A Quiz On Classical Orchestral Music
Again, this is a practice for the notes on exam 3. Do not forget about the listening from this unit as well.
- 1.Beethoven's middle period is commonly refered to as his "Classic" period.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Haydn's Symphony No. 95 is cyclic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Beethoven goes deaf and writes a letter to his brother about his feeling of disgrace.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Miniatures were written in the Classical Era.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Programmatic music depicts an idea that isn't musical in nature.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The essential point of a character piece is to tell a story.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Frederick Chopin's father was French and his mother was Polish. He was born in France.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.There were only a few Operas in the Renaissance.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Opera Buffa was written in Italian, with the characters portraying everyday people.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Siegelend and Siegfried fell in love and had a child, Siegmund.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Which of the following is the correct order of the Ring Cycle?
- A.
Das Rheingold, Siegfried, Die Walküre, Götterdämmerung
- B.
Die Walküre, Das Rheingold, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung
- C.
Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung
- D.
Die Walküre, Siegfried, Das Rheingold, Götterdämmerung
- 12.What are Wagner's dates?
- A.
1813- 1883
- B.
1810- 1880
- C.
1820- 1890
- D.
1815- 1885
- 13.Which of the following accurately describe the structure of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5's third movement?
- A.
Trio/ scherzo/ trio
- B.
Minuet/ scherzo/ minuet
- C.
Scherzo/ trio/ scherzo
- D.
Scherzo/ minuet/ scherzo
- 14.In which movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 does the scherzo appear?
- A.
1st and 3rd
- B.
2nd and 4th
- C.
3rd and 4th
- D.
1st and 2nd
- 15.Which of the following pieces are cyclic?
- A.
Symphonie fantastique
- B.
Haydn's Symphony No. 95
- C.
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5
- D.
Dido and Aneas
- 16.Which composer said that his works were not for the audience of his time but for a future time?
- A.
Beethoven
- B.
Haydn
- C.
Mozart
- D.
Bach
- 17.Who was Beethoven's teacher?
- A.
Mozart
- B.
Haydn
- C.
Chopin
- D.
Bach
- 18.When was Beethoven's "Classic" period?
- A.
Early Beethoven
- B.
Middle Beethoven
- C.
Late Beethoven
- D.
Post Beethoven
- 19.Which of the following are Schumann's literay alter ego(s)?
- A.
Florestan
- B.
Chiarina
- C.
Eusebius
- D.
Master Raro
- 20.Where was Chopin born and where did he move?
- A.
Poland; Paris
- B.
Paris; Poland
- C.
Poland; Italy
- D.
Italy; Poland
- 21.Which of the following accurately describe Chopin's opinion of big concerts?
- A.
He embraced the popularity and enjoyed big audiences
- B.
He was very shy and only played small concerts
- C.
He was timid at first but grew to perform only in big concerts
- D.
He loved to play in big concerts but became sickly and fragile as he got older and only played in smaller concerts
- 22.How did Chopin make his money?
- A.
Teaching
- B.
Playing in big concerts
- C.
Playing in small concerts
- D.
Publishing
- 23.What genre of music did Chopin mostly write?
- A.
Character pieces
- B.
Symphonies
- C.
Concertos
- D.
Jingles
- 24.What were Beethoven's dates?
- A.
1770- 1827
- B.
1772- 1820
- C.
1727- 1802
- D.
1778- 1822
- 25.When was Beethoven's introspective period?
- A.
Early Beethoven
- B.
Middle Beethoven
- C.
Late Beethoven
- D.
Post Beethoven
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