music appreciation exam 5

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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


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