Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 48

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Question #1
At which point in the Libera me does the choir sing fortissimo?
A.   "die illa tremenda" ("that fearful day")
B.   "lux perpetua" ("perpetual light")
C.   "Requiem aeternam" ("grant them eternal rest")
D.   Dies irae text
Question #2
A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called
A.   a Requiem.
B.   an oratorio.
C.   the Ordinary.
D.   the Mass Proper.
Question #3
Fauré’s Requiem
A.   premiered at his own funeral.
B.   was discovered in 1989 and only recently performed for the first time.
C.   premiered in Paris for the funeral of a well-known architect.
D.   was played at John F. Kennedy’s funeral.
Question #4
Fauré’s career included all of the following positions except:
A.   orchestral conductor.
B.   organist.
C.   music critic.
D.   conservatory leader.
Question #5
Fauré’s intention in writing his Requiem was to show death as "a painful experience."
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Fauré’s original ensemble plan for his Requiem was a(n)
A.   solo organ.
B.   small chamber orchestra minus violins.
C.   full orchestra plus extra brass.
D.   a cappella choir.
Question #7
French Romantic-era song composers were drawn to the poets of which movement?
A.   Symbolist
B.   Elizabethan
C.   Greek revivalist
D.   Provençal troubadours
Question #8
Which does NOT describe Fauré’s compositions?
A.   dozens of French songs
B.   highly influenced and inspired by Wagner
C.   interest in small forms
D.   influenced by French Impressionism
Question #9
How long did Fauré work on his Requiem?
A.   eighteen weeks
B.   more than twenty years
C.   twenty-four days
D.   ten years
Question #10
In his Requiem, Fauré included nonstandard versions of traditional liturgical texts.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
In which language is Fauré’s Libera me from Requiem written?
A.   Italian
B.   English
C.   Latin
D.   French
Question #12
Symbolist poetry gave French song composers the opportunity to explore
A.   the macabre and supernatural.
B.   distorted and jarring elements.
C.   subtlety and ambiguity.
D.   literary realism.
Question #13
The French Romantic mélodie parallels the German Lied tradition.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
The French mélodie was inspired by the songs of Schubert.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
The French song genre that paralleled the German Lied in the nineteenth century was the
A.   frottola.
B.   mélodie.
C.   rondeau.
D.   chanson.
Question #16
The Libera me movement of Fauré’s Requiem closes
A.   fortissimo.
B.   serenely.
C.   abruptly.
D.   a cappella.
Question #17
What is the translation of "requiem"?
A.   "day of judgment"
B.   "departed"
C.   "death"
D.   "rest"
Question #18
Which is NOT true of Fauré’s Requiem?
A.   Brass were added later to brighten the sound.
B.   The original concept was small in scale.
C.   There is only one version of this work.
D.   It is most often heard in full orchestral arrangement.
Question #19
Which is NOT true of Fauré’s use of text in his Requiem?
A.   The word "requiem" pervades the entire work.
B.   Fauré used only the specified texts and prayers prescribed by the Catholic Church for the Requiem Mass.
C.   Fauré edited the texts freely.
D.   Fauré used Latin liturgical texts.
Question #20
Which is true of the Libera me movement from Fauré’s Requiem?
A.   All statements are true.
B.   It was originally written for baritone and organ.
C.   The second version is scored for baritone solo, chorus, and orchestra.
D.   It was composed years earlier.

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