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Question #1
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years
A.
1600-1750
B.
1450-1600
C.
1820-1900
D.
1750-1820
Question #2
Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by
A.
using their national legends as subject matter.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
D.
using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.
Question #3
The citizen's sense of national identity and patriotic feelings were intensified by
A.
military resistance to Napoleon.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
romanticism, which glorified love for one's national heritage.
D.
common bonds of language, culture, and history.
Question #4
The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
Poland and Bohemia.
C.
the Scandinavian countries.
D.
Russia.
Question #5
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A.
was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
B.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
C.
preferred his government position to music.
D.
studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
Question #6
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony
A.
is in the usual four-movement form.
B.
was left unfinished by the composer.
C.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
D.
has five movements.
Question #7
Which of the following was not a member of the Russian five?
A.
Modest Mussorgsky
B.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
C.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
D.
César Cu
Question #8
The orchestra in the romantic period
A.
was basically the same as in the classical period.
B.
ranged from twenty to sixty players.
C.
was larger and more varied in tone color than the classical orchestra.
D.
had a limited dynamic range due to the primitive nature of the brass instruments.
Question #9
The course of Brahms's artistic and personal life was shaped by the influence of the composer
A.
Richard Wagner.
B.
Antonin Dvořák.
C.
Franz Liszt.
D.
Robert Schumann and his wife Clara.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
operas.
B.
chamber music.
C.
art songs.
D.
choral works.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B.
Joseph Haydn.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Question #12
Verdi studied music in _________, the city where Italy's most important opera house, La Scala, is located.
A.
Rome
B.
Venice
C.
Milan
D.
Florence
Question #13
The famous aria La donna è mobile is taken from Verdi's opera
A.
Aïda.
B.
Il Trovatore.
C.
Rigoletto.
D.
Falstaff.
Question #14
Giacomo Puccini's first successful opera was
A.
Turandot.
B.
La Bohème.
C.
Manon Lescaut.
D.
Madame Butterfly.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Falstaff
B.
Tosca
C.
Madame Butterfly
D.
Turandot
Question #16
An artistic trend of the 1890s, in which operas dealt with ordinary people and true-to-life situations, was known as
A.
verismo.
B.
Cavalleria rusticana.
C.
opera seria.
D.
exoticism.
Question #17
The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by
A.
Giacomo Puccini.
B.
Claudio Monteverdi.
C.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
D.
Richard Wagner.
Question #18
Which of the following statements is not true of the piano in the early romantic period?
A.
A cast-iron frame was introduced to hold the strings under greater tension.
B.
The piano's range remained basically the same as in the classical period.
C.
The use of the damper pedal allowed a sonorous blend of tones from all registers of the piano.
D.
The piano's hammers were covered with felt.
Question #19
Some of Puccini's operas feature exoticism, as in his use of melodic and rhythmic elements derived from Japanese and Chinese music in his operas
A.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
B.
Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
C.
Tosca and Turandot.
D.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
Question #20
Wagner had an opera house built to his own specifications in
A.
Weimar.
B.
Dresden.
C.
Munich.
D.
Bayreuth.
Question #21
The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was
A.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
B.
Johannes Brahms.
C.
Hector Berlioz.
D.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Question #22
A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as
A.
fermata.
B.
rubato.
C.
ritardando.
D.
accelerando.
Question #23
Which of the following operas was not composed by Richard Wagner?
A.
Parsifal
B.
Tristan and Isolde
C.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
D.
Fidelio
Question #24
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A.
Hans von Bülow.
B.
Richard Wagner
C.
King Ludwig of Bavaria.
D.
Arrigo Boito.
Question #25
A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used by Richard Wagner in his operas, is called
A.
lied.
B.
unending melody.
C.
leitmotif.
D.
speech-song.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
light and simple.
B.
subservient to the singers.
C.
full and colorful.
D.
limited to only the string section.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
the magic ring.
B.
Wotan's castle.
C.
a city in New York State.
D.
the home of Siegfried.
Question #28
Because of the French Revolution and the __________________, many aristocrats could no longer afford to maintain private opera houses, orchestras, and "composers in residence".
A.
French and Indian War
B.
wages of skilled performers
C.
American Revolution
D.
Napoleonic Wars
Question #29
Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?
A.
An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages
B.
A fascination with fantasy
C.
An interest in exoticism and the past
D.
An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures
Question #30
A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuoso was
A.
Franz Liszt.
B.
Hector Berlioz.
C.
Frédéric Chopin.
D.
Franz Schubert.
Question #31
A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A.
Frédéric Chopin.
B.
Clara Schumann.
C.
Robert Schumann.
D.
Niccolò Paganini.
Question #32
An art song is a musical composition for
A.
multiple voices.
B.
solo voice and piano.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
solo voice and orchestra.
Question #33
The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A.
lied
B.
durchkomponiert
C.
chanson
D.
ballade
Question #34
Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except
A.
string quartets.
B.
symphonies.
C.
piano concertos.
D.
operas.
Question #35
The piano's relentless rhythm in Erlkönig (The Erlking) unifies the episodes of the song and suggests the
A.
galloping horse.
B.
joy of the child.
C.
steadiness of the father.
D.
approach of death.
Question #36
While in Paris, Chopin
A.
gave a great number of successful public concerts.
B.
married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
C.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #37
Most of Chopin's pieces
A.
are for a wide range of media.
B.
are exquisite miniatures.
C.
have a limited variety of moods.
D.
have literary programs or titles.
Question #38
A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the
A.
etude.
B.
mazurka.
C.
waltz.
D.
nocturne.
Question #39
Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist's left hand because
A.
it is played only by the left hand.
B.
it takes nearly an hour to perform.
C.
the left hand must play rapid passages throughout.
D.
the left hand plays the main melody.
Question #40
A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as
A.
a nocturne.
B.
a polonaise.
C.
an etude.
D.
ein lied.
Question #41
Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as
A.
verismo.
B.
program music.
C.
exoticism.
D.
nationalism.
Question #42
Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
A.
cellist.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
pianist.
D.
conductor.
Question #43
Liszt abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso to become court conductor at __________, where he championed works by contemporary composers.
A.
Paris
B.
Rome
C.
Weimar
D.
Budapest
Question #44
Program music is
A.
instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
B.
vocal music that tells a story.
C.
music that depicts aspects of nature.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #45
Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene, popular during the romantic period, is called
A.
opera.
B.
absolute music.
C.
program music.
D.
symphony.
Question #46
Today's movie scores may be regarded as examples of
A.
absolute music.
B.
incidental music.
C.
pure music.
D.
folk music.
Question #47
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
B.
intense nationalism.
C.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
D.
experiences in Rome.
Question #48
Berlioz was extraordinarily imaginative in treating the orchestra, creating ____________ never before heard.
A.
harmonies
B.
rhythms
C.
tone colors
D.
forms
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