Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 43

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Question #1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the nineteenth-century symphony?
A.   lyrical melodies
B.   colorful harmonies
C.   small orchestra with limited winds
D.   expanded structure
Question #2
Brahms is buried
A.   in an unmarked grave.
B.   in Vienna, near Beethoven and Schubert.
C.   near his mother, in Hamburg, Germany.
D.   with Clara Schumann.
Question #3
Brahms is from which country?
A.   Hungary
B.   Poland
C.   Germany
D.   Norway
Question #4
Brahms moved to Vienna
A.   and struggled as a freelance musician.
B.   and became enormously successful.
C.   to live with the Schumanns.
D.   after working for the Esterházy family for nearly thirty years.
Question #5
Brahms only wrote orchestral music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Brahms wrote all of his symphonies after he turned forty.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #7
Brahms’s Four Serious Songs were written in response to Clara Schumann’s declining health.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 in F major uses none of the forms often found in late eighteenth-century symphonies.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Brahms’s compositional focus was programmatic music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
By the Romantic era, music performances had moved from the palace to public concert halls.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
How many symphonies did Brahms write?
A.   eight
B.   nine
C.   four
D.   twelve
Question #12
In his Symphony No. 3, Brahms incorporates a melodic motive from the first movement into the other movements.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
Which is NOT a genre in which Brahms composed?
A.   piano music
B.   chamber music
C.   Lieder
D.   opera
Question #14
Johannes Brahms is revered for his mastery in composing
A.   opera.
B.   parlor songs.
C.   absolute music.
D.   program music.
Question #15
Music without a program, relying entirely on structures of sound for its expressive power, is called
A.   absolute music.
B.   program music.
C.   symphonic poem.
D.   incidental music.
Question #16
Which statement is NOT true of Brahms’s personal motto?
A.   Brahms used the musical spelling of his motto in his Symphony No. 3.
B.   Brahms’s motto was spelled musically as a three-note motive.
C.   Brahms’s personal motto was "Free but happy."
D.   Brahms’s personal motto was "Always a bachelor."
Question #17
The Romantic symphony featured an orchestra larger than that of the Classical era.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #18
The opening melody of the third movement in Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 is given to which instrument?
A.   violins
B.   violas
C.   cellos
D.   basses
Question #19
Which composer nurtured Brahms’s talents, going as far as taking him into his home?
A.   Edvard Grieg
B.   Franz Schubert
C.   Franz Liszt
D.   Robert Schumann
Question #20
Which describes Brahms?
A.   author of "Music of the Future"
B.   traditionalist composer
C.   founder of the modern piano technique
D.   greatest figure in German opera

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