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Question #1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the nineteenth-century symphony?
A.
lyrical melodies
B.
small orchestra with limited winds
C.
expanded structure
D.
colorful harmonies
Question #2
Brahms is buried
A.
in Vienna, near Beethoven and Schubert.
B.
near his mother, in Hamburg, Germany.
C.
with Clara Schumann.
D.
in an unmarked grave.
Question #3
Brahms is from which country?
A.
Germany
B.
Poland
C.
Hungary
D.
Norway
Question #4
Brahms moved to Vienna
A.
after working for the Esterházy family for nearly thirty years.
B.
and became enormously successful.
C.
and struggled as a freelance musician.
D.
to live with the Schumanns.
Question #5
Brahms only wrote orchestral music.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
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.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
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.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #11
How many symphonies did Brahms write?
A.
nine
B.
eight
C.
twelve
D.
four
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.
chamber music
B.
opera
C.
piano music
D.
Lieder
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.
program music.
B.
absolute music.
C.
symphonic poem.
D.
incidental music.
Question #16
Which statement is NOT true of Brahms’s personal motto?
A.
Brahms’s motto was spelled musically as a three-note motive.
B.
Brahms’s personal motto was "Always a bachelor."
C.
Brahms used the musical spelling of his motto in his Symphony No. 3.
D.
Brahms’s personal motto was "Free but happy."
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.
basses
B.
violins
C.
violas
D.
cellos
Question #19
Which composer nurtured Brahms’s talents, going as far as taking him into his home?
A.
Franz Liszt
B.
Robert Schumann
C.
Edvard Grieg
D.
Franz Schubert
Question #20
Which describes Brahms?
A.
founder of the modern piano technique
B.
author of "Music of the Future"
C.
greatest figure in German opera
D.
traditionalist composer
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