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Question #1
From which phase of Schoenberg’s compositional output does Pierrot lunaire originate?
A.
his early works, post-Wagnerian Romanticism
B.
his last, American phase
C.
his second period, atonal-Expressionism
D.
his third period, twelve-tone technique
Question #2
In Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire, Pierrot is a(n)
A.
opera singer.
B.
medieval knight and hero.
C.
troubled clown
D.
fortune-teller.
Question #3
In which discipline of the arts did Expressionism originate?
A.
dance
B.
literature
C.
painting
D.
music
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 randomly by different instruments.
C.
each note of a melodic line is played by a different instrument.
D.
successive notes of a melodic line are played simultaneously.
Question #5
Music that rejects the framework of key is called
A.
multiphonic.
B.
atonal.
C.
polyphonic.
D.
polytonal.
Question #6
Schoenberg was born in
A.
Vienna.
B.
Los Angeles.
C.
Berlin.
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.
an opera.
C.
a symphonic poem.
D.
a song cycle.
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.
opera melody.
B.
speechlike 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.
Franz Kafka
B.
Pablo Picasso
C.
Oskar Kokoschka
D.
Edvard Munch
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.
They were influenced by movements in painting.
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.
New York University
C.
New York University
D.
Leipzig Conservatory
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.
Alban Berg
B.
Arnold Schoenberg
C.
Anton Webern
D.
All possible answers.
Question #17
Which describes Pierrot’s actions in The Moonfleck?
A.
The moon illuminates a crystal flask as Pierrot paints his face.
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.
Pierrot revels in memories of old times as he gazes at the moon.
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 string quartet
D.
female vocalist and chamber ensemble of five players on eight instruments
Question #19
Which is NOT true of the text of Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire?
A.
Schoenberg used three poems from a collection of French Symbolist poetry.
B.
Each poem is a rondeau (a fifteenth century verse form).
C.
The text is drawn from a collection of poems by the Belgian poet Albert Giraud
D.
The poetry is in German translation.
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