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1
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Describe the opening of CPE Bach’s symphony in E minor

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Use of diminshed 7th and is an example of emfindsamer stil

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Which Beethoven symphony had a 2nd movement in sonata form?

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No. 6 (Pastoral symphony)

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Which Beethoven symphony has a set of double variations in the 2nd movement?

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No. 5

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Which instruments did Beethoven add to his 5th and 9th symphonies?

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Piccolo, contrabassoon, 3 trombones and an extra horn

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Which Beethoven symphony has the scherzo as movement 2?

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No. 9

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What is unusual about the tonal scheme in movement 1 of Tchaikovsky’s symphony no. 4?

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It modulates through a series of mediant relationships

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Which composer first used instruments off-stage to represent Shepards calling to one another?

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Berlioz in his symphony Fantastique

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Which composer used modified sonata form as a way of structuring his 2nd movements in his 3rd and 4th symphony?

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Brahms

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Which 2 composers made use of cyclic treatment of melodies?

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Beethoven + Tchaikovsky

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What did Haydn use that made his melodies unlike other composers?

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Monothematicism

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Which early Haydn symphony made use of Sturm and Drang (dim7th, wide leaps, S2 coming back in tonic major)?

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No. 26

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Which Haydn symphony is known as the “Horn Post” due to the solo horn parts?

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No. 31

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13
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What key is the middle movement of Haydn No. 2

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G major

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Which wind and brass instruments were used in Stamitz op3 No. 2

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2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and temps

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Which brass and wind were used in CPE Bach’s symphony in E minor?

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2 oboes, 2 flutes, 2 horns

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Which 2 keys create the enharmonic change in bar 113 of Haydn 104?

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Db major and C# minor

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What key does the false recap happen in for movement 1 of Mendelssohn No. 4?

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C major

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What happens at the start of the development section in movement 1 of Mendelssohn No. 4?

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There is a new theme

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Which brass instruments were added to Berlioz symphony Fantastique?

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Ophicleides (Tubas) and Cornets a Pistons

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In the late romantic period, who made use of 10 horns and trumpets (some offstage)?

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Mahler

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In Dvorak No.9, what is the tonal relationship between movements 1 and 2?

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1st movement is E minor

2nd movement is Db major

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Which Mozart symphony combines 5 themes together contrapuntally in the final movement?

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No 41 (final symphony)

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What structure is used in the 2nd movement of Stamitz op3 No. 2

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rounded binary

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24
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Describe melodies in the early classical period

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diatonic, periodic phrasing

25
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Which composer used the idee fixee in Harolde in Italie and symphony Fantastique?

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Berlioz

26
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What did Liszt use in his symphonic poems?

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Transformation of themes

27
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Folk melodies were used in movement 2 of which Tchaikovsky symphonies?

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No. 4 and 6

28
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Which movements of No. 104 did Haydn use monothematicism

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1 and 2

29
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What type of development did Haydn use?

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Motivic development (repeated note figure from bar 19)

30
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Which Beethoven symphony has 6 different themes in the exposition?

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Eroica No. 3

31
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What did Sturm and Drang symphonies make use of?

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Diminished 7ths and minor keys

32
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What did Empfindsamer stil make use of?

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Harmonic appoggiaturas and diminished 7ths

33
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Development sections in early classical symphonies modulated to which keys?

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Only related keys

34
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In which periods were harmonies mainly diatonic?

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Every period between 1750 and 1900

35
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Where is there a neapolitan 6th chord in movement 1 of the Haydn?

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Bar 172

36
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Which key does the cycle of fifths start in movement 1 of the Haydn?

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D#

37
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Sonata form focuses on the relationship between which notes of the scale?

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tonic and dominant

38
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What is the relationship between S1 and S2 in Brahms symphony no. 3?

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S1 in F major

S2 in A major

39
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Describe the tonal relationship in Tchaikovsky’s symphony no. 4

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Mediant (F-Ab-B-D-F)

40
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Which of Beethovens symphonies were the first to feature trombones?

A

No. 5 (final movement)

41
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Which composers were the first to use horns crooked to different keys to gain access to a wider range of pitches?

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Beethoven and Berlioz

42
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What was the orchestra known as in Haydn’s time?

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Double wind orchestra

43
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What was Mendelssohn No. 4 scored for?

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Same as Haydn 104

44
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What were brass limited to?

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Supporting harmonies and cadence points

45
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Which woodwind instrument has a solo cadenza towards the end of movement 2 of Haydn 104?

A

Flute

46
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Which instrument played offstage in Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique?

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Oboes

47
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How did brass instruments become chromatic melody instruments?

A

Addition of valves

48
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What is the difference between the two set works in terms of woodwind and brass?

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clarinets get solos in the Mendelssohn, they do not in the Haydn

49
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What is the structure in movement 2 of Stamitz op3 no. 2?

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rounded binary with no repeats

50
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What is the structure of Brahms No. 3 (movement 2)

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modified sonata form

51
Q

Which of Beethoven’s 2nd movements is a funeral march in ternary form?

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No. 3 (Eroica)

52
Q

Which of Beethoven’s 2nd movements is in sonata form?

A

No.6 (Pastoral)

53
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What kind of dance is used in Berlioz symphony Fantastique?

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Waltz

54
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What is the structure of movement 2 of the Mendelssohn?

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ABA1B1 coda

55
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What is interesting about the figure at the start of movement 2 of the Mendelssohn?

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It is used again at key points as a way of confirming the structure

56
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What is the structure of movement 2 of Haydn 104?

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tripartite/theme and variation

57
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What was the norm of structuring early 2nd movements?

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usually a variety of simple structures with repeated sections

58
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How is the second movement of Tchaikovsky no. 6 structured?

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minuet and trio, but in 5/4

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