Mus 154 Final Part 2
Beethoven's performing instrument was the:
piano
In the nineteenth-century, what instrument was the most likely to be composed for and played as a solo instrument?
piano
Beethoven composed mostly ______________ in his last style period.
piano sonatas and string quartets.
Music during the Enlightenment was meant to
please and entertain
Wagner was as well-known for his ________ as he was for his operas.
political views
Brahms composed in many genres, but did not write any:
program music
Music without singing but derived from a poem, story, or other literary source, is called:
program music
What characterizes the music of nationalist composers?
rebellion against the traditional harmony and form of European Romantic composers
What do you hear in the third section of the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 that is unusual?
recapitulation
Program music:
refers to some extramusical idea such as painting or literary work
Which does not describe the Classical ideal of melody?
richly ornamented
The musical term applied to flexibility in rhythm is:
rubato
A fast, triple-meter movement that evolved from the minuet is called a:
scherzo
Schubert started out his career as a ___________ , then devoted his time to _______________ .
schoolteacher; composition
The fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 is in __________ form.
sonata
What is the form of the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67?
sonata form
The English word for Lied is:
song
What is the general mood of the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67?
stormy
The performing forces in the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 consist of:
strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
What are the two basic forms of Lieder?
strophic and through-composed
The function of the brass section in a Classical orchestra was to:
support the harmony and play along with the percussion section.
An orchestral work composed in one movement with a free form and with a program is called a:
symphonic poem
Mahler's First Symphony started out as a(n) ______________ and became a(n) ___________ .
symphonic poem; symphony in four movements
With which genre is Beethoven most closely associated?
symphony
Who started the idea of the symphonic poem?
Franz Liszt
Carl Maria von Weber was the founder of:
German Romantic Opera
What were the two most important elements of Wagner's operatic style?
Gesamtkunstwerk
Which term refers to a synthesis of many of the arts into one glorified work?
Gesamtkunstwerk
Which is not true of Romantic music?
Harmonies were clearer and more Diatonic and established a stronger sense of tonality than before.
Carnaval contains twenty pieces, each representing a different:
character at a masked ball
Romantic treatment of tone color included:
combining and blending different instrumental tone colors
Oxford, England, was the location of the first
concert hall
The important new member of the Romantic orchestra was the:
conductor
Which characterizes the musical style of Chaikovsky?
cosmopolitan Romantic
Which is not one of the standard Classical forms?
da capo form
Which is not a feature of Beethoven's symphonic compositional style?
disregard for Classical forms
With which musical element does the composer achieve the most contrast in the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67?
dynamics
The first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 is dominated by a repeated:
exposition
In which category is a symphonic poem different from a program symphony?
form
Romantic treatment of form was:
free and spontaneous
The eighteenth century salon was a(n):
gathering in a home
A song cycle is a(n).
group of songs with a common poetic theme or unifying story.
Beethoven stopped performing because:
he became progressively deaf.
Which best describes Beethoven's character as reflected in his music?
heroic, striving, and triumphant
The predominant texture of Classical music is:
homophony
The Fantastic Symphony includes a(n):
idée fixe
The term Romantic was:
initially a literary term applied by writers of the era to their own work
Thanks to Pergolesi, Rousseau, and Mozart, the most progressive style of opera in the latter part of the eighteenth century was:
opera buffa
Which is not included in the creative output of Gustav Mahler
operas
In his writings on music, Jean Jacques Rousseau attacked the:
operatic style of the Baroque period.
The rise of public concerts in the eighteenth century gave a special impetus to the creation of:
orchestral music
What is chromaticism?
using all twelve notes of the scale liberally
Thematic unity occurs:
when a composer uses the same themes in some or all movements of a work
Which is not true of Franz Liszt?
He was shy and never able to sustain a long-term relationship.
Which is not true of Gaetano Donizetti?
He wrote complex, intellectual arias and ensemble numbers in his operas.
Which is not true of Carl Maria von Weber?
He wrote in the bel canto style.
Who provided the Romantics with the ideal of the individual and was considered the ideological father of the French Revolution?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What was the result of the Classical practice of using standard forms?
Music became more predictable for the listener.
The Russian Kushka included:
Mussorgsky, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Cuiz, Balakirev
Who does not belong on this list of early Italian Romantic opera composers?
Claudio Monteverdi
Which is true in regard to texture in Classical music?
Compared to Baroque composers, Viennese Classical composers employed a delicate and unobtrusive sort of polyphony in their music.
Which does not describe the Classical composer's approach to harmony?
Composers used figured bass to specify the desired harmony.
Which is true of the use of dynamics in the Classical era?
Dynamics were specifically notated; gradual dynamic changes were also notated.
Which does not characterize Mahler's style of orchestration?
He uses a general homophonic texture, with sustained melodies played by the strings.
Which is not true of Gioacchino Rossini?
He was famous for his serious operas in the nineteenth century.
Which composer was most admired for his ability as an orchestrator?
Hector Berlioz
Which is not true of Wagner's career?
His career as a concert pianist enabled him to travel all over Europe.
Which is not true of the career of the career of Robert Schumann?
His musical career was eclipsed by that of his wife, the musically gifted Clara Wieck Schumann.
Which of the following is true about the end of the third movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67?
It continues right into the next movement of this work.
Which is true about the second theme in the third movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67?
It recalls the first movement of this work.
The nineteenth-century German genre consisting of a musical setting of a short poem for voice and piano is the:
Lied
The lifelong model for Brahms was:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Who had the greatest influence on early Romantic composers?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Which is true of the relationship between Romantic composers and the public?
Nineteenth century audiences became more conservative and more critical of innovative composers.
Next to Beethoven, who had the greatest influence on nineteenth-century composers?
Richard Wagner
Who wrote the texts for Wagner's operas?
Richard Wagner
The man who started a music magazine to defend the music of the Romantics against public indifference was:
Robert Schumann
The light, decorative, frivolous style of art and music that developed during the mid-eighteenth century was called:
Rococo
Which is not true about Romantic opera?
Romantic opera flourished only in Germany and Italy
Two compositions that represent Romantic Musicians' fascination with the supernatural are:
Schumann's Dichterliebe, Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony.
Wagner's ________ was part of ________.
The Rhinegold; The Ring of the Nibelung
What is unusual about Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?
There is no break between the third and fourth movements.
Which is true of the style periods of Beethoven?
They progress from Classical to heroic to serene
Which is not true of Verdi's operatic style?
Verdi's operas still employ secco recitative and aria, although in a bel canto style.
The Classical style developed principally in:
Vienna
The third movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 is:
a funeral march
Which describes the struggle involved in the psychological progression of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?
a heroic struggle with fate, starting out stormy and ending triumphant
Which describes the emotional goal of music in the nineteenth century?
a search for freedom of the individual emotional expression
What characterizes the focus of the arts from the 1850s on?
an increased interest in realism
Which described the early nineteenth-century concept of the artist as personified in Beethoven?
an inspired soul who suffers to deliver art to humanity
A concert overture is:
an overture that is not connected to any following music, such as an opera.
A style of opera developed by early Italian Romantic composers was called:
bel canto
How might a Classical composer help listeners become familiar with a theme in a composition?
by repeating it right away
Compared to the Classical orchestra, the typical Romantic orchestra was:
larger, and blended tone colors in new ways.
Which allows a composer to show what a character is thinking even though something else is being said in the text?
leitmotiv
Which of the other arts had the greatest influence on the early Romantic composers?
literature
Which characterizes the contrasting second theme in the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67?
lyrical
Tristan and Isolde is based on a(n):
medieval legend
The Classical style emerged in the ________________ century.
mid-eighteenth
A "character piece" is a:
miniature composition for piano
Which does not describe the Romantic melody?
more regular phrase lengths than in Classical melodies
In the nineteenth century, which of the arts was considered to be the most capable of expressing inner experience and emotion?
music
Verdi's early operas were associated with:
the Italian liberation movement
Which is not an important element in the operatic style of Richard Wagner?
the aria
What is a musical innovation of the eighteenth century?
the public concert
Leitmotivs are developed by means of:
thematic transformation
The second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 is in __________ form.
theme and variations
Music scholars divide Beethoven's music into ________ style periods.
three
The general mood of the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 is:
triumphant
Which instruments are not heard until the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67?
trombones
How many themes are handled in the song movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67?
two
The woodwind section of a Classical orchestra consisted of:
two of each: flute, oboe, bassoon, and optional clarinets.