Chapter 24, Example 1, Track 32

The following questions are based on the audio excerpt that you can download here.

1. The excerpt begins with which two melodic intervals?

• m3, M7
• m3, m7
• M3, M7
• M3, m7

2. Which instruments comprise the ensemble?

• oboe, flute, saxophone, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet, and trombone
• oboes, flutes, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, and trombone
• flute, clarinet, bassoons, trumpets, and trombones
• flute, clarinets, bass clarinet, trumpets, trombone, and tuba

3. How are the second and third statements related? The third statement

• follows the second in canon;
• is a melodic inversion of the second;
• is a rhythmic augmentation of the second;
• is a rhythmic diminution of the second.

4. Beginning with its fourth statement, the theme is developed in all of the following ways except which?

• The opening pitch intervals are larger.
• Only the initial portion is performed.
• It is sequenced down by step.
• It is now in compound meter.

5. The excerpts' final cadence features which of the following items?

• a IV-I progression
• mode mixture (minor tonic)
• an augmented-sixth chord
• a Phrygian resolution

6. The articulation heard throughout the excerpt is

• legato
• slurs
• staccato
• pizzicato

7. This excerpt is a parody of the music of which earlier period?

• Renaissance
• Baroque
• Classical
• Romantic