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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 early works, post-Wagnerian Romanticism
D.
his last, American phase
Question #2
In Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire, Pierrot is a(n)
A.
fortune-teller.
B.
opera singer.
C.
troubled clown
D.
medieval knight and hero.
Question #3
In which discipline of the arts did Expressionism originate?
A.
music
B.
dance
C.
painting
D.
literature
Question #4
Klangfarbenmelodie is a technique in which
A.
each note of a melodic line is played by a different instrument.
B.
successive notes of a melodic line are played simultaneously.
C.
each note of a melodic line is played randomly by different instruments.
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.
polytonal.
D.
polyphonic.
Question #6
Schoenberg was born in
A.
Berlin.
B.
Paris.
C.
Vienna.
D.
Los Angeles.
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.
a symphonic poem.
B.
a song cycle.
C.
incidental music.
D.
an opera.
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.
broken melody.
C.
high-pitched melody.
D.
opera melody.
Question #12
The art of _____, who is famous for his painting The Scream, influenced Arnold Schoenberg and his disciples.
A.
Oskar Kokoschka
B.
Edvard Munch
C.
Franz Kafka
D.
Pablo Picasso
Question #13
What do the Impressionist and Expressionist composers have in common?
A.
All statements are true.
B.
Composers of both movements were centered in France.
C.
Both explored radiant impressions of the outer world.
D.
They were influenced by movements in painting.
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.
ritornello form
B.
strict canon in diminution
C.
three-voice fugue
D.
strict canon in retrograde
Question #16
Which composer is associated with the Expressionist movement?
A.
All possible answers.
B.
Anton Webern
C.
Alban Berg
D.
Arnold Schoenberg
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.
Pierrot is disturbed by a white spot on the collar of his jet-black jacket.
C.
The moon illuminates a crystal flask as Pierrot paints his face.
D.
With a grotesquely large bow, Pierrot serenades on a viola in the moonlight.
Question #18
Which describes the instrumentation of Pierrot lunaire?
A.
solo voice, string quartet, and piano
B.
solo voice 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.
Each poem is a rondeau (a fifteenth century verse form).
B.
The poetry is in German translation.
C.
Schoenberg used three poems from a collection of French Symbolist poetry.
D.
The text is drawn from a collection of poems by the Belgian poet Albert Giraud
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