Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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The years for the Classical time period are
a. | 1450-1600 | c. | 1750-1820 | b. | 1600-1750 | d. | 1820-1900 |
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This era is often called “The ______ Age of Music” because of the
development of so many new forms.
a. | Expanding | c. | Platinum | b. | Golden | d. | New |
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The most important new musical form of the Classical era was the
a. | Concerto | c. | Ballet | b. | Opera | d. | Symphony |
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The most important section in the Classical orchestra was the
a. | String section | c. | Woodwind section | b. | Brass section | d. | Percussion
section |
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Which of the following describes a “Symphony?”
a. | a single, short orchestra piece, usually with one section, with a solo
instrument | c. | an extended orchestra piece, usually with only one movement, without a solo
instrument | b. | an extended orchestra piece in several movements without a solo
instrument | d. | a
multiple-movement piece written for a solo instrument or small
ensemble |
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In the Classical era, what changes in musical works were made that were not made
in the Baroque period?
a. | instrument selections | c. | contrasting sections | b. | tempo and dynamic changes | d. | multiple
sections |
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While the harpsicord was the most important keyboard instrument in the Baroque
Era, what instrument took its place in the Classical Era?
a. | organ | c. | piano | b. | guitar | d. | clavier |
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What two instruments did Haydn make a living at playing?
a. | harpsichord and violin | c. | cello and clavier | b. | piano and viola | d. | baryton and
organ |
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As a composer, Franz Joseph Haydn was influenced by
a. | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | c. | George Frideric
Handel | b. | Ludwig van Beethoven | d. | none of the above |
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Which of these composers was a student of Haydn’s?
a. | Mozart | c. | Beethoven | b. | Handel | d. | Brahms |
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Haydn's Symphony No. 4 is also known as
a. | the Timpany Symphony | c. | the Oratorio
Symphony | b. | the Surprise Symphony | d. | the Baryton
Symphony |
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What is the "surprise" in Haydn's Surprise
Symphony?
a. | a long moment of rest | c. | the director joining the cast on stage | b. | a loud chord played
by the orchestra | d. | the ballet
performed with no music |
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Which of the following is NOT true about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
a. | He was considered a child prodigy. | c. | He never
married. | b. | He wote his first opera at age 14. | d. | He died at the age of 35 from failing
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The Marriage of Figaro, written by Mozart, is
a. | an oratorio | c. | a ballet | b. | an opera | d. | a clavier |
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A libretto is
a. | the text of a musical composition | c. | a nickname for the
composer | b. | the orchestra arrangement | d. | a soprano soloist |
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In the film, “Amadeus,” who is Amadeus?
a. | Mozart | c. | Beethoven | b. | Haydn | d. | Handel |
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In the film, Salieri had a specific prayer, or dream. What was it?
a. | to have lots of children | c. | to write a
masterpiece | b. | to be a gifted composer used by God | d. | to become a
priest |
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What was Salieri’s MAIN problem with Mozart?
a. | Mozart was a spoiled brat. | c. | He felt that God gave Mozart all
the good looks. | b. | Mozart stole the woman he loved. | d. | He felt that God gave Mozart the musical talent
that he desired. |
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What was so surprising about the musical scores that Mozart’s wife brought
to Salieri?
a. | They were written very neatly. | c. | They were all in
German. | b. | They were originals with no corrections. | d. | She had copied them for him and claimed to have
written them herself. |
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What did Mozart’s father wear that haunted him years later?
a. | a mask | c. | a cape | b. | a specific hat | d. | a wig |
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Why was a maid sent to Mozart’s house?
a. | to clean for him | c. | to spy on his work | b. | to take care of his
finances | d. | to take care of
his wife |
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What prompted Mozart to write his “blackest” opera?
a. | the birth of his child | c. | the loss of his job | b. | his father’s death | d. | going bankrupt |
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What did the stranger to Mozart’s house commission (hire) him to
write?
a. | a Symphony | c. | an Opera | b. | a play | d. | a Requiem |
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What did Salieri help Mozart to do while he was sick?
a. | write his music | c. | clean his house | b. | sort through his father’s
belongings | d. | take care of his
child |
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Where was Mozart buried?
a. | Vienna, Austria | c. | in a church graveyeard | b. | in a private tomb
belonging to his father | d. | in
a mass grave |
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