Deck 14: Other Classical Genres

Question 1

What happens in the development section of the first movement of Piano Concerto No.23 in A?

A) The meter shifts frequently.
B) The performing forces include trumpets.
C) The tempo fluctuates.
D) The orchestra and piano are in a dialogue.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

"Là ci darem la mano" is a(n):

A) secco recitative.
B) accompanied recitative.
C) duet.
D) arioso.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The first part of "Alfin siam liberati" is a(n):

A) duet.
B) arioso for two singers.
C) secco recitative.
D) accompanied recitative.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What happens after the orchestral exposition in the first movement of Piano Concerto No.23 in A?

A) The full orchestra comes in.
B) The piano stops playing, and the orchestra takes over.
C) The piano comes in, and the orchestra has a secondary role.
D) The mode changes from major to minor.

Question 5

How many movements does a Classical sonata generally have?

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

Question 6

In a Classical concerto,there is no ________ movement.

A) sonata
B) minuet
C) rondo
D) theme and variations

Question 7

Who composed Piano Concerto No.23 in A?

A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B) Franz Joseph Haydn
C) Arcangelo Corelli
D) Antonio Salieri

Question 8

The larger work from which "Ho capito" comes is called:

A) The Magic Flute.
B) Don Giovanni.
C) Messiah.
D) Così fan tutte.

Question 9

Which describes the relationship between the soloist and the orchestra in the Classical concerto?

A) The soloist's part is more important.
B) The orchestral parts are more important.
C) The woodwinds and the solo part generally trade off the thematic material.
D) The soloist and the orchestra are equally balanced in importance.

Question 10

The performing forces in Piano Concerto No.23 in A consist of:

A) piano, strings, continuo, woodwinds, and brass.
B) piano, strings, and woodwinds.
C) piano, strings, continuo, and brass.
D) piano, strings, woodwinds, and percussion.

Question 11

The first movement of Piano Concerto No.23 in A is in ________ form.

A) double-exposition
B) theme and variations
C) rondo
D) minuet

Question 12

"Ho capito" is a(n):

A) aria.
B) chanson.
C) recitative.
D) arioso.

Question 13

How many people are usually needed to play a Classical sonata?

A) one or two
B) two or three
C) four
D) a full orchestra

Question 14

The accompaniment for the voices in "Alfin siam liberati" is a:

A) full orchestra.
B) piano.
C) harpsichord and cello.
D) harpsichord.

Question 15

What is altered in the recapitulation of the first movement of Piano Concerto No.23 in A?

A) The entire orchestra plays the theme fugally.
B) The tempo changes from fast to faster.
C) The bridge remains in the tonic key.
D) The oboes alternate solos with the piano.

Question 16

The favorite featured instrument of the Classical sonata is the:

A) recorder.
B) piano.
C) organ.
D) harpsichord.

Question 17

For Piano Concerto No.23 in A,the composer uses a reduced orchestra,omitting:

A) oboes, trumpets, and timpani.
B) cellos.
C) clarinets.
D) violas.

Question 18

The meter of "Là ci darem la mano" is:

A) simple duple.
B) simple triple.
C) compound duple.
D) compound triple.

Question 19

Who composed "Ho capito"?

A) Franz Joseph Haydn
B) Antonio Salieri
C) Franz Schubert
D) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Question 20

"Ho capito" is from a(n):

A) Mass.
B) oratorio.
C) opera.
D) motet.

Question 21

The country that led the way in eighteenth-century comic opera was:

A) France.
B) Italy.
C) Germany.
D) England.

Question 22

A typical first movement of a Classical string quartet is:

A) in a moderate or fast tempo and in sonata form.
B) slow and lyrical.
C) a minuet.
D) a rondo.

Question 23

In double-exposition form:

A) the first exposition does not modulate, but the second one does.
B) the first exposition modulates, but the second one does not.
C) the modulation occurs during the statement of the second theme.
D) there are no bridge themes.

Question 24

Etenraku opens with the following instruments:

A) ryuteki, kakko, and tsuridaiko.
B) biwa and sho.
C) gakuso and biwa.
D) gakuso and sho.

Question 25

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the ensemble in eighteenth-century opera?

A) Sentiments are presented more swiftly than in an aria.
B) Sentiments can change within one musical number.
C) Sentiments are fairly static and consistent within one musical number.
D) The sentiments of a few characters can be presented simultaneously in one musical number.

Question 26

Which accurately describes Don Giovanni?

A) tragic
B) tragic and comical
C) comical and mythical
D) mythical and tragic

Question 27

Which of the following is true of the way Classical composers wrote for the string quartet?

A) The violins were generally given the melody.
B) The cello was given the job of harmonic support, in the form of a continuo line.
C) All four parts were interdependent, each reacting to musical gestures by the others.
D) The inner voices were given harmony parts, not thematic material.

Question 28

An operatic number sung by two or more people is called a(n):

A) arioso.
B) buffa.
C) recitative.
D) ensemble.

Question 29

"Là ci darem la mano" is an example of an eighteenth-century:

A) solo aria.
B) ensemble.
C) recitative.
D) opera buffa.

Question 30

In the Classical era,the string quartet was intended to perform in:

A) opera houses.
B) cathedrals.
C) large concert halls.
D) small, intimate gatherings.

Question 31

The string quartet may have as many movements as the:

A) symphony.
B) Classical sonata.
C) dance suite.
D) Classical concerto.

Question 32

The recitative "Alfin siam liberati" is an attempt by Don Giovanni to:

A) escape the fires of hell.
B) convince the Commandant to allow him to marry Zerlina.
C) convince Zerlina to come to his villa.
D) escape the clutches of angry women.

Question 33

Classical string quartets generally have ________ movements.

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

Question 34

In the final section of the first movement of a Classical concerto,the soloist improvises a solo passage called a:

A) coda.
B) ritornello.
C) cadenza.
D) recapitulation.

Question 35

The form developed by Mozart for the first movement of a concerto is called ________ form.

A) sonata
B) rondo
C) double-exposition
D) double-development

Question 36

"Ho capito" is sung with fury and sarcasm by:

A) Masetto.
B) Don Giovanni.
C) Zerlina.
D) the Commandant.

Question 37

A string quartet consists of:

A) one violin, two violas, and one cello.
B) two violins and two cellos.
C) two violins, one viola, and one cello.
D) one violin, one viola, one cello, and piano.

Question 38

The form of Etenraku is characterized in three ways.One way is:

A) the use of fugal entries for contrast.
B) an ordered repetition of three different phrases that make up the melody.
C) sections of homophony alternating with monophony.
D) changes in meter.

Question 39

Italian comic opera was called:

A) da capo opera.
B) arioso opera.
C) opera buffa.
D) ensemble opera.

Question 40

In double-exposition form:

A) secondary key areas are replaced by cadenzas.
B) there are two expositions-the first for the orchestra, the second for the soloist with the orchestra.
C) there are two expositions-the first for the soloist with the orchestra, the second for the orchestra.
D) there are two recapitulations.

Question 41

The basic structural unit of a gamelan composition is known as the:

A) legong.
B) gangsa.
C) gongan.
D) ostinato.

Question 42

At the end of the introduction in Bopong,a ________ sounds.

A) xylophone
B) high-pitched flute
C) large gong
D) set of drums

Question 43

Briefly summarize the movement plan of the typical Classical concerto.Contrast this plan with that of the typical Classical symphony.

Question 44

Gangsa is an umbrella term for:

A) the various types of metallophones in a gamelan.
B) texture.
C) an orchestra.
D) an ancient gamelan society.

Question 45

A traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia is called a:

A) symphony.
B) gamelan.
C) bopong.
D) gongan.

Question 46

Unlike European orchestras,all gagaku orchestras are dominated by:

A) strings.
B) percussion.
C) woodwinds.
D) brass.

Question 47

Japan's traditional music for the court's ceremony and ritual is called gagaku,from Chinese characters that mean:

A) "king's music."
B) "royal music."
C) "religious music."
D) "elegant music."

Question 48

Draw a diagram of double-exposition form.

Question 49

Define the genre sonata in terms of possible performing forces.

Question 50

The European symphony orchestra first assumed a standardized makeup when it was used to reflect the power and splendor of:

A) European courts.
B) Emperor Franz Joseph.
C) the Catholic Church.
D) Pope Marcellus.

Question 51

Bopong has a melody that is played through:

A) three times.
B) four times.
C) five times.
D) six times.

Question 52

Briefly describe the roles of the soloist and the orchestra in the Classical concerto.What is the nature of the balance between these two forces?

Question 53

The closing melody in Bopong is:

A) played in unison by most of the gamelan.
B) a brittle-sounding gangsa.
C) meditative, played by bamboo flutes.
D) sung by a trio of singers.

Question 54

An important formal feature of Etenraku,as well as of much of traditional Japanese music,is:

A) the use of fugal entries for contrast.
B) changes in meter.
C) a slowing of the tempo as the performance proceeds.
D) an increase of the tempo as the performance proceeds.

Question 55

At the heart of the gamelan stands a great variety of:

A) aerophones.
B) chordophones.
C) idiophones.
D) gongs and metallophones.

Question 56

Gamelan pelegongan is:

A) the craftsperson who creates the gongs and metallophones.
B) a type of Balinese orchestra used primarily for dance-dramas.
C) a large array of gongs.
D) a quartet of small gongs.

Question 57

Unlike much European Baroque music,Etenraku avoids:

A) a clearer marking of the meter as the performance proceeds.
B) a quickening of the beat.
C) virtuosic playing.
D) repeating phrases.

Question 58

The court orchestra of Japan was established:

A) two thousand years before the symphony orchestra in Europe.
B) around one thousand years before the symphony orchestra in Europe.
C) at the same time as the symphony orchestra in Europe.
D) five hundred years after the symphony orchestra in Europe.

Question 59

Gamelans may involve as few as ________ musicians.

A) forty
B) twenty
C) ten to twelve
D) three or four

Question 60

Briefly describe the plan of movements in a typical Classical sonata.

Question 61

List the instruments (and the number of each)in a string quartet.

Question 62

Define ensemble as it pertains to Classical opera.In which type of opera are ensembles found?

Question 63

Describe the differences between Baroque opera seria and Classical opera buffa.

Question 64

How is the Bopong organized?

Question 65

Why was opera buffa suited so well to the cultural climate of the Classical era?

Question 66

Define cadenza and place it in the structure of a concerto.

Question 67

Compare and contrast aria and recitative (see Chapter 11)with ensemble in terms of performing forces,plot action,and presentation of emotions.You may put your answer in table form if you wish.

Question 68

Describe how the mood of Etenraku relates to the meaning of its name.

Question 69

What happened to the gamelan orchestra when Indonesia was under the colonial rule of the Netherlands?

Question 70

How is stratified polyphony achieved in a gamelan composition?

Question 71

What makes Japanese togaku orchestras different from European orchestras in terms of the instruments used?

Question 72

How did Classical composers such as Mozart and Haydn create elaborate musical forms (see Chapter 13),and how is that similar to or different from a composer for the gamelan orchestra?

Question 73

Briefly discuss the thre characteristics of gagaku music that are heard in Etenraku.

Question 74

Compare and contrast sonata form (see Chapter 13)with double-exposition form.

Question 75

Briefly explain the combination of opera buffa elements and tragic elements in Don Giovanni.

Question 76

How does the sound of the gamelan orchestra differ from the sound of a European orchestra?

Question 77

Briefly summarize the movement plan of a typical Classical string quartet.Refer to tempos and forms in your answer.

Question 78

Discuss the establishment of the court orchestra in Japan and its influences.

Question 79

Describe the tone color and function of the following instruments: ryuteki,sho,tsuridaiko,and gakuso.

Question 80

Define and describe the genre chamber music.List three composers associated with this genre.