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