Brahms Symphony No. 1 - 4th Movement Quiz

What is the key signature of the introduction in Brahms Symphony No. 1 - 4th Movement?

• C Major

• G Minor

• F Minor

• A-flat Minor

Which instrument group begins the passage of pizzicato in Part B?

• Violins

• Low strings

• Woodwinds

• Brass

In Part A, what do the violins and violas state at the same pitch level?

• The main theme

• A wailing three-note descent

• A pizzicato passage

• A sighing response

What happens at the end of the pizzicato passage in Part B1?

• The music moves to C Major

• The pizzicato is cut off after four bars

• The violins play a four-note descent

• The flutes and oboes play a sighing response

In Part B2, what figure will dominate the second part of the introduction?

• The pizzicato figure

• The alphorn figure

• The wailing three-note descent

• The surging figure

What is the main characteristic of the melody in Section C, Bar 30?

• Its opening descent with prominent short-long rhythm

• Its rapid ascent with a staccato rhythm

• Its repetitive pattern with a syncopated rhythm

• Its slow descent with a legato rhythm

In Section C, Bar 38, which instruments are largely absent?

• Flutes

• Trombones

• Violins

• Clarinets

What happens at the end of Section C1, Bar 52?

• The violins play a solo

• The horns and trombones are isolated on a preparatory 'dominant' chord

• The flutes play a high note

• The clarinets take over the melody

In the Exposition, Theme 1 (S1), what is the 'big tune' compared with?

• The 'joy' theme of Beethoven’s Ninth

• The 'fate' theme of Beethoven’s Fifth

• The 'pastoral' theme of Beethoven’s Sixth

• The 'heroic' theme of Beethoven’s Third

What supports the winds in the Counterstatement of S1, Bar 78?

• A piano accompaniment

• A plucked accompaniment

• A brass accompaniment

• A vocal accompaniment