Musical Forms quiz
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Who joins the orchestra in the finale of Beethoven's Ninth?
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Which form has voices start the same tune at different times?
Answer: Canon
Why: A round like 'Frère Jacques' is a canon in which every voice sings the same melody at the same pitch.
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Which instrument were Bach's Goldberg Variations written for?
Answer: Harpsichord
Why: Bach asked for a two-keyboard harpsichord, since several variations cross the hands in ways one keyboard makes awkward.
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What is a fugue subject's first copy in a new key called?
Answer: The answer
Why: The answer moves the subject into another key, almost always the dominant, a fifth above the home key.
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What does the Italian word 'opera' mean?
Answer: Work
Why: In Latin, opera is also the plural of opus, the word behind the 'Op.' numbers of musical works.
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What did Beethoven often write in place of a symphony's minuet?
Answer: Scherzo
Why: Beethoven turned the polite minuet into a far more intense dance; scherzo itself means joke in Italian.
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In which key does the second theme return in sonata form?
Answer: The tonic
Why: In the exposition it sits in a contrasting key, usually the dominant; the recapitulation brings it home.
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