1. Where will you find the terms recitative, aria, and oratorio used?
Symphony
Concerto
Sonata
Musical theater
Opera
2. Which of the following does not belong with the others?
Giselle, Adam
Aida, Verdi
Orfeo, Monteverdi
Parsifal, Wagner
The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart
3. Scat” is a singing style in which:
Accents are put in unexpected places.
A leader sings a line and others respond sympathetically.
Performers sit in silence for the entire piece.
The voice sings syllables rather than words and is used as another instrument.
Computer-generated music is used.
4. Which of these composers wrote exclusively for the piano?
Frederic Chopin
Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Felix Mendelssohn
5. Which option correctly lists human voices from lowest to highest?
Bass, tenor, baritone, alto, mezzo soprano, soprano
Bass, baritone, tenor, alto, mezzo soprano, soprano
Bass, tenor, baritone, mezzo soprano, alto, soprano
Bass, tenor, baritone, alto, soprano, mezzo soprano
Baritone, bass, tenor, alto, mezzo soprano, soprano
6. What do the terms major, minor, diminished and augmented refer to?
They are types of key signatures.
They are types of scales.
They are types of dynamics.
They are types of triads or chords.
They are examples of syncopation.
7. Which is not a dynamic marking?
Forte
Fortissimo
Mezzopiano
Piano
Andante
8. What are the four ways that sounds differ from one another?
Duration, frequency, intensity and timbre
Texture, frequency, intensity and interval
Tempo, duration, frequency and timbre
Pulse, duration, frequency and timbre
Duration, frequency, intensity and dynamics
9. Which is not usually true of a symphony?
It has four movements.
The first movement is usually in sonata form.
The second movement is usually fast.
The third movement is in ternary form.
It is a work for full orchestra.
10. This classical composer was influenced by the French Revolution, and his music is considered revolutionary because it expanded all the elements of classical style and enlarged the range of expression. He wrote nine symphonies. Who is it?