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Question #1
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years
A.
1450-1600
B.
1600-1750
C.
1820-1900
D.
1750-1820
Question #2
Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by
A.
basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.
D.
using their national legends as subject matter.
Question #3
The citizen's sense of national identity and patriotic feelings were intensified by
A.
military resistance to Napoleon.
B.
romanticism, which glorified love for one's national heritage.
C.
common bonds of language, culture, and history.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #4
The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
the Scandinavian countries.
C.
Russia.
D.
Poland and Bohemia.
Question #5
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A.
studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
B.
preferred his government position to music.
C.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
D.
was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
Question #6
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony
A.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
B.
has five movements.
C.
is in the usual four-movement form.
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.
had a limited dynamic range due to the primitive nature of the brass instruments.
B.
was larger and more varied in tone color than the classical orchestra.
C.
was basically the same as in the classical period.
D.
ranged from twenty to sixty players.
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.
art songs.
C.
choral works.
D.
chamber music.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
B.
Joseph Haydn.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Question #12
Verdi studied music in _________, the city where Italy's most important opera house, La Scala, is located.
A.
Rome
B.
Milan
C.
Venice
D.
Florence
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.
Madame Butterfly.
B.
Manon Lescaut.
C.
Turandot.
D.
La Bohème.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Falstaff
B.
Turandot
C.
Tosca
D.
Madame Butterfly
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.
opera seria.
C.
verismo.
D.
exoticism.
Question #17
The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by
A.
Claudio Monteverdi.
B.
Giacomo Puccini.
C.
Richard Wagner.
D.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Question #18
Which of the following statements is not true of the piano in the early romantic period?
A.
The piano's hammers were covered with felt.
B.
A cast-iron frame was introduced to hold the strings under greater tension.
C.
The use of the damper pedal allowed a sonorous blend of tones from all registers of the piano.
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.
Tosca and Turandot.
B.
Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
C.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
D.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
Question #20
Wagner had an opera house built to his own specifications in
A.
Munich.
B.
Weimar.
C.
Dresden.
D.
Bayreuth.
Question #21
The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was
A.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
B.
Hector Berlioz.
C.
Johannes Brahms.
D.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Question #22
A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as
A.
accelerando.
B.
fermata.
C.
rubato.
D.
ritardando.
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.
Arrigo Boito.
B.
Hans von Bülow.
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.
speech-song.
B.
leitmotif.
C.
unending melody.
D.
lied.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
light and simple.
B.
limited to only the string section.
C.
full and colorful.
D.
subservient to the singers.
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.
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.
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.
Frédéric Chopin.
B.
Hector Berlioz.
C.
Franz Liszt.
D.
Franz Schubert.
Question #31
A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A.
Frédéric Chopin.
B.
Niccolò Paganini.
C.
Clara Schumann.
D.
Robert Schumann.
Question #32
An art song is a musical composition for
A.
solo voice and orchestra.
B.
solo voice and piano.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
multiple voices.
Question #33
The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A.
durchkomponiert
B.
ballade
C.
lied
D.
chanson
Question #34
Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except
A.
string quartets.
B.
piano concertos.
C.
symphonies.
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.
steadiness of the father.
C.
approach of death.
D.
joy of the child.
Question #36
While in Paris, Chopin
A.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
gave a great number of successful public concerts.
D.
married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
Question #37
Most of Chopin's pieces
A.
have literary programs or titles.
B.
are exquisite miniatures.
C.
are for a wide range of media.
D.
have a limited variety of moods.
Question #38
A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the
A.
mazurka.
B.
nocturne.
C.
etude.
D.
waltz.
Question #39
Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist's left hand because
A.
the left hand plays the main melody.
B.
the left hand must play rapid passages throughout.
C.
it is played only by the left hand.
D.
it takes nearly an hour to perform.
Question #40
A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as
A.
an etude.
B.
a polonaise.
C.
ein lied.
D.
a nocturne.
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.
Rome
B.
Budapest
C.
Paris
D.
Weimar
Question #44
Program music is
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
vocal music that tells a story.
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.
symphony.
B.
opera.
C.
absolute music.
D.
program music.
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.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
B.
experiences in Rome.
C.
intense nationalism.
D.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
Question #48
Berlioz was extraordinarily imaginative in treating the orchestra, creating ____________ never before heard.
A.
rhythms
B.
forms
C.
harmonies
D.
tone colors
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