PART 4: THE CLASSICAL ERA (Ch.22, 24-27)
d - correct answer How does music of the Classical Era differ from the music of the Baroque? a) Classical-Era music emphasizes artifice over nature. b) Melodies are more embellished. c) Polyphony is more prevalent than homophony. d) Melodies are less ornate and more periodic.
c - correct answer Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro __________. a) represents a return to Baroque ideals of polyphony b) glorifies the imperial court in Vienna c) represents a mood of discontent with the established order d) presents heroic and idealized characters
d - correct answer Writers of the Enlightenment recognized the structural parallels between instrumental
music and __________. a) nature b) sound c) image d) language
a - correct answer The Classical Era in music coincides in part with the __________. a) Age of Enlightenment b) Age of Revival c) Age of Innocence d) Age of Civilization
c - correct answer During the Classical Era there were rapid advances in technology, including __________. a) the printing press, the cotton gin, and manufacturing b) the steam engine, the printing press, and manufacturing c) the steam engine, the cotton gin, and manufacturing d) the compass, the steam engine, and the printing press
a - correct answer Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, op. 76, no. 3, is written for a string quartet, which is comprised of __________. a) two violins, a viola, and a cello b) two violins, a cello, and a bass c) a violin, a viola, a cello, and a bass d) two violins and two violas
a - correct answer A(n) __________ phrase structure includes antecedent and consequent units that together make a whole. a) periodic b) appropriate c) quartet d) punctuated
b - correct answer Which of the following best represents the typical sequence of movements in a Classical-era string quartet? a) 3 movements: the first slow, the second a minuet, and a fast finale b) 4 movements: the first fast, the second slow, the third a minuet, and a fast finale c) 4 movements: the first slow, the second a minuet, the third fast, and an even faster finale
d - correct answer How does music of the Classical Era differ from the music of the Baroque? a) Classical-Era music emphasizes artifice over nature. b) Melodies are more embellished. c) Polyphony is more prevalent than homophony. d) Melodies are less ornate and more periodic.
c - correct answer Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro __________. a) represents a return to Baroque ideals of polyphony b) glorifies the imperial court in Vienna c) represents a mood of discontent with the established order d) presents heroic and idealized characters
d - correct answer Writers of the Enlightenment recognized the structural parallels between instrumental
music and __________. a) nature b) sound c) image d) language
a - correct answer The Classical Era in music coincides in part with the __________. a) Age of Enlightenment b) Age of Revival c) Age of Innocence d) Age of Civilization
c - correct answer During the Classical Era there were rapid advances in technology, including __________. a) the printing press, the cotton gin, and manufacturing b) the steam engine, the printing press, and manufacturing c) the steam engine, the cotton gin, and manufacturing d) the compass, the steam engine, and the printing press
a - correct answer Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, op. 76, no. 3, is written for a string quartet, which is comprised of __________. a) two violins, a viola, and a cello b) two violins, a cello, and a bass c) a violin, a viola, a cello, and a bass d) two violins and two violas
a - correct answer A(n) __________ phrase structure includes antecedent and consequent units that together make a whole. a) periodic b) appropriate c) quartet d) punctuated
b - correct answer Which of the following best represents the typical sequence of movements in a Classical-era string quartet? a) 3 movements: the first slow, the second a minuet, and a fast finale b) 4 movements: the first fast, the second slow, the third a minuet, and a fast finale c) 4 movements: the first slow, the second a minuet, the third fast, and an even faster finale
