanity. e. Familiar life situations.

Question 39

Mozart was:

Answer 39

b. An independent musician.

Question 40

Which of the following accurately describe the Rondo form?

Answer 40

d. ABACABA.

Question 41

In the Baroque period, the stories of operas

Answer 41

d. Were usually mythological.

Question 42

Haydn went to England because

Answer 42

b. He received commissions there.

Question 43

Mozart’s precocity was evident at the age of:

Answer 43

c. 4

Question 44

Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro is:

Answer 44

c. A comedy.

Question 45

The majority of Mozart’s symphonies

Answer 45

d. Are similar to those of Haydn.

Question 46

Mozart’s compositions display the classic ideals of:

Answer 46

b. Objectivity. d. Balance.

Question 47

Haydn was a skillful performer on

Answer 47

b. The violin.

Question 48

The music of Mozart is the personification of:

Answer 48

a. Immortal youthfulness.

Question 49

Mozart was a master composer at the age of:

Answer 49

c. 10.

Question 50

The composer who first corrected the excesses and abuses of the Baroque period was:

Answer 50

c. Gluck.

Question 51

As a composer and performer, Haydn

Answer 51

d. Was self-taught.

Question 52

In operas of the classical period, the story line is carried by

Answer 52

b. The recitative.

Question 53

The most outstanding characteristic of Mozart’s genius is:

Answer 53

c. His melodic inventiveness.

Question 54

Figaro’s last aria is:

Answer 54

a. In rondo form.