Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 42

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Question #1
The premiere of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A.   was conducted by his sister Fanny.
B.   did not take place until 1989, after the discovery of the manuscript in Leipzig.
C.   took place at the Conservatory of Leipzig.
D.   took place in Mendelssohn’s Berlin home, conducted by Felix.
Question #2
Censors did not concern themselves with political representation in nineteenth-century operas.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
Edvard Grieg represents the _____ nationalist school.
A.   Greek
B.   Russian
C.   Bohemian
D.   Scandinavian
Question #4
Some of Felix Mendelssohn’s works were published under his sister’s name.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
Grieg is from which country?
A.   Spain
B.   Norway
C.   Hungary
D.   Germany
Question #6
Grieg’s Peer Gynt is a work that suggests _________ nationalism.
A.   Polish
B.   Scandinavian
C.   Russian
D.   English
Question #7
Grieg’s Peer Gynt was the result of a collaboration with which playwright?
A.   Samuel Taylor Coleridge
B.   Edgar Allan Poe
C.   Victor Hugo
D.   Henrik Ibsen
Question #8
Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, is based on
A.   Norse mythology.
B.   a medieval German poem.
C.   a Norwegian folktale.
D.   Russian folktales.
Question #9
How did nineteenth-century composers express musical nationalism?
A.   Some, such as Tchaikovsky, wrote dramatic works based on folklore or peasant life.
B.   Some, like Chopin, based their music on the songs and dances of their people.
C.   All possible answers.
D.   Some wrote symphonic poems and operas celebrating the exploits of a national hero, a historic event, or the scenic beauty of their country.
Question #10
Which of the following was NOT a way that programmatic composers portrayed nationalistic sentiments in nineteenth-century music?
A.   utilizing ritornello form
B.   basing the work on regional folklore
C.   celebrating a national hero
D.   evoking the country’s landscape
Question #11
Mendelssohn was responsible for spurring a revival of which composer’s music?
A.   J. S. Bach
B.   Vivaldi
C.   Josquin
D.   Machaut
Question #12
Programmatic works in the nineteenth century might be based on
A.   evoking a land or seascape
B.   nationalistic pride.
C.   a literary idea.
D.   All possible answers.
Question #13
The famous school of Russian nationalist composers in the nineteenth century was called
A.   St. Petersburg’s Finest.
B.   The Great Composers.
C.   Russia’s Finest.
D.   The Mighty Handful.
Question #14
The music to In the Hall of the Mountain King represents
A.   the building of a cottage in the woods.
B.   Peer setting out for his fantastical adventures in North Africa.
C.   the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.
D.   an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.
Question #15
The music to Morning Mood represents
A.   Peer setting out for his fantastical adventures in North Africa.
B.   the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.
C.   an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.
D.   the building of a cottage in the woods.
Question #16
During the Romantic era, there was an increasing interest in linking instrumental music and literature.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #17
Which category of program music describes Grieg’s Peer Gynt?
A.   program overture
B.   symphonic poem
C.   incidental music
D.   program symphony
Question #18
Which category of program music describes Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
A.   program symphony
B.   symphonic poem
C.   concert overture
D.   tone poem
Question #19
Which composer is generally credited with creating the symphonic poem?
A.   Ludwig van Beethoven
B.   Franz Liszt
C.   Hector Berlioz
D.   Felix Mendelssohn
Question #20
Which death was shattering to Felix Mendelssohn and brought on his own soon thereafter?
A.   his grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn
B.   his friend, Clara Schumann
C.   his mother, Lea Solomon
D.   his sister, Fanny

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