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1. The home key of "Tic-Toc-Choc" is 8. "Hyme à la statue de la liberté" was written in a. C minor a. 1784 b. D minor b. 1777 c. G major c. 1793 d. F major d. 1789 e. A major e. 1796

2. Recitative is characterized by its 9. La Vestale is set in a. fast pace and delivery a. b. highly melodic nature b. ancient Rome c. rhythmic similarity to normal speech c. Spain d. lack of plot advancement d. e. heavily ornamented music e. ancient Greece

3. Who is NOT present in "Cosa sento"? 10. Beethoven's final name for his Symphony No. 3 was a. Cherubino a. Pastoral b. Basilio b. Choral c. the Count c. Die Weihe des Hauses d. Susanna d. Bonaparte e. Figaro e. Eroica

4. Basilio comes to Susanna immediately before "Cosa sento" to 11. In Fidelio, Florestan and Leonore are a. serve her food a. governor and subject b. insult Cherubino b. master and slave c. teach her music c. cell mates d. gossip d. husband and wife e. seduce her e. jailer and prisoner

5. In "Cosa sento," Susanna tries to distract the Count by 12. The full title of Symphonie fantastique is a. revealing Cherubino a. "Herminie" b. going to the kitchen b. "Scene in the Fields" c. pretending to faint c. "Episode in the Life of an Artist" d. running away d. "Messe solennelle" e. flattering him e. "Dreams, Reveries"

6. The form of "La Marseillaise" is 13. In 1793, Nicolas Méhul wrote Hymne à la a. rondo a. Raison b. sonata b. souveraineté du people c. ternary c. Liberte d. strophic d. l'Égalite e. binary e. Fraternité

7. "Chant du neuf Thermidor" was performed for the National 14. The alto clef is MOST commonly used for the Convention on a. trumpet a. November 23 b. cello b. September 18 c. viola c. August 6 d. violin d. February 18 e. clarinet e. June 28 MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 01 PAGE 2 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. Which style dominated French theater after the Querelle des 23. The Enlightenment is characterized by a focus on Bouffons? a. economics a. opéra comique b. religion b. tragédie lyrique c. rationality c. opéra bouffe d. mysticism d. opera buffa e. impressionism e. 24. The effect of 's Compte rendu au roi was 16. Claude Rouget de Lisle was born in a. Necker losing his job a. 1760 b. the loss of France's colonies b. 1755 c. taxes on the nobility and clergy c. 1718 d. a public understanding of France's finances d. 1767 e. a sharp cutting of spending e. 1738 25. Europe was stabilized after the Napoleonic Wars by the 17. An increase of 20 dB is equivalent to an increase by a factor of a. Congress of a. 100 b. Congress of b. 400 c. First Congress of Rastatt c. 40 d. Treaty of Berlin d. 200 e. Treaty of Versailles e. 20 26. Standard A pitch currently corresponds with the frequency 18. Louis XIV's reign ended in a. 448 Hz a. 1719 b. 532 Hz b. 1793 c. 402 Hz c. 1715 d. 450 Hz d. 1789 e. 440 Hz e. 1713 27. The protagonist of Faust falls to temptation due to his pursuit of 19. A French "vaudeville" commented on a. power a. the b. knowledge b. articles of constitutions c. satisfaction c. music and dance d. equality d. French military victories e. intimacy e. social norms 28. The most important pieces François Couperin published were for 20. How old was Louis XVI when he was betrothed to Marie a. harpsichord Anotinette? b. string quartets a. 20 c. chorus b. 11 d. symphonies c. 13 e. piano d. 12 e. 19 29. A 12-pitch scale is known as a a. modal scale 21. An oboe's timbre is created by b. fully diminished scale a. almost all overtones c. diatonic scale b. only the fundamental d. chromatic scale c. all even overtones e. pentatonic scale d. all odd overtones e. only the first two overtones 30. Why did the Committee of Public Safety's fail its initial purpose? a. One man consolidated its power. 22. Bonaparte started his military career as a(n) b. It could not bring France to a political consensus. a. diplomat c. It failed to prevent the . b. minister d. The people turned against the Committee. c. grenadier e. It failed to stabilize France's economy. d. rifleman e. artillery officer MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 01 PAGE 3 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

31. Which country was France NOT fighting after the Revolution? 38. Beethoven initially admired Napoleon for his a. Austria a. merit-based rise to power b. England b. military prowess c. the United States c. Corsican heritage d. the Netherlands d. ending of the Reign of Terror e. Prussia e. Enlightenment philosophies

32. Which instrument's sound envelope spends the LEAST time in 39. Le chant du depart was easy for crowds to sing because it the sustain stage? a. used the same melody as "La Marseillaise" a. vocal b. had a simple melody b. percussion c. was reminiscent of opera seria c. string d. has multiple voices d. synthesized e. did not have sophisticated lyrics e. woodwind 40. Rameau's Zoroastre reflects the philosophies of 33. In the second half of the 18th century, how many opera houses a. French Enlightenment philosophers did France have? b. the First Estate a. 2 c. the Second Estate b. 5 d. English Enlightenment philosophers c. 17 e. the Masonic Order d. 3 e. 12 41. In Don Giovanni, Zerlina finds out the truth behind Don Giovanni from 34. Jean-Philippe Rameau's landmark text on music theory is a. a former lover a. Formal Principles of Polyphony b. another nobleman b. Counterpoint and Effect c. her brother c. Between Tonality and Atonality d. a priest d. Music of Perotin e. a street peddler e. Theory of Harmony 42. Low pressure regions of a sound wave are called 35. Christoph Willibald Gluck likened his opera method to a. expansions a. philosophy b. rarefactions b. architecture c. transients c. painting d. compressions d. poetry e. harmonics e. mathematics 43. In La Vestale, Julia is in love with 36. A time signature of 2/2 is also known as a. Fernand a. syncopated time b. Statira b. cut time c. Hermas c. double time d. Licinius d. irregular time e. Cinna e. waltz time 44. Napoleon was so pleased with La Vestale that he gave Spontini 37. Who attempted to synthesize all knowledge into one source, the a. a congratulatory ceremony Encyclopédie? b. 10,000 francs a. c. a court position b. d. another commission c. e. a post as a diplomat d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau e. 45. The majority of musical terms are a. English b. French c. German d. Spanish e. Italian MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 01 PAGE 4 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

46. Beethoven was MOST furious with Napoleon's a. consolidation of power b. self elevation c. invasion of Germany d. refusal to patronize him e. history of human rights abuses

47. The funeral march of "Eroica" draws influence from a. François-Joseph Gossec b. Claude Joseph de Lisle c. Hector Berlioz d. Gaspare Spontini e. Luigi Cherubini

48. Which interval is composed of 10 semitones? a. major sixth b. minor seventh c. Octave d. half-diminished seventh e. tritone

49. Fidelio's conflict stems from the philosophical issue of a. freedom of religion b. social contracts c. free speech d. divine right e. war and peace

50. Whose writings on social contracts influenced American ? a. Jean-Philippe Rameau b. Jean-Jacques Rousseau c. John Calvin d. Thomas Hobbes e.

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1. In which form is "Tic-Toc-Choc"? 8. The rhythm of "Hymne à la statue de la liberté" is BEST described as a. sonata b. rondo a. Baroque c. strophic b. populist d. binary c. regular e. ternary d. syncopated e. polyrhythmic 2. "Brilliant auteur de la lumière" first modulates to the major mode when 9. "Dialogues" in Dialogues des carmélites are a. Agamemnon asks Diana for help a. political arguments b. Agamemnon mentions Achilles b. court hearings c. Diana demands another sacrifice c. religious discussions d. Agamemnon remembers his daughter d. arguments with the Jacobins e. the introduction is over e. opera performances

3. The meter of "Brillant auteur de la lumière" is 10. In La Vestale, Julia is to be executed by a. compound triple a. guillotine b. simple triple b. immolation c. compound quadruple c. hanging d. common time d. defenestration e. cut time e. burial

4. The librettist for Don Giovanni was 11. The second movement of Eroica is the a. a. scherzo b. b. opening c. Marco Coltellini c. finale d. Giuseppe Parini d. aria e. Johann Andreas Schachtner e. allegro vivace

5. Haydn's Symphony No. 85 is in 12. In Fidelio, Florestan is saved by a. C# minor a. Napoleon b. F major b. Don Pizarro c. C minor c. Rocco d. Bb major d. the Governor e. Eb major e. Leonore

6. "La Marseillaise" alternates between a chorus and a(n) 13. On which chord does a half cadence end? a. instrumental section a. I b. duet b. IV c. SATB quartet c. ii d. vocal soloist d. vi e. sonata e. V

7. "Chant du neuf Thermidor" was orchestrated by 14. Mozart's Don Giovanni concludes with Don Giovanni a. Hector Berlioz a. being assassinated by Zerlina b. b. being dragged down into Hell c. Frédéric Chopin c. rejoining his former lovers d. Joseph Haydn d. accepting Zerlina's forgiveness e. Niccolò Paganini e. living as a pauper MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 02 PAGE 6 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. The middle class that emerged in the end of the 18th century was 22. Ancien Régime kings derived their power from known as the a. social contracts a. sans-culottes b. civil legitimacy b. proletariat c. rational authority c. bourgeoisie d. divine right d. Second Estate e. charismatic authority e. First Estate 23. During the Romantic era, Sébastian Érard improved the piano by 16. During the , music was used by the government inventing the to a. double escapement a. arouse the public b. bridge agraffe b. spread French culture c. tunable duplex c. offer logical arguments d. iron string plate d. assert soft power e. sostenuto pedal e. rewrite history 24. The first critic to apply the term "galant" to music was 17. Impressionists specifically avoid a. François Couperin a. ornamentation b. Johann Mattheson b. polyrhythm c. Heinrich Christoph Koch c. strong definition d. Jean-Antoine Watteau d. virtuosity e. e. counterpoint 25. Which of the following key signatures has five sharps? 18. The Concert de la Loge Olympique was founded in a. C minor a. 1776 b. B major b. 1797 c. Ab major c. 1781 d. Db major d. 1793 e. F# major e. 1784 26. When was the stormed? 19. Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphonies Nos. 82-87 are commonly a. June 11, 1787 known as the b. September 23, 1784 a. Geneva symphonies c. November 28, 1790 b. Brussels symphonies d. July 25, 1791 c. Paris symphonies e. July 14, 1789 d. London symphonies e. Avignon symphonies 27. Haydn was MOST popular in a. Paris 20. Double stops are b. London a. two notes played simultaneously c. Cambridge b. two whole rests in a row d. Vienna c. dyad chords e. Eisenstadt d. extended fermatas e. abrupt changes in tempo 28. Music of the Enlightenment was NOT characterized by a. symmetrically balanced phrasing 21. The French Republic's fêtes often featured b. simple triads a. a single subject held in honor c. scalar melodies b. extensive philosophical discussions d. classical oratory c. a parody of religious figures e. disjunct motion d. Haydn's "Paris" symphonies e. a virtuosic sonata 29. Robespierre was a member of the a. Jacobins b. Royalists c. sans-culottes d. Republicans e. Girondists MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 02 PAGE 7 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

30. The French Overture has an air of 38. Victor Hugo's Les Misérables was first published in a. ambiguity a. 1874 b. discomfort b. 1837 c. solitude c. 1833 d. happiness d. 1862 e. majesty e. 1815

31. Chords built from seconds are 39. Galant style had its roots in the idealized a. Quartals a. Greek civilization b. dyads b. common man c. chord melodies c. human emotion d. tone clusters d. Classic thought e. augmented chords e. moral code

32. How many sections are there in sonata form? 40. The highest male vocal range is the a. eight a. countertenor b. three b. tenor c. two c. alto d. one d. soprano e. four e. contralto

33. Which of the following was an improvisational form of theater? 41. Les Misérables culminates with the a. opéra comique a. marriage of Cosette b. opera buffa b. July Revolution c. tragédie lyrique c. d. opera seria d. triumph of the Republic e. commedia dell'arte e. suicide of Javert

34. The Concert Spirituel continued until 42. In La Vestale, Julia is asked to become a Vestal by a. 1792 a. the high priest b. 1790 b. Licinus c. 1789 c. Vesta d. 1736 d. her father e. 1725 e. Cinna

35. The Committee of Public Safety was expanded from nine 43. In La Vestale, the Vestal temple's extinguished fire is covered with members to a. firewood a. 16 b. Julia's wreath b. 18 c. Julia's robe c. 12 d. a statue d. 15 e. a sacrifice e. 10 44. Which of the following percussion instruments has a definite 36. The text of "Hyme à la statue de la liberte" was written by pitch? a. Casimir Varon a. tom-tom drum b. François-Joseph Gossec b. snare drum c. Étienne-Nicolas Méhul c. vibraslap d. Claude Rouget de Lisle d. timpani e. Luigi Cherubini e. bass drum

37. Basso continuo notation is noteworthy for its 45. Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 is in honor of a. longevity of use a. Joseph Haydn b. nonstandard symbols b. a great man c. avoidance of accidentals c. Napoleon d. technical complexity d. the Revolution e. omission of notes e. the Enlightenment MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 02 PAGE 8 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

46. The massive exertion of soft power during Louis XIV's reign was engineered by a. Michel le Tellier b. Hyacinthe Rigaud c. Jean-Baptiste Colbert d. Nicolas Fouquet e. Jean Racine

47. Who translated the style of opera buffa into French music? a. Jean-Philippe Rameau b. Jean-Antoine Watteau c. Jean-Jacques Rousseau d. Jean-Baptiste Lully e. François Couperin

48. Whose trust does Leonore win to see Florestan? a. the Governor b. Fidelio c. Gaveaux d. Don Pizarro e. Rocco

49. The four strings of a violin are tuned in a. fourths b. fifths c. seconds d. minor thirds e. sixths

50. Which version of Beethoven's Fidelio was the most successful? a. first b. third c. fifth d. second e. fourth

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1. The rhythmic structure of "Tic-Toc-Choc" is BEST described as 8. King Louis XV died in a. triple meter a. 1792 b. stuttering b. 1774 c. nonimitative c. 1789 d. polyrhythmic d. 1796 e. homogenous e. 1788

2. The music of "Brilliant auteur de la lumière" becomes agitated in 9. Berlioz's musical style is characterized by the a. innovation a. introduction b. Romanticism b. second stanza c. unique instrumentation c. first stanza d. emotion d. third stanza e. grandeur e. fourth stanza 10. While being led to their deaths, the Carmelite nuns refer to 3. The drama Iphigénie was written by themselves as a. a. bearers of the Spirit b. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux b. the salt of the Earth c. Shakespeare c. the fruit of Mary's womb d. Jean Racine d. banished children of Eve e. Charles Baudelaires e. victims of the Revolution

4. In Là ci darem la mano, the musical change after Zerlina gives into 11. The allegory of La Vestale matches the Roman Empire with Don Giovanni's advances is a(n) a. Napoleon a. introduction of a flute b. the b. modulation to the major key c. France c. crescendo d. Robespierre d. exclusive use of staccato e. the Reign of Terror e. accelerando 12. The major mode in the second movement of Eroica 5. How many movements make up Haydn's Symphony No. 85? a. is accompanied by the flute a. six b. is hinted at b. two c. appears occasionally c. three d. marks the entry of the "great man" d. five e. is always avoided e. four 13. Pizzicato indicates 6. The dotted rhythms in La Marseillaise give it a(n) a. staccato a. driving rhythm b. left hand tapping b. Classical feel c. double stops c. harmonic synchronization d. quasi guitara d. martial air e. finger plucking e. uncomplicated method 14. Jean-Jacques Rousseau called for reforms of 7. The traitor mentioned in "Chant du neuf Thermidor" is MOST a. the Church's rights likely b. the educational system a. Robespierre c. art patronage b. Germany d. treasury policy c. the Ancien Régime e. divine right d. Louis XVI e. MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 03 PAGE 10 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. The note of the bottom line on a bass clef is a(n) 23. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in a. C a. Austria b. E b. Italy c. A c. France d. B d. Germany e. G e. Corsica

16. Who was a patron of Voltaire? 24. "La Marseillaise" was named after a. Frederick II a. Napoleon's nephew b. James II b. De Lisle's army brigade c. Joseph II c. a city d. William III d. a previous song e. Louis XIV e. the French flag

17. Who reworked "Tic-Toc-Choc" in 1941? 25. How many children did Berlioz wish to be in the chorus for Te Deum? a. Robert Schumann b. Richard Strauss a. 120 c. Alexander Ritter b. 150 d. Herbert von Karajan c. 300 e. Richard Wagner d. 600 e. 900 18. Which degree is the submediant? 26. Berlioz depicts the falling of the artist's head in "March to the a. fourth Scaffold" with b. second c. sixth a. a roll on the tympani d. seventh b. silence e. fifth c. a rolling glissando d. the roaring of the crowd 19. During the mid 18th century, the most important operatic e. two notes pizzicato reformer was 27. Cellos are often used for a. Christoph Willibald Gluck b. Pierre Beaumarchais a. bass lines c. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart b. harmonic completion d. Joseph Haydn c. melody e. Lorenzo da Ponte d. rhythm e. countermelody 20. The brighter sound of "In Des Lebens Frühlingstagen" is created by the 28. Berlioz wrote Symphonie fantastique in a. percussion a. 1803 b. vocal quality b. 1830 c. harp c. 1867 d. winds d. 1827 e. strings e. 1811

21. The Enlightened despot that created a police state was 29. Who wrote Nathan der Weise? a. Peter I a. Joseph Haydn b. Catherine II b. Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin c. Frederick II c. Jean-Baptiste Lully d. Louis XIV d. Friedrich von Tauentzien e. Joseph II e.

22. Clarinets are MOST commonly tuned in 30. "Tic-Toc-Choc"'s rhythmic pattern is based on a. Gb a. syncopation b. A b. sixteenth notes c. E c. triplets d. C d. quarter notes e. Bb e. eighth notes MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 03 PAGE 11 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

31. Which of the following instruments does NOT use a double reed? 39. Dialogues des carmélites was written by a. saxophone a. Umberto Gioarano b. English horn b. Georges Bernandos c. contrabassoon c. Victor Hugo d. bassoon d. Claude-Michel Schönberg e. oboe e. Francis Poulenc

32. The to Andrea Chénier was written by 40. During which era were musical composers elevated to the status of visionaries? a. Jean Racine b. Benjamin Britten a. Renaissance c. Umberto Giordano b. Modern d. Lorenzo da Ponte c. Baroque e. Luigi Illica d. Romantic e. Classic 33. Christoph Gluck would oppose all of the following practices EXCEPT 41. The final nun guillotined in Dialogues des carmélites is Sister a. emphasizing the singers' virtuosity a. Constance b. removing musical ornamentation b. Jeanne c. hurrying through the second part of an air c. Blanche d. ending the aria abruptly d. Compiegne e. interrupting the dialogue e. Marie

34. Billy Budd is accused of 42. Iphigénie en Aulide premiered in a. criticizing the government a. April 1774 b. espionage b. September 1789 c. mutiny c. January 1777 d. treason d. June 1775 e. desertion e. November 1771

35. Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie was written in 43. An octave above 440 Hz is a. 1723 a. 880 Hz b. 1777 b. 448 Hz c. 1738 c. 660 Hz d. 1752 d. 442 Hz e. 1733 e. 4400 Hz

36. Which scale is also known as the Mohammedan scale? 44. Le Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro was written by a. melodic minor a. b. Phyrgian mode b. c. harmonic minor c. Lorenzo da Ponte d. chromatic scale d. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart e. natural minor e. Pierre Beaumarchais

37. Mozart's father developed him musically by 45. Christoph Gluck's first opera specifically for French audiences was a. sending him to a monastery a. Iphigénie en Aulide b. taking him on musical tours b. Alceste c. allowing him to compose music for the court c. La clemenza di Tito d. isolating him from others d. Antigono e. bringing him to private concerts e. Orphée et Euridice

38. Le droit de seigneur in served as a(n) 46. Who has just entered at the beginning of "Cosa sento"? a. illustration of the effects of social contracts a. the Count b. representation of the lower class's exploitation b. Figaro c. statement against a major problem in France at the time c. Cherubino d. historical exposé of a cruel custom d. Basilio e. subtle acceptance of a codified right e. Susanna MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 03 PAGE 12 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

47. How many sixteenth notes are in a dotted quarter note? a. 8 b. 2 c. 12 d. 16 e. 6

48. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro was allowed to pass the censors for all of the following EXCEPT a. The censors hoped it would defuse social tensions. b. The people would not relate to the characters. c. The authorities historically allowed themselves to be portrayed negatively. d. It was set in Spain. e. Word had got out about the opera.

49. Mozart wrote his first opera at age a. 5 b. 12 c. 17 d. 9 e. 13

50. The closeness of the characters in Là ci darem la mano is symbolized by the a. decreasing harmonic tension b. ascending melody c. decreased tempo d. modulations e. pattern of the vocal parts

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1. "Tic-Toc-Choc"'s melodic texture is BEST described as 8. The statue of Louis XV formerly in the Place de la Concorde was melted down in a. imitative polyphonic b. nonimitative polyphonic a. June 1791 c. harmonized monophonic b. April 1791 d. monophonic c. September 1793 e. triadic d. July 1792 e. August 1792 2. In which mode does "Brillant auteur de lumière" begin? 9. Beethoven's Eroica and Fidelio share a(n) a. Mixolydian b. minor a. prison rescue c. Ionian b. funeral march d. major c. avoidance of the major mode e. Lydian d. setting in France e. connection to France 3. Who is the "brilliant author of light" in "Brillant auteur de la lumiére"? 10. Berlioz drew his influence from a. Achilles a. the Conservatory of Music b. Hera b. his parents c. Vesta c. Spontini's work d. Zeus d. personal experience e. Diana e. his historical readings

4. Zerlina's fiancé in Don Giovanni is 11. Who sings the final verse of "Le chant du départ"? a. Leporello a. a child b. Figaro b. a mother c. Don Giovanni c. two elderly men d. Don Ottavio d. three soldiers e. Masetto e. a sister

5. Haydn's Symphony No. 85 was a favorite of 12. When the Jacobins ransack the Carmelite convent, Blanche has a. Marie Antoinette a. become a friend of the people b. b. confessed all her sins c. Beethoven c. accepted her fate to die d. Louis XVI d. fled out of fear e. George III e. hidden in the graveyard

6. "La Marseillaise" was named after a 13. Air is passed into the vocal cords through the a. battle a. vena cavae b. different song b. bronchioles c. volunteer battalion c. esophagus d. governor d. trachea e. French general e. pleura

7. Berlioz's orchestration of "Chant du neuf Thermidor" does NOT 14. How many Haydn symphonies did the Concert Spirituel perform feature between 1788 and 1790? a. piano a. 94 b. chorus b. 88 c. drums c. 97 d. trumpets d. 110 e. harps e. 103 MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 04 PAGE 14 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. Heinrich Christoph Koch was born in 23. The Concert Spirtuel was founded in a. 1758 a. 1736 b. 1732 b. 1720 c. 1749 c. 1729 d. 1741 d. 1725 e. 1744 e. 1718

16. Brass instruments are classified as 24. Lessing's Nathan der Weise promoted a. membranophones a. kings' divine right b. aerophones b. religious tolerance c. electrophones c. the Catholic Church d. chordophones d. freedom of speech e. idiophones e. social equality

17. The Concert Spirituel did NOT feature 25. Claude de Lisle's political views are BEST described as a. by Gluck a. libertarian b. sacred vocal works b. populist c. orchestral music c. republican d. sacred orchestral works d. monarchist e. works by Haydn e. fascist

18. Which form is NOT a pattern used for singular form? 26. Marie-Joseph Chénier died in a. cyclic form a. 1798 b. sonata-allegro form b. 1813 c. processive form c. 1811 d. strophic form d. 1827 e. additive form e. 1803

19. The MOST common meter in the Renaissance era was 27. In his operas, Mozart tended to depict the ruling class as a. compound duple meter a. benevolent and generous b. additive meter b. noble and wise c. triple meter c. corrupt and scandalous d. duple meter d. well-meaning but incompetent e. simple meter e. human but superior

20. Rondos consist of a(n) 28. Mozart's Don Giovanni premiered in a. introduction of two or more themes a. 1784 b. series of returns and deviations from the A theme b. 1796 c. A theme, B theme, and D.C. al Fine. c. 1791 d. alternation between rounded binary form and through- d. 1783 composed form e. 1787 e. A theme and a B theme created by a modulation 29. Which degree of the major scale is NOT preceded by a whole 21. Francis-Joseph Gossec expressed his support for the French step? Revolution because he a. fourth a. grew up in a poor family of farmers b. seventh b. was patronized by the Republic c. third c. feared the Jacobins' power d. fifth d. was not hired by Louis XVI e. sixth e. was married to a prominent 30. "La Marseillaise" was reinstated as France's national anthem for the 22. Who wrote the musical score of Les Misérables? second time after the a. Herbert Kretzmer a. Napoleonic Wars b. Claude-Michel Schönberg b. Sino-French War c. Trevor Nunn c. Franco-Prussian War d. Alain Boublil d. French and Indian War e. Victor Hugo e. Pastry War MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 04 PAGE 15 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

31. The Romantic era focused on 39. The difference between Mozart's and The Marriage of Figaro was Mozart's a. logic and rationalism b. grandeur and mythology a. amplification of certain characters c. fantasy and imagination b. new cast of characters d. balance and harmony c. adaptation of the story into France e. romanticism and love d. addition of harsher social criticism e. insertion of well known public figures 32. Louis XIV danced as Apollo in 40. Which of the following tempo markings is faster than allegro? a. Le Devin du Village b. The Judgment of Midas a. largo c. Le peintre amoureux de son modèle b. presto d. The Ballet of the Night c. allegretto e. Cadmus et Hermione d. andante e. lento 33. Jean-Baptiste Lully was 41. Which artist became a favorite of Empress Josephine? a. German b. Italian a. Ludwig van Beethoven c. English b. Hector Berlioz d. French c. Gaspare Spontini e. Portuguese d. Umberto Giordano e. Francis-Joseph Gossec 34. Flats, sharps, and naturals are known as 42. The foundation of Enlightenment ethics was the a. pitch classes b. semitones a. distribution of information c. Intonatiori b. ability to make decisions individually d. enharmonics c. grouping of public opinions e. accidentals d. fundamental need for equality e. relationship between classes 35. "Le chant du départ" depicts 43. Ludwig van Beethoven died in a. the departure of Lady Liberty b. the election of Robespierre a. 1836 c. the execution of Louis XVI b. 1827 d. soldiers leaving a town to go into battle c. 1821 e. the tyrants of history descending into their coffins d. 1823 e. 1833 36. Which of the following countries was NOT a major participant in the Seven Years' War? 44. In La Vestale, Licinius's friend is a. Britain a. Gaius b. Austria b. Cinna c. Portugal c. Valerius d. France d. Brutus e. Prussia e. Publius

37. Which nationality of philosophers dominated Enlightenment 45. What do the strings imitate in "March of the Priests"? thought? a. thunder a. Italian b. crackling fire b. Austrian c. Julia's weeping c. French d. muffled drums d. English e. footsteps e. German 46. Ludwig van Beethoven was NOT influenced by 38. "La Marseillaise" has a military-like air due to its a. Spontini a. heroic chorus b. Chopin b. violent lyrics c. Cherubini c. snare drum d. Gossec d. dotted rhythms e. Haydn e. imitation of war noises MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 04 PAGE 16 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

47. Who composed the orchestral version of "La Marseillaise"? a. Richard Pohl b. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle c. Ernest Legouvé d. Victor Hugo e. Hector Berlioz

48. Pierre Gaveaux wrote a. "Le réveil du people contre les terrorists" b. "Hymne à la Raison" c. "Marche victorieuse pour instruments à vent" d. "Hymne à la Liberte" e. "La triomphe de la Loi"

49. The bass violin is tuned in a. seconds b. fifths c. sixths d. fourths e. major thirds

50. One example of compound triple meter is a. 12/8 b. 9/8 c. 6/8 d. 13/16 e. 7/8

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1. "Tic-Toc-Choc" contains all of the following musical elements 8. Casimir Varon was born in EXCEPT a. 1734 a. rhythmic variation b. 1769 b. dynamic variation c. 1761 c. a coda d. 1796 d. scale sequences e. 1757 e. the minor keys 9. Vestals are bound to a life of 2. How long did the rehearsal of Iphigénie en Aulide take? a. chastity a. two months b. servitude b. one year c. education c. six months d. politics d. one month e. religious service e. two years 10. In La Vestale, the chorus of young girls and Vestals ask the gods 3. "Là ci darem la mano" is a for mercy for a. sonata a. Licinius b. quartet b. their infidelity c. solo performance c. Julia's sins d. duet d. the authorities' hardheartedness e. chorus e. their tears for Julia

4. Don Giovanni's servant is 11. Beethoven's "great man" in Eroica is a. Pedro a. Napoleon b. Leporello b. Louis Philippe c. Elvira c. the Classic hero d. Zerlina d. ambiguous e. Masetto e. Voltaire

5. Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor was written to 12. The libretto for Fidelio was written in a. complain about the musicians' pay a. 1790 b. flatter the Prince b. 1797 c. express Haydn's distaste for the baryton c. 1798 d. ask for better instruments d. 1801 e. suggest that the musicians wanted to return home e. 1795

6. The first verse of "La Marseillaise" begins with 13. Nations exert soft-power by a. "Allons enfants." a. spreading their culture b. "L'étendard sanglant." b. importing goods c. "Contre nous." c. cultivating diplomatic ties d. "Entendez-vous." d. exerting military force e. "Le jour de gloire." e. encouraging immigration

7. The orchestral arrangement of "Chant du neuf Thermidor" is 14. Lorenzo da Ponte was born in BEST described as a. Genoa a. unoriginal b. Venice b. intimate c. Paris c. brilliant d. Vienna d. ostentatious e. London e. subtle MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 05 PAGE 18 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. The concertato style was developed in 23. Louis XIV granted a monopoly on opera to a. Vienna a. Jean-Baptiste Lully b. Brussels b. Jean-Philippe Rameau c. Venice c. Jean Racine d. Paris d. Joseph Haydn e. Milan e. Wolfgang Mozart

16. For how many centuries did the Ancien Régime last unchanged? 24. The second part of the aria following "Gott! Welch' Dunkel hier!" is entitled a. three b. six a. Es schlägt der Ranche Stunde c. four b. Der Riese d. five c. In Des Lebens Frühlingstagen e. two d. Nacht der Untoten e. Und Spür Ich Nicht Linde 17. What was the irony of Enlightenment philosophy? 25. The relative minor of Bb major is a. It presented nothing new. b. The lower classes rejected it. a. C# minor c. It was supported by whom it condemned. b. D minor d. It accomplished little for the people. c. Bb minor e. Greek philosophy was more progressive. d. F minor e. G minor 18. The unit of frequency is the 26. How old was Louis XVI when he assumed the French throne? a. Pascal b. Watt a. 20 c. Newton b. 21 d. Hertz c. 12 e. decibel d. 18 e. 15 19. Tragédie lyrique generally featured 27. The brass instrument with the widest range is the a. commoners and nobles b. philosophers and poets a. tuba c. gods and kings b. cornet d. artisans and apprentices c. trombone e. religious figures d. French horn e. trumpet 20. Louis XV sent Pierre Beaumarchais to England to 28. The occasional moments of brightness in the introduction to a. obtain goods to support the Americans Fidelio's Act II are created by the b. undermine the King c. obtain intelligence a. harp d. destroy pamphlets b. flutes e. assassinate a noble c. piccolos d. cellos 21. Which movement of Eroica highlights Beethoven's familiarity with e. bass clarinets French music? 29. The Concert spirituel took place in the a. fourth b. second a. c. first b. Versailles Palace d. fifth c. Bourbon Palace e. third d. e. Poitiers Palace 22. Which notation depicts notes above and below the staff? a. tessituras b. clefs c. bars d. staffs e. ledger lines MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 05 PAGE 19 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

30. The French Republic established a national conservatory of music 38. Berlioz's Symphonie funébre et triomphale was dedicated to in a. the victims of the July Revolution a. 1783 b. the victims of the Reign of Terror b. 1802 c. Ludwig van Beethoven c. 1795 d. a French regiment d. 1808 e. the Citizen King e. 1791 39. To the French people during the Revolutionary era, "La 31. Which Rousseau piece featured a "peasant-chic"? Marseillaise" acted like a a. Réveries du promeneur a. leader b. Les confessions b. moral standard c. Émile c. weapon d. Le Devin du Village d. declaration of independence e. Zoroastre e. flag

32. François Couperin published his treatise on harpsichord technique 40. At the end of Symphonie funébre et triomphale, the wind band is L'art detoucher le clavecin in joined by a a. 1716 a. orchestra b. 1723 b. percussion ensemble c. 1739 c. piano d. 1733 d. large chorus e. 1711 e. string quartet

33. Lodoïska was set in 41. François Couperin did NOT publish a Livre in a. 18th century France a. 1730 b. 17th century Poland b. 1713 c. 17th century Russia c. 1722 d. 2nd century Rome d. 1717 e. 15th century Italy e. 1719

34. The waveform of a clarinet BEST resembles a 42. Jean-Philippe Rameau composed his first great tragic opera at age a. sine wave a. 39 b. triangle wave b. 23 c. Fourier series c. 50 d. square wave d. 17 e. sawtooth wave e. 62

35. The height of an instrument's range is inversely proportional to its 43. The lead instrument of the second movement of Symphonie funébre et triomphale is the a. number of overtones b. resonance a. trombone c. temperature b. flute d. acoustic conductivity c. trumpet e. size d. clarinet e. violin 36. The bass clef is also known as the 44. Which role in Hamlet did Harriet Smithson play? a. F clef b. tenor clef a. Lady Macduff c. alto clef b. Gertrude d. C clef c. Emilia e. G clef d. Ophelia e. Desdemona 37. Hector Berlioz died in a. 1869 b. 1892 c. 1901 d. 1847 e. 1835 MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 05 PAGE 20 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

45. "La Marseillaise" was made the French national anthem in a. 1802 b. 1817 c. 1790 d. 1830 e. 1795

46. Which of the following intervals is a perfect interval? a. third b. fourth c. sixth d. second e. seventh

47. The Ancien Régime monarchy was abolished by the National Assembly in a. August 1793 b. November 1791 c. April 1792 d. September 1792 e. January 1793

48. The strings of a harp can be raised or lowered by a. double stops b. bending c. frets d. slides e. pedals

49. The protagonist of Andrea Chénier is a. Schmidt b. Gérard c. Roucher d. Andrea e. Pietro

50. The body of the English government that wished to go to war with France was the a. House of Lords b. Navy c. Army d. House of Commons e. Treasury

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1. The smallest instrument in a symphony orchestra is the 8. Why did Joseph Haydn stop writing symphonies after his London symphonies? a. piccolo b. soprano clarinet a. He spent his time teaching music. c. cornet b. Symphonies were no longer popular. d. hand bells c. He became bored with writing symphonies. e. violin d. His London symphonies were met with sharp criticism. e. No one commissioned him. 2. The French treasury was especially hurt by the loss of 9. What component of La Vestale would remind audiences of a. Montreal Napoleon? b. Quebec City c. Senegal a. the Roman emperor d. Cairo b. the god Vestal e. Guiana c. the fire from heaven d. the triumphal chorus 3. Ternary form ends with the e. the immortality of Julia a. A theme 10. Symphonie fantastique connects itself with the Revolution with the b. modified A theme c. B theme a. appearance of Robespierre d. modified B theme b. inclusion of constitutional discussion e. C theme c. heavy use of dotted rhythms d. quotation of Revolutionary music 4. Who is crowned in the refrain of "Chant du neuf Thermidor"? e. appearance of the guillotine a. Robespierre 11. In Zoroastre, Zoroastre exists in a world demarcated by b. Victory c. Equality a. the usage of solely brass instruments d. Liberty b. the magic of Sarastro e. the French Republic c. its lack of other inhabitants d. its fiery, hellish nature 5. Berlioz was often unable to reconcile e. the presence of the major mode a. the necessity of the Revolution with its brutality 12. When Berlioz saw Smithson act in a Shakespeare play, it was b. his love with his physical needs performed in c. the ideal and the real d. his music with his art a. English e. his musical compositions with the status quo b. German c. Italian 6. The decay stage of the sound envelope can be lengthened by d. Spanish a. continued breathing e. French b. adding overtones 13. The Barber of Seville drew its characters from c. decreasing sustain d. increased tempo a. Enlightenment philosophy e. room acoustics b. commedia dell'arte c. Greek tragedy 7. After executing Louis XVI, France instituted a(n) d. opera seria a. Committee of Public Relations e. opera buffa b. Ministry of War 14. Don Giovanni seduces women because c. system of educational reforms d. import tax a. he has no one else in the world e. mass conscription b. he had an abusive mother c. his wife divorced him d. he enjoys "conquering" women e. his assisant sets him up for it MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 06 PAGE 2 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. Tonality determines the 23. The priest who passes on Diana's demand to Agamemnon is a. function of the sharp ninth a. Tiresias b. pattern of half and whole steps b. Tauris c. chromatic function of the piece c. Calchas d. ratio of intervals in an intonation system d. Patroclus e. pitch in which the composition is rooted e. Arcas

16. Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie was notable for its 24. Agamemnon's intense state of agitation at the end of "Brilliant auteur de la lumière" is reflected by the a. virtuosic soprano role b. avoidance of counterpoint a. strings' tremolo c. dramatic shifts of mood b. inclusion of more instruments d. atypical form c. increased dissonance e. mimicking of natural phenomena d. rapid ornamentation e. use of a major seventh 17. Billy Budd is set in 25. Napoleon conquered Egypt in a. 1797 b. 1799 a. 1812 c. 1812 b. 1815 d. 1793 c. 1801 e. 1801 d. 1803 e. 1774 18. "Tic-Toc-Choc" was published in 26. Which subject did Lorenzo da Ponte teach at Columbia College? a. 1718 b. 1708 a. Italian literature c. 1722 b. German d. 1729 c. musical composition e. 1713 d. music history e. geography 19. Marie Antoinette's model farm and Watteau's works shared a(n) 27. After being sacked, Joseph Necker was briefly recalled to public a. attempt to win the support of the masses service in b. admiration for the Enlightenment c. pastoral theme a. 1781 d. public recognition as fake b. 1790 e. declaration of divine right c. 1776 d. 1787 20. In Le nozze di Figaro, Cherubino's occupation is a e. 1788 a. Count 28. The opposite of staccato is b. mailman c. valet a. marcato d. page boy b. tenuto e. cook c. legato d. ossia 21. François Couperin's family was associated with the e. mordent a. Free Masons 29. The premiere of Fidelio shortly followed b. royal court c. Paris Conservatory a. Napoleon's coronation d. church of St. Gervais b. Napoleon's conquest of Vienna e. Versailles Palace c. the Battle of Waterloo d. the beginning of the War of the Third Coalition 22. Mozart's father was a e. the introduction of the Continental system a. luthier 30. Rousseau's operatic works are BEST characterized by their b. amateur folk musician c. tanner a. virtuosity d. wheelwright b. simplicity e. court musician c. otherworldly nature d. political statements e. emotion MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 06 PAGE 3 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

31. Rousseau gave music lessons in 38. The chorus that condemns Julia in La Vestale is made of the a. the Papal States a. common people b. France b. priestesses c. Italy c. musicians d. Switzerland d. judges e. Germany e. Vestals

32. Marie-Joseph Chénier was born in 39. François-Joseph Gossec's attitude toward the Revolution is BEST described as a. 1789 b. 1746 a. wholeheartedly supportive c. 1764 b. disgusted d. 1777 c. ambivalent e. 1752 d. fearful e. monarchist 33. The protagonist of Dialogues des carmélites is 40. Lead male roles in opera seria were almost always given to a. Madame de Croissy b. Tierry a. castrati c. Blanche b. cavatini d. Chevalier c. counter tenors e. Jeanne d. disguised women e. contraltos 34. Which modern French pianist created a visually arresting rendition of "Tic-Toc-Choc"? 41. To escape the Jacobins, Blanche of Dialogues des carmélites a. Richard Strauss a. enters a convent b. Alexandre Tharaud b. joins the Jacobins c. Agustin Anievas c. flees to Germany d. Pierre-Laurent Aimard d. fakes her death e. Adele Marcus e. disguises herself

35. The stressing of usually weak beats is called 42. Which style of musical performance became especially popular during the Revolution? a. polyphony b. syncopation a. symphony c. monody b. wind ensemble d. cut time c. massed singing e. polyrhythm d. opera e. public chorus 36. Which instrument plays the melody of the first movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 85? 43. Sound is created from a. clarinet a. oscillation b. cello b. frequency c. flute c. amplitude d. trumpet d. tempo e. violin e. tessitura

37. What is heard in the countryside in the first verse of "La 44. A cadence that does NOT exist at the end of a piece is known as Marseillaise"? a(n) a. the farmers a. deceptive cadence b. the soldiers b. jazz cadence c. the citizens c. authentic cadence d. the trees d. plagal cadence e. the dead nobles e. incomplete cadence MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 06 PAGE 4 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

45. The degree of musical agreement between two notes is called a. legno b. consonance c. resonance d. compression e. intonation

46. Which of the following pieces is NOT primarily in the minor mode? a. "March to the Scaffold" b. the second movement of Eroica c. the beginning of Haydn's "Farewell" symphony d. "March of the Priests" e. "Tic-Toc-Choc"

47. The statue of Louis XV formerly in the Place de la Concorde was made of a. ivory b. marble c. metal d. plaster e. granite

48. How many distinct pitches does a diatonic scale have? a. 6 b. 12 c. 5 d. 7 e. 8

49. Which character is NOT featured in "Le chant du départ"? a. a farmer b. a wife c. two elderly men d. a child e. a mother

50. Why was Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle released from prison? a. Robespierre fell from power. b. "La Marseillaise" was made the national anthem. c. He agreed to take an oath of loyalty. d. His true identity was discovered. e. Louis XVI was executed.

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1. A glockenspiel's bars are made of 8. In Iphigénie en Aulide, Iphigenia is to be married to a. mother-of-pearl a. Achilles b. ivory b. Calchas c. wood c. Aeneas d. metal d. Eurybates e. bone e. Glaucus

2. Symphonie funébre et triomphale resembles Revolutionary music in 9. The aria Brillant auteur de la lumière is sung by all of the following characteristics EXCEPT a. Diana a. lyrics b. Iphigenia b. melodic complexity c. Agamemnon c. harmonic language d. Aulis d. atmosphere e. Mycène e. timbre 10. The alternative title of "Tic-Toc-Choc" is 3. Rameau experimented in the field of a. "Les boréades" a. exotic instruments b. "Pièce croisèe" b. orchestral sonorities c. "Les Maillotins" c. string quartets d. "Légerement" d. pentatonic modes e. "Et marquee" e. harmonic language 11. In Symphonie fantastique, the idée fixe appears in the second 4. The revised version of Gluck's Alceste premiered in movement when the artist a. 1769 a. sees his lover at a ball b. 1783 b. thinks of her in the countryside c. 1767 c. picks up a flute d. 1772 d. is about to be guillotined e. 1776 e. takes a large dose of opium

5. Two pitch terms that designate the same pitch are called 12. In "Là ci darem la mano," Don Giovanni is NOT mentioned conquering women in a. overtones b. tessituras a. Italy c. transients b. Turkey d. enharmonics c. Portugal e. harmonics d. France e. Spain 6. Lugubrioso means 13. Idiophones do NOT produce sound by being a. tranquilly b. solemnly a. rubbed c. lyrically b. shaken d. with spirit c. struck e. weeping d. blown e. scraped 7. Which of the following countries threatened to invade France to protect Louis XVI? 14. In his reworking of "Tic-Toc-Choc," Richard Strauss added a a. the Netherlands a. walking bass line b. England b. string melody c. Prussia c. basso continuo part d. Corsica d. percussion section e. Italy e. second piano MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 07 PAGE 6 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. In Symphonie fantastique, the idée fixe is first heard on the 23. Charles de Lisle ran into trouble with the Revolutionary government because he a. harp b. flute a. criticized the Jacobins c. trumpet b. refused to take an oath d. glockenspiel c. fled to Germany e. violin d. refused to compose more songs e. did not assassinate an officer 16. A recurring symbol in La Vestale is 24. In Dialogues des carmélites, the Jacobins hunt Blanche because she a. the law b. fire a. escaped from jail c. water b. expressed a contradictory political view d. cloth c. divorced a Jacobin leader e. Vesta d. refused to take an oath of loyalty e. is a member of the nobility 17. A fourth above F is a 25. The fall of the guillotine cuts off Sister Blanche as she is a. D b. Bb a. praying c. C# b. singing a hymn of praise d. B c. denouncing the Revolution e. C d. calling for her son e. arguing her innocence 18. In her performance of Othello, Harriet Smithson played 26. The lyrics of "La Marseillaise" are notable for their a. Rosaline b. Desdemona a. vocabulary c. Portia b. length d. Emilia c. melisma e. Lady Capulet d. brevity e. violence 19. Which of the following opera styles is Italian? 27. The libretto for Fidelio was written in a. opéra comique b. opera seria a. 1782 c. singspiel b. 1808 d. ballad opera c. 1795 e. chorale cantanta d. 1799 e. 1813 20. The subject of Couperin's "The Victorious Muse" is a 28. Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie funébre et triomphale was written to be a. lover played b. tragic hero c. spirit in the underworld a. in Beethoven's honor d. god b. as propaganda for the Revolution e. mythic character c. in the Concert spirituel d. through the streets of Paris 21. The transition between the first and second sections of Haydn's e. in a private performance Symphony No. 85 is 29. How old was Mozart when he met Marie Antoinette? a. a quotation of a previous work b. a bar of silence a. nine c. two modulations b. seven d. the repetition of the theme's melody c. five e. the introduction of a syncopated rhythm d. six e. eight 22. Lorenzo da Ponte moved to the United States to 30. France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States in a. escape his creditors b. find work a. 1889 c. explore the "New World" b. 1884 d. escape the monarchy c. 1829 e. take a position at Columbia d. 1832 e. 1801 MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 07 PAGE 7 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

31. The beginning of the 18th century saw an increase in preference 38. The second movement of Eroica and "March of the Priests" do for music that was NOT both feature a. virtuosic a. footsteps imitated on the tympani b. proletarian b. dotted rhythms c. spiritual c. a slow pace d. unpretentious d. an occasional modulation to the major mode e. traditional e. the minor mode

32. During the Revolution, Pierre Beaumarchais temporarily took 39. The beginning of the transitional period after the Baroque period refuge in was marked by the death of a. Switzerland a. Jean-Baptiste Lully b. Poland b. Giovanni Pergolesi c. England c. Johann Pachelbel d. Italy d. Johann Sebastian Bach e. Germany e. Jean-Philippe Rameau

33. Which of the following vocal parts is NOT in SATB format? 40. The galant style of music avoided a. baritone a. varying dynamics b. tenor b. simple harmonies c. bass c. counterpoint d. alto d. repetition e. soprano e. modulation

34. The composer of "Chant du neuf Thermidor" also composed 41. Opera in the 18th century was generally written in a. "La Reine de France" a. Latin b. "La Marseillaise" b. French c. "March of the Priests" c. German d. "Hymne à la statue de la liberté" d. Portuguese e. "Le chant du départ" e. Italian

35. The Concert spirituel was established by 42. Berlioz's Symphonie funébre et triomphale was originally written for a. Comte d'Ogny a. wind band b. Louis XIV b. string quartet c. Nicolas Esterhazy c. orchestra d. Anne Dancian Philidor d. opera e. Jean-Joseph Mouret e. chorus

36. "Tic-Toc-Choc" is to be played 43. Why is the key of Db seen more often than the key of C#? a. lightly a. Db is less challenging. b. cantabile b. Harmonic relationships are easier to establish in flatted c. sweetly keys. d. powerfully c. Db has fewer accidentals. e. ploddingly d. Db is better suited to piano players. e. Classical music composers prefer using flats. 37. "Tic-Toc-Choc" begins and ends in 44. In Don Giovanni, Zerlina begins to give in to Don Giovanni's a. C minor advances when he promises to b. A major c. E minor a. love her with all his heart d. F major b. shower money upon her e. G major c. take her to his villa d. provide for her husband e. raise her social status MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 07 PAGE 8 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

45. In "Là ci darem la mano," Zerlina's first concern with running away with Don Giovanni is a. she fears he may be joking b. Don Elvira's warning c. she feels sorry for Masetto d. Don Giovanni's noble status e. Masetto's appearance

46. While being led to their deaths, the Carmelite nuns cry out to a. the Church b. Justice c. the Lord d. Mary e. Jesus

47. The first movement of Symphonie fantastique is a. "March to the Scaffold" b. "Dreams, Reveries" c. "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath" d. "Scene in the Country" e. "A Ball"

48. The music for "Le chant du départ" was written by a. François-Joseph Gossec b. Gaspare Spontini c. Étienne-Nicolas Méhul d. Claude Joseph de Lisle e. Marie-Joseph Chénier

49. How many tones does a seventh chord have? a. six b. three c. seven d. five e. four

50. How many octaves are in the range of a string quartet? a. 12 b. 4 c. 7 d. 10 e. 8

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1. Patterns of constructive and destructive interference between two 8. "Hymne à la statue de la liberté" resembles a(n) waves of close frequency are called a. battle song a. bars b. grandiose symphony b. overtones c. rustic dance c. compressions d. elegant ballad d. harmonies e. imperial march e. beats 9. Counterpoint is the 2. The MOST dissonant interval is the a. use of two lines harmonized over an interval a. major second b. use of competing melodies b. tritone c. stacking of intervals c. augmented sixth d. use of opposing themes in a composition d. fourth e. introduction of altered tones into harmony e. diminished seventh 10. The poet Casimir Varon died in 3. The funeral march in La Vestale is leading Julia to a. 1761 a. her own tomb b. 1829 b. her father's grave c. 1792 c. the temple d. 1789 d. Licinius's tomb e. 1796 e. her trial 11. Rameau's Zoroastre was revised in 4. The love in "Là ci darem la mano" is best described as a. 1756 a. ironic b. 1749 b. innocent c. 1781 c. fiery d. 1748 d. cold e. 1765 e. humiliating 12. The moments of brightness in the funeral march from Eroica come 5. The effect of the chorus in Berlioz's arrangement of "Chant du from neuf Thermidor" is a. the resurrection of the dead a. a polyphonic texture b. fire from Vesta b. a religious overtone c. the introduction of a new theme c. a sense of communal participation d. memories of the deceased's life d. a grandiose feel e. the acceptance of salvation e. a sharp increase in volume 13. In Dialogues des carmélites, "Salve regina" is sung in 6. The attitude in Les Misérables towards the Reign of Terror is BEST a. Italian described as b. Latin a. sympathetic to the monarchy c. English b. supporting with caveats d. French c. entirely pragmatic e. German d. disengaged e. morally steadfast 14. The first verse of "Le chant du départ" is sung by a. a mother 7. Claude de Lisle's remains currently reside in b. a child a. the Basilica of St. Denis c. two elderly men b. Panthéon d. a deputy of the people c. the Paris Catacombs e. three soldiers d. Pére Lachaise e. Les Invalides MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 08 PAGE 10 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. François Couperin's livres consisted of 23. In Fidelio, to see Florestan again, Leonore a. keyboard suites a. drugs the jailer b. operas b. asks the convent for help c. string quartets c. appeals Florestan's case d. sonatinas d. marries Don Pizzaro e. symphonies e. disguises herself as a man

16. Billy Budd was based on a novella written by 24. The libretto for Dialogues des carmélites was written by a. Victor Hugo a. Francis Poulenc b. Herman Wouk b. Claude-Michel Schönberg c. Charles Dickens c. Pierre Dervaux d. Herman Melville d. Gertrud von Le Fort e. Mark Twain e. Georges Bernanos

17. "Marche victorieuse pour instruments à vent" was written by 25. The music of Iphigénie en Aulide is BEST described as lacking a. Luigi Cherubini a. ornamentation b. Pierre Gaveaux b. rhythmic changes c. François-Joseph Gossec c. syllabism d. Charles-Simon Catel d. modulation e. Étienne-Nicolas Méhul e. emotion

18. The relative major of C minor is 26. Jean-Philippe Rameau did NOT write a. F major a. pastoral comedies b. G major b. farces c. A major c. opera buffa d. Bb major d. ballet-operas e. Eb major e. tragic opera

19. In a piece in sonata form, there is a modulation to the dominant 27. Louis XVI was placed under virtual house arrest at key in the a. Amiens Cathedral a. recapitulation b. Abbey of Saint-Remi b. introduction c. Versailles Palace c. coda d. Tuileries Palace d. exposition e. Bourbon Palace e. development 28. Which work does Haydn quote in his Symphony No. 85? 20. The modern flute design is a. "Cosa sento" a. Italian b. "La Marseillaise" b. Spanish c. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony c. Austrian d. Haydn "Farewell" Symphony d. French e. La Reine de France e. German 29. The preferred term for God during the Republican era was 21. Who speculated that "Les Maillotins" refers to rope dancers? a. le Grand médecin a. David Fuller b. l'Être supreme b. Daniel Heartz c. Jésus c. Peter McPhee d. l'Saint-Espirit d. Emily Anderson e. Yahvé e. Jane Clark 30. The spirit of Jean-Antoine Watteau's art resembles the musical 22. The rhythm of French Overture is characterized by style of a. polyrhythms a. rococo b. a gentle accelerando b. the Renaissance c. dotted rhythms c. Classicism d. irregular meters d. galant e. compound triple meter e. the Baroque era MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 08 PAGE 11 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

31. The baryton resembles the 38. Jean-Baptiste Lully died from a. cello a. lead poisoning b. guitar b. liver failure c. piccolo c. an assassination d. clarinet d. a heart attack e. harp e. gangrene

32. The popular discontent with the French monarchy was NOT 39. Music in the style of Sturm und Drang is caused by a. moderate a. a mandatory tithe on crops b. turbulent b. high spending by the court c. natural c. the capital punishment of peasants without trial d. in common time d. high taxes on the peasants e. melodically complicated e. the national debt 40. How did Baroque era composers alter dynamics with the terraced 33. In Dialogues des carmélites, Blanche is hounded by dynamic technique? a. the Jacobins a. They gradually built contrapuntal voices on top of each b. the Church other. c. her debtors b. Compositions called for intermittent swells in the music d. her former lover to maintain interest. e. the Committee of Public Safety c. Musicians would engage in only constructive interference. d. They alternated between large and small ensembles. 34. Haydn wrote Symphony No. 92 to commemorate his honorary e. They instructed musicians to abruptly increase and doctorate from decrease in volume. a. the University of Wales 41. Singing in opéra comique is BEST described as b. the University of Bologna c. Oxford a. humorous d. the University of Paris b. natural e. Cambridge c. harmonic d. subdued 35. Who commissioned Haydn to write the "Paris" symphonies? e. virtuosic a. Concert de la Loge Olympique 42. The form of a piece in AAA is BEST described as b. Maria Theresa c. Louis XVI a. return d. Nicolas Esterhazy b. cyclic e. Concert spirituel c. processive d. strophic 36. The 18th-century flowering of French music was due to the e. additive decrease in influence of 43. Lodoïska premiered in a. Louis XIV b. the Lullistes a. August 1794 c. Heinrich Christoph Koch b. September 1790 d. the monarchy c. April 1793 e. Johann Sebastian Bach d. July 1791 e. July 1789 37. The term "rococo" originates from 44. The tensions in Billy Budd are created between members of the a. symphonic music b. opera a. Jacobins c. portrait painting b. House of Commons d. sculpture c. Committee of Public Safety e. decorative art d. House of Lords e. British military MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 08 PAGE 12 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

45. Which of the following intervals is closest to the ratio 3:2? a. octave b. fifth c. sixth d. major third e. seventh

46. Umberto Giordano died in a. 1948 b. 1932 c. 1944 d. 1957 e. 1972

47. Which of the following cadences sounds MOST final? a. deceptive b. plagal c. authentic d. blues e. dominant

48. The protagonist of Gluck's Orphée et Euridice is a. Euridice b. Amore c. Orpheus d. Cerberus e. Elysium

49. Which of the following percussion instruments is a definite pitch instrument? a. gong b. castenet c. cymbal d. celesta e. bass drum

50. In Andrea Chénier, Gérard exacts revenge on his former employers by a. revealing their sins truthfully b. becoming a Jacobin leader and denouncing them c. poisoning them d. shooting them during the chaos of the Revolution e. torturing then in the Bastille

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1. Catherine II resumed the reforms of 8. "In Des Lebens Frühlingstagen" is characterized by a. Joseph II a. lyrical singing b. Peter III b. building tension c. Frederick II c. a low, dark timbre d. Catherine I d. syllabic singing e. Peter I e. declamatory singing

2. Which Beethoven work was influenced by Lodoïska? 9. "La Marseillaise" and "Le chant du départ" differ in their a. Fidelio a. patriotism b. Eroica b. melodic complexity c. Adelaide c. verve d. Pathetique d. scale e. Leonore e. rhythm

3. The performance of cadenzas often includes 10. From which of Couperin's Ordres is "Tic-Toc-Choc"? a. strictly harmonic playing a. 14th b. sight reading b. 12th c. improvisation c. 8th d. a quoting from previous themes d. 18th e. large amounts of instruments e. 7th

4. A sonata written for a solo instrument with accompaniment is 11. Which statement describes the difference between imitative and called a nonimitative polyphony? a. symphony a. Nonimitative polyphony uses the same sequence of notes b. partiel but a different rhythm. c. concerto b. Nonimitative polyphony involves three voices or more. d. medley c. Imitative polyphony involves the same melody with a e. rondo delay. d. Imitative polyphony focuses on harmonic inversions. 5. Harriet Smithson was e. Imitative polyphony was favored by Baroque composers. a. English 12. After its premiere, La Vestale was performed b. French c. Welsh a. 90 times d. Irish b. 50 times e. Swedish c. 160 times d. 200 times 6. The first woodwind instrument to be used regularly in an e. 80 times orchestra was the 13. Jean-Baptiste Lully's works were modeled on works by such a. oboe authors as b. flute c. English horn a. Heinrich Christoph Koch d. bassoon b. Johann Mattheson e. clarinet c. d. François Couperin 7. In "Und Spür Ich Nicht Linde," Florestan has a vision of e. Jean-Jacques Rousseau a. Don Pizarro 14. Don Giovanni takes place in b. the guillotine c. Lady Liberty a. Portugal d. Leonore b. Switzerland e. the idée fixe c. France d. Italy e. Spain MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 09 PAGE 14 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. To extend their vocal range higher, men can use 23. Symphonie fantastique was written in a. coloratura a. 1830 b. falsetto b. 1842 c. sprechgesang c. 1811 d. passaggio d. 1802 e. cavatina e. 1827

16. Storm and Stress was written by 24. A change of key is a a. Wolfgang Hildesheimer a. crescendo b. Rolf Hochhuth b. syncopation c. Hans Ackermann c. modulation d. Friedrich Maximilian Klinger d. cadence e. Heinrich von Kleist e. tritone

17. The concept of individual rights was embraced by the 25. The invention of the piano is attributed to a. First Estate a. Scipione Maffei b. lower class b. Gottfried Silbermann c. Second Estate c. Ferdinand de Medici d. nobility d. Bartolommeo Cristofori e. middle class e. Johann Andreas Stein

18. Louis XIV's influence on music is BEST described as 26. Which Mozart opera was in the style of opera buffa? a. direct a. Le nozze de Figaro b. resented b. La clemenza di Tito c. overbearing c. Cosi fan tutte d. soft d. L'oca del Cairo e. uneducated e. Il re pastore

19. The nuns of the Carmelite community of Compiegne were 27. The text of "Chant du neuf Thermidor" is by executed on a. Hector Berlioz a. July 17, 1794 b. Claude Rouget de Lisle b. July 27, 1794 c. Marie-Joseph Chénier c. August 10, 1792 d. Casimir Varon d. November 12, 1793 e. Étienne-Nicolas Méhul e. February 26, 1796 28. E.T.A. Hoffmann's works were adopted into music by 20. Which of the following Enlightenment philosophers was NOT a. Schumann from the British Isles? b. Beethoven a. c. Tchaikovsky b. David Hume d. Chopin c. e. Berlioz d. John Locke e. Adam Smith 29. Which charge did Pierre Beaumarchais NOT have to confront in court? 21. Louis XIV granted a monopoly on opera to a. espionage a. François Couperin b. forgery b. Jean-Jacques Rousseau c. slander c. Pierre Beaumarchais d. fleeing France d. Jean-Philippe Rameau e. stealing a mistress e. Jean-Baptiste Lully 30. The largest town square in Paris is the 22. Louis XVI was removed from Versailles in a. Place de la Concorde a. October 1789 b. Place Dauphine b. November 1790 c. Place du Commerce c. July 1791 d. Place de la Bastille d. July 1789 e. Place de la République e. January 1789 MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 09 PAGE 15 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

31. The modern piano MOST nearly spans 39. Claude de Lisle died in a. six octaves a. 1841 b. five and half octaves b. 1827 c. five octaves c. 1833 d. seven octaves d. 1862 e. nine octaves e. 1836

32. Jean-Baptiste Lully claimed to arrive in France 40. Georges Bernanos's are characterized by their a. after being kidnapped by pirates a. allusion to Classical works b. because of the king's invitation b. historical fiction c. due to his expulsion from Venice c. elaborate wordplay d. after trekking through the Alps d. usage of real-life figures e. due to an affair in Italy e. offbeat humor

33. La Vestale premiered in 41. The students in Les Misérables rebelled in a. November 1806 a. 1812 b. December 1807 b. 1826 c. September 1806 c. 1789 d. October 1802 d. 1832 e. January 1808 e. 1849

34. Which instrument did Johann Mattheson favor over the 42. The English version of Les Misérables premiered in harpsichord for galant pieces? a. New York City a. clavichord b. Chicago b. dulcimer c. Toronto c. piano d. Paris d. organ e. London e. cello 43. Pierre Beaumarchais supported the by 35. Leopold Mozart is commonly criticized for sending goods sent through a. not finding his son a wife a. Louis XV's diplomatic envoy b. exploiting his son b. a front organization c. producing compositions of poor quality c. Spanish shipments d. divorcing his wife d. American smugglers e. neglecting his other children e. Canadian ports

36. The first instrument to leave in Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony is 44. As a child, Mozart performed on the the a. violin a. first horn b. flute b. second oboe c. keyboard c. bassoon d. viola d. second horn e. cello e. solo violinist 45. The final section of sonata-allegro form is the 37. Louis Philippe was known as the “Citizen King” because he a. recapitulation a. was just a regular French citizen b. coda b. ruled in an unpretentious manner c. development c. pardoned those who participated in the Reign of Terror d. rondo d. granted citizenship to many immigrants e. exposition e. spread the arts to the people 46. Dramas written in the 18th century typically featured 38. The day before he was executed, Robespierre attempted to a. optimistic endings a. buy his freedom b. sparse production b. argue his innocence c. Classic mythology c. incite a mob d. religious themes d. commit suicide e. brilliant arias e. escape to Germany MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 09 PAGE 16 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

47. In a contemporary symphony orchestra, the percussion section is located a. in the back b. in the middle row c. between the tubas and basses d. by the harp e. next to the conductor

48. In Iphigénie en Aulide, Agamemnon is asked by the goddess Diana to a. release the hero Achilles b. send an army to Troy c. make an offering to Vesta d. send his daughter to Iphigenia e. sacrifice his daughter

49. The chorus "Le chant du départ" is sung by the a. soldiers b. deputy of the people c. farmers d. family members e. two elderly men

50. The Napoleonic Wars ended in a. 1812 b. 1818 c. 1827 d. 1813 e. 1815

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1. Constructing an instrument out of a soft material would MOST 8. The first verse of "La Marseillaise" refers to the likely a. Jacobins a. increase sustain b. king of France b. improve touch response c. Prussian enemy c. attenuate low frequencies d. Old Regime d. dull the sound e. guillotine e. thicken the sound 9. Couperin notates "Tic-Toc-Choc" to be played 2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau moved to Paris in a. whimsically a. 1742 b. lightly b. 1736 c. gracefully c. 1744 d. with spirit d. 1752 e. agitatedly e. 1739 10. The nuns in Dialogues des carmélites are executed in the 3. Zoroastre contrasts the worlds of Zoroastre and a. Place de la Révolution a. Amélite b. Place Dauphine b. Zopire c. Place des Pyramides c. Rameau d. Place de la Bastille d. Erinice e. Place de l'Etoile e. Abramane 11. "Chant du neuf Thermidor" consists of 4. In Mozart's Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni is BEST described as a. eight stanzas a(n) b. six stanzas a. well respected official c. a stanza, refrain, and bridge b. unrepentant womanizer d. four stanzas only c. noble judge e. four stanzas and two refrains d. corrupt governor e. genuine lover 12. Te Deum does NOT feature a. orchestra 5. In Florestan's vision in "Und Spür Ich Nicht Linde," he at first b. castrati mistakes Leonore for c. organ a. the sun d. three brass bands b. his food e. multiple choruses c. a carving on his wall d. the jailer 13. Claude de Lisle was reinterred in Les Invalides in e. an angel a. 1847 b. 1908 6. In Symphonie fantastique, the idée fixe last appears in "March to the c. 1938 Scaffold" d. 1915 a. right before the guillotine comes down e. 1879 b. as the artist begs for mercy c. when the artist sees his lover in the crowd 14. Which of the following dynamic marks does NOT notate an d. as the judge delivers the sentence increase in rhythmic speed? e. as the artist walks up the steps a. rallentando b. stretto 7. The Count tells a story in the middle of "Cosa sento" as a(n) c. stringendo a. declamation d. piu mosso b. aria e. accelerando c. recitative d. ensemble e. monologue MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 10 PAGE 18 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

15. The feel of "Hymne à la statue de la liberté" is BEST described as 22. The note being played is determined by the a. warm a. beats b. bellicose b. triangle wave component c. grandiose c. first overtone d. Baroque d. third overtone e. epic e. fundamental harmonic

16. The production of Iphigénie en Aulide is BEST described as 23. The supertonic in a Bb major scale is a. sparse a. D b. short b. A c. prolonged c. Bb d. extravagant d. B e. troubled e. C

17. Which public figure is implicitly referred to in "Chant du neuf 24. The placement of the guillotine in "Salve Regina" is Thermidor." a. suspended from the ceiling a. Napoleon b. on a platform b. Robespierre c. prominently in the center c. Louis XVI d. in the orchestra pit d. Jacques Necker e. off stage e. Marie Antoinette 25. A major difference between violins and guitars is that 18. In "Le chant du départ," the kings are depicted as a. violins use their bodies for resonance a. drunk with blood and pride b. guitars have electronic amplification b. victims of the war-trumpet c. a guitar's string length is altered by fingering c. martyrs of the Revolution d. guitars have flat bridges d. devourers of Liberty e. violins are tuned by varying string tension e. out of touch and ignorant 26. Iphigénie en Aulide premiered in 19. Playing two waves of 256 Hz and 300 Hz together would create a. June 1776 beats of b. September 1770 a. 16 Hz c. May 1775 b. 440 Hz d. June 1789 c. 44 Hz e. April 1774 d. 3256 Hz e. 556 Hz 27. During the Classical era, the most prestigious genre of instrumental music was the 20. François Couperin received his license to publish music in a. sonata a. 1676 b. concerto b. 1668 c. string quartet c. 1689 d. keyboard sonatina d. 1661 e. symphony e. 1693 28. A motive is a 21. Following the execution of Louis XVI, Western Europe was in war a. rhythmic group for b. musical idea a. 23 years c. set of intervals b. 17 years d. scaled down oratorio c. 7 years e. melodic statement d. 31 years e. 11 years 29. How many times were Haydn's "Paris" symphonies performed at the Concert spirituel from 1788 to 1790? a. 75 b. 85 c. 110 d. 125 e. 190 MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 10 PAGE 19 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

30. François Couperin died in 38. A perfect fifth from G is a(n) a. 1713 a. Cb b. 1733 b. F c. 1791 c. D d. 1764 d. Ab e. 1776 e. E

31. Christoph Gluck's opera's subjects are BEST described as 39. When were the first symphonies developed in Italy? a. natural a. b. subtle b. 1740s c. contemporary c. 1720s d. remote d. 1760s e. realistic e.

32. Hector Berlioz was born in 40. Robespierre's administrative policies are BEST described as a. 1822 a. pragmatic b. 1803 b. philosophical c. 1798 c. religious d. 1812 d. radical e. 1817 e. royalist

33. Don Giovanni premiered in 41. The subject of "In Des Lebens Frühlingstagen" is Florestan's a. 1776 a. recollection of earlier times b. 1783 b. vision of Leonore c. 1791 c. crying out in pain d. 1789 d. execution at the hands of Don Pizarro e. 1787 e. escape from the prison

34. Who officially exonerates Julia in La Vestale? 42. Which of the following intervals is MOST dissonant? a. the young girls a. fourth b. the soldiers b. third c. the high priest c. fifth d. the Emperor d. second e. the chorus e. sixth

35. Sturm und Drang was written in 43. Billy Budd ends with a. 1776 a. Billy being hanged b. 1783 b. Billy and his comrades escaping to France c. 1785 c. the King issuing a pardon d. 1768 d. Billy dying in the mutiny e. 1772 e. Billy's comrades staging a revolt

36. A diminished B triad is composed of a B, D, and 44. Act II of Fidelio takes place a. E a. in the town square b. Eb b. in Don Pizarro's palace c. G c. in Leonore's apartment d. F d. in Florestan's subterranean cell e. F# e. on ground level

37. Joseph II of Austria died in 45. Hector Berlioz was a. 1786 a. Italian b. 1776 b. French c. 1796 c. Swiss d. 1789 d. Austrian e. 1790 e. German MUSIC COMPREHENSIVE 10 PAGE 20 OF 20 DEMIDEC RESOURCES ©2009

46. Hector Berlioz's marriage to Harriet Smithson a. was commemorated in Symphonie fantastique b. ended in an affair c. never came to fruition d. was miserable e. was everything Berlioz expected it to be

47. The libretto for Fidelio was written in a. 1787 b. 1791 c. 1798 d. 1795 e. 1789

48. Friedrich Nietzsche incorporated one of Rameau's characters in a. Die Geburt der Tragodie b. Der Wanderer und sein Schatten c. Fatum und Geschichte d. Mein Leben e. Also sprach Zarathustra

49. Rameau came under attack in the Querelle des bouffons during the a. mid 1760s b. mid 1750s c. early 1750s d. late 1750s e. late 1760s

50. "Le chant du départ" was sung publically before a. charging in battle b. symphonies c. legislative assemblies d. opera performances e. town meetings