5th Symphony 4th Mvt Quiz

What key is the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in?

• G Major
• F Major
• C Major
• C minor

What unusual orchestration is introduced in the fourth movement?

• Piccolo and trombones
• harpsichord and lute
• saxophone and celesta
• Violins and Cellos

How does the movement open?

• With a slow, lyrical theme
• With a triumphant, march-like theme
• With a solo oboe
• With a quiet pizzicato string passage

What is the time signature of the opening theme?

• 3/8
• 6/8
• 2/4
• 4/4

What texture is prominent in the opening of the first subject, first theme?

• Homophonic
• Monophonic
• Polyphonic
• Heterophonic

Which instruments first play the 1st subject 2nd theme?

• Flutes and clarinets
• Violins
• Horns and wind
• Trombones and timpani

The transition (b34–44) begins a modulation to which key?

• C minor
• F Major
• G major
• Eb major

What rhythmic pattern is heard in the 2nd subject (b44–63)?

• Syncopated semiquavers
• Triplet quavers followed by a crotchet
• Dotted crotchets
• Continous semiquavers

In the codetta, what texture is used by the 1st clarinet, 1st bassoon and violas?

• Octaves
• Sixths
• Thirds
• Unison

How does the development begin?

• With a new lyrical melody
• With a dominant seventh chord in A Major
• With a fugue
• With a recap of the 1st Movement