Essay examples

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

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

Answer 2

No. 6 (Pastoral symphony)

Question 3

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

Answer 3

No. 5

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Piccolo, contrabassoon, 3 trombones and an extra horn

Question 5

Which Beethoven symphony has the scherzo as movement 2?

Answer 5

No. 9

Question 6

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

Answer 6

It modulates through a series of mediant relationships

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Berlioz in his symphony Fantastique

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Brahms

Question 9

Which 2 composers made use of cyclic treatment of melodies?

Answer 9

Beethoven + Tchaikovsky

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Monothematicism

Question 11

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

Answer 11

No. 26

Question 12

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

Answer 12

No. 31

Question 13

What key is the middle movement of Haydn No. 2

Answer 13

G major

Question 14

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

Answer 14

2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and temps

Question 15

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

Answer 15

2 oboes, 2 flutes, 2 horns

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Db major and C# minor

Question 17

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

Answer 17

C major

Question 18

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

Answer 18

There is a new theme

Question 19

Which brass instruments were added to Berlioz symphony Fantastique?

Answer 19

Ophicleides (Tubas) and Cornets a Pistons

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Mahler

Question 21

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

Answer 21

1st movement is E minor

2nd movement is Db major

Question 22

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

Answer 22

No 41 (final symphony)

Question 23

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

Answer 23

rounded binary

Question 24

Describe melodies in the early classical period

Answer 24

diatonic, periodic phrasing

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Berlioz

Question 26

What did Liszt use in his symphonic poems?

Answer 26

Transformation of themes

Question 27

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

Answer 27

No. 4 and 6

Question 28

Which movements of No. 104 did Haydn use monothematicism

Answer 28

1 and 2

Question 29

What type of development did Haydn use?

Answer 29

Motivic development (repeated note figure from bar 19)

Question 30

Which Beethoven symphony has 6 different themes in the exposition?

Answer 30

Eroica No. 3

Question 31

What did Sturm and Drang symphonies make use of?

Answer 31

Diminished 7ths and minor keys

Question 32

What did Empfindsamer stil make use of?

Answer 32

Harmonic appoggiaturas and diminished 7ths

Question 33

Development sections in early classical symphonies modulated to which keys?

Answer 33

Only related keys

Question 34

In which periods were harmonies mainly diatonic?

Answer 34

Every period between 1750 and 1900

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Bar 172

Question 36

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

Answer 36

D#

Question 37

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

Answer 37

tonic and dominant

Question 38

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

Answer 38

S1 in F major | S2 in A major

Question 39

Describe the tonal relationship in Tchaikovsky's symphony no. 4

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Which of Beethovens symphonies were the first to feature trombones?

Answer 40

No. 5 (final movement)

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Beethoven and Berlioz

Question 42

What was the orchestra known as in Haydn's time?

Answer 42

Double wind orchestra

Question 43

What was Mendelssohn No. 4 scored for?

Answer 43

Same as Haydn 104

Question 44

What were brass limited to?

Answer 44

Supporting harmonies and cadence points

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Flute

Question 46

Which instrument played offstage in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique?

Answer 46

Oboes

Question 47

How did brass instruments become chromatic melody instruments?

Answer 47

Addition of valves

Question 48

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

Answer 48

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

Question 49

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

Answer 49

rounded binary with no repeats

Question 50

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

Answer 50

modified sonata form

Question 51

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

Answer 51

No. 3 (Eroica)

Question 52

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

Answer 52

No.6 (Pastoral)

Question 53

What kind of dance is used in Berlioz symphony Fantastique?

Answer 53

Waltz

Question 54

What is the structure of movement 2 of the Mendelssohn?

Answer 54

ABA1B1 coda

Question 55

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

Answer 55

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

Question 56

What is the structure of movement 2 of Haydn 104?

Answer 56

tripartite/theme and variation

Question 57

What was the norm of structuring early 2nd movements?

Answer 57

usually a variety of simple structures with repeated sections

Question 58

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

Answer 58

minuet and trio, but in 5/4