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Question #1
From which phase of Schoenberg’s compositional output does Pierrot lunaire originate?
A.
his last, American phase
B.
his second period, atonal-Expressionism
C.
his third period, twelve-tone technique
D.
his early works, post-Wagnerian Romanticism
Question #2
In Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire, Pierrot is a(n)
A.
medieval knight and hero.
B.
fortune-teller.
C.
opera singer.
D.
troubled clown
Question #3
In which discipline of the arts did Expressionism originate?
A.
music
B.
dance
C.
literature
D.
painting
Question #4
Klangfarbenmelodie is a technique in which
A.
each note of the melody clashes with another note.
B.
each note of a melodic line is played by a different instrument.
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.
polyphonic.
B.
polytonal.
C.
multiphonic.
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.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #8
Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire is
A.
an opera.
B.
incidental music.
C.
a song cycle.
D.
a symphonic poem.
Question #9
Schoenberg’s most important students were
A.
All possible answers.
B.
Igor Stravinsky and Béla Bartók.
C.
Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
D.
Nadia and Lili Boulanger.
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.
opera melody.
B.
broken melody.
C.
high-pitched melody.
D.
speechlike melody.
Question #12
The art of _____, who is famous for his painting The Scream, influenced Arnold Schoenberg and his disciples.
A.
Pablo Picasso
B.
Franz Kafka
C.
Oskar Kokoschka
D.
Edvard Munch
Question #13
What do the Impressionist and Expressionist composers have in common?
A.
Composers of both movements were centered in France.
B.
Both explored radiant impressions of the outer world.
C.
They were influenced by movements in painting.
D.
All statements are true.
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.
strict canon in diminution
B.
three-voice fugue
C.
strict canon in retrograde
D.
ritornello form
Question #16
Which composer is associated with the Expressionist movement?
A.
All possible answers.
B.
Arnold Schoenberg
C.
Anton Webern
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.
The moon illuminates a crystal flask as Pierrot paints his face.
C.
Pierrot is disturbed by a white spot on the collar of his jet-black jacket.
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 and piano
B.
female vocalist and string quartet
C.
female vocalist and chamber ensemble of five players on eight instruments
D.
solo voice, string quartet, and piano
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.
Schoenberg used three poems from a collection of French Symbolist poetry.
C.
Each poem is a rondeau (a fifteenth century verse form).
D.
The poetry is in German translation.
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