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Question #1
All of the following musical opportunities were available to nineteenth-century women EXCEPT
A.
influence as patrons of music.
B.
musical training in public conservatories.
C.
careers as composers and conductors.
D.
coordinating musical activity in the home.
Question #2
During her later years, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was responsible for
A.
her brother’s estate.
B.
organizing the famous family Sunday concerts.
C.
program selection for the Berlin Philharmonic.
D.
editing Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik ("New Journal for Music").
Question #3
During the nineteenth century, where did composers often gather to perform and discuss their music?
A.
restaurants
B.
salons
C.
barns
D.
churches
Question #4
Each of the pieces in the manuscript of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s The Year was originally prefaced by
A.
a bible verse.
B.
a short story.
C.
a poetic epigram and a painting.
D.
a prayer.
Question #5
Each piece in The Year is prefaced by a poetic epigram, making this a ______ work.
A.
chamber
B.
strophic
C.
chromatic
D.
programmatic
Question #6
In which city was Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel raised?
A.
Vienna
B.
Warsaw
C.
Berlin
D.
Paris
Question #7
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s brother, Felix, was a
A.
court artist.
B.
well-known novelist.
C.
leading Jewish scholar/philosopher.
D.
renowned composer and conductor.
Question #8
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s output was dominated by choral part songs, piano music and
A.
organ music.
B.
opera.
C.
All possible answers.
D.
Lieder.
Question #9
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s piano music reflects a strong interest in the contrapuntal procedures of which composer?
A.
Beethoven
B.
J. S. Bach
C.
Handel
D.
Mozart
Question #10
Fanny was the wife of Felix Mendelssohn.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #11
From a year-long trip to which country did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel draw inspiration for her work The Year?
A.
France
B.
Austria
C.
England
D.
Italy
Question #12
In the Romantic era, women made great strides in establishing careers as professional musicians and were public advocates for musical innovation.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #13
In the recently discovered manuscript of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s September: At the River, poetry of which nineteenth-century poet was included?
A.
Dickenson
B.
Goethe
C.
Shakespeare
D.
Heine
Question #14
Music composed for the home was associated with masculine character traits.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #15
September: At the River is accompanied by a drawing of
A.
a woman fishing.
B.
a mother and child by a river.
C.
a bare-footed woman by the stream.
D.
an outdoor wedding party.
Question #16
A lost manuscript of music by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, in her own handwriting, that contained September: At the River was discovered in
A.
1889
B.
1989
C.
2009
D.
1789
Question #17
The Year is a
A.
piano cycle.
B.
sonata.
C.
song cycle.
D.
cantata.
Question #18
The music of which composer was overlooked until recently?
A.
Franz Schubert
B.
Felix Mendelssohn
C.
Robert Schumann
D.
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Question #19
The rise of the piano as a favored instrument provided women performance outlets that were acceptable.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #20
Which role was NOT generally acceptable for women in Romantic society?
A.
teacher
B.
performer
C.
conductor
D.
music patron
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