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Question #1
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years
A.
1820-1900
B.
1450-1600
C.
1750-1820
D.
1600-1750
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.
common bonds of language, culture, and history.
B.
romanticism, which glorified love for one's national heritage.
C.
military resistance to Napoleon.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #4
The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in
A.
the Scandinavian countries.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
Poland and Bohemia.
D.
Russia.
Question #5
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A.
was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
B.
studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
C.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
D.
preferred his government position to music.
Question #6
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony
A.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
B.
has five movements.
C.
was left unfinished by the composer.
D.
is in the usual four-movement form.
Question #7
Which of the following was not a member of the Russian five?
A.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
B.
César Cu
C.
Modest Mussorgsky
D.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Question #8
The orchestra in the romantic period
A.
had a limited dynamic range due to the primitive nature of the brass instruments.
B.
was basically the same as in the classical period.
C.
ranged from twenty to sixty players.
D.
was larger and more varied in tone color than the classical orchestra.
Question #9
The course of Brahms's artistic and personal life was shaped by the influence of the composer
A.
Richard Wagner.
B.
Robert Schumann and his wife Clara.
C.
Franz Liszt.
D.
Antonin Dvořák.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
art songs.
B.
chamber music.
C.
choral works.
D.
operas.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
Joseph Haydn.
C.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
D.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Question #12
Verdi studied music in _________, the city where Italy's most important opera house, La Scala, is located.
A.
Venice
B.
Rome
C.
Milan
D.
Florence
Question #13
The famous aria La donna è mobile is taken from Verdi's opera
A.
Il Trovatore.
B.
Falstaff.
C.
Rigoletto.
D.
Aïda.
Question #14
Giacomo Puccini's first successful opera was
A.
Manon Lescaut.
B.
Turandot.
C.
La Bohème.
D.
Madame Butterfly.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Falstaff
B.
Madame Butterfly
C.
Tosca
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.
Cavalleria rusticana.
B.
verismo.
C.
opera seria.
D.
exoticism.
Question #17
The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by
A.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B.
Richard Wagner.
C.
Claudio Monteverdi.
D.
Giacomo Puccini.
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 piano's hammers were covered with felt.
D.
The use of the damper pedal allowed a sonorous blend of tones from all registers of the piano.
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.
Tosca and Turandot.
B.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
C.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
D.
Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
Question #20
Wagner had an opera house built to his own specifications in
A.
Dresden.
B.
Weimar.
C.
Bayreuth.
D.
Munich.
Question #21
The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was
A.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
B.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
C.
Johannes Brahms.
D.
Hector Berlioz.
Question #22
A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as
A.
ritardando.
B.
fermata.
C.
rubato.
D.
accelerando.
Question #23
Which of the following operas was not composed by Richard Wagner?
A.
Tristan and Isolde
B.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
C.
Fidelio
D.
Parsifal
Question #24
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A.
Richard Wagner
B.
Arrigo Boito.
C.
Hans von Bülow.
D.
King Ludwig of Bavaria.
Question #25
A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used by Richard Wagner in his operas, is called
A.
unending melody.
B.
leitmotif.
C.
speech-song.
D.
lied.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
light and simple.
B.
full and colorful.
C.
limited to only the string section.
D.
subservient to the singers.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
the magic ring.
B.
a city in New York State.
C.
the home of Siegfried.
D.
Wotan's castle.
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.
wages of skilled performers
B.
Napoleonic Wars
C.
American Revolution
D.
French and Indian War
Question #29
Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?
A.
A fascination with fantasy
B.
An interest in exoticism and the past
C.
An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages
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 Schubert.
B.
Franz Liszt.
C.
Frédéric Chopin.
D.
Hector Berlioz.
Question #31
A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A.
Robert Schumann.
B.
Niccolò Paganini.
C.
Clara Schumann.
D.
Frédéric Chopin.
Question #32
An art song is a musical composition for
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
solo voice and piano.
C.
solo voice and orchestra.
D.
multiple voices.
Question #33
The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A.
lied
B.
chanson
C.
ballade
D.
durchkomponiert
Question #34
Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except
A.
string quartets.
B.
operas.
C.
symphonies.
D.
piano concertos.
Question #35
The piano's relentless rhythm in Erlkönig (The Erlking) unifies the episodes of the song and suggests the
A.
steadiness of the father.
B.
joy of the child.
C.
approach of death.
D.
galloping horse.
Question #36
While in Paris, Chopin
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
C.
gave a great number of successful public concerts.
D.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
Question #37
Most of Chopin's pieces
A.
have a limited variety of moods.
B.
have literary programs or titles.
C.
are exquisite miniatures.
D.
are for a wide range of media.
Question #38
A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the
A.
etude.
B.
nocturne.
C.
mazurka.
D.
waltz.
Question #39
Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist's left hand because
A.
the left hand plays the main melody.
B.
it is played only by the left hand.
C.
it takes nearly an hour to perform.
D.
the left hand must play rapid passages throughout.
Question #40
A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as
A.
a nocturne.
B.
ein lied.
C.
an etude.
D.
a polonaise.
Question #41
Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as
A.
exoticism.
B.
program music.
C.
verismo.
D.
nationalism.
Question #42
Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
A.
conductor.
B.
cellist.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
pianist.
Question #43
Liszt abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso to become court conductor at __________, where he championed works by contemporary composers.
A.
Weimar
B.
Budapest
C.
Rome
D.
Paris
Question #44
Program music is
A.
vocal music that tells a story.
B.
instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
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.
program music.
B.
opera.
C.
symphony.
D.
absolute music.
Question #46
A.
incidental music.
B.
absolute music.
C.
pure music.
D.
folk music.
Question #47
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A.
intense nationalism.
B.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
C.
experiences in Rome.
D.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
Question #48
Berlioz was extraordinarily imaginative in treating the orchestra, creating ____________ never before heard.
A.
rhythms
B.
tone colors
C.
harmonies
D.
forms
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