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.   did not take place until 1989, after the discovery of the manuscript in Leipzig.
B.   was conducted by his sister Fanny.
C.   took place in Mendelssohn’s Berlin home, conducted by Felix.
D.   took place at the Conservatory of Leipzig.
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.   Scandinavian
B.   Russian
C.   Greek
D.   Bohemian
Question #4
Some of Felix Mendelssohn’s works were published under his sister’s name.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Grieg is from which country?
A.   Spain
B.   Germany
C.   Norway
D.   Hungary
Question #6
Grieg’s Peer Gynt is a work that suggests _________ nationalism.
A.   English
B.   Polish
C.   Russian
D.   Scandinavian
Question #7
Grieg’s Peer Gynt was the result of a collaboration with which playwright?
A.   Henrik Ibsen
B.   Victor Hugo
C.   Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D.   Edgar Allan Poe
Question #8
Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, is based on
A.   a medieval German poem.
B.   Norse mythology.
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.   Some wrote symphonic poems and operas celebrating the exploits of a national hero, a historic event, or the scenic beauty of their country.
D.   All possible answers.
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.   celebrating a national hero
C.   evoking the country’s landscape
D.   basing the work on regional folklore
Question #11
Mendelssohn was responsible for spurring a revival of which composer’s music?
A.   Vivaldi
B.   Machaut
C.   Josquin
D.   J. S. Bach
Question #12
Programmatic works in the nineteenth century might be based on
A.   All possible answers.
B.   nationalistic pride.
C.   a literary idea.
D.   evoking a land or seascape
Question #13
The famous school of Russian nationalist composers in the nineteenth century was called
A.   Russia’s Finest.
B.   The Great Composers.
C.   St. Petersburg’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.   the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.
C.   an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.
D.   Peer setting out for his fantastical adventures in North Africa.
Question #15
The music to Morning Mood represents
A.   the building of a cottage in the woods.
B.   the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.
C.   Peer setting out for his fantastical adventures in North Africa.
D.   an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.
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.   symphonic poem
B.   incidental music
C.   program overture
D.   program symphony
Question #18
Which category of program music describes Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
A.   concert overture
B.   program symphony
C.   symphonic poem
D.   tone poem
Question #19
Which composer is generally credited with creating the symphonic poem?
A.   Franz Liszt
B.   Hector Berlioz
C.   Ludwig van Beethoven
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 sister, Fanny
D.   his mother, Lea Solomon

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