Unit 3 Test Flashcards
T/F: One of the contrasts between the Baroque and Classical styles of music has been described this way: The Baroque style of music has the capacity to convey “dramatic situation,” while the Classical style has the capacity to convey “dramatic action.”
True
Which term accurately describes a musical moment that serves simultaneously as the conclusion of one phrase and the beginning of the next phrase?
phrase elision
In the Recapitulation of a sonata-allegro form, we can expect to hear all of the same themes from the:
Exposition
What is the correct ordering of the four principal subsections in the Exposition of a sonata-allegro form?
Principal Tonal Area, Transition, Secondary Tonal Area, Closing
In the Exposition of a sonata-allegro form composed in a major key, the Secondary Tonal Area is normally in which key?
dominant
Which one of the following statements does NOT accurately describe an aspect of the “sonata principle”?
The Development section provides a welcome contrast by developing musical material previously unheard.
T/F: The critical change in the Recapitulation is that the Transition will not effect a modulation to the dominant key.
True
Which one of the following statements does NOT accurately describe an aspect of second movements in a four-movement Classical genre?
The second movement is known as the most contrapuntally complex movement.
T/F: In the Overture to Don Giovanni, a slow conclusion ends the movement in the parallel minor, following the D major allegro section.
False
Mozart enjoyed his greatest successes in which two genres of opera?
opera buffa and Singspiel
A popular genre of music during the Classical era in which Beethoven did NOT excel is which?
opera
Which is the correct ordering of the tempos used in the three movements of the “Moonlight” Sonata?
adagio sostenuto, allegretto, presto agitato
In his hometown, the young Beethoven took composition lessons from the court organist, Christian Gottlob Neefe, who was so impressed with Beethoven that he compared him to which other child prodigy?
Mozart
Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata was parenthetically subtitled “Sonata quasi una Fantasia” (“Sonata like a fantasy”), and was dedicated to:
Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, a woman with whom he was smitten
The first movement of Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata is not a sonata-allegro form, and yet it fulfills the Classical expectations of the sonata principle.
True
Which of the following is an accurate description of the first “theme” in the first movement of the “Moonlight” Sonata?
It is the repeated note G-sharp, given a distinct identity by virtue of its dotted rhythm.
It requires energy and increases tension to modulate to a key a fifth higher than where you are.
True
A dominant pedal point is sustained for twelve-and-a-half bars in the middle of the first movement of the “Moonlight” Sonata. Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe the musical activity in and around this passage?
Toward the end of the dominant pedal point we hear the Augmented Sixth chord over the pedal point.
Which of the following statements relating to the third movement of the “Moonlight” Sonata is NOT accurate?
In the Exposition there is a modulation to the key of the relative major.
What is the overall form of the second movement of the “Moonlight” Sonata?
composite ternary form
Which symphony of Beethoven’s is an early example of Romantic program music?
Sixth Symphony
In Symphony No. 6, what does Beethoven intend Movement III to convey?
Merry gathering of the country people
The fifth movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 is what form?
rondo form
“Half note = 66” is an example of what?
metronome marking
Which of the following terms is used to describe an innovative characteristic of Beethoven’s compositional technique?
continuous development
T/F: In the Principal Tonal Area of the first movement of the “Pastoral” Symphony, there is a simple, rustic character to the theme that takes shape, yet its treatment is very sophisticated.
True
T/F: In the Development section of the first movement of the “Pastoral” Symphony, Beethoven slows down the harmonic rhythm to a near standstill, yet is still able to animate the music.
True
Which instruments play together in a Classical violin sonata?
violin and piano
For approximately how long has the trumpet been capable of playing diatonic and chromatic melodies?
200 years
T/F: In comparing the “Spring” Sonata and the “Kreutzer” Sonata, one can justifiably describe the “Spring” as more melodious and the “Kreutzer” as more motivic.
True
