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.   expanded structure
B.   small orchestra with limited winds
C.   lyrical melodies
D.   colorful harmonies
Question #2
Brahms is buried
A.   in Vienna, near Beethoven and Schubert.
B.   with Clara Schumann.
C.   near his mother, in Hamburg, Germany.
D.   in an unmarked grave.
Question #3
Brahms is from which country?
A.   Poland
B.   Norway
C.   Hungary
D.   Germany
Question #4
Brahms moved to Vienna
A.   after working for the Esterházy family for nearly thirty years.
B.   to live with the Schumanns.
C.   and became enormously successful.
D.   and struggled as a freelance musician.
Question #5
Brahms only wrote orchestral music.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Brahms wrote all of his symphonies after he turned forty.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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.   Lieder
B.   opera
C.   chamber music
D.   piano music
Question #14
Johannes Brahms is revered for his mastery in composing
A.   opera.
B.   parlor songs.
C.   program music.
D.   absolute music.
Question #15
Music without a program, relying entirely on structures of sound for its expressive power, is called
A.   program music.
B.   incidental music.
C.   absolute music.
D.   symphonic poem.
Question #16
Which statement is NOT true of Brahms’s personal motto?
A.   Brahms’s personal motto was "Always a bachelor."
B.   Brahms’s motto was spelled musically as a three-note motive.
C.   Brahms’s personal motto was "Free but happy."
D.   Brahms used the musical spelling of his motto in his Symphony No. 3.
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.   basses
C.   cellos
D.   violas
Question #19
Which composer nurtured Brahms’s talents, going as far as taking him into his home?
A.   Robert Schumann
B.   Franz Schubert
C.   Franz Liszt
D.   Edvard Grieg
Question #20
Which describes Brahms?
A.   greatest figure in German opera
B.   founder of the modern piano technique
C.   traditionalist composer
D.   author of "Music of the Future"

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