Music Appreciation Exam 4, Chapters 36-51

Which of the following does NOT characterize La donna e mobile form Verdi's Rigoletto

It has contrapuntal orchestral accompaniment.

In which country was Liszt born?

Hungary

The melody of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is based on what scale?

pentatonic

A group of Lieder unified by a narrative thread or by a descriptive or expressive theme is called a:

song cycle.

The first Russian composer whose music appealed to Western tastes was:

Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky's fanciful ballet about a child's Christmas gift and dreams of exotic people and places is:

The Nutcracker

Wagner's cycle of four music dramas is called:

The Ring of the Nibelungen

Which of the following does NOT describe Romanticism?

The artist is a servant of the aristocracy.

Which of the following is NOT true of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?

The program deals entirely with nature.

Which of the following does NOT describe orchestras of the nineteenth century?

The size of the orchestra decreased, making for more compact ensembles.

Which of the following best describes the work of the Impressionist painters?

They attempted to capture the freshness of first impressions

Which of the following describes spirituals?

They contained coded messages about earthly escape.

John Philip Sousa conducted the:

US Marine Band

The most famous eighteenth century American band was:

US Marine Band

The librettist for Wagner's music dramas was:

Wagner himself

In the Ring cycle, who is the father of the Gods?

Wotan

The program of Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of Faun evokes:

a landscape with a mythological creature

The term bel canto refers to:

a style of sining that features agility and purity of tone

A one movement piece of program music for orchestra that, through several contrasting sections, develops a poetic idea or suggests a scene or mood is called:

a symphonic poem

Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by:

employing songs and dances from their home countries in their works.

In Act 3, Scene 1 of Die Walkure, what are the Valkyries carrying on their horses?

fallen heros

How many movements are in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?

five

The most important organizing element in absolute music is:

form

How many movements does a typical Romantic symphony contain?

four

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the:

harpsicord.

Scott Joplin became famous when:

his Maple Leaf Rag sold a million copies.

The principal themes in Wagner's operas, which recur throughout and carry specific meanings are called:

leitmotifs

A song whose text is a short lyric poem in German with piano accompaniment is called a:

lied.

Which of the following best describes the effect achieved by Impressionist paintings?

luminous, shimmering colors

Approximately how many songs did Schubert compose?

more than 600

The whole tone scale used by the Impressionist composers derives from:

non-Western music

Italian comic opera is called:

opera buffa

Describe the differences between program and absolute music, citing examples of each.

program music- tells a story over many movements (Symphonie fantastique, King Lear) absolute music- no story (Beethoven's 5th symphony)

Instrumental music endowed with literacy, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called:

program music.

A multi movement, programmatic work for orchestra is called a:

program symphony

Another name for the symphonic poem is:

program symphony

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is an example of a:

program symphony

African slaves in the nineteenth century created a genre of religious song called:

spiritual

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Impressionist music?

strong accents on the first beat of each measure

A song form in which the same melody is repeated for every stanza of text is called:

strophic.

What is the principal musical characteristic ragtime?

syncopation

In connection with Chopin's music, the term rubato means that the performer should:

take liberties with the tempo.

The structure of the third movement of Brahm's Symphony No. 3 is:

ternary

Which of the following is the source of the text of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?

the Bible

Which of the following inspired Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?

the actress Harriet Smithson

in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idee fixe?

the basic theme of the symphony, heard in every movement

In Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, who are the Valkyries?

the nine daughters of Wotan

Which movement of a symphony is traditionally the slowest?

the second movement

Morning Mood from Grieg's Peer Gynt depicts:

the sunrise

Describe vocal and piano miniatures; what were they and what did they do?

3-5 minute songs that crammed a lot of emotion

Which movement of a Romantic symphony is most likely to be strongly rhythmic and dancelike?

3rd

Which of the following was NOT a technical improvement to the nineteenth century piano?

A second keyboard was added.

Players of brass and woodwind instruments were able to march in the late nineteenth century thanks to instrument designers such as:

Adolphe Sax

The tradition of the ring shout was brought to American from:

Africa

Which of the following does NOT describe camp meetings?

African Americans did not participate in any such gatherings/

What nationality was Stephen Foster?

American

How did nineteenth century composers express nationalism in their music?

Based their music on songs and dances of their people, dramatic works based on folklore or peasant life, symphonic poems and operas celebrating a national hero, historic event, or natural beauty (The Moldau)

Which of the following is identified as the first great creative Romantic?

Beethoven

Which nineteenth century composer's entire output centered around the piano?

Chopin

Brahms maintained a lifelong, close relationship with:

Clara Schummann

Compare the Classical and Romantic approaches to the arts.

Classical- symmetrical, balanced, rhythmically clear, diatonic, homophonic, changing tone colors, 30-40 member orchestras, prominent piano, emotional restraint Romantic- expansive, variety, chromatic, rhythmic diversity, polyphony, solo piano works, experiments with new instruments and unusual ranges, very emotional, atmosphere emphasized, interest in bizarre

Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of:

Claude Debussy

Which of the following is NOT an opera from the Ring cycle?

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

What are the principal ideas of Romanticism? How are they reflected in the art and literature of the period?

Emotional expression, beauty of nature, individual identity against society, and reflected as conflict between the individual and society.

The masque was a spectacle incorporating dance in:

England

Which of the following is NOT a ballet by Tchaikovsky?

Eugene Onegin

What nationality was Claude Debussy?

French

With which famous novelist did Chopin become romantically involved?

George Sand

Wagner's total artwork, in which all the arts- music, poetry, drama, visual spectacle- are fused together is called:

Gesamtkunstwerk

Schubert's song Elfking a setting of a ballad written by:

Goethe

The favorite Romantic poets of the composers of Lieder were:

Goethe and Heine

Which nineteenth century American composer is best remember for his parlor songs and minstrel?

Stephen Foster

What is unusual about the opening of Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

It opens with a flute solo in the velvety lower register.

America's most famous bandmaster was:

John Philip Sousa

Which American composer became known as the King of Ragtime?

Joplin

Schubert lived a tragically short life but was a remarkably prolific composer of:

Lieder.

Which composer is generally considered the greatest pianist and showman of the Romantic Era?

Liszt

Which of the following composers created the symphonic poem?

Liszt

What were the differences between Chopin and Liszt?

Liszt- Hungarian, consider exotic, 1st celebrity soloist, very excessive and flashy performer, dark undertones Chopin- Polish, lived in France, performed in salons and parlors, elegant and light, more poetic

Edvard Grieg was a composer from:

Norway

Chopin spent most of his productive life in:

Paris

Impressionism was a style of painting that was cultivated principally in:

Paris

Describe how Schubert uses the piano and voice to depict the characters and action of Elfking.

Piano- eerie atmosphere, horse galloping, child's fast heartbeat Voice- child's terror by dissonance and high vocal range, father's calm by rounder vocal line in low register, and Elfking's persuasive by melodious phrases in major key

What is the origin of the mazurka?

Polish peasant dance

Which of the following was NOT a typical theme of Romantic poetry?

Praise of the Virgin Mary

The concept of ballet dates back to the:

Renaissance

Which of the following painters was NOT associated with the Impressionist school?

Renoir

Which of the following composed The Barber of Seville and William Tell?

Rossini

The Mighty Five were composers from:

Russia

The trepak is a folk dance from:

Russia

Which of the following best describes minstrelsy?

Shows that featured performers in blackface.

The first movement of a symphony is usually in what form?

Sonata allegro

In Schubert's Elfking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents:

all of the above

Which of the following is true of Romantic poets?

all of the above.

Why does Wotan deprive Brunnhilde of her immortatily and leave her sleeping inside a ring of fire?

because, overcome with passion, she attempted to save Siegmund's life in battle

An important American instrumental ensemble of the nineteenth century was the:

brass band

The keyboard instrument featured in the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker is the:

celesta

The opening theme of the third movemetn of Brahm's Symphony No. 3 is first played by the:

cellos

During the nineteenth century, Prelude, Impromptu, and Intermezzo, were common titles for:

character pieces

What is Romantic about the program and music of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?

dramatic, emotional, very large orchestra, instruments in unusual ranges, grotesque and supernatural

The nineteenth century saw the rise of a new social order shaped by:

the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution.

The Fisk Jubilee Singers took their name from:

their college

A song that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called:

through composed.

Schubert's Lied Elfking is in what form?

through-composed

Which of the following characterizes Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King?

two prominent themes

In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, the idee fixe:

unifies the five movements, which are diverse in character and mood.

Opera overtures:

were more popular than operas