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Question #1
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years
A.
1820-1900
B.
1600-1750
C.
1450-1600
D.
1750-1820
Question #2
Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by
A.
using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
using their national legends as subject matter.
D.
basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
Question #3
The citizen's sense of national identity and patriotic feelings were intensified by
A.
romanticism, which glorified love for one's national heritage.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
military resistance to Napoleon.
D.
common bonds of language, culture, and history.
Question #4
The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in
A.
the Scandinavian countries.
B.
Russia.
C.
Poland and Bohemia.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #5
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
B.
studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
C.
was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
D.
preferred his government position to music.
Question #6
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony
A.
was left unfinished by the composer.
B.
is in the usual four-movement form.
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.
César Cu
B.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
C.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
D.
Modest Mussorgsky
Question #8
The orchestra in the romantic period
A.
ranged from twenty to sixty players.
B.
was basically the same as in the classical period.
C.
had a limited dynamic range due to the primitive nature of the brass instruments.
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.
Antonin Dvořák.
C.
Robert Schumann and his wife Clara.
D.
Franz Liszt.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
operas.
B.
art songs.
C.
chamber music.
D.
choral works.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
B.
Joseph Haydn.
C.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #12
Verdi studied music in _________, the city where Italy's most important opera house, La Scala, is located.
A.
Milan
B.
Venice
C.
Rome
D.
Florence
Question #13
The famous aria La donna è mobile is taken from Verdi's opera
A.
Falstaff.
B.
Rigoletto.
C.
Aïda.
D.
Il Trovatore.
Question #14
Giacomo Puccini's first successful opera was
A.
Turandot.
B.
Manon Lescaut.
C.
Madame Butterfly.
D.
La Bohème.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Madame Butterfly
B.
Falstaff
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.
verismo.
B.
Cavalleria rusticana.
C.
exoticism.
D.
opera seria.
Question #17
The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by
A.
Giacomo Puccini.
B.
Richard Wagner.
C.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
D.
Claudio Monteverdi.
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.
The piano's range remained basically the same as in the classical period.
C.
A cast-iron frame was introduced to hold the strings under greater tension.
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.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
B.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
C.
Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
D.
Tosca and Turandot.
Question #20
Wagner had an opera house built to his own specifications in
A.
Bayreuth.
B.
Weimar.
C.
Dresden.
D.
Munich.
Question #21
The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was
A.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
B.
Johannes Brahms.
C.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
D.
Hector Berlioz.
Question #22
A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as
A.
rubato.
B.
fermata.
C.
accelerando.
D.
ritardando.
Question #23
Which of the following operas was not composed by Richard Wagner?
A.
Fidelio
B.
Tristan and Isolde
C.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
D.
Parsifal
Question #24
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A.
King Ludwig of Bavaria.
B.
Arrigo Boito.
C.
Hans von Bülow.
D.
Richard Wagner
Question #25
A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used by Richard Wagner in his operas, is called
A.
speech-song.
B.
unending melody.
C.
leitmotif.
D.
lied.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
full and colorful.
B.
light and simple.
C.
limited to only the string section.
D.
subservient to the singers.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
Wotan's castle.
B.
the home of Siegfried.
C.
a city in New York State.
D.
the magic ring.
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.
American Revolution
B.
Napoleonic Wars
C.
wages of skilled performers
D.
French and Indian War
Question #29
Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?
A.
An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages
B.
An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures
C.
An interest in exoticism and the past
D.
A fascination with fantasy
Question #30
A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuoso was
A.
Hector Berlioz.
B.
Franz Schubert.
C.
Frédéric Chopin.
D.
Franz Liszt.
Question #31
A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A.
Robert Schumann.
B.
Frédéric Chopin.
C.
Clara Schumann.
D.
Niccolò Paganini.
Question #32
An art song is a musical composition for
A.
solo voice and piano.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
multiple voices.
D.
solo voice and orchestra.
Question #33
The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A.
chanson
B.
ballade
C.
durchkomponiert
D.
lied
Question #34
Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except
A.
operas.
B.
piano concertos.
C.
string quartets.
D.
symphonies.
Question #35
The piano's relentless rhythm in Erlkönig (The Erlking) unifies the episodes of the song and suggests the
A.
galloping horse.
B.
approach of death.
C.
joy of the child.
D.
steadiness of the father.
Question #36
While in Paris, Chopin
A.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
B.
married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
C.
gave a great number of successful public concerts.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #37
A.
have literary programs or titles.
B.
are for a wide range of media.
C.
have a limited variety of moods.
D.
are exquisite miniatures.
Question #38
A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the
A.
waltz.
B.
etude.
C.
nocturne.
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.
ein lied.
C.
a nocturne.
D.
an etude.
Question #41
Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as
A.
verismo.
B.
exoticism.
C.
program music.
D.
nationalism.
Question #42
Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
A.
pianist.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
conductor.
D.
cellist.
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.
Budapest
C.
Rome
D.
Weimar
Question #44
Program music is
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
music that depicts aspects of nature.
C.
instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
D.
vocal music that tells a story.
Question #45
Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene, popular during the romantic period, is called
A.
absolute music.
B.
program music.
C.
opera.
D.
symphony.
Question #46
Today's movie scores may be regarded as examples of
A.
pure music.
B.
absolute music.
C.
incidental music.
D.
folk music.
Question #47
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
B.
experiences in Rome.
C.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
D.
intense nationalism.
Question #48
Berlioz was extraordinarily imaginative in treating the orchestra, creating ____________ never before heard.
A.
rhythms
B.
harmonies
C.
tone colors
D.
forms
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