MUSI 1307 - Test #3 Flashcards
The Requiem is the last work Mozart completed.
F
Mozart wrote no serious operas once he became an adult.
F
Mozart’s travels as a youth were important because they allowed him to absorb and later synthesize every kind of music being written in western Europe.
T
Mozart’s sister and father were also gifted musicians.
T
In Classic-era music, contrasts of stability and instability help listeners follow the form.
T
Haydn and Mozart admired and influenced each other.
T
List the three stages of sonata form in order. Then list two optional sections that Haydn and other composers frequently included to open and close the form.
ANS: exposition, development, recapitulation; slow introduction, coda
Most Haydn symphonies have _____movements. The first movement generally uses ______form.
ANS: four; sonata
Which best describes the political situation of eighteenth-century Europe?
a. under the command of one ruling power
b. Countries became extremely individualized and separate.
c. dominated by centralized states with large militaries
d. Countries did not seek to expand their territories and influence.
e. in a state of peace, remaining war- and revolution-free
c. dominated by centralized states with large militaries
During the eighteenth century, musicians increasingly depended on whom for support?
a. churches
b. courts
c. the public
d. city governments
e. private patrons
c. the public
The philosophes of the Enlightenment were mainly
a. social reformers.
b. composers.
c. philosophers.
d. religious leaders.
e. dissenters
a. social reformers.
- Public concerts usually attracted what kind of audience?
a. upper-middle and wealthy leisure classes, because concert tickets were expensive
b. all classes, because public concerts were funded by aristocratic patrons and therefore free
c. aristocrats, because public concerts were viewed as social, not musical, events
d. the middle class, because the nobility had their own private concerts
e. the lower classes, because public concerts were free and intended to reach those who could not
afford private concerts
d. the middle class, because the nobility had their own private concerts
Judging from public concert advertisements, programs usually lasted about how long in the
eighteenth century?
a. half an hour
b. one hour
c. two hours
d. three hours
e. six hours
d. three hours
The end of the eighteenth century saw a growing preference for opera in which language?
a. Italian
b. German
c. French
d. Spanish
e. the vernacular
e. the vernacular
What contributed to the growing prestige of purely instrumental music?
a.nationalistic practices and themes in music
b.the idea of music as a universal language
c.a lack of communication among regions
d.the desire to depict a single emotion without words
e.a decline in available training for singers
b.the idea of music as a universal language
The galant style became popular for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it
a.was considered “natural.”
b.was easily understood
c.followed Enlightenment ideas.
d.focused more on counterpoint
e.focused more on melody.
a.was considered “natural.”
Eighteenth-century composers learned a common set of formulas combining motion of the melody and bass called
a.partimento.
b.schemata.
c.partials
d.Monte.
e.Prinner.
b.schemata.
Which eighteenth-century musical technique is a reaction against the complexity of Baroque music?
a.melodies in short phrases over spare accompaniment
b.melodies in long phrases over spare accompaniment
c.melodies in short phrases over lush accompaniment
d.melodies in long phrases over lush accompaniment
e.melodies in long phrases with no accompaniment
a.melodies in short phrases over spare accompaniment
How did eighteenth-century musical values relate directly to central ideas of the Enlightenment?
a.an emphasis on the natural
b.Traditional religion was a main influence.
c.allusions to the supernatural
d.Observation of nature was not important.
e.Complexity and artifice were preferred.
a.an emphasis on the natural
What allowed for more possibilities of contrast in the new music of the eighteenth century?
a.long lyrical melodic lines
b.a single mood for a theme or movement
c.chamber works for woodwinds only
d.differences in melodic and harmonic material according to its function in the form
e.continuous and quick harmonic rhythms
d.differences in melodic and harmonic material according to its function in the form
The Enlightenment was primarily a ________ movement and therefore interested in promoting
the welfare of humankind.
ANS: humanitarian or social reform
________ is characterized by surprising turns of harmony, chromaticism, nervous rhythms, and speechlike melody.
ANS: empfindsam style/sensitive/expressive
Beginning in the 1720s and 1730s, composers of Italian operas began to use contrasting musical ideas within A and B sections of arias to
a. surprise audiences.
b. depict waning emotions.
d. express a succession of moods.
c. construct through-composed arias.
e. keep performers satisfied.
d. express a succession of moods.
If you were to attend a dramatic performance at a public theater in the early 1700s that was sung throughout, had six or more singing characters, and had a contemporary plot centered around ordinary people, it would be an
a. improvisation in commedia dell’arte style.
b. opera seria.
c. opera rusticana.
d. opera buffa.
e. intermezzo.
d. opera buffa.
In a comic opera in the late 1700s, an act would most likely end with
a. a moral to the story sung by the main character.
b. a sung thank-you to the audience for attending.
c. an elegant aria sung by the lead female character.
d. all characters onstage, singing together.
e. a love duet between the leading characters.
d. all characters onstage, singing together.
Songs of the late eighteenth century are infrequently performed today, yet they embody the ideals of the Enlightenment because they
a. feature clear, direct melodies.
b. frequently use word-painting.
c. express feelings indirectly.
d. match the accents and moods of each stanza of the text.
e. feature difficult and virtuosic accompaniments.
a. feature clear, direct melodies.
By the mid-1700s, melodies in vocal works tended to use ________-measure phrases.
ANS: two- to four
Which of the following characteristics shows the influence of vocal music on instrumental music?
a. idiomatic figuration
b. tonic-dominant tension
c. growing importance of woodwinds
d. periodic phrasing
e. codified formal organization
d. periodic phrasing
Who invented the pianoforte?
a. Koch
b. Galuppi
c. Cristofori
d. Wagenseil
e. J. S. Bach
c. Cristofori
What instrument was the most common in homes during the mid- to late eighteenth century?
a. violin
d. flute
b. piano
e. guitar
c. cello
b. piano
What was the primary purpose of music for small string ensembles?
a. enjoyment of the performers
b. demonstration of compositional skill
c. exhibition of virtuoso talent
d. education of young musicians
e. to accompany dancing and other social activities
a. enjoyment of the performers
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of empfindsam (sensitive/expressive) style?
a. unusual melodic lines
b. sudden changes in dynamic level
c. regular phrases
d. nervous rhythms
e. abrupt changes in harmony
c. regular phrases
Which composer was known for writing in the empfindsam (sensitive/expressive) style?
a. C. P. E. Bach
b. Stamitz
c. Von Dittersdorf
d. D. Scarlatti
e. Koch
a. C. P. E. Bach
What was the most prestigious instrumental genre in the late eighteenth century?
a. concerto
b. sonata
c. string quartet
d. orchestral suite
e. symphony
e. symphony
What expressive advantage did the pianoforte have over the harpsichord?
ANS: capacity for incremental dynamic changes (can readily change volume through touch)
List the instruments that perform in a string quartet.
ANS: two violins, viola, cello
Today Joseph Haydn is best remembered for his
a. operas and oratorios.
b. piano sonatas and concertos.
c. masses and symphonies.
d. string quartets and piano concertos.
e. string quartets and symphonies.
e. string quartets and symphonies.
Haydn spent most of his career
a. in London.
b. as a freelance musician.
c. working for the Archbishop of Salzburg.
d. working for a single noble family.
e. at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna.
d. working for a single noble family.
The galant style was the primary source for what aspect of Haydn’s music?
a. tuneful melodies with paired, brief phrases
b. heightened sentiment, expression, and variation
c. passages that resemble folk music
d. counterpoint
e. Turkish elements
a. tuneful melodies with paired, brief phrases
Empfindsam (sensitive/expressive) style and C. P. E. Bach were the primary sources for what aspects of Haydn’s music?
a. tuneful melodies with paired, brief phrases
b. heightened sentiment, expression, and variation
c. passages that resemble folk music
d. counterpoint
e. Turkish elements
b. heightened sentiment, expression, and variation
Why has Haydn been called the “father of the symphony”?
a. He invented the genre.
b. He taught Beethoven.
c. He set standards and patterns that later composers emulated.
d. His symphonies were more admired than Mozart’s.
e. His students and coworkers called him “Papa.”
c. He set standards and patterns that later composers emulated
The string quartet is often compared to a
a. sermon or essay.
b. conversation among friends.
c. dance.
d. concise poem.
e. theatrical performance.
b. conversation among friends.
Eighteenth-century philosophers argued that the sublime in music produces
a. beauty.
b. pleasure.
c. awe and astonishment.
d. intense laughter.
e. delicacy.
c. awe and astonishment.
When Mozart moved to Vienna, he earned money by doing all of the following EXCEPT
a. composing.
b. teaching.
c. publishing.
d. performing as a singer.
e. performing as a pianist.
d. performing as a singer.
