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GCSE Music (Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, 1st Movement) Quiz on Symphony No. 40 in G Minor (First Movement) and the Classical Period, created by tom.wust14 on 04/05/2013.

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Symphony No. 40 in G Minor (First Movement) and the Classical Period

Question 1 of 10

1

The Classical peroid started in which year?

Select one of the following:

  • 1750

  • 1745

  • 1740

  • 1735

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Which THREE of these compsors wrote in the Classical period?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Franz Joseph Haydn

  • Antonio Vivaldi

  • Henry Purcell

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

  • Franz Shubert

  • Robert Shuman

  • Johannes Brahms

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

The First Movement of Symphony No. 40 is in Sonata form, but what order do each of the sections go in?

Select one of the following:

  • Development, Recapitulation, Exposition

  • Development, Exoposition, Recapitulation

  • Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

  • Exposition, Recapitulation, Development

  • Recapitulation, Development, Exposition

  • Recapitulation, Exposition, Development

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

From the title of the piece, you can work out that the key is G Minor, but in the development, it changes to the relative major. What is this?

Select one of the following:

  • B Major

  • Bb Major

  • G Major

  • C Major

  • Gb Major

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

Which two Classical instruments are missing from the Symphony?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Trumpets

  • Horns

  • Timpani

  • Bassoons

  • Oboes

  • Violincellos

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What is the tempo marking of the piece?

Select one of the following:

  • Vivace

  • Allegretto

  • Molto Allegro

  • Allegro Assai

  • Andante

  • Lento

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Which of these are Typical Classical Features? There are FOUR to pick from.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Melisma

  • Cadenza

  • Terraced Dynamics

  • String Quartet Compostions

  • Harpsichord

  • Diatonic Harmonies

  • Mainly Monophonic Texture

  • Solo Piano Compositions

  • Mainly Homophonic Texture, or Melody Dominated Homphony

  • Chromatic Harmonies

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

What is the dynamic marking at the very start of the piece?

Select one of the following:

  • p

  • pp

  • mp

  • mf

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

The notes D and G are used to make a cadence (in that order). The piece is in G minor. What is the cadence?

Select one of the following:

  • Perfect

  • Plagal

  • Imperfect

  • Irregular

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

The harpsichord was replaced with which instrument?

Select one of the following:

  • Organ

  • Piano

  • Keyboard

  • Synth

Explanation