Music Test 4 Part 1

The movement known as the Enlightenment stressed

• the importance of religion over humanity

• the centrality of feelings over reason

• the centrality of reason in human experience

• an increased use of electric light

Which of the following characterizes the Classical style?

• strong, regular rhythms

• singable, elegant melodies

• use of fold and popular elements

• all answers are correct

Who was/were (a) stand-out keyboard player(s) of the late eighteenth century?

• both Mozart and von Paradis

• Anna Magdalena Bach

• Maria Theresia von Paradis

• Maria Anna Mozart

Which of the following describes(s) musical life in the Classical era?

• audiences preferred performances of old music rather than new

• the rise of public performances gave composers new venues where their works could be heard

• all answers are correct

• music was performed only by professionals and aristocrats

Interest in Greek and Roman antiquity during the eighteenth century greatly influenced

• all answers are correct

• literature

• architecture

• panting

Which of the following composers is/are considered (a) master(s) of the Viennese School?

• Haydn

• all answers are correct

• Beethoven

• Mozart

Which of the following describes the lyrical melodies of the Classical period?

• disjunct and leaping in shape

• conjunct, diatonic, and singable

• based on the chromatic scale

• constructed with an irregular phrase structure

Composers working during the Classical era perfected a large-scale form of instrumental music known as

• the madrigal

• jazz

• sonata form

• the Mass

Which statement and scientist was central to the American Enlightenment?

• William Billings

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

The concept of rhythmic regularity suggests

• strong rhythms moving at a steady tempo

• the regular use of syncopated rhythms

• irregular rhythms

• meters that frequently change within a piece or movement