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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MUSIC APP EXAM 2
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-Guarantee passing score -66 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: What might Beethoven's short-short-short long rhythm actually sound like?
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The constant knocking of faith, referring to his increased deafness
Question 2: The way melodic and harmonic materials are combined
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Texture
Question 3: What is the difference between early Baroque and late Baroque?
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Early - predominantly homophonic, had a single melody Late - Bach and Handel excelled in polyphonic writing, many melodies
Question 4: When is the Baroque time period?
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1600-1750
Question 5: Looking at the big picture of form, Classical symphonies, string quartets, and sonatas typically were made up of
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Four movements
Question 6: What are the 3 sections of a Sonata?
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Exposition -> Development -> Recapitulation
Question 7: Who were the main classical composers?
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Haydn, Mozart, and early Beethoven
Question 8: Small group of solo instruments plus orchestra
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Concerto Grosso
Question 9: What instruments were used in Renaissance Secular music?
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Lute, Viols, Recorder, Clavichord, and early organs and harpsichord
Question 10: Which composer is composed the Grandfather of Classical music?
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Haydn Question 11: Sonata form, which often happens in first movements of Classical symphonies and string quartets, is best described as
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Having 3 main sections: exposition, development, and recapitulation with a coda ending Question 12: Most common texture, one melody predominates with harmony accompanying the melody, heard in popular song, opera, broadway, and classical
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Homophonic
Question 13: Which composer is considered to be both a classic and romantic composer?
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Beethoven
Question 14: When was the classical period of music?
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1750-1820
Question 15: Which composer taught a young Beethoven?
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Haydn Question 16: Singers act as if they are talking but are singing, pitches sound like spoken text, free and flexible rhythm
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Recitative
Question 17: What is a good example of a basso continuo?
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Pachelbel's Canon in D
Question 18: ? is a regular instrument during the Baroque period
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The harpsichord
Question 19: When harpsichord and low strings play a heavy bass line together
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Basso Continuo
Question 20: What was Secular music like during the Renaissance period?
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Could include instruments
Question 21: During the development section of Mozart's Symphony no. 40, Mvt. 1, what happens?
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Rhythm from original melody always remains audible, drama intensifies and increases, there are dramatic changes in dynamic, and harmonies change quickly Question 22: Are not usually easy to sing or remember, made of long uneven phrases
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Baroque Music
Question 23: What composer bent and broke the rules for Classical form?
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Beethoven Question 24: Classical composers typically established ? at the beginning of movements?
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Tuneful melodies
Question 25: Whose death signals the end of the Baroque period?
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Bach
Question 26: What woodwind was not yet invented in the Baroque period?
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Clarinet
Question 27: Why does Beethoven's no 5 switch from minor to major key?
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It represents overcoming the adversity of fate Question 28: The 4 Seasons is ?, meaning it is based on something outside of the music
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Programmatic