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Question #1
From which phase of Schoenberg’s compositional output does Pierrot lunaire originate?
A.
his third period, twelve-tone technique
B.
his early works, post-Wagnerian Romanticism
C.
his last, American phase
D.
his second period, atonal-Expressionism
Question #2
In Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire, Pierrot is a(n)
A.
troubled clown
B.
medieval knight and hero.
C.
opera singer.
D.
fortune-teller.
Question #3
In which discipline of the arts did Expressionism originate?
A.
music
B.
painting
C.
literature
D.
dance
Question #4
Klangfarbenmelodie is a technique in which
A.
each note of a melodic line is played by a different instrument.
B.
each note of the melody clashes with another note.
C.
each note of a melodic line is played randomly by different instruments.
D.
successive notes of a melodic line are played simultaneously.
Question #5
Music that rejects the framework of key is called
A.
multiphonic.
B.
polytonal.
C.
polyphonic.
D.
atonal.
Question #6
Schoenberg was born in
A.
Los Angeles.
B.
Vienna.
C.
Paris.
D.
Berlin.
Question #7
Schoenberg devised a new way to organize sound called the "twelve-tone" method.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #8
Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire is
A.
an opera.
B.
a song cycle.
C.
incidental music.
D.
a symphonic poem.
Question #9
Schoenberg’s most important students were
A.
Nadia and Lili Boulanger.
B.
Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
C.
All possible answers.
D.
Igor Stravinsky and Béla Bartók.
Question #10
Dissonances do not always resolve to consonances in twentieth-century music.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #11
The German word Sprechstimme means
A.
speechlike melody.
B.
opera melody.
C.
broken melody.
D.
high-pitched melody.
Question #12
The art of _____, who is famous for his painting The Scream, influenced Arnold Schoenberg and his disciples.
A.
Pablo Picasso
B.
Edvard Munch
C.
Franz Kafka
D.
Oskar Kokoschka
Question #13
What do the Impressionist and Expressionist composers have in common?
A.
All statements are true.
B.
Both explored radiant impressions of the outer world.
C.
Composers of both movements were centered in France.
D.
They were influenced by movements in painting.
Question #14
Where did Schoenberg teach in his later years?
A.
Leipzig Conservatory
B.
New York University
C.
University of California, Los Angeles
D.
New York University
Question #15
Which Baroque-era compositional technique is NOT used in The Moonfleck?
A.
ritornello form
B.
strict canon in retrograde
C.
strict canon in diminution
D.
three-voice fugue
Question #16
Which composer is associated with the Expressionist movement?
A.
Anton Webern
B.
Arnold Schoenberg
C.
All possible answers.
D.
Alban Berg
Question #17
Which describes Pierrot’s actions in The Moonfleck?
A.
Pierrot revels in memories of old times as he gazes at the moon.
B.
With a grotesquely large bow, Pierrot serenades on a viola in the moonlight.
C.
Pierrot is disturbed by a white spot on the collar of his jet-black jacket.
D.
The moon illuminates a crystal flask as Pierrot paints his face.
Question #18
Which describes the instrumentation of Pierrot lunaire?
A.
female vocalist and chamber ensemble of five players on eight instruments
B.
solo voice and piano
C.
solo voice, string quartet, and piano
D.
female vocalist and string quartet
Question #19
Which is NOT true of the text of Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire?
A.
The poetry is in German translation.
B.
Schoenberg used three poems from a collection of French Symbolist poetry.
C.
Each poem is a rondeau (a fifteenth century verse form).
D.
The text is drawn from a collection of poems by the Belgian poet Albert Giraud
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