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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.
using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.
B.
basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
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.
romanticism, which glorified love for one's national heritage.
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.
the Scandinavian countries.
C.
All answers are correct.
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.
was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
D.
studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
Question #6
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony
A.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
B.
was left unfinished by the composer.
C.
has five movements.
D.
is in the usual four-movement form.
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 larger and more varied in tone color than the classical orchestra.
B.
ranged from twenty to sixty players.
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.
Antonin Dvořák.
B.
Richard Wagner.
C.
Franz Liszt.
D.
Robert Schumann and his wife Clara.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
chamber music.
B.
operas.
C.
art songs.
D.
choral works.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
B.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
Joseph Haydn.
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.
Falstaff.
B.
Il Trovatore.
C.
Rigoletto.
D.
Aïda.
Question #14
Giacomo Puccini's first successful opera was
A.
Madame Butterfly.
B.
Turandot.
C.
La Bohème.
D.
Manon Lescaut.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Turandot
B.
Tosca
C.
Falstaff
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.
verismo.
B.
exoticism.
C.
opera seria.
D.
Cavalleria rusticana.
Question #17
The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by
A.
Richard Wagner.
B.
Claudio Monteverdi.
C.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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.
The piano's hammers were covered with felt.
C.
A cast-iron frame was introduced to hold the strings under greater tension.
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.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
C.
Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
D.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
Question #20
Wagner had an opera house built to his own specifications in
A.
Weimar.
B.
Munich.
C.
Bayreuth.
D.
Dresden.
Question #21
The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was
A.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
B.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
C.
Johannes Brahms.
D.
Hector Berlioz.
Question #22
A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as
A.
rubato.
B.
accelerando.
C.
fermata.
D.
ritardando.
Question #23
Which of the following operas was not composed by Richard Wagner?
A.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
B.
Parsifal
C.
Fidelio
D.
Tristan and Isolde
Question #24
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A.
King Ludwig of Bavaria.
B.
Richard Wagner
C.
Hans von Bülow.
D.
Arrigo Boito.
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.
lied.
C.
unending melody.
D.
speech-song.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
light and simple.
B.
full and colorful.
C.
limited to only the string section.
D.
subservient to the singers.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
the home of Siegfried.
B.
the magic ring.
C.
Wotan's castle.
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.
French and Indian War
B.
Napoleonic Wars
C.
wages of skilled performers
D.
American Revolution
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.
Frédéric Chopin.
B.
Franz Liszt.
C.
Franz Schubert.
D.
Hector Berlioz.
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.
All answers are correct.
C.
multiple voices.
D.
solo voice and piano.
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.
operas.
D.
symphonies.
Question #35
The piano's relentless rhythm in Erlkönig (The Erlking) unifies the episodes of the song and suggests the
A.
joy of the child.
B.
approach of death.
C.
galloping horse.
D.
steadiness of the father.
Question #36
While in Paris, Chopin
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
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 a limited variety of moods.
B.
are exquisite miniatures.
C.
have literary programs or titles.
D.
are for a wide range of media.
Question #38
A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the
A.
nocturne.
B.
waltz.
C.
mazurka.
D.
etude.
Question #39
Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist's left hand because
A.
the left hand must play rapid passages throughout.
B.
it is played only by the left hand.
C.
it takes nearly an hour to perform.
D.
the left hand plays the main melody.
Question #40
A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as
A.
ein lied.
B.
an etude.
C.
a nocturne.
D.
a polonaise.
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.
All answers are correct.
B.
cellist.
C.
conductor.
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.
Rome
C.
Paris
D.
Weimar
Question #44
Program music is
A.
music that depicts aspects of nature.
B.
vocal music that tells a story.
C.
All answers are correct.
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.
opera.
D.
symphony.
Question #46
A.
absolute music.
B.
incidental music.
C.
folk music.
D.
pure music.
Question #47
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
B.
intense nationalism.
C.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
D.
experiences in Rome.
Question #48
Berlioz was extraordinarily imaginative in treating the orchestra, creating ____________ never before heard.
A.
tone colors
B.
harmonies
C.
forms
D.
rhythms
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