Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 41
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Question #1
A ________ is a multimovement programmatic orchestral work.
A.
symphonic poem
B.
concerto
C.
symphony
D.
program symphony
Question #2
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is connected to the composer’s personal life.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #3
Berlioz’s father expected him to follow in his footsteps as a
A.
baker.
B.
composer.
C.
music critic.
D.
physician.
Question #4
In the fourth movement of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantasique, what does the loud chord immediately after the solo clarinet’s statement of the idée fixe represent?
A.
the last image of his beloved
B.
the falling of the guillotine’s blade
C.
his awakening from the dream
D.
the witches at the composer’s funeral
Question #5
In which movement does Berlioz use the Dies irae ("Day of Wrath")?
A.
second
B.
fifth
C.
fourth
D.
first
Question #6
Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is absolute music.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #7
March to the Scaffold and Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath embody the Romantic era’s fascination with
A.
the Bohemian artist.
B.
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
C.
Shakespeare.
D.
the grotesque and supernatural.
Question #8
Music lacking any literary or pictorial association is called
A.
absolute music.
B.
chamber music.
C.
program music.
D.
incidental music.
Question #9
One of Berlioz’s key areas of innovation was orchestration.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #10
Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called _____ music.
A.
chamber
B.
absolute
C.
program
D.
pure
Question #11
Which describes the genre of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique?
A.
program symphony
B.
concert overture
C.
incidental music
D.
symphonic poem
Question #12
Symphonie fantastique is comprised of how many movements?
A.
one
B.
four
C.
three
D.
five
Question #13
The Dies irae heard in Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is
A.
the idée fixe.
B.
the well-known religious plainchant tune.
C.
a motive that represents the beloved.
D.
a recurring theme.
Question #14
The appearances of the recurring theme in Symphonie fantastique are varied in harmony, rhythm, meter, tempo, dynamics, register, and instrumental color. This is known as
A.
theme and variations form.
B.
All possible answers.
C.
character development.
D.
thematic transformation.
Question #15
The idée fixe
A.
is a recurring motive that appears in every movement.
B.
All possible answers.
C.
represents the beloved.
D.
represents Harriet Smithson.
Question #16
The inspiration for Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique was
A.
the actress Harriet Smithson.
B.
the writer George Sand.
C.
the playwright Victor Hugo.
D.
the composer Clara Schumann.
Question #17
The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, is called the
A.
"fate motive."
B.
idée fixe.
C.
subject.
D.
Dies irae.
Question #18
The transformations of the fixed idea in Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique take on literary as well as musical significance.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #19
What gave Hector Berlioz the opportunity to work in Italy?
A.
commissions from La Scala
B.
winning the Prix de Rome
C.
becoming a canon of the Church
D.
a rich patron
Question #20
Which describes the character of the fourth movement of Symphonie fantastique?
A.
a ball
B.
a pastoral scene
C.
a diabolical march
D.
a witches’ orgy
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