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Key Facts: Cantabria PAU Music Analysis II (Análisis Musical II) Exam
90 Mins
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UNICAN Regulations
0–10 Scale
Official grading scale for PAU subject examinations
UNICAN Guidelines
5 Modules
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2º Bachillerato Curriculum
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University of Cantabria (UNICAN)
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Cantabria PAU Music Analysis II (UNICAN 2026) evaluates 2º Bachillerato students on score analysis, harmony, cadences, musical forms, textures, and historical styles in a 90-minute paper. This English-language MCQ bank is a study adaptation of the knowledge behind the official written exam, not a format simulation.
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1In the standard structure of Classical sonata form, which three main sections compose its formal scheme?
A.Prelude, Fugue, and Coda
B.Introduction, Theme and Variations, and Final Rite
C.Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation (or Reprise)
D.Refrain, Couplet, and Cadenza
Explanation: Classical sonata form is articulated fundamentally in three main sections: Exposition (themes presented in competing tonal areas), Development (themes transformed and modulated), and Recapitulation (themes return reconciled in the tonic).
2What formal trait essentially characterizes Classical rondo structure in its ABACA scheme?
A.Continuous variation of the bass over a melodic ostinato
B.Contrapuntal exposition of a subject in all voices
C.Periodic return of a main theme or refrain (A) alternating with secondary episodes or strophes (B, C)
D.Uninterrupted rhythmic development without differentiated sections
Explanation: Classical rondo is defined by recurrent reappearance of a main theme (refrain, labeled A) in the home key, intercalated with contrasting episodes or strophes (B, C).
3In a Baroque fugue, what name is given to the contrapuntal procedure in which a voice's 'Subject' entry occurs before the previous voice has finished exposing it completely?
A.Augmentation
B.Stretto (or Estrecho)
C.Diminution
D.Subject inversion
Explanation: Stretto is a high-tension contrapuntal resource in fugue where subject (or answer) entries overlap, a new voice entering before the previous one finishes.
4Which statement accurately describes a Rounded Binary Form (or binary with reprise)?
A.It consists of a single melodic section repeated continuously with different lyrics
B.It comprises two sections (|: A :||: B A' :|) where the second section concludes by re-exposing the initial material in the tonic
C.It presents three independent sections A, B, and C of identical length without tonal reprise
D.It is a four-voice contrapuntal movement based exclusively on strict canons
Explanation: Rounded binary form has two parts divided by repeat bars (|: A :||: B A' :|); section B introduces some instability or contrast and then returns abbreviated initial material in the tonic.
5What basic structural difference exists between Ternary ABA form (or ternary Lied) and Rounded Binary form?
A.Ternary ABA never returns to the tonic in the final A section
B.Rounded Binary lacks repeat bars and is performed without pauses
C.In Ternary ABA, section B is an independent block with its own key and material, and A returns complete and autonomous
D.There is no difference; both terms are completely synonymous in analytic theory
Explanation: In ternary ABA (ternary Lied), central section B is a closed independent block (often in a relative or neighboring key), followed by a complete independent return of A.
6When analyzing a 'Theme and Variations,' which procedure represents an ornamental or melodic variation?
A.Drastically changing meter and instrumental template without keeping any note or harmony of the theme
B.Replacing the theme with an atonal military march unrelated to the original theme
C.Keeping the theme's harmonic structure while adding neighbor tones, passing notes, and virtuoso passagework to the main melodic line
D.Suppressing the bass and performing only silence in the upper voice
Explanation: Ornamental variation embellishes and decorates the theme's melodic line with passing notes, neighbors, arpeggios, or appoggiaturas while preserving the underlying harmonic framework.
7What combination of elements defines Rondo-Sonata form prevailing in finales of Classical symphonies and concertos?
A.The ABACABA scheme where section B first appears in the dominant (Exposition) and later reappears in the tonic (Recapitulation)
B.Superposition of four independent fugues performed simultaneously by the orchestra
C.An uninterrupted sequence of 12 harmonic variations over a 4-bar bass ostinato
D.Strophic alternation of a Gregorian choir with improvised dry-recitative passages
Explanation: Rondo-Sonata synthesizes rondo recurrence (ABACABA) with sonata's tonal principle: first episode B appears in the dominant (or secondary key) like a second theme, then returns in the tonic.
8In the first movement of a Classical solo concerto, what does the so-called 'Double Exposition' consist of?
A.The soloist plays the entire movement twice consecutively exactly the same
B.The orchestra first presents an initial exposition (Tutti) remaining in the tonic, followed by a second exposition with the Soloist that modulates to the dominant
C.The Development section is repeated entirely in the relative minor key
D.The conductor exposes the theme by singing before the instruments enter
Explanation: In Classical concerto sonata form (shaped by Mozart), 'Double Exposition' means the orchestra (Tutti) first presents themes staying in the tonic, then the soloist joins in a second exposition that modulates to the dominant.
9What innovation did Ludwig van Beethoven introduce in symphony structure by replacing the traditional Minuet of the third movement?
A.He replaced the refined Minuet with the Scherzo, a faster, more energetic ternary-meter movement of dizzying character
B.He eliminated the third movement completely in all his symphonies
C.He replaced the third movement with an a cappella Gregorian chant solo
D.He introduced a five-voice twelve-tone fugue based on a retrograde series
Explanation: Beethoven transformed the symphony by replacing the polite moderate courtly Baroque/Classical ternary Minuet with the Scherzo (literally 'joke'), keeping ternary structure but with greater rhythmic drive.
10What is the stylized order of the four core dances that constitute the nuclear structure of the Baroque Suite?
A.Polka – Waltz – Mazurka – Bolero
B.Pavane – Galliard – Saltarello – Tarantella
C.Minuet – Scherzo – Rondo – Coda
D.Allemande – Courante – Sarabande – Gigue
Explanation: The instrumental Baroque Suite (consolidated by composers such as Froberger and J.S. Bach) was internationally structured on four main dances: Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, and Gigue.
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