Intro to Music (chap. 16-19)
One of the most successful composers of concert overtures was:
Felix Mendelssohn.
Who composed "Erlkönig"?
Franz Schubert
Who composed Moment Musical No. 2 in A-flat?
Franz Schubert
Who was the earliest master of the lied?
Franz Schubert
Who composed the Nocturne in F-sharp?
Frédéric Chopin
Carl Maria von Weber was the founder of:
German Romantic opera.
The Nibelung's Ring is based on:
Germanic or Norse legends.
Which term refers to a synthesis of many of the arts into one unified work, or "total work of art"?
Gesamtkunstwerk
Who composed Madame Butterfly?
Giacomo Puccini
Which is true of Vincenzo Bellini?
He was a composer of refined, highly expressive Romantic melodies.
Which statement about Hector Berlioz is false?
He was a great pianist.
Which statement about Franz Liszt is false?
He was shy and reclusive.
Which composer had an extraordinary imagination for orchestral tone color?
Hector Berlioz
Who composed the Fantastic Symphony?
Hector Berlioz
Which statement about Fanny Mendelssohn is false?
Her compositions were widely admired during her lifetime.
What three early operas of Verdi ensured him international fame?
Il trovatore, La traviata, and Rigoletto
Who provided the Romantics with the ideal of the individual and is considered the philosophical father of the French Revolution?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which important late Romantic composer responded to the unbridled emotionalism of Romanticism with a return to Viennese Classicism?
Johannes Brahms
Which would you least associate with nationalism in music?
Johannes Brahms
Who composed the Violin Concerto in D?
Johannes Brahms
Brahms's Violin Concerto in D was composed for:
Joseph Joachim.
Which was composed by Gaetano Donizetti?
Lucia di Lammermoor
Who had the greatest influence on early Romantic composers?
Ludwig van Beethoven
The composer most responsible for elevating music to a new level of respect during the Romantic era is:
Ludwig van Beethoven.
The lifelong model for Brahms was:
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Which was composed by Gioacchino Rossini?
The Barber of Seville
Which is true of lieder?
The emotional expression in lieder leaves an impression of intimacy.
How does the vocal quartet end in Act III, scene i, of Rigoletto?
There is a long passage for all four voices.
Romantic treatment of tone color included:
combining and blending different instrumental tone colors in innovative ways.
What is the mood portrayed in "La donna è mobile"?
compelling and jaunty
The musical activities of Gustav Mahler include all except:
concert pianist.
What announces the return of Hunding in the first scene of The Valkyrie?
the low brasses
When Sieglinde enters in the first scene of The Valkyrie, she bends over Siegmund, and in a leitmotiv:
the melody rises and gently falls back in the violins.
What does the piano introduction of "Erlkönig" bring to mind?
the pounding of a horse's hooves
An important feature of Mahler's musical style is:
the use of counterpoint tied to momentary solos in the orchestra.
What is characteristic of all nationalistic music?
the use of the country's folk music
Smetana and Dvorak were nationalist composers from
Bohemia
The composer ________ is generally regarded as the most flamboyant pianist of the Romantic era.
Franz Liszt
Who started the idea of the symphonic poem?
Franz Liszt
Hamlet, Les Préludes, and Orpheus are all symphonic poems composed by:
Franz Liszt.
Who composed "Bella figlia dell'amore"?
Giuseppe Verdi
Who composed "La donna è mobile"?
Giuseppe Verdi
Who composed Rigoletto?
Giuseppe Verdi
Which composer responded to late Romanticism with a bittersweet nostalgia for lost innocence?
Gustav Mahler
Who composed Symphony No. 1?
Gustav Mahler
How did Chopin support himself?
He gave piano lessons and sold his music to publishers.
Which statement about The Nibelung's Ring is false?
It exhibits a classic emotional restraint.
Which is true of program music?
It refers to some nonmusical idea, such as a poem or literary work.
What became of Wagner's leitmotiv technique?
It was used in most operas.
The setting of Rigoletto is:
Italy
Romantic opera began to surface in ________ in the ________.
Italy; 1820s
Which is true of Dichterliebe?
Its mood changes from cautious optimism to despair.
Who composed Romeo and Juliet?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Who composed "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai"?
Robert Schumann
The composer who started a magazine to defend the music of the Romantics against public indifference was:
Robert Schumann.
In which stylistic period was chromaticism used the most?
Romantic
What percussion instrument ends the third movement of Symphony No. 1?
gong
A song cycle is a(n):
group of songs with a common poetic theme or unifying story.
The interaction of the singer and the stringed instruments is:
heterophonic
The texture of "Eusebius" is:
homophonic.
The Fantastic Symphony includes a(n)
idée fixe.
Which of the other arts had the greatest influence on early Romantic composers?
literature
In the slow introduction in Romeo and Juliet, the Hymn theme is heard in the:
low clarinets and bassoons.
A character piece is a:
miniature composition for piano.
"Der Mond kommt still gegangen" is a(n):
miniature composition.
Gustav Mahler wrote in most Romantic genres except:
operas
At the end of his career, Liszt turned to composing:
orchestral music.
Many of Verdi's early operas are associated with:
patriotic themes.
A Beijing opera orchestra includes:
percussion, wind, and stringed instruments.
In the nineteenth century, what instrument was the most likely to beused for the great profusion of Romantic miniature composition?
piano
Music without singing but derived from a poem, story, or other literary source is called:
program music.
Pictures at an Exhibition is considered:
program music.
The Fantastic Symphony is a(n):
program symphony.
In the third movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 1, the ________ section contains a ________.
second; parody of dance music
The English translation of the German word Lied is:
song
Dichterliebe is a:
song cycle
"Im wunderschönen Monat Mai" is part of a(n):
song cycle.
"La donna è mobile" is in what form?
strophic
The form of "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai" is
strophic
What are the two basic forms of lieder?
strophic and through-composed
The characters in Act III, scene i, of Rigoletto include:
the Duke, Gilda, Rigoletto, and Maddalena.
What are the two most important elements of Wagner's operatic style?
the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk and the technique of leitmotiv
At the end of section 3 of the third movement of Symphony No. 1:
the flutes play two new phrases.
Which describes the highest goal of music in the nineteenth century?
a search for freedom of individual emotional expression
What is Carnaval?
a set of character pieces
What image does the composer evoke in the last and longest piece of Pictures at an Exhibition?
a solemn procession, through the use of a slow, steady beat
The "Bella figlia dell'amore" section in Rigoletto includes:
a vocal quartet.
The important new member of the Romantic orchestra was the:
conductor
Wagner was as well known for his ________ as he was for his operas.
controversial ideas
What instruments are added to enhance the mood of the Vendetta theme in Romeo and Juliet?
cymbals and timpani
Which technique do you hear in Nocturne in F-sharp?
decoration of the melodic line
When the character Siegmund collapses in Sieglinde's house in the first scene of The Valkyrie, a leitmotiv in which there is a(n) ________ is heard:
descending scale melody in the cellos
The grotesque character of the piece "Gnomus" is musically depicted through:
dissonance and a lurching rhythm.
The third movement of the Violin Concerto in D opens with the violin playing the theme in:
double stops.
Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Gioacchino Rossini were all:
early Italian Romantic opera composers.
Which statement is false? A. Schumann's musical career was eclipsed by that of his wife, the musically gifted Clara Wieck Schumann. B. Schumann's performing career was cut short when he injured himself while trying to strengthen his fingers with a mechanical device. C. Schumann's career included founding a music magazine. D. Schumann's life and career were cut short by mental illness.
A
Which statement is false? A. Romantic melodies had more regular phrase lengths than Classical melodies. B. Romantic melodies used a greater range of notes than Classical melodies. C. Romantic melodies had more sustained climaxes than Classical melodies. D. Romantic melodies had less regular rhythms than Classical melodies
A
Which is true of the fifth movement of the Fantastic Symphony?
A plainchant melody is heard in this selection.
In which category is a symphonic poem different from a concert overture?
form
Romantic treatment of form was:
free and spontaneous.
What characterizes the singers' melodies in the first scene of The Valkyrie?
free-formed declamation of the words
Program symphonies are in the category of:
grandiose compositions.
Wagner uses mythology in The Nibelung's Ring to reflect on modern life, the basic theme being:
greed and hunger for power bring moral decline.
Because of much of the orchestration, the mood of the fifth movement of the Fantastic Symphony can be described as:
grotesque and macabre.
In nineteenth-century opera, the orchestra:
increased in importance, sometimes providing special effects and overshadowing the voices
Which best describes the mood of "Eusebius"?
introspective and dreamy
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
The nineteenth-century German genre consisting of a musical setting of a short poem for voice and piano is the:
lied
Schubert wrote nearly seven hundred:
lieder
Which musical genres became established on the concert stage by the end of the nineteenth century?
lieder and string quartets
In the third movement of the Violin Concerto in D, the rondo's second contrasting episode is a(n):
lyrical theme played by the solo violin.
Until the Communist era, female roles in Beijing opera were almost always sung by:
male impersonators.
Brahms composed in many genres but did not write any:
program music.
Gaetano Donizetti is considered a(n):
prolific composer of more than sixty operas.
What characterizes the music of nationalist composers?
rebellion against the traditional rules of harmony and form of European Romantic composer
In Verdi's operas, the orchestra plays a greater role in ________ and a lesser role in ________.
recitatives; arias
The musical term applied to flexibility in rhythm is:
rubato
Schubert began his career as a ________, then devoted his time to ____.
schoolteacher; composition
In the first scene of The Valkyrie, as Sieglinde gives Siegmund a drink of water and their eyes meet, a new leitmotiv is heard, written for the:
solo cello and other low strings.
Which musical element contributes most to the thoughtful mood of "Der Mond kommt still gegangen"?
somewhat unusual chords in the harmony
A concert overture such as the Hebrides Overture is in ________ form.
sonata
An orchestral work that is composed in one movement and has a free form and a program is called a:
symphonic poem.
Romeo and Juliet is a(n) ________, but the composer called it a(n) ______
symphonic poem; overture-fantasy
Symphony No. 1 started out as a(n) ________ and became a ________.
symphonic poem; symphony in four movements
Frédéric Chopin did not compose:
symphonies
At the end of "Un bel dì," the orchestra:
takes up the intensified melody to end the aria.
The quality most prized by Romantic artists was:
the integrity of the expression of individual feeling.
What familiar tune is quoted in the third movement of Symphony No. 1, but in an unusual harmonic context?
"Frère Jacques"
The term kuchka refers to:
"the Mighty Five," a close group of Russian nationalist compose
In China, Beijing opera is known as jingju, meaning:
"theater of the capital."
Carl Maria von Weber's most important work is:
Der Freischütz (The Magic Bullet).
Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet opens with:
a hymnlike theme.
A style of opera developed by early Italian Romantic composers was called:
bel canto.
What is the relationship of the two protagonists in the opening of The Valkyrie?
brother and sister
Carnaval contains twenty pieces, each representing a different:
character at a masked ball.
"Eusebius" is a:
character piece.
"Florestan" is a:
character piece.
Nocturne in F-sharp is a:
character piece.
Chopin was most noted for composing:
character pieces for piano.
Moment Musical No. 2 in A-flat has in its opening idea a:
gentle, rhythmic rocking figure.
An early monument to supernatural Romanticism was the opera The Magic Bullet by:
Carl Maria von Weber.
Which statement about character pieces is false?
Character pieces are always connected to novels and literature.
Who composed "Der Mond kommt still gegangen"?
Clara Schumann
With regard to form, Brahms's Violin Concerto in D is more ________ than Romantic.
Classical
The Romantic movement in literature first arose in:
England and Germany.
Ralph Vaughan Williams was a(n) ________ composer.
English nationalist
Rigoletto is based on a play by the French writer:
Victor Hugo.
Who was not a Romantic composer?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In the first scene of The Valkyrie, when Siegmund utters the repeated word Misswende, Wagner:
adds dissonant chords in the orchestra.
Because of the piano accompaniment, it can be said that the mood of "Erlkönig" is:
agitated
What element in the first piece of Pictures at an Exhibition helps depict the composer walking through an art gallery?
alternating meters that create an unpredictable emphasis in the beat
What characterizes the focus of the arts from the 1850s on?
an increased interest in realism
Modest Musorgsky's music reflects:
an intense nationalism.
What is a concert overture?
an overture that is not connected to any following music such as an opera
"La donna è mobile" is a(n):
aria
"La donna è mobile" is the first line of a(n):
aria
"Un bel dì" is a(n):
aria.
Wagner was particularly against:
arias
Miniatures were generally heard:
as separate compositions.
All of the following are heard in the fifth movement of the Fantastic Symphony except a(n):
cadenza
The contrasting section of Moment Musical No. 2 in A-flat is characterized by a:
change in mode.
Which best describes the mood of "Florestan"?
explosive and impetuous
"Der Mond kommt still gegangen" is in ________ form.
modified strophic, or A A A'
Compared to earlier compositions, Romantic grandiose compositions had:
more movements and increased performing forces.
Late Romantic opera became known for:
more realistic tendencies, using current middle-or lower-class characters.
Leitmotivs are developed by means of:
thematic transformation.
The technique of having the same theme fragment reappear with some sort of variation at loosely recurring intervals is:
thematic transformation.
Beijing opera songs are like the arias of Italian opera in that:
they are the musical heart of the drama.
In this scene from The Prince Who Changed into a Cat, there are ________ stringed instruments.
three
How many different characters do you hear in "Erlkönig"?
three, plus the narrator
The form of "Erlkönig" is:
through-composed
The special effect of col legno in the violins that is heard toward the end of the fifth movement of the Fantastic Symphony is the:
use of the wood—that is, the back of the bow—on the strings
The term Romantic was:
used by writers of literature in the nineteenth century and adopted by musicians
Which is true of Romantic composers such as Beethoven, Liszt, and Verdi?
As rebels against the social order, they associated themselves with revolutionary and libertarian politics
All of the following are characteristic of thematic unity in Romantic symphonic music except: A. thematic transformation. B. using the same themes in several symphonies. C. using the same themes in all the movements of one symphony. D. using different but vaguely similar themes in one wo
B
Miniatures were given all of the following types of titles except: A. general titles such as prelude or impromptu. B. formal titles such as sonata or rondo. C. poetic titles such as Why? or Spring Song. D. dance titles such as mazurka or waltz.
B
Which is true of the ending of "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai"? A. The climax at the end gives the impression of love returned at last. B. The lack of a harmonic resolution gives the impression of yearning. C. The quiet cadence gives the impression of peace and solitude. D. The climax at the end gives the impression that the hero is victorious over his rival suitor
B
Which statement is false? A. Clara Schumann was recognized as a great pianist in her time. B. Clara Schumann was recognized as one of the greatest composers of her day. C. Clara Schumann was recognized as a great teacher in her time. D. Clara Schumann married one of her father's music student
B
Which statement is false? A. Wagner was a great conductor. B. Wagner's career as a concert pianist enabled him to travel all over Europe. C. Wagner was a great orchestrator. D. Wagner wrote many books and articles about his idea
B
What important role does the orchestra play in the first scene of The Valkyrie?
By carrying the leitmotivs, it conveys the psychological depth of the characters and their feelings
Which statement is false? A. Many Romantic operas transcend artistic barriers. B. The Romantic era was a golden age of opera. C. Romantic opera flourished only in Germany and Italy. D. Romantic composers came to view opera as a type of serious drama in music, not just a vehicle for song, spectacle, and entertainment
C
Which statement is false? A. Verdi never wavered in his commitment to the human voice. B. Verdi cared most about the dramatic quality of his operas. C. Verdi's operas still employ secco recitative, though in a bel canto style. D. The orchestra plays a richer role in Verdi's operas than in those of his predecessors
C
Which is true of the social revolution of the nineteenth century?
Composers such as Liszt personally crossed class boundaries.
Which statement is false? A. Romantic melodies were longer and less predictable than those in earlier musical periods. B. In Romantic music, harmony was enjoyed for its own sake and was used for emotional expression. C. In Romantic music, rhythm was treated more freely than before. D. Romantic harmonies were clearer and more diatonic, and they established a stronger sense of tonality than in earlier musical period
D
What characterizes the orchestration style you hear in the third movement of Symphony No. 1?
Many different instruments have solos, but never for long, giving a kaleidoscopic effect
Who composed Pictures at an Exhibition?
Modest Mussorgsky
Gioacchino Rossini's opera buffa style was similar to that of:
Mozart
Which is true of the relative status of music in the nineteenth century?
Music rose to the same status as literature.
The Russian kuchka included:
Musorgsky, Borodin, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
Which is true of the relationship between Romantic composers and the public?
Nineteenth-century audiences became more conservative and more critical of innovative composers
Which is considered Vincenzo Bellini's finest opera?
Norma
Grieg and Sibelius represented their countries, ________ and ________, respectively, in nationalistic music.
Norway; Finland
Verdi's last two masterpieces were:
Otello and Falstaff
Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty are all ballets composed by:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Wagner's ________ was part of the larger work ________.
Rhine Gold; The Nibelung's Ring
Many scholars say that, next to Beethoven, ________ had the greatest influence on nineteenth-century composers
Richard Wagner
Who composed The Valkyrie?
Richard Wagner
Who wrote the texts for Richard Wagner's operas?
Richard Wagner himself
What great Romantic-era composer was a musical friend of Johannes Brahms?
Robert Schumann
Who composed "Die alten, bösen Lieder"?
Robert Schumann
Who composed "Eusebius"?
Robert Schumann
Who composed "Florestan"?
Robert Schumann
Which describes Romantic composers' view of form and harmony?
Romantic composers did not allow form or genre to restrain spontaneous creativity.
A program symphony is a(n):
Romantic symphony that is based on a program.
Puccini's operas capitalized on the:
Romantic tendency for psychological depiction in opera.
Which is an example of a country that produced Romantic nationalist music?
Russia
The full a b a statement of the Love theme in Romeo and Juliet is joined by:
a "sighing" motive in the French horn.
What comes after the aria "La donna è mobile" in Rigoletto?
a brief recitative and then a vocal quartet
What is not heard in the recitative preceding "La donna è mobil"?
a chorus
The third movement of Symphony No. 1 is:
a funeral march.
Which best describes the prevailing mood of "Die alten, bösen Lieder"?
anguished, then comforting at the end
The melody of "Un bel dì" has a ________ character
floating, fantasy
The opera Carmen, written by the French composer Georges Bizet and set in Spain, is an example of:
exoticism in music.
The Prince Who Changed into a Cat is known as one of the most ________ Beijing opera.
famous
In which typical Romantic genre did Brahms compose?
miniature
The lied is a type of:
miniature Romantic composition.
"Erlkönig" is a:
miniature, a song.
Franz Schubert's Moment Musical No. 2 in A-flat is considered a:
miniature.
The form of "Die alten, bösen Lieder" is:
mostly through-composed
In the nineteenth century, which of the arts was believed to be the most capable of expressing inner experience and emotion?
music
What did Wagner call his new style of opera in the 1850s?
music drama
"Night piece" is the definition of a:
nocturne
The performing forces in "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai" consist of ________ vocal soloist(s) and _______
one male; piano
The performing forces in "Erlkönig" consist of:
one soloist and piano.
"La donna è mobile" is from a(n):
opera
Which best describes the mood of "Der Mond kommt still gegangen"?
pensive
The rise of nationalism in music was a reflection of:
people cherishing their distinctive artistic heritage.
A song in which the musical sections are not the same for all verses of poetry but instead are composed with new material for each verse from beginning to end is said to be:
through-composed
The performing forces in the section starting with "Bella figlia dell'amore" consist of:
two female soloists, two male soloists, and orchestra.
The performing forces in the recitative at the end of "Bella figlia dell'amore" consist of:
two vocal soloists.
Unlike the Romantic Italian opera composers of his time, Carl Maria von Weber:
used supernatural subject matter in his operas.
What is chromaticism?
using all twelve notes of the scale liberally
Miniatures were usually written for:
voice and piano, or piano alone.
Thematic unity occurs:
when a composer uses the same themes in all the movements of a work.
For his character pieces, Chopin preferred genre titles like:
Étude
