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. Which of the following is an important contrast within the traditional concerto?

The different tempi of consecutive movements correct incorrect

The different texture between solo and orchestral passages correct incorrect

The different dynamics and timbres of the soloist and orchestra correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the term for a brief interlude in a concerto in which the soloist plays alone?

Ritornello correct incorrect

Recitative correct incorrect

Sonata correct incorrect

Cadenza correct incorrect

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. What do symphonies and concerti from the Classical era have in common?

Both included full orchestra. correct incorrect

They were the same average length. correct incorrect

Both were composed by W. A. Mozart and F. J. Haydn. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. Which statement about Antonio Vivaldi's career is NOT true?

In total, he wrote over 500 concerti. correct incorrect

Vivaldi taught music to orphans at a school in Venice. correct incorrect

In addition to composing concerti, he also wrote operas, a good deal of chamber music, cantatas, and several oratorios. correct incorrect

Vivaldi was well-known during his lifetime as a performer and composer. correct incorrect

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. The original Baroque concerto idea featured what central concept?

Music that featured different soloists from every section of the orchestra at least once correct incorrect

The use of the ritornello to cue the singers correct incorrect

Music that alternated between a small group of players and the full orchestra correct incorrect

Full movements that alternated between soloists and the orchestra correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best reaction: "Felix Mendelssohn was, like Mozart, a child prodigy with an exceptionally talented sister; unlike Mozart, however, Mendelssohn enjoyed a stable and successful career."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Mozart had a brother, not a sister. correct incorrect

The statement is false because neither composer had a stable and successful career. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Mendelssohn was not a child prodigy. correct incorrect

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. Before the mid-1800s, most publically performed art music was:

Written over the previous decades and part of a traditional, standard repertory. correct incorrect

Newly composed and then set aside after a few performances to be replaced by fresher material. correct incorrect

Restricted to the opera house. correct incorrect

Performed free of charge by skilled amateurs. correct incorrect

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. J.S. Bach wrote a group of famous concerti for what well-known public figure?

King Henry III of England correct incorrect

His son, Carl Phillip Emanuel correct incorrect

Fellow composer George Handel correct incorrect

Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg correct incorrect

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. Abrupt volume changes were an important part of which musical era, and what was the practice called?

Baroque, terraced dynamics correct incorrect

Classical, "concertino" dynamics correct incorrect

Baroque, ritornello correct incorrect

Romantic, crescendo correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT an important stylistic feature of "Spring" by Antonio Vivaldi?

The ritornello theme correct incorrect

Driving rhythms correct incorrect

Alternation between solo viola and orchestra correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which statement about the early life of W.A. Mozart is NOT true?

He was traveled extensively throughout Europe with his father and brother. correct incorrect

He was born in Salzburg in Austria in 1756. correct incorrect

His father, Leopold, was a respected composer who taught Wolfgang to compose and play a variety of instruments. correct incorrect

He was an international superstar as a young child. correct incorrect

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. Which statement about modern concert programming is true?

Concertos are typically performed last in any given evening. correct incorrect

Due to their extreme length, concertos are never paired with other pieces and are often in fact split over multiple nights of concerts. correct incorrect

Symphonies and concertos are never put on the same program, as the contrast between the forms is too great. correct incorrect

Concertos are often played just before intermission. correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose an appropriate response: "The typical sonata form of the Classical era develops a single melody and is in three sections."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false, as there are traditionally two melodies in sonata form. correct incorrect

The statement is false, as there are typically five sections in sonata form. correct incorrect

The statement is misleading, as the single melody is technically called a motif. correct incorrect

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. Which statement about the concerto is true?

It can be written for multiple instruments, but more often is designed to be played by one performer. correct incorrect

It is the most important form of solo instrumental music for the concert hall. correct incorrect

It is often written to display the instrument's flexibility as well as the performer's skill. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. Which term is used to describe a formal structure in which sections of new material are continuously alternated with one primary recurring section?

Sonata correct incorrect

Symphony correct incorrect

Concerto correct incorrect

Rondo
correct incorrect