Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Summer 2020 » Chapter 31 Quiz

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Question #1
Frédéric Chopin spent most of his productive career in:
A.   France
B.   England
C.   Poland
Question #2
Chopin was romantically involved with George Sand, the renowned:
A.   French novelist
B.   French painter
C.   French opera composer
Question #3
Which genre is NOT a part of Chopin's compositional output?
A.   string quartets
B.   piano concertos
C.   piano sonatas
Question #4
Which is the best definition of "tempo rubato"?
A.   quick tempo
B.   robbed time
C.   in strict time
Question #5
Chopin’s Mazurka in B-flat minor is set in _____ meter.
A.   compound
B.   triple
C.   duple
Question #6
What best describes the character of the Chopin’s Mazurka?
A.   evocative of Spanish culture
B.   marchlike
C.   dancelike
Question #7
Chopin paid homage to his Eastern European ancestry by composing:
A.   mazurkas and polonaises
B.   sonatas and concertos
C.   preludes and nocturnes
Question #8
The piano changed little technically during the nineteenth century.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
The piano was the most central instrument in nineteenth-century musical culture.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
The short, lyric piano work might be considered the instrumental equivalent to the nineteenth-century Lied.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
The nineteenth century was an age of great virtuoso pianists.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
Romantic-era piano works often had fanciful titles.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
Steinway was important in the history of the Romantic-era piano.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #14
Chopin lived a long and productive life, turning to the church in his later years.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
The mazurka was originally a noble, processional dance.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
Melody plays no role in Chopin’s piano music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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