Symphony

Question 1

What term does “a concluding section reaffirming the tonic key” refer to?

Answer 1

coda

Question 2

What term does “two themes or theme groups, normally contrasting in character, are presented” refer to?

Answer 2

exposition

Question 3

Which texture does the introduction establish in the opening phrases? (London Symphony)

1. mainly homophonic.
2. mainly polyphonic

Answer 3

1. mainly homophonic

Question 4

Early Classical-era symphonies were often based on the three-section Italian

1. concerto model
2. overture model
3. sonata model
4. oratorio model

Answer 4

2. overture model

Question 5

SYMPHONY NO. 104 IN D MAJOR (“LONDON”) was significant because…

Answer 5

it was the last symphony Haydn composed

Question 6

What term does “from the Latin for “tail” (cauda)” refer to?

Answer 6

coda

Question 7

What term does “a formal structure often used in the first movement of a sonata cycle” refer to?

Answer 7

sonata form

Question 8

What term does “in sonata form: the second theme is a transposed version of the first theme, frequently employed by Haydn” refer to?

Answer 8

frequently employed by Haydn

Question 9

What term does “the second main section in sonata form” refer to?

Answer 9

development

Question 10

the Mannheim sigh

Answer 10

an emphatic stress on the first of two notes in a descending slur

Question 11

the Mannheim crescendo

Answer 11

where the entire orchestra performs a dramatic crescendo

Question 12

What term does “also known as sonata-allegro form” refer to?

Answer 12

sonata form

Question 13

What term does “the first theme is in the tonic key” refer to?

Answer 13

exposition

Question 14

the basso continuo was gradually replaced by…

Answer 14

independent orchestral parts

Question 15

What term does “the second theme (or group of themes) is in a contrasting key; generally in the dominant or relative major” refer to?

Answer 15

exposition

Question 16

the grand pause

Answer 16

where the full orchestra stops, resulting in dramatic silence (where it looks like everybody forgot what they were supposed to play)

Question 17

What term does “evolved out of rounded binary form, where Section A is repeated and Section B features two subsections, including a return to the opening material” refer to?

Answer 17

sonata form

Question 18

What term does “themes from the exposition are revitalized through fragmentation, contrapuntal manipulation, sequential treatment, as well as through changes to orchestration; modulation produces increased harmonic tension” refer to?

Answer 18

development

Question 19

What term does “consists of exposition (statement of two or more contrasting themes), development (departure), and recapitulation (return)” refer to?

Answer 19

sonata form

Question 20

How many movements is the London Symphony?

Answer 20

four

Question 21

What term does “the first main section in sonata form” refer to?

Answer 21

exposition

Question 22

What term does “in sonata form: the second theme is a transposed version of the first theme frequently employed by Haydn” refer to?

Answer 22

monothematic exposition

Question 23

What term does “the third main section in sonata form” refer to?

Answer 23

recapitulation

Question 24

the Mannheim roller

Answer 24

an extended crescendo involving a rising melodic line over an ostinato bass

Question 25

Consider the first eight measures of the first theme of the exposition (London symphony). Which statement best describes them?

1. A highly embellished chromatic melody, played piano by the violins, alternates between tonic and dominant harmonies in eight-bar phrases..
2. A contoured diatonic melody, folk-like in its simplicity and played piano by the violins, outlines the tonic triad in symmetrical four-measure phrases.

Answer 25

An elegantly contoured diatonic melody, folk-like in its simplicity and played piano by the violins, outlines the tonic triad in symmetrical four-measure phrases.

Question 26

What term does “one or more new themes may also be introduced” refer to?

Answer 26

development

Question 27

the Mannheim rocket

Answer 27

essentially, an ascending arpeggio

Question 28

What term does “first and second themes are both restated, either in original or in modified form, in the tonic key” refer to?

Answer 28

recapitulation