Chapter 7 Listening Quiz

Chapter 7 Listening Quiz

The Symphony

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. At the beginning of the symphony, what is the overall texture?

. This first movement of Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 in C minor is in which meter?

. The movement has two primary themes. At what timing does the second theme begin?

. At timing 0:43, a brass instrument plays the first theme in a loud fanfare fashion. What is that instrument?

. Contrast the second theme's style to the opening theme.

. At timing 4:36 a woodwind instrument plays a brief cadenza. What is that instrument?

. Beethoven uses a compositional technique in which he repeats the opening four-note theme over and over again, played by different instruments and at different pitch levels. What do we call that compositional device?

. Once the introduction is over and the opening theme gets going, it might be described as:

. The most important thematic idea of the entire movement is:

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