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Question #1
A leitmotif is a
A.
recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
B.
nineteenth-century stage illumination.
C.
Viking ship captain
D.
continually repeated rhythm.
Question #2
Contemporary film composer John Williams uses Wagner’s musical foreshadowing devices in the Star Wars movies.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #3
Who wrote the libretto to Wagner’s The Valkyrie?
A.
Piave
B.
Wagner
C.
Lorenzo di Ponte
D.
Puccini
Question #4
Germany is noted for its long-established opera traditions.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #5
How many music dramas make up Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung?
A.
three
B.
eight
C.
six
D.
four
Question #6
How was the Ring cycle received by the nineteenth-century public?
A.
Wagnerian gospel spread across Europe as new art-religion
B.
near riot took place at the premiere
C.
not premiered until twenty years after his death
D.
there was little interest
Question #7
Light German opera featuring spoken dialogue is called
A.
Singspiel.
B.
grand opera.
C.
music drama.
D.
bel canto.
Question #8
________ commissioned Wagner to complete the Ring cycle and helped to finance a theater dedicated to the performance of Wagner’s music.
A.
Louis XIV
B.
Ludwig II of Bavaria
C.
Prince Leopold II
D.
King George II
Question #9
The Valkyrie is sung in which language?
A.
French
B.
Italian
C.
Czech
D.
German
Question #10
The role of the Valkyries was to carry fallen heroes from the battlefield to Valhalla on their winged horses.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #11
The theme that carries specific meanings, suggesting in a few notes a character, an emotion, an idea, or an object is called
A.
a leitmotif.
B.
an idée fixe.
C.
Klangfarbenmelodie.
D.
Singspiel.
Question #12
Which term refers to Wagner’s concept of a total artwork, encompassing all the arts?
A.
Klangfarbenmelodie
B.
Gesamtkunstwerk
C.
leitmotif
D.
Sprechstimme
Question #13
Wagner’s operas are considered nationalistic because they
A.
glorify the German people.
B.
All possible answers.
C.
glorify the German land.
D.
are inspired by medieval German epics.
Question #14
What describes Wagner’s harmonic language?
A.
chromatic
B.
strictly diatonic
C.
modal
D.
pentatonic
Question #15
What did Wagner call his operas?
A.
grand opera
B.
opera seria
C.
music dramas
D.
opera buffa
Question #16
What is the basis for the story of The Valkyrie?
A.
the legend of the Holy Grail
B.
a book by J. R. R. Tolkien
C.
a medieval German epic poem
D.
a French play by Victor Hugo
Question #17
Which describes Wagner’s "endless melody"?
A.
void of separate arias, duets, ensembles
B.
more flexible than traditional arias
C.
more melodious than traditional recitative
D.
All possible answers.
Question #18
Which describes the character of Wotan?
A.
the fearless hero who awakens Brünnhilde
B.
the father of the gods
C.
a hideous dwarf
D.
the god of fire
Question #19
Which elements are present in Wagner’s operas?
A.
glorification of the German land and people
B.
All possible answers.
C.
profound feeling for nature
D.
supernatural as an element
Question #20
Which is NOT an element of Wagner’s "leading motives"?
A.
explanations of the motives are stated in a printed program provided by Wagner
B.
the motives are recurring and consist of a few notes
C.
the motives suggest emotions, ideas, objects
D.
the motives trace changes in the characters
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