Question

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Answer 1

1. A period in music is most like a:

Word

Phrase

Sentence

Paragraph



2. I - V - I is an example of:

Sonata form

Fugal analysis

A basic harmonic progression

A type of e-mail shorthand



3. The three major sections of sonata form are exposition, development, coda.

True

False



4. Alberti bass is best described as:

The opera singer who popularized bel canto singing

A classical accompaniment style based on triads

A type of figured bass

An eighteenth-century instrument resembling the lute



5. What is the other name for the Rococo style?

Empfindsamer Stil

Style galant

Early Baroque

Sturm und Drang



6. What is a serenade?

Seventeenth century chamber music

Seventeenth century solo song (my answer)

Eighteenth century music meant to be played in the evening

Eighteenth century music meant to be played for a small audience


7. The eighteenth century technique of gradually changing dynamic levels was known as the Mannheim _____________.




8. Which of the following best describes musical life during the Classical Era?

Orchestral music was generally played in middle-class homes.

Concerts were unusually long by today's standards.

Most concerts were for the nobility only.

Chamber music was preferred over orchestral music.


9. The composer who was instrumental in the creation of symphonic form was _________. (type in composer's last name only)



10. Mozart was a Kapellmeister.

True (my answer)

False

Answer 2

phrase