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Question #1
All of the following musical opportunities were available to nineteenth-century women EXCEPT
A.
coordinating musical activity in the home.
B.
careers as composers and conductors.
C.
musical training in public conservatories.
D.
influence as patrons of music.
Question #2
During her later years, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was responsible for
A.
organizing the famous family Sunday concerts.
B.
her brother’s estate.
C.
editing Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik ("New Journal for Music").
D.
program selection for the Berlin Philharmonic.
Question #3
During the nineteenth century, where did composers often gather to perform and discuss their music?
A.
salons
B.
churches
C.
restaurants
D.
barns
Question #4
Each of the pieces in the manuscript of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s The Year was originally prefaced by
A.
a poetic epigram and a painting.
B.
a short story.
C.
a bible verse.
D.
a prayer.
Question #5
Each piece in The Year is prefaced by a poetic epigram, making this a ______ work.
A.
strophic
B.
programmatic
C.
chamber
D.
chromatic
Question #6
In which city was Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel raised?
A.
Berlin
B.
Warsaw
C.
Paris
D.
Vienna
Question #7
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s brother, Felix, was a
A.
court artist.
B.
renowned composer and conductor.
C.
well-known novelist.
D.
leading Jewish scholar/philosopher.
Question #8
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s output was dominated by choral part songs, piano music and
A.
All possible answers.
B.
opera.
C.
organ music.
D.
Lieder.
Question #9
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s piano music reflects a strong interest in the contrapuntal procedures of which composer?
A.
Mozart
B.
Beethoven
C.
Handel
D.
J. S. Bach
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.
England
B.
Austria
C.
Italy
D.
France
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.
Goethe
B.
Dickenson
C.
Heine
D.
Shakespeare
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 bare-footed woman by the stream.
B.
a woman fishing.
C.
an outdoor wedding party.
D.
a mother and child by a river.
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.
1789
B.
1889
C.
2009
D.
1989
Question #17
The Year is a
A.
piano cycle.
B.
cantata.
C.
sonata.
D.
song cycle.
Question #18
The music of which composer was overlooked until recently?
A.
Felix Mendelssohn
B.
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
C.
Franz Schubert
D.
Robert Schumann
Question #19
The rise of the piano as a favored instrument provided women performance outlets that were acceptable.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
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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