Music App Final
The Classical Period Test 3 Please choose the letter that shows the best answer to the question or the best completion to the statement. Please do not write on these tests, use a scantron. Please check the version that is next to the title.
1. The lyrical slow movement of a symphony is most often the
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth 2. The usual order of movements in a classical string quartet is
A. fast, slow, minuet or scherzo, fast
B. fast, slow, fast, slow
C. slow, fast, slow, fast
D. fast, slow, fast 3. A concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for
A. an instrumental soloist
B. an instrumental soloist and orchestra
C. any combination of instruments
D. symphonic orchestra 4. The classical composer who tried to work as a free lance artist, and died a pauper.
A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B. Ludwig von Beethoven
C. Franz Joseph Haydn
D. Franz Schubert 5. A typical sequence of movements in a classical concerto is
A. fast, slow, fast
B. slow, fast, slow
C. fast, dance-related, fast
D. fast, slow, dance-related, fast 6. Which of the following is an optional part of a sonata-form movement?
A. exposition |C. coda |
B. development |D. recapitulation | 7. A _____________ is a musical composition that is usually light in mood, and meant for evening entertainment.
A. minuet and trio
B. aubade
C. serenade
D. rondo 8. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Mozart wrote masterpieces in all the musical forms of his time.
B. Between the ages of six and fifteen, Mozart was continually on tour in England and Europe.
C. In his later years, Mozart was financially well off, widely acclaimed, and sought after by an adoring public.
D. Mozart's trips to Italy enabled him to study and master the current operatic style. 9. Classicism, as a stylistic period in western art music, roughly encompassed the years
A. 1450-1600
B. 1600-1750
C. 1750-1820
D. 1820-1900 10. Composers
1. The lyrical slow movement of a symphony is most often the
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth 2. The usual order of movements in a classical string quartet is
A. fast, slow, minuet or scherzo, fast
B. fast, slow, fast, slow
C. slow, fast, slow, fast
D. fast, slow, fast 3. A concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for
A. an instrumental soloist
B. an instrumental soloist and orchestra
C. any combination of instruments
D. symphonic orchestra 4. The classical composer who tried to work as a free lance artist, and died a pauper.
A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B. Ludwig von Beethoven
C. Franz Joseph Haydn
D. Franz Schubert 5. A typical sequence of movements in a classical concerto is
A. fast, slow, fast
B. slow, fast, slow
C. fast, dance-related, fast
D. fast, slow, dance-related, fast 6. Which of the following is an optional part of a sonata-form movement?
A. exposition |C. coda |
B. development |D. recapitulation | 7. A _____________ is a musical composition that is usually light in mood, and meant for evening entertainment.
A. minuet and trio
B. aubade
C. serenade
D. rondo 8. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Mozart wrote masterpieces in all the musical forms of his time.
B. Between the ages of six and fifteen, Mozart was continually on tour in England and Europe.
C. In his later years, Mozart was financially well off, widely acclaimed, and sought after by an adoring public.
D. Mozart's trips to Italy enabled him to study and master the current operatic style. 9. Classicism, as a stylistic period in western art music, roughly encompassed the years
A. 1450-1600
B. 1600-1750
C. 1750-1820
D. 1820-1900 10. Composers