music appreciation exam 5
the favorite subjects of the romantic poets were
love, longing, and nature
which movement of a symphony is traditionally the slowest
the second movement
the dies irae is
a chant from the mass for the dead
nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by
employing songs and dances from their home countries in their works
what trend inspired composers to write music evoking scenes or sounds of far-off lands
exoticism
which of the following composed the piano cycle the year
fanny mendelssohn hensel
which of the following women organized salons featuring music by her brother
fanny mendelssohn hensel
brahms wrote ____ symphonies
four
hector berlioz was born and spent most of his career in
france
with which famous novelist did chopin become romantically involved
george sand
who dies at the end of rigoletto
gilda, rigoletto's daughter
the singing star giuseppina strepponi helped launch the career of
giuseppe verdi
schubert's song elfking is a setting of a ballad written by
goethe
the favorite romantic poets of the composers of lieder were
goethe and heine
______ was not an important composer of nineteenth-century lieder
heinrich heine
brahms composed his german requiem after the death of
his mother
in which country was franz liszt born
hungary
which of the following was not a major theme of romantic writers
idealized heroes of greece and rome
robert schumann ended his career and life
in an asylum, the result of mental illness
had movies been invented in the nineteenth century, to which genre of program music would film soundtracks be most similar
incidental music
music written for plays, generally consisting of an overture and a series of pieces to be performed between acts, is called
incidental music
which of the following does not characterize the piano
it is capable of only one dynamic level
which nineteenth-century opera singer made a great impression in america by performing both opera excerpts and parlor songs
jenny lind
which of the following wrote the play that was the source of verdi's inspiration for rigoletto
johann wolfgang von goethe
nineteenth-century composers of the short, lyric piano piece included
johannes brahms, frederic chopin, robert schumann
a song whose text is a short lyric poem in german with piano accompaniment is called a
lied
the german term for the art song is
lied
which composer is generally considered the greatest pianist and showman of the romantic era
liszt
which of the following was the first internationally acclaimed american composer of classical music
louis moreau gottshcalk
romantic composers sought to make instruments sing. this statement best describes the element of
melody
approximately how many songs did schubert compose
more than 600
louis moreau gottschalk was born in
new orleans
edvard grieg was a composer from
norway
italian comic opera is called
opera buffa
the concept of a program overture had its origins in the
opera overture
louis moreau gottschalk is best known for his ______
operas
liszt was inspired by the virtuoso violinist
paganini
which of the following gained prominence as a virtuoso violinist
paganini
the most important keyboard instrument of the romantic period was the
piano
which of the following instruments is capable of playing both melody and harmony
piano
which of the following was not a typical theme of romantic poetry
praise of the virgin mary
instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called
program music
during the nineteenth century, concert life began to center on the
public concert hall
which of the following does not characterize romantic music
reserved emotions
brahms was recognized as a future leader in music by
robert schumann
the composer who founded the new journal of music was
robert schumann
fanny mendelssohn hensel was discouraged from pursuing a career as a composer because
she was a woman
which composer is from finland
sibelius
the first movement of a symphony is usually in _____ form
sonata-allegro
a group of lieder unified by a narrative thread or by a descriptive or expressive theme is called a
song cycle
louis moreau gottschalk based many of his works on
south american and caribbean songs
which nineteenth-century american composer is best remembered for his parlor songs and mistrel show tunes
stephen foster
a song form in which the same melody is repeated for every stanza of text is called
strophic
which of the following inspired berlioz's symphonie fantastique
the actress harriet smithson
by the romantic era, concerts had moved from
the aristocratic palace to the public concert hall
which of the following does not describe romanticism
the artist is a servant of the aristocracy
robert schumann's wife, clara, was
the daughter of his piano teacher, the inspiration for a poet's love, one of the foremost pianists of her day
which of the following does not describe orchestras of the nineteenth century
the size of orchestras decreased, making for more compact ensembles
music composed without literary or pictorial meanings is called
absolute music
what nationality was stephen foster
american
which of the following is identified as the first great creative romantic
beethoven
which of the following composers is considered the first great exponent of musical romanticism in france
berlioz
which of the following was a major composer of lieder
brahms
which young composer did robert and clara schumann take into their home
brahms
which nineteenth-century composer's entire output centered around the piano
chopin
nationalism is characteristic of all of the following except
chopin's sonatas
brahms maintained a lifelong, close relationship with
clara schumann
which of the following was a noted woman composer of the romantic era
clara schumann
which figure was a prominent performer and composer for piano
clara wieck schumann
which of the following does not describe romantic orchestral music
composers produced more symphonies than their classical-era counterparts
the nineteenth century saw the rise of a new social order shaped by
the technological advances of the industrial revolution
the french revolution signaled
the transfer of power from the aristocracy to the middle class
which of the following does not characterize musicians of the romantic era
they continued to be viewed as servants
a song that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called
through composed
schubert's lied elfking is in _____ form
through-composed
which of the following was not an english lyric poet
victor hugo
stephen foster composed all of the following songs except
when johnny comes marching home