Mus 170 100%Solution 2023//2024

MUS 170 100%SOLUTION 2023//2024 Which two of the following statements best illustrate how classical composers shaped expression of mood in their music? - ANSWER 1) The composers firmly controlled changes in mood in their music, however abrupt or extreme the change might be. 2) The composers emphasized balance through unity and logic in music with a wide emotional range. An electrifying novelty of music in the classical era was - ANSWER Crescendos and decrescendos that gradually change One reason that basso _____ became obsolete during the classical era was that more and more music was written for amateurs who could not master the difficult art of improvising from a figured bass. - ANSWER continuo Select all the following that occurred during the Classical Period - ANSWER 1) Philosophers and writers considered it an "age of enlightenment" 2) the ideals of human equality and freedom grew in prominence 3) The American Revolution and the French Revolution took place Which of the following sequences accurately represent minuet and trio form - ANSWER minuet - Trio - minuet Which of the following statements accurately describes Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique)? - ANSWER 1)The work was notable for its extreme dynamic contrasts and crashing chords 2) the work foreshadows romanticism in music 3) some of the passages in this sonata reflect Beethoven's powers at improvisation Which of the following best describes the balance and symmetry in a typical melody of the classical era having the form A A'? - ANSWER a phrase with an inconclusive ending followed by a phrase with a conclusive ending