1.   In many of Beethoven’s works, there is a _______ movement instead of the minuet. a.   presto b.   scherzo c.   fugato d.   ritornello 2.   The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it a.   moves more quickly. b.   has a different form. c.   has a different meter. d.   all of these 3.   Mozart and Beethoven wrote a number of concertos for their favorite solo instrument, the a.   cello. b.   violin. c.   flute. d.   piano. 4. An unaccompanied showpiece for the concerto’s soloist is known as a a.   fermata. b.   cadenza. c.   concerto’s solo. d.   pause. 5.   Beethoven a.   was a brilliant pianist. b.   was self-educated and had read widely, but was weak in elementary arithmetic. c.   began to feel the first symptoms of deafness in his twenty-ninth year. d.   all of these 6.   Which of the following statements is not true? a.   The finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is based on Schiller’s poem about human brotherhood, Ode to Joy. b.   Beethoven opened new realms of musical expression that profoundly influenced composers throughout the nineteenth century. c.   Like Haydn and many other composers of the classical period, Beethoven was most successful financially when in the service of the aristocracy. d. In the finale of his Ninth Symphony, Beethoven took the unprecedented step of using a chorus and four solo vocalists. 7.   The Third Symphony of Beethoven was originally composed to commemorate the deeds of ________________ as the embodiment of heroism and democratic ideals. a.   George Washington b.   Napoléon Bonaparte c.   the Marquis de Lafayette d.   the Duke of Wellington 8.   We have a record of Beethoven’s struggle with his musical material because of his habit of a.   carrying a pocket tape recorder. b.   carrying musical sketchbooks. c.   telling his troubles to his friends. d.   keeping a diary. 9.   Beethoven’s late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include a.   piano sonatas. b.   string quartets. c.   the Ninth Symphony. d.   all of these. 10.   Beethoven’s greatest liturgical music is to be found in his a.   Mass in B Minor. b.   Missa Solemnis. c.   Eighth Symphony. d.   Fidelio. 11.   The musical heir of Haydn and Mozart, Beethoven bridged the __________ and __________ periods. a.   Renaissance, baroque b.   baroque, classical c.   classical, romantic d.   romantic, impressionist 12.   The choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is based on a.   Dante’s Inferno. b.   Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. c.   Schiller’s Ode to Joy. d.   Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind. 13.   Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is unusual in that it is scored for ________ as well as orchestra. a.   a chorus b.   four vocal soloists and a chorus c.   a piano soloist d.   a violin soloist 14.   Beethoven’s sixteen _________ are generally considered among the greatest music ever composed. a.   piano concertos b.   string quartets c.   piano sonatas d.   symphonies 15.   Beethoven greatly expanded the __________ section of the sonata-form movement and made it more dramatic. a.   introduction b.   exposition c.   development d.   recapitulation 16.   Beethoven’s only opera is entitled a.   The Magic Flute. b.   Madame Butterfly. c.   Don Giovanni. d.   Fidelio. 17.   A piano sonata is a musical composition in two or more movements for a.   piano. c.   piano and orchestra. b.   piano, violin, and cello. d.   flute and piano. 18.   The four movements of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony are: sonata form, a.   theme and variations, scherzo, sonata form. b.   ABA, scherzo, sonata form. c.   ABA, minuet, sonata form. d.   theme and variations, minuet, rondo. 19.   The minuet is generally the ______ movement of a classical symphony. a.   first b.   second c.   third d.   fourth 20.   The most popular form of Classical chamber music was the a.   piano trio. b.   string trio. c.   string quartet. d.   trio sonata. 21.   During a stay in Heiligenstadt, Beethoven considered suicide. He decided instead, in true romantic ideology, to a.   use art to express the ideals of ancient Greece. b.   use art to express emotions and compensate for life’s tragedies. c.   use art to make money above all else. d.   create works of art which were totally devoid of emotion. 22.   The sonata cycle is a.   something 20th Century music historians made up to explain the music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. b.   the basic structural form recognized by theorists of the 17th and 18th Century as a common structure for multi-movement works of composers in the Classical and Romantic period. c.   only used with symphonies. d.   only used with concertos. 23.   In sonata-form works especially, Beethoven often uses the coda a.   as a short extension to his orchestral works. b.   as an
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1. In many of Beethoven’s works, there is a scherzo movement. 2. The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it moves more quickly. 3. Mozart and Beethoven wrote a number of concertos for their favorite solo instrument, the piano. 4. An unaccompanied showpiece for the concerto’s soloist is known as a cadenza. 5. Beethoven was a brilliant pianist. 6. Which of the following statements is not true? c. Like Haydn and many other composers of the classical period, Beethoven was most successful financially when in the service of the aristocracy. 7. The Third Symphony of Beethoven was originally composed to commemorate the deeds of Napoléon Bonaparte as the embodiment of heroism and democratic ideals. 8. We have a record of Beethoven’s struggle with his musical material because of his habit of carrying musical sketchbooks. 9. Beethoven’s late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include piano sonatas, string quartets, and the Ninth Symphony (d. all of these). 10. Beethoven’s greatest liturgical music is to be found in his Missa Solemnis. 11. The musical heir of Haydn and Mozart, Beethoven bridged the classical and romantic periods. 12. The choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is based on Schiller’s Ode to Joy. 13. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is unusual in that it is scored for four vocal soloists and a chorus as well as orchestra. 14. Beethoven’s sixteen string quartet are generally considered among the greatest music ever composed. 15. Beethoven greatly expanded the development section of the sonata-form movement and made it more dramatic. 16. Beethoven’s only opera is entitled Fidelio. 17. A piano sonata is a musical composition in two or more movements for piano. 18. The four movements of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony are: sonata form, theme and variations, scherzo and sonata form. 19. The minuet is generally the third movement of a classical symphony. 20. The most popular form of Classical chamber music was the string quartet. 21. During a stay in Heiligenstadt, Beethoven considered suicide. He decided instead, in true romantic ideology, to use art to express emotions and compensate for life’s tragedies. 22. The sonata cycle is the basic structural form recognized by theorists of the 17th and 18th Century as a common structure for multi-movement works of composers in the Classical and Romantic period. Although there are some inaccuracies (in the statements, of course), these are the correct answers for YOUR homework. Read them and, above all, be thankful, because if I had not answered you, you wouldn't been answered. Here nobody do the homework for others, I know how works this category.
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Not that we don't want to help, but we sure don't want to spoon-feed you. All the questions above would have been covered in your class or in assigned reading. None of it should have come as a surprise to you, and mindlessly regurgitating someone else's answers teaches you nothing but to be a grifter.
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