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A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
A. Wide leaps and dissonant intervals.
B. A tone row.
C. Retrograde
D. Percussion
A. Sequence
B. Theme
C. Variation
D. None of these
A. Wagner
B. Separate arias
C. Bayreuth
A. Overture
B. Basso buffo
C. Chorale
D. Basso ostinato
A. Latin
B. French
C. Italian
D. German
A. Large intervals.
B. Having rests between the notes.
C. Repeating the same notes.
D. Adjacent scale tones.
A. Art of Fugue
B. Episodes
C. Retrograde
D. Exposition
A. The strings are bowed
B. The strings are plucked
C. The finger slides along the string
A. Variation
B. Ostinato
C. Movements
D. Ternary
A. Key
B. Aria
C. Two violins and basso continuo
D. Henry Purcel
A. UCLA
B. Students
C. 1921
D. Hebrew
A. Strings.
B. Horsehair
C. Tambourine
D. Clarinet
A. It has only four players
B. It includes a string instrument
C. It includes a brass instrument.
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. France
D. England
A. Pierluigi da Palestrina.
B. Sonata da camera
C. Basso continuo
D. Basso buffo
A. Operas
B. Serenades
C. String quartets
D. Baryton trios.
A. Third
B. Iambic
C. Triple
D. None of these
A. Stretto
B. Frence overture
C. Opera
D. Libretto
A. Concord Sonata
B. Aaron Copland
C. Wind band
D. New England
A. His mother
B. Dance or scherzo
C. Four
D. Small orchestra with limited winds
A. Produced in factories, making them more affordable than before.
B. Percussion section
C. Harriet Smithson
D. Political sentiments
A. Revival hymns and ragtime.
B. Patriotic songs and barn dances.
C. Village bands and church choirs.
A. Were based on Shakespearean plays
B. Symbolized a free and unified Italy.
C. Commemorated the Suez canal, which was not even in Europe.
D. Seemed to condone rape, suicide, and free love
A. Musical criticism
B. Songs
C. Piano pieces
D. Symphonies
A. Volume
B. Rate of speed
C. Venue
D. None of these
A. All possible answers
B. Incidental music
C. Scandinavian
D. Henrik Ibsen
A. Norway
B. The United States
C. Germany and Austria
D. Spain
A. The continuation of old forms.
B. Stagnation.
C. Revolt and change.
D. Disinterest.
A. Meritocracy
B. Democracy
C. Aristocracy
D. Technocracy
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Patron
C. Celesta
D. None of these
A. First
B. Meter
C. Rhythm
D. Three
A. French horn
B. Conductor
C. Small orchestras (NOT interest in new orchestral forms, increased dissonance expression, or added varied tone color/ timbre)
D. None of these
A. Schiller's Ode to Joy
B. Esterhazy
C. Classical Romantic
D. Scherzo
A. Sonata-allegro
B. Rondeau
C. Ternary (A-B-A')
D. None of these
A. Conjunct.
B. Trumpet
C. Duple
D. Chimes
A. Was written by Schoenberg
B. Accumulated in the barn of his Connecticut farm.
C. Were sought after by musicians eager to perform them in public.
D. Were enthusiastically received in public performances.
A. Polyrythm
B. Norway
C. France
D. Great Britain
A. Used the form of the scherzo
B. Was the founder of Czech national music
C. Was a leading composer of symphonies
D. Served as a member of the Austrian provincial government
A. Countersubject.
B. Retrograde
C. Inversion
D. Diminution
A. E
B. T
C. F
D. None of these
A. Ritardando
B. Rubato
C. Accelerando
D. Excerpt A
A. Are composed for a wide variety of ensembles
B. Are exquisite miniatures
C. Have literary programs or titles
D. Have a limited variety of moods
A. Slow
B. Presto
C. Dynamics
D. Duple meter
E. Conjunct
A. Refrain
B. Strophic
C. Sacred
D. Secular
A. Is his most famous work
B. Is subtitled from the new world
C. Glorifies both the Czech and the American folk spirit
A. Ritornello
B. Thunder and lightning
C. Violin
D. None of these
A. Ritornello form
B. Scandinavian
C. Program overture
D. Incidental music
A. Last
B. First
C. Third
D. Second.
A. Organist.
B. Composer.
C. Violinist.
D. Cellist