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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.
basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
B.
using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.
C.
using their national legends as subject matter.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #3
The citizen's sense of national identity and patriotic feelings were intensified by
A.
military resistance to Napoleon.
B.
common bonds of language, culture, and history.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
romanticism, which glorified love for one's national heritage.
Question #4
The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in
A.
Russia.
B.
Poland and Bohemia.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
the Scandinavian countries.
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.
preferred his government position to music.
D.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
Question #6
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony
A.
has five movements.
B.
is in the usual four-movement form.
C.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
D.
was left unfinished by the composer.
Question #7
Which of the following was not a member of the Russian five?
A.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
B.
César Cu
C.
Modest Mussorgsky
D.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Question #8
The orchestra in the romantic period
A.
ranged from twenty to sixty players.
B.
was larger and more varied in tone color than the classical orchestra.
C.
was basically the same as in the classical period.
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.
Franz Liszt.
B.
Antonin Dvořák.
C.
Richard Wagner.
D.
Robert Schumann and his wife Clara.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
choral works.
B.
operas.
C.
chamber music.
D.
art songs.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
C.
Joseph Haydn.
D.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Question #12
Verdi studied music in _________, the city where Italy's most important opera house, La Scala, is located.
A.
Florence
B.
Rome
C.
Venice
D.
Milan
Question #13
The famous aria La donna è mobile is taken from Verdi's opera
A.
Il Trovatore.
B.
Aïda.
C.
Falstaff.
D.
Rigoletto.
Question #14
Giacomo Puccini's first successful opera was
A.
La Bohème.
B.
Manon Lescaut.
C.
Madame Butterfly.
D.
Turandot.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Tosca
B.
Falstaff
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.
opera seria.
C.
Cavalleria rusticana.
D.
exoticism.
Question #17
The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by
A.
Richard Wagner.
B.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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.
The use of the damper pedal allowed a sonorous blend of tones from all registers of the piano.
B.
A cast-iron frame was introduced to hold the strings under greater tension.
C.
The piano's hammers were covered with felt.
D.
The piano's range remained basically the same as in the classical period.
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.
Dresden.
B.
Munich.
C.
Weimar.
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.
ritardando.
B.
rubato.
C.
accelerando.
D.
fermata.
Question #23
Which of the following operas was not composed by Richard Wagner?
A.
Parsifal
B.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
C.
Tristan and Isolde
D.
Fidelio
Question #24
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A.
Hans von Bülow.
B.
Arrigo Boito.
C.
Richard Wagner
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.
lied.
B.
leitmotif.
C.
unending melody.
D.
speech-song.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
subservient to the singers.
B.
limited to only the string section.
C.
full and colorful.
D.
light and simple.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
Wotan's castle.
B.
the home of Siegfried.
C.
the magic ring.
D.
a city in New York State.
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.
Napoleonic Wars
B.
French and Indian War
C.
American Revolution
D.
wages of skilled performers
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 emphasis on balance and clarity of structures
D.
An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages
Question #30
A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuoso was
A.
Franz Schubert.
B.
Hector Berlioz.
C.
Frédéric Chopin.
D.
Franz Liszt.
Question #31
A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A.
Niccolò Paganini.
B.
Frédéric Chopin.
C.
Robert Schumann.
D.
Clara Schumann.
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.
chanson
B.
durchkomponiert
C.
lied
D.
ballade
Question #34
Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except
A.
symphonies.
B.
piano concertos.
C.
operas.
D.
string quartets.
Question #35
The piano's relentless rhythm in Erlkönig (The Erlking) unifies the episodes of the song and suggests the
A.
approach of death.
B.
joy of the child.
C.
galloping horse.
D.
steadiness of the father.
Question #36
While in Paris, Chopin
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
gave a great number of successful public concerts.
C.
married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
D.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
Question #37
Most of Chopin's pieces
A.
have literary programs or titles.
B.
are for a wide range of media.
C.
are exquisite miniatures.
D.
have a limited variety of moods.
Question #38
A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the
A.
etude.
B.
nocturne.
C.
waltz.
D.
mazurka.
Question #39
Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist's left hand because
A.
the left hand must play rapid passages throughout.
B.
the left hand plays the main melody.
C.
it takes nearly an hour to perform.
D.
it is played only by the left hand.
Question #40
A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as
A.
a polonaise.
B.
a nocturne.
C.
ein lied.
D.
an etude.
Question #41
Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as
A.
exoticism.
B.
verismo.
C.
program music.
D.
nationalism.
Question #42
Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
A.
pianist.
B.
conductor.
C.
cellist.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #43
Liszt abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso to become court conductor at __________, where he championed works by contemporary composers.
A.
Budapest
B.
Paris
C.
Rome
D.
Weimar
Question #44
Program music is
A.
vocal music that tells a story.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
music that depicts aspects of nature.
D.
instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
Question #45
Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene, popular during the romantic period, is called
A.
program music.
B.
absolute music.
C.
symphony.
D.
opera.
Question #46
A.
incidental music.
B.
folk music.
C.
pure music.
D.
absolute music.
Question #47
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A.
intense nationalism.
B.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
C.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
D.
experiences in Rome.
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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