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Question #1
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years
A.
1820-1900
B.
1750-1820
C.
1600-1750
D.
1450-1600
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 their national legends as subject matter.
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.
All answers are correct.
C.
military resistance to Napoleon.
D.
common bonds of language, culture, and history.
Question #4
The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in
A.
the Scandinavian countries.
B.
Russia.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
Poland and Bohemia.
Question #5
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A.
was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
B.
preferred his government position to music.
C.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
D.
studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
Question #6
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony
A.
has five movements.
B.
is in the usual four-movement form.
C.
was left unfinished by the composer.
D.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
Question #7
Which of the following was not a member of the Russian five?
A.
Modest Mussorgsky
B.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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.
had a limited dynamic range due to the primitive nature of the brass instruments.
C.
ranged from twenty to sixty players.
D.
was basically the same as in the classical period.
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.
Antonin Dvořák.
C.
Franz Liszt.
D.
Richard Wagner.
Question #10
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
operas.
B.
art songs.
C.
chamber music.
D.
choral works.
Question #11
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B.
Joseph Haydn.
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.
Venice
B.
Florence
C.
Milan
D.
Rome
Question #13
The famous aria La donna è mobile is taken from Verdi's opera
A.
Il Trovatore.
B.
Falstaff.
C.
Rigoletto.
D.
Aïda.
Question #14
Giacomo Puccini's first successful opera was
A.
Madame Butterfly.
B.
La Bohème.
C.
Turandot.
D.
Manon Lescaut.
Question #15
Which of the following operas was not composed by Giacomo Puccini?
A.
Falstaff
B.
Tosca
C.
Madame Butterfly
D.
Turandot
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.
exoticism.
C.
verismo.
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 piano's hammers were covered with felt.
B.
The piano's range remained basically the same as in the classical period.
C.
The use of the damper pedal allowed a sonorous blend of tones from all registers of the piano.
D.
A cast-iron frame was introduced to hold the strings under greater tension.
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.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
B.
Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
C.
Tosca and Turandot.
D.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
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.
Hector Berlioz.
B.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
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.
fermata.
C.
rubato.
D.
accelerando.
Question #23
Which of the following operas was not composed by Richard Wagner?
A.
Parsifal
B.
Tristan and Isolde
C.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
D.
Fidelio
Question #24
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A.
Richard Wagner
B.
Arrigo Boito.
C.
Hans von Bülow.
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.
lied.
B.
speech-song.
C.
leitmotif.
D.
unending melody.
Question #26
The orchestration in Wagner's operas is
A.
full and colorful.
B.
light and simple.
C.
limited to only the string section.
D.
subservient to the singers.
Question #27
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A.
the magic ring.
B.
the home of Siegfried.
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.
American Revolution
B.
wages of skilled performers
C.
Napoleonic Wars
D.
French and Indian War
Question #29
Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?
A.
An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures
B.
An interest in exoticism and the past
C.
A fascination with fantasy
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.
Franz Schubert.
B.
Frédéric Chopin.
C.
Franz Liszt.
D.
Hector Berlioz.
Question #31
A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A.
Clara Schumann.
B.
Robert Schumann.
C.
Niccolò Paganini.
D.
Frédéric Chopin.
Question #32
An art song is a musical composition for
A.
multiple voices.
B.
solo voice and orchestra.
C.
solo voice and piano.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #33
The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A.
durchkomponiert
B.
chanson
C.
ballade
D.
lied
Question #34
Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except
A.
piano concertos.
B.
symphonies.
C.
operas.
D.
string quartets.
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.
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
Most of Chopin's pieces
A.
are exquisite miniatures.
B.
have literary programs or titles.
C.
have a limited variety of moods.
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.
mazurka.
B.
waltz.
C.
nocturne.
D.
etude.
Question #39
Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist's left hand because
A.
it is played only by the left hand.
B.
it takes nearly an hour to perform.
C.
the left hand plays the main melody.
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.
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.
program music.
C.
exoticism.
D.
verismo.
Question #42
Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
pianist.
C.
cellist.
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.
Paris
B.
Budapest
C.
Weimar
D.
Rome
Question #44
Program music is
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
C.
vocal music that tells a story.
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.
absolute music.
B.
symphony.
C.
program music.
D.
opera.
Question #46
Today's movie scores may be regarded as examples of
A.
absolute music.
B.
pure music.
C.
folk music.
D.
incidental music.
Question #47
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A.
interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles.
B.
love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
C.
experiences in Rome.
D.
intense nationalism.
Question #48
Berlioz was extraordinarily imaginative in treating the orchestra, creating ____________ never before heard.
A.
tone colors
B.
rhythms
C.
forms
D.
harmonies
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