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Question #1
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years
A.
1600-1750
B.
1820-1900
C.
1450-1600
D.
1750-1820
Question #2
Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by
A.
using their national legends as subject matter.
B.
basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
C.
All answers are correct.
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.
romanticism, which glorified love for one's national heritage.
B.
military resistance to Napoleon.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
common bonds of language, culture, and history.
Question #4
The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in
A.
Russia.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
the Scandinavian countries.
D.
Poland and Bohemia.
Question #5
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
B.
preferred his government position to music.
C.
studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
D.
was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
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.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
C.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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.
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.
Robert Schumann and his wife Clara.
B.
Richard Wagner.
C.
Antonin Dvořák.
D.
Franz Liszt.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
operas.
B.
choral works.
C.
art songs.
D.
chamber music.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Joseph Haydn.
B.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
C.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
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.
Rome
C.
Venice
D.
Florence
Question #13
The famous aria La donna è mobile is taken from Verdi's opera
A.
Aïda.
B.
Falstaff.
C.
Il Trovatore.
D.
Rigoletto.
Question #14
Giacomo Puccini's first successful opera was
A.
Manon Lescaut.
B.
La Bohème.
C.
Madame Butterfly.
D.
Turandot.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Tosca
B.
Falstaff
C.
Turandot
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.
opera seria.
B.
verismo.
C.
Cavalleria rusticana.
D.
exoticism.
Question #17
The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by
A.
Richard Wagner.
B.
Giacomo Puccini.
C.
Claudio Monteverdi.
D.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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 hammers were covered with felt.
C.
The piano's range remained basically the same as in the classical period.
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.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
B.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
C.
Tosca 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.
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.
rubato.
B.
fermata.
C.
accelerando.
D.
ritardando.
Question #23
Which of the following operas was not composed by Richard Wagner?
A.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
B.
Fidelio
C.
Tristan and Isolde
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.
leitmotif.
B.
speech-song.
C.
unending melody.
D.
lied.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
subservient to the singers.
B.
light and simple.
C.
full and colorful.
D.
limited to only the string section.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
a city in New York State.
B.
Wotan's castle.
C.
the home of Siegfried.
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.
wages of skilled performers
B.
American Revolution
C.
French and Indian War
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.
Niccolò Paganini.
B.
Frédéric Chopin.
C.
Robert Schumann.
D.
Clara Schumann.
Question #32
An art song is a musical composition for
A.
solo voice and piano.
B.
solo voice and orchestra.
C.
multiple voices.
D.
All answers are correct.
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.
symphonies.
B.
operas.
C.
string quartets.
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.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
B.
gave a great number of successful public concerts.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
Question #37
A.
are for a wide range of media.
B.
are exquisite miniatures.
C.
have literary programs or titles.
D.
have a limited variety of moods.
Question #38
A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the
A.
waltz.
B.
etude.
C.
mazurka.
D.
nocturne.
Question #39
Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist's left hand because
A.
it takes nearly an hour to perform.
B.
the left hand plays the main melody.
C.
it is played only by the left hand.
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.
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.
program music.
B.
verismo.
C.
nationalism.
D.
exoticism.
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.
Budapest
B.
Paris
C.
Weimar
D.
Rome
Question #44
Program music is
A.
music that depicts aspects of nature.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
vocal music that tells a story.
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.
program music.
D.
absolute music.
Question #46
A.
folk music.
B.
absolute music.
C.
incidental music.
D.
pure music.
Question #47
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
B.
experiences in Rome.
C.
intense nationalism.
D.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
Question #48
Berlioz was extraordinarily imaginative in treating the orchestra, creating ____________ never before heard.
A.
harmonies
B.
forms
C.
rhythms
D.
tone colors
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