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Question #1
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years
A.
1820-1900
B.
1450-1600
C.
1600-1750
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.
using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.
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.
All answers are correct.
B.
common bonds of language, culture, and history.
C.
military resistance to Napoleon.
D.
romanticism, which glorified love for one's national heritage.
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.
preferred his government position to music.
B.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
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.
is in the usual four-movement form.
B.
has five movements.
C.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
D.
was left unfinished by the composer.
Question #7
Which of the following was not a member of the Russian five?
A.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
B.
Modest Mussorgsky
C.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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.
Robert Schumann and his wife Clara.
B.
Franz Liszt.
C.
Richard Wagner.
D.
Antonin Dvořák.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
chamber music.
B.
art songs.
C.
choral works.
D.
operas.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
C.
Joseph Haydn.
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.
Florence
B.
Rome
C.
Venice
D.
Milan
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.
La Bohème.
B.
Madame Butterfly.
C.
Manon Lescaut.
D.
Turandot.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Turandot
B.
Madame Butterfly
C.
Tosca
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.
Giacomo Puccini.
C.
Claudio Monteverdi.
D.
Richard Wagner.
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 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.
Dresden.
B.
Munich.
C.
Bayreuth.
D.
Weimar.
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.
accelerando.
B.
ritardando.
C.
rubato.
D.
fermata.
Question #23
Which of the following operas was not composed by Richard Wagner?
A.
Fidelio
B.
Parsifal
C.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
D.
Tristan and Isolde
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.
leitmotif.
B.
lied.
C.
unending melody.
D.
speech-song.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
limited to only the string section.
B.
subservient to the singers.
C.
light and simple.
D.
full and colorful.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
the home of Siegfried.
B.
the magic ring.
C.
a city in New York State.
D.
Wotan's castle.
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.
Napoleonic Wars
D.
French and Indian War
Question #29
Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?
A.
A fascination with fantasy
B.
An interest in exoticism and the past
C.
An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures
D.
An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages
Question #30
A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuoso was
A.
Frédéric Chopin.
B.
Franz Schubert.
C.
Hector Berlioz.
D.
Franz Liszt.
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.
multiple voices.
B.
solo voice and piano.
C.
solo voice and orchestra.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #33
The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A.
ballade
B.
lied
C.
chanson
D.
durchkomponiert
Question #34
Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except
A.
operas.
B.
symphonies.
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.
steadiness of the father.
D.
galloping horse.
Question #36
While in Paris, Chopin
A.
gave a great number of successful public concerts.
B.
earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
Question #37
A.
are for a wide range of media.
B.
have literary programs or titles.
C.
are exquisite miniatures.
D.
have a limited variety of moods.
Question #38
A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the
A.
etude.
B.
nocturne.
C.
waltz.
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.
it is played only by the left hand.
C.
the left hand plays the main melody.
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 nocturne.
B.
ein lied.
C.
a polonaise.
D.
an etude.
Question #41
Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as
A.
verismo.
B.
nationalism.
C.
exoticism.
D.
program music.
Question #42
Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
A.
cellist.
B.
pianist.
C.
All answers are correct.
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.
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.
opera.
B.
absolute music.
C.
program music.
D.
symphony.
Question #46
Today's movie scores may be regarded as examples of
A.
pure music.
B.
incidental music.
C.
absolute music.
D.
folk 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.
experiences in Rome.
D.
intense nationalism.
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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