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Ballet companies dance only music especially created for ballets

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False

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Ballet developed in the courts of Russia

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False

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All ballets are built around a story

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False

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A ballerina dancing on her toes is included all ballets

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False

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Good program music can quite accurately tell a story

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False

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The fixed idea in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique appears in all five movements of the work

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True

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The music we usually hear today from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker is a suite selected from the complete ballet.

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True

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Program music is music that is

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associated by the composer with a nonmusical idea

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Instrumental music cannot literally tell a story, because it would

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All of these choices

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A tone poem or symphonic poem is

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a one-movement program work for orchestra

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Incidental music is music that

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was composed to be played in conjunction with a play or drama

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Berlioz created his Symphonie fantastique to vent his feelings about

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His love for the actress Harriet Smithson

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Theme transformation is

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a rather short melodic pattern that is subject to changes in rhythm, harmony, and other features

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A feature of the fifth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is the use of

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a quotation from a Gregorian chant

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An important composer of ballet music was

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Tchaikovsky

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Which of these is not a type of program music?

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symphony

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The designer of the dance movements is called the

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choreographer

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Which work is probably program music

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Grand Canyon Suite

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Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker takes place on

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Christmas Eve

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Romantic operas often end in tragedy

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true

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The characters in Wagner's operas are mostly drawn from Greek mythology

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False

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The term bel canto means beautiful

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singing

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In Verdi's aria "La donna é mobile" the Duke's complaint about women is that they

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are temperamental and deceiving

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The main characters in Puccini's opera La Bohème are

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Rodolfo and Mimi

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Wagner associated ideas or characters in his music dramas with particular motives. He called these motives

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leitmotivs

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The best translation of the title Wagner's Götterdämmerung is

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"The Twilight of the Gods"

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Wagner's Götterdämmerung closes

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with the gods and heroes seen sitting together in Valhalla

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"Verismo" operas are about

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people in everyday life

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The most important and innovative composer of German opera was

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Wagner

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Wagner called his operas "music dramas" because he

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wanted to eliminate the separation between recitatives and arias

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Puccini's La Bohème concludes as

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Mimi dies in Rodolfo's apartment

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Verdi became associated with Italian nationalism, because

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the letters of his name represented "Victor Emmanuel, Rex d'Italia"

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In addition to the opera Carmen, Bizet composed

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Farandole

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The first movement of Brahms' Symphony No. 4 is noticeably longer than the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

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True

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Brahms' Fourth Symphony, "American" Quartet, and Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony are all performed often in concerts today.

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True

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Like Beethoven, Brahms extensively develops motives in many of his works

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True

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Brahms was considered by some nineteenth-century musicians to be out of date because he

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often used the same forms as composers in the Classical period

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Diminution refers to

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a theme with its note values cut in half

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How many symphonies did Brahms compose

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four

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The first movement of Brahms' Symphony No. 4 is

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in sonata form

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"American" Quartet is so named because it

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was composed while he was in America

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The first movement of "American" Quartet is

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in Sonata form

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mc010-1.jpg was helped greatly by fellow composer

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Brahms

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When listening to Brahms' music, one can enjoy it by

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paying attention to both its sensuous qualities and the composer's skill

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The fourth movement of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony features

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All of these choices

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In addition to Symphony No. 4, Tchaikovsky also composed

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The Nutcracker suite

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Some nationalistic composers wrote directions in the music in their native language instead of the traditional Italian

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True

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Nationalistic concert music did not develop in the United States until well into the twentieth century.

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True

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Nationalism in music refers to musical works that

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are deliberately associated by the composer with a particular country or region

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The "Coronation Scene" from Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov takes place in the

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Kremlin in Moscow

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In Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, Boris is reluctant to become czar because

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his guilty feelings towards ordering the murder of his son

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One of the musical innovations contained in the music of the "Coronation Scene" is

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the whole tone scale

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Smetana's The Moldau is

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all of these choices

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The name most associated with Norwegian nationalism is

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Edvard Grieg

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Nationalism in the nineteenth century was partly an attempt by various composers to break free of the prevailing

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german - austrian style

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The Russian composer who represents a phase called "exoticism" is

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Rimsky-Korsakov

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What country is Smetana's Moldau depicting?

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Bohemia

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Which composer wrote Finnish nationalistic music?

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Jean Sibiluis

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A special feature of the "Coronation Scene" in the opera Boris Godunov is a

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section in which the bells in the church towers ring freely

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Some of time composers in the Romantic period worked hard a having their composition sound like a momentary expression of feeling in sound.

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True

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Clara Schumann was one of the greatest violinists of her day

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False

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The Romantic period is sometimes called "The Golden Age of

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"The Piano"

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A character piece is

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a free-sounding, short work for piano

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Which is not a character piece?

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a sonata

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The "Poet of the Piano" was

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Chopin

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The term rubato means to be played

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With rhythmic flexibility

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The marking Ped. in piano music means

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depress the pedal

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The performer whom Liszt copied extensively and admired very much was

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Nicilo Paganini

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Liszt's La Campanella is a

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virtuoso variations on a set of a theme

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The melody of Liszt's La Campanella was originally a

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Violin piece by Paganini

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Important composers of piano music in the Romantic period include

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Chopin and Liszt

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The title of Liszt's La Campanella in Italian means

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The Little Bell

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The instrumental works of composers in the nineteenth century were heard by most people

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As transcriptions for the Piano

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Clara Schumann's "Scherzo"

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All of these choices

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In an art song the role of the pianist is just to accompany the singer.

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False

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Romantic symphonies and concertos are generally quite a bit longer than their Classical counterparts

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true

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Melodies in Romantic music are often flowing and passionate

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true

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The role of Elijah in Mendelssohn's oratorio is sung by a tenor

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False

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An art song is a(n)

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musical setting of a poem

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Art songs are often called by their German name, which is

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Lieder

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A feature of Romantic music is its

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rich harmonies

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When writing an art song, the composer

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selects a poem and then writes music that enhances the sense of that text

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The most significant composer of art songs is

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Schubert

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The singer of Schubert's "Der Erlkönig" must represent four characters, which are the

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Narrator, father, son, erie king

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The song concludes with the death of the

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Eri king

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The song "Der Erlkönig" is

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through composed

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The reason why there seems to be few recognized women composers is

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all of these choices

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The king in Schubert"s "The Erl King" is

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a mythical king who lives in the forest

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In what language is Schubert's "Der Erlkönig"?

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german

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In Mendelssohn's Elijah, Elijah challenges the followers of Baal to see

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whose god will create a fire under the animal sacrifice

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In the oratorio Elijah, the cries of the followers of Baal to their gods to "Hear and answer" is followed by

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silence

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A feature of Romantic music is its

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rich harmonies

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Der Erlkönig" is through-composed because

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no lines of music are repeated

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Romantics writers, artists, and composers believed strongly in rational thought

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true

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An interest in nature is one characteristic of Romanticism

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true

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Romantic writers, artists, and composers were often self-absorbed and sometimes anti-social.

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true

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Romantic writers, artists, and composers thought of the years between the fall of the Roman empire and the Renaissance as the "Dark Ages."

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false

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In many ways the Romantic period had a split personality, with its admiration of beauty contrasted with its fascination with evil.

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true

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Most Romantic writers, artists, and composers admired the works of their Classical counterparts

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False

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Romantic writers, artists, and composers showed much interest each other's works.

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True

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The centers of art and music in the Romantic period were the major cities such as Paris, London, and Berlin

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false

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Romantic writers and musicians were impressed by the unknown

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true

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Romanticism was mainly concerned with romantic and even erotic love

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false

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Romantic artists and musicians resented rules and restraints

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true

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Romantic artists and musicians thought of themselves mostly as highly skilled craftsmen

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false

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The approximate dates of the Romantic period in music are

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1820-1900

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Which book title best represents Romanticism?

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My Struggles

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The term "romance" came from

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medieval poems about a heroic person or event in a language derived from Latin

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Beethoven's music often features dramatic contrasts

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True

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Beethoven's music usually contains a sense that the music is moving toward a final destination

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True

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Beethoven composed very little music other than symphonies and piano sonatas.

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False

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Beethoven's early compositions are in the Classical style of Mozart and Haydn, but later his works often were longer and more powerful

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True

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The approximate tempos of the four movements of a symphony are usually in which order?

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moderately fast, slow, moderately fast, quite fast

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One of the important changes Beethoven made in sonata form was to

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expand the coda

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Beethoven was especially fond of

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repeating and developing the melodic ideas

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The second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is

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a theme and variations

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In the third movement of his Symphony No. 5, Beethoven changed the traditional minuet and trio to a

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scherzo

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The third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony uses a theme called the

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Mannheim rocket

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A fugato is

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a fugue-like passage

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Usually the fourth movement of symphonies in the Classical period

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contained cheerful melodies

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The fourth movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

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is optimistic but long and powerful

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The fourth movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is

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in sonata form

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When composers invert a motive, they

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turn it upside down

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The second movement of a symphony is usually

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slow and melodious

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Beethoven frequently used

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all of these choices

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How many symphonies did Beethoven compose

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nine

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The first movement of a sonata composed in the Classical period us usually in sonata form

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true

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In the Classical period the piano replaced the harpsichord as the favored keyboard instrument

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true

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Mozart composed only three piano sonatas

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false

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Beethoven could compose music that was louder and more powerful than Mozart could because the piano available to him had more black and white keys.

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false

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Like Mozart, Beethoven had his compositions well thought out before putting them on paper

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false

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Beethoven's rondo in his "Waldsten" Sonata is very similar in length and character to the rondo in Haydn's Trumpet Concerto.

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false

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An important change in the piano during Beethoven's lifetime was the

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metal braces on the frame

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A piano sonata in the Classical period typically had

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three movements

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A triplet is

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three equal notes in one beat

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An unusual feature of the first theme of the first movement of Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata is that it

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repeats the same notes 13 times in a row

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The second theme of the first movement of Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata is not typical of second themes in Classical music, because it is

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not in a nearly related key to the first theme

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Beethoven's personality was influenced very much by the fact that he

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gradually became deaf

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Beethoven's ideals are represented in his setting of Schiller's "Ode to Joy" in his

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Symphony No. 9

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Which techniques does Beethoven use in his "Waldstein" Sonata?

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All of these choices

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Mozart's "Rondo alla Turca" is so named because

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in his day any music that sounded somewhat Middle Eastern was called "Turkish"

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Chamber music works tend to follow the same pattern of movements as symphonies and concertos

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True

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Chamber music was created for performance in large concert halls

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false

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During the Classical period, a sonata usually had at least one movement in sonata form.

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true

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The theme is always present during all the variations on it

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False

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During the Classical period composers were asked to write much chamber music

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true

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Chamber music is

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a work that uses only one player on each part

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The first movement of most chamber music works composed during the Classical period is in

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sonata form

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The word ensemble means

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A sense of oneness

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A piano quartet is comprised of

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one piano and three stringed instruments

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In a theme and variations the theme

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is played and then varied several times

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A string quartet consists of

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two violins, a viola, and a cello

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A chamber music ensemble consisting of a piano, violin, and cello is called a

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a piano trio

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When listening to chamber music, you should

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pay especially careful attention to the musical ideas

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The fourth movement of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet is

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a theme and variations

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The appeal of chamber music lies in its

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refined and quiet musical qualities

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Mozart wrote the libretto for his opera Don Giovanni

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false

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Mozart's Don Giovanni consists of arias, recitatives, and choruses

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true

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Opera buffa was

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comic opera

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In Mozart's Don Giovanni, the statue that comes to dinner is

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the father who died defending the honor of his daughter from Don Giovanni

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Don Giovanni dies when

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consumed by flames with demon voices announcing his demise

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During his life Mozart was best known for his

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operas

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Christoph Willibald Gluck attempted to reform opera by

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having all the aspects in the opera be integral to the drama

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Don Giovanni mockingly invited the statue of the Commandant to

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come to dinner

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When Don Giovanni grabs the statue's hand

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he can withdraw his hand only with much difficulty

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The demon voices tell Don Giovanni that

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worse things await him

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Polyphonic texture prevailed during the Classical period

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false

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Gradual crescendos and decrescendos were developed during the Classical period

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true

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Brass instruments were especially favored in orchestral music during the Classical period

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false

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Painters and sculptors in the Classical style favored large works that were filled with emotion.

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false

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Music in the Classical style has no continuo part

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true

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Composers in the Classical period usually used forms in their instrumental works

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true

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Composers in the Classical period composed many symphonies and concertos

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true

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The themes in the Classical style tend to be

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short ideas linked together

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Which form was not used in many Classical works

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fugue

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The word "classical" means something that is

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of highest quality

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The word classical refers to music composed between the years of approximately

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1750-1820

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The Classical Period is sometimes referred to as the

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age of reason

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Which intellectual leader of the Classical Period invented a musical instrument?

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Benjamin Franklin

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Which intellectual leader of the Classical Period composed much music

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Which is one of the basic philosophical beliefs of the Classical Period

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what is true is universal and eternal

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The Rococo style was

answer

light and elegant

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The Classical period in art and music existed at about the same time as the

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The Revolutionary War in America

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The phrases in Classical music are often

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in a statement/answer pattern

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The "K" by the numbers of Mozart's compositions stands for an amateur musicologist named Köchel who catalogued Mozart's music

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true

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An introduction begins the first movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40

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false

question

A sonata and sonata form are basically the same thing

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false

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Mozart created the basic plan for sonata form

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false

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Mozart's personal feelings are often evident in the works he composed

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False

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Which statement is not true about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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He died at the age of 65

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The word "development" in music implies

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working with

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The first large section in sonata form is called the

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exposition

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The exposition in sonata form usually contains

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two themes

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Transitions between themes in sonata form are valuable because they

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all of these choices

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In the development section in sonata form, the composer can

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all of these choices

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The recapitulation is similar to the exposition, except that the

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key does not change between the first and second themes

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n which movement of a symphony or concerto is sonata form likely to be found

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first movement

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The three main sections in sonata form are

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exposition, development, and recapitulation

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Mozart was highly successful in composing

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all of these choices

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Which section in sonata form is often repeated

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exposition

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The solo part in a solo concerto is more showy than the parts for the orchestra

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true

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The soloist in a concerto sits at his or her usual place in the orchestra

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false

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The first movements of Classical concertos feature two development sections, one for the soloist and the other for the orchestra

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false

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The instruments most frequently featured in concertos during the Classical period were the piano and the trumpet

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false

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Composers in the Classical period did not write the cadenzas for their concertos; they only indicated where a cadenza should appear

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true

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Neither Mozart nor Haydn fared well under the patronage system

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true

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How many movements do most concertos have

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three

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The second movement of a concerto is usually

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melodious

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Which is a rondo form

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abaca

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The first movement of a concerto during the Classical period was almost always

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in sonata form

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What form is used often by composers in the Classical period for the last movement of concertos

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rondo

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What city was considered the center for music during the Classical period

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vienna

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Haydn was born the same year as

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george washington

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Haydn was very successful at composing

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all of these choices

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