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Question #1
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years
A.
1450-1600
B.
1600-1750
C.
1750-1820
D.
1820-1900
Question #2
Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.
C.
basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
D.
using their national legends as subject matter.
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.
All answers are correct.
D.
military resistance to Napoleon.
Question #4
The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
Poland and Bohemia.
C.
the Scandinavian countries.
D.
Russia.
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.
was left unfinished by the composer.
B.
has five movements.
C.
is in the usual four-movement form.
D.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
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.
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.
Robert Schumann and his wife Clara.
B.
Richard Wagner.
C.
Franz Liszt.
D.
Antonin Dvořák.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
operas.
B.
chamber music.
C.
art songs.
D.
choral works.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
Joseph Haydn.
D.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Question #12
Verdi studied music in _________, the city where Italy's most important opera house, La Scala, is located.
A.
Milan
B.
Florence
C.
Rome
D.
Venice
Question #13
The famous aria La donna è mobile is taken from Verdi's opera
A.
Rigoletto.
B.
Aïda.
C.
Il Trovatore.
D.
Falstaff.
Question #14
Giacomo Puccini's first successful opera was
A.
La Bohème.
B.
Turandot.
C.
Madame Butterfly.
D.
Manon Lescaut.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Turandot
B.
Tosca
C.
Madame Butterfly
D.
Falstaff
Question #16
An artistic trend of the 1890s, in which operas dealt with ordinary people and true-to-life situations, was known as
A.
exoticism.
B.
Cavalleria rusticana.
C.
opera seria.
D.
verismo.
Question #17
The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by
A.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B.
Claudio Monteverdi.
C.
Giacomo Puccini.
D.
Richard Wagner.
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.
Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
B.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
C.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
D.
Tosca and Turandot.
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.
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.
ritardando.
B.
accelerando.
C.
rubato.
D.
fermata.
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.
Richard Wagner
B.
Hans von Bülow.
C.
Arrigo Boito.
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.
unending melody.
C.
leitmotif.
D.
lied.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
limited to only the string section.
B.
light and simple.
C.
full and colorful.
D.
subservient to the singers.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
the magic ring.
B.
Wotan's castle.
C.
the home of Siegfried.
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.
French and Indian War
C.
American Revolution
D.
Napoleonic Wars
Question #29
Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?
A.
An interest in exoticism and the past
B.
An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages
C.
An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures
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.
Franz Liszt.
D.
Frédéric Chopin.
Question #31
A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A.
Frédéric Chopin.
B.
Clara Schumann.
C.
Robert Schumann.
D.
Niccolò Paganini.
Question #32
An art song is a musical composition for
A.
solo voice and piano.
B.
multiple voices.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
solo voice and orchestra.
Question #33
The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A.
chanson
B.
durchkomponiert
C.
ballade
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.
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.
married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
C.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
D.
gave a great number of successful public concerts.
Question #37
Most of Chopin's pieces
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.
mazurka.
C.
nocturne.
D.
etude.
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.
the left hand must play rapid passages throughout.
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.
a polonaise.
B.
a nocturne.
C.
an etude.
D.
ein lied.
Question #41
Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as
A.
nationalism.
B.
exoticism.
C.
program music.
D.
verismo.
Question #42
Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
A.
conductor.
B.
cellist.
C.
pianist.
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.
Paris
B.
Weimar
C.
Rome
D.
Budapest
Question #44
Program music is
A.
vocal music that tells a story.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
D.
music that depicts aspects of nature.
Question #45
Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene, popular during the romantic period, is called
A.
program music.
B.
symphony.
C.
opera.
D.
absolute music.
Question #46
A.
folk music.
B.
incidental music.
C.
pure music.
D.
absolute music.
Question #47
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
B.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
C.
intense nationalism.
D.
experiences in Rome.
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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