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Listening Quiz for Chapter 14

Read Chapter 14 in your book and practice listening by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Which of the following do you hear in this excerpt from the development section of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A?
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A. a new solo passage by violinist
B. a dialogue between the orchestra and the piano around the new theme
C. a slower tempo in the piano part
D. a free, improvised passage called a cadenza

Which of the following do you hear in this excerpt from the development section of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 in Chapter 14.
Which of the following do you hear in this excerpt from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A?
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A. orchestra exploration of the bridge theme
B. modulation
C. a fermata
D. several showy cadences

Which of the following do you hear in this excerpt from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 in Chapter 14.
What happens during this passage from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A?
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A. The orchestra plays a theme, and then the soloist ornaments that theme.
B. The orchestra plays a theme, and then the soloist plays a completely new theme.
C. The orchestra ornaments the theme while the piano plays a more straightforward version of it.
D. The orchestra and the piano have a dialogue around the theme.

What happens during this passage from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A?

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Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 in Chapter 14.
This passage from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A is best described as
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A. a bridge theme.
B. a solo exposition.
C. a fermata.
D. a free, improvised passage, or cadenza.

This passage from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A is best described as

Correct.

Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488 in Chapter 14.
What do you hear in this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?
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A. an improvised passage
B. a duet
C. repeated cadences
D. accompanied recitative

What do you hear in this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?

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Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni in Chapter 14.
What is happening in this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?
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A. Don Giovanni is trying to seduce Zerlina.
B. Masetto is complaining sarcastically about Don Giovanni and Zerlina.
C. Don Giovanni is railing about the incompetence of his servant, Leporello.
D. Masetto is singing excitedly about Don Giovanni and Zerlina’s romance.

What is happening in this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?

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Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni in Chapter 14.
What is true about this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?
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A. It uses secco recitative, speechlike singing accompanied only by the continuo.
B. It uses improvised passages.
C. It contains frequent cadences.
D. The singers frequently repeat words and phrases.

What is true about this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?

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Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni in Chapter 14.
What do you hear in this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?
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A. secco recitative
B. accompanied recitative
C. a duet
D. arioso

What do you hear in this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?

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Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni in Chapter 14.
What is happening in this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?
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A. Don Giovanni is trying to seduce Zerlina, who sounds more reluctant and hesitant.
B. Masetto is complaining sarcastically about Don Giovanni and Zerlina.
C. Don Giovanni and Zerlina converse in speechlike rhythms.
D. Zerlina is trying to seduce Don Giovanni, who nobly resists her.

What is happening in this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni in Chapter 14.
In this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, what change in the music reflects the change in mood of the characters?
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A. a change in mode and key
B. a change in meter and syncopation
C. a change in form and mode
D. a change in meter and tempo

In this passage from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, what change in the music reflects the change in mood of the characters?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni in Chapter 14.

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