Music Theory Quiz

What is a sonata form?

• A small-scale form with a single theme

• A large-scale form with exposition, development, and recapitulation

• A binary form with two contrasting themes

• A form with only a development section

What does the principal tonal area present?

• Secondary themes

• Modulations

• Principal themes in the tonic key

• Fragmentation

What is fragmentation in music?

• Repetition of a theme

• Shortening of phrase segments

• Introduction of a new key

• Ending a section

What is false recapitulation?

• A return to the tonic key

• A passage in a non-tonic key

• A new theme introduction

• A closing section

Which form involves no development and is a variation of the traditional sonata form?

• Ritornello

• Concerto grosso

• Sonatina form

• Arch form

What is the term for a concerto with a concertino of soloists?

• Solo concerto

• Concerto grosso

• Tutti

• Rondeau

Which form uses the same thematic material in more than one movement?

• Cyclic form

• Rondo form

• Sonata-rondo form

• Thematic transformation

Which form is a multi-movement form with motivic and formal relations between symmetrically corresponding pairs of movements?

• Arch form

• Sonata-rondo form

• Rondeau

• Concerto grosso

What form features contrasting sections that alternate with restatements of an initial theme?

• Rondo form

• Idée fixe

• Coda

• Omission

What is the term for a poetic form that features a repeating refrain followed by contrasting music?

• Dal segno

• Rondeau

• Ritornello

• Episode