Music Chapter 54, CHAPTER 54 MUSIC QUIZ, Chapter 53: MUS 110, Chapter 52: MUS 110, Music Test 2
Which is the best definition of "tempo rubato"?
"Robbed" time
false
"jeanie with the light brown hair" was the most famous of foster's songs during his lifetime.
Match the sections of the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata to their sonic descriptions.
1. melody in right hand--strophe 1 2.return to original key area--strophe 2 3.Melody is stated in the left hand--coda 4.appegiated chords--introduction
Which term(s) describe(s) Mozart's Don Giovanni?
1. opera seria 2. opera buffa
Which of the following characters was an object of Don Giovanni's desires?
1.Donna Elvira 2. Zerlina 3. Donna Anna
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony generally follows the outline of the standard multimovement cycle
1.It has bold dynamic contrasts. 2.It has bold dynamic contrasts. 3.The opening motive is featured throughout the first movement.
Which of the following statements describe the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
1.It is in scherzo form. 2.It features the opening motive of the first movement. 3.It is in triple meter.
Which of the following operas was the result of collaboration between Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte?
1.The Marriage of Figaro 2.Women Are Like That 3.Don Giovanni
Which of the following is true of Beethoven's symphonies?
1.The earliest of his symphonies were very much in the older Classical style 2.Several of his symphonies had political or personal meanings. 3.The symphonies have recently been used to bridge cultural gaps.
Which of the following describes the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?
1.begins with a singing melody 2.soft dynamics 3.in an expressive minor key
Place the parts of the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in the correct order.
1.intro 2.strophe 1 3.middle section 4.strophe 2 5.coda
The Countess Giulietta Guicciardi was:
1.one of Beethoven's students 2.a woman with whom Beethoven was enamored 3.a woman with whom Beethoven was enamored
In the aria in which Donna Elvira sings with Don Giovanni and Leporello ("Ah, chi mi dice mai,") how does Mozart musically express her anger?
1.quick tempo 2.changes in range 3.sudden dynamic shifts
The sonata in the Classical era was:
1.sometimes used by composer-performers as show pieces 2.sometimes designed for amateur performance 3. considered the most significant in the keyboard literature
Which of the following are found in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
1.the substitution of the scherzo and trio as the third movement 2.the unification of all the movements with a single melodic idea 3.a development section following the exposition
A lost manuscript of music by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, in her own handwriting, that contained September: At the River was discovered in _____.
1989
true
19th century parlor music in the US was written to be accessible to amateurs.
film music
19th century songwriters in the US combined elements of all of the following except _________.
22
2
2
3
How many symphonies did Brahms write?
4
german
A Lied is an art song for solo voice and piano sung in _____. Latin French Italian German
cadenza
A brilliant solo passage in the manner of an improvisation within a concerto is called a(n) _____. cadence cadenza capitulation
The Catalogue Aria in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni catalogs what, exactly?
A list of women in several Countries whom don Giovinni has seduced
What is the basis for the story of Die Walküre?
A medieval German epic poem
strophic form
A song form in which the same melody is repeated for each stanza, often heard in popular music, is known as _____. strophic form modified strophic form through-composed form bar form
Through-composed form
A song form that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections is in which form? Strophic form Modified strophic form Through-composed form Bar form
The overall structure of both the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Trepak from Tchaikovksy's Nutcracker is best outlined as _____.
ABA
false
According to legend, a child touched by the Elfking must die. True False
Which is NOT a Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play?
Aida
he was working on his Requiem.
At the time of Mozart's death he was working on his Requiem. he was completely deaf. he was seventy-one years old.
Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera?
Baritone
Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni's servant, Leporello, in Mozart's opera?
Bass
Which instrument begins with the melody in the introduction to The Rite of Spring, playing in its upper-most range?
Bassoon
The Countess Giuletta Guicciardi was:
Beethoven student
Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?
Celesta
Beethoven gave the nickname Moonlight to his own piano sonata.
False
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony opens and closes in the key of C minor.
False
Beethoven, in his Moonlight Sonata, follows formal molds in all of the movements.
False
Beethoven, in his music, completely abandons formal considerations.
False
Censors did not concern themselves with political representation in nineteenth-century operas.
False
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was enthusiastically encouraged to pursue a musical career by her family.
False
Generally, a scherzo is slower-paced than a minuet.
False
Gottschalk began playing piano late in his life.
False
Hector Berlioz invented the symphonic poem.
False
In the Catalogue Aria, Leporello assures Donna Elvira that indeed she is Don Giovanni's one true love.
False
In the twenty-first century, composers do not write nationalistic works.
False
Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is absolute music.
False
Mozart's Don Giovanni does not have any comic opera elements.
False
Once Adophe Sax developed the saxophone, it became a permanent and popular part of orchestral music.
False
Operas were written with the intent to portray the events realistically.
False
Orchestration was of little value in nineteenth-century composition.
False
Stravinsky included authentic French folk songs in his ballet The Rite of Spring.
False
The Romantic symphony follows the exact forms and proportions of the Classical genre of Beethoven.
False
The character Pierrot from Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire derives from an early Japanese theatrical comedy genre.
False
The orchestra that Stravinsky used in The Rite of Spring was remarkably small.
False
The piano changed little technically during the nineteenth century.
False
The premiere of The Rite of Spring was uneventful in Paris.
False
The scherzo movement in nineteenth-century symphonies generally is characterized by a slow march tempo.
False
The twenty-one poems used in Pierrot lunaire are all in virelai form.
False
Women in nineteenth-century Europe could not receive training in music.
False
Women played a critical role in music-making activities of the nineteenth century, except as teachers.
False
Beethoven called the Moonlight Sonata a:
Fantasy Sonata
With which of her works did Lili Boulanger win the Prix de Rome?
Faust et Hélène
first - fast - sonata-allegro
Fill in the three blanks in the following statement. The longest movement in the Classical multi-movement cycle is the ______ movement, and this movement is typically in a ______ tempo and is in ______ form. first - slow - minuet and trio first - fast - sonata-allegro second - moderate - theme and variations third - rondo - sonata-allegro
true
First-movement concerto form is based on principles from Baroque ritornello and the sonata-allegro forms. True False
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot became a favorite tune of which college-level performing group?
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Not for traditional worship services
For what purpose did Lili Boulanger write Psalm 24? Catholic Church services Lutheran Church services Presbyterian worship services Not for traditional worship services
Babette von Ployer
For whom did Mozart write his Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453 to perform as soloist? Babette von Ployer Maria Theresia von Paradis Maria Anna Mozart
How many symphonies did Brahms write?
Four
After his conservatory studies, Chopin spent most of his productive career in _____.
France
The Italian opera overture
From which older genre did the symphony evolve? The Italian oratorio The Italian opera overture The French opera overture
Which of the following women was critical to the success of Chopin?
George Sand
Who was NOT a woman composer of the Romantic era?
George Sand
A Lied is an art song for solo voice and piano sung in _____.
German
Which term refers to Wagner's concept of a total artwork, encompassing all the arts?
Gesamtkunstwerk
In the recently discovered manuscript of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's September: At the River, poetry of which nineteenth-century poet was included _____.
Goethe
Which of the following is NOT a Germanic post-Romantic composer?
Gustav Holst
Art-song arrangements of African American spirituals were an important part of which cultural movement?
Harlem Renaissance
In his piece The Banjo, how does Gottschalk evoke, musically, the idea of the title?
He simulates banjo strumming and picking on the piano.
Which of the following describes Harry T. Burleigh's career?
He worked for Dvořák. He arranged spirituals for voice and piano. He became an editor for a music publisher.
In writing Peer Gynt, with which playwright did Grieg collaborate?
Henrik Ibsen
Which of the following did NOT make improved instruments possible in the nineteenth century?
Household electrification
three
How many movements does a typical Classical-era concerto have? One Two Three Four
In which country was Franz Liszt born?
Hungary
exposition, development, recapitulation
Identify the correct order of the sections of sonata-allegro form. development, exposition, recapitulation recapitulation, development, exposition development, recapitulation, exposition exposition, development, recapitulation exposition, recapitulation, development
false
Identify the following statement as true or false: Mozart worked successfully under the patronage system for his entire life. true false
false
Identify the following statement as true or false: Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik was written for large ensemble, with more than one player playing each part. true false
false
Identify the following statement as true or false: a sonata-allegro form is comprised of one main section. true false
false
Identify the following statement as true or false: the divertimento and the serenade were both operatic musical forms in the Classical era. true false
Which of the following is NOT associated with Arnold Schoenberg?
Impressionism
true
Improvisation is important in Classical concerto music. True False
false
In a cadenza during a concerto from the Classical period, the orchestra improvises freely. True False
false
In the "Catalog Aria" Leporello assures Donna Elvira that indeed she is Don Giovanni's one true love. True False
true
In the Classical era both serious opera and comic opera were popular. True False
true
In the beginning of the eighteenth century serious opera was the most prevalent style. True False
latin
In which language is Mozart's Dies irae from Requiem written? Latin French German Italian
setting a light, social tone at a social event.
In writing Eine kleine Nachtmusik Mozart was primarily concerned with soloistic virtuosity. political inspiration. setting a light, social tone at a social event. featuring bombastic brass.
Which category of program music best describes Grieg's Peer Gynt?
Incidental music
What is unusual about the ending of the song In the Lovely Month of May?
It does not cadence on the tonic.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Robert Schumann's In the Lovely Month of May?
It is in through-composed form.
The opera Madame Butterfly is set in _____.
Japan
Puccini makes reference to the music of which culture in Madame Butterfly?
Japanese usa
Which of these operas exhibited the high point of the singing style known as bel canto?
Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia
Edvard Grieg represents the _____ nationalist school.
Scandinavian
What is the basis of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?
Scenes of pagan Russian
Which of the following describes the form of the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?
Scherzo
Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
Select one: a. Chromatic and with a free rhythm b. Diatonic and dancelike c. Disjunct and forceful Feedback The correct answer is: Chromatic and with a free rhythm
Light German opera featuring spoken dialogue is called _____.
Singspiel
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the nineteenth-century symphony?
Small orchestra with limited winds
The German word Sprechstimme means _____.
Speech-like melody.
Which genre is NOT a part of Chopin's compositional output?
String quartets
Adolphe Sax was a famous musical instrument inventor who positively affected bands in the United States.
T
America's vernacular traditions also included music for brass bands.
T
Lili Boulanger was influenced by Impressionism.
T
Lili Boulanger was the first woman to win the Prix de Rome.
T
Scott Joplin is one of the first African American composers to receive wide recognition.
T
The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world.
T
The United States Marine Band has a history dating back to the eighteenth century.
T
The whole-tone scale was a favored device of Impressionist composers.
T
Winners of the Prix de Rome are given the opportunity to study in Rome.
T
mpressionist composers used various non-Western scale patterns in their works.
T
A list of women in several countries whom Don Giovanni has seduced
The "Catalog Aria" in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni catalogs what, exactly? A list of women in several countries whom Don Giovanni has seduced The contents of Don Giovanni's library Scientific data on astronomical objects
true
The Classical symphony orchestra typically featured some woodwind and brass instruments along with strings. True False
false
The Classical-era concerto has four movements. True False
ten to twenty players
The Classical-era orchestra is typically composed of _____. ten to twenty players thirty to forty players seventy to eighty players
Which character ultimately brings Don Giovanni to his justly deserved fate?
The Commondatore
The inspiration for Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique was _____.
The actress Harriet Smithson
the cadenza written by Mozart
The cadenza that is typically performed today in Mozart's Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453 is _____. the cadenza written by Mozart freely improvised based on Haydn's Emperor quartet
Joseph Haydn
The composer of the London symphonies was: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Joseph Haydn
The libretto for Lili Boulanger's La Princesse Maleine is by which well-known writer?
The correct answer is: Maeterlinck
In which movement is the Dies irae (Day of Wrath) theme from the Mass for the Dead heard?
The fifth
string section
The heart of the Classical orchestra was the _____. string section woodwind section brass section
true
The last part of Requiem that Mozart wrote was the Lacrimosa. True False
recapitulation.
The last section of sonata-allegro form that restates the opening thematic material is called the recapitulation. minuet. exposition. development.
Lorenzo da Ponte was:
The librettist who adapted the play into an opera
Maeterlinck
The libretto for Lili Boulanger's La Princesse Maleine is by which well-known writer? Marais Humperdinck Maeterlinck Schopenhauer
false
The meter heard throughout the second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is triple meter. True False
the trio
The middle section of a typical third movement in a Classical instrumental cycle is called Theme 2. the development. the minuet. the trio.
false
The piano was declining in popularity at the time of the Romantic Lied. True False
false
The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 was composed in sonata-allegro form. True False
minuet-and-trio
The third movement of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik is in what form? rondo sonata-allegro minuet-and-trio theme and variations
true
Theme and variation was a typical form for the second movement of a symphony. True False
Which of the following describes the Fisk Jubilee Singers?
They raised enough money to construct a major building on the Fisk campus. They were a part of Fisk University. They toured in the United States. They toured in Europe.
Which of the following is NOT considered a Symbolist poet?
Thoreau
A song form that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections is in which form?
Through-composed form
Scott Joplin won the Pulitzer Prize posthumously for _____.
Treemonisha
In Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, Pierrot is a(n) _____.
Troubled Clown
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, serious opera was the most prevalent style.
True
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata was dedicated to one of his students, with whom he had fallen in love.
True
Beethoven's solo piano sonatas are some of his most important works.
True
Berlioz was a devoted fan of Beethoven.
True
Dissonances do not always resolve to consonances in twentieth-century music.
True
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel wrote several large-scale works as well as many Lieder.
True
Gottschalk wrote piano works based on North American musical traditions.
True
Gottschalk's The Banjo anticipates the syncopated piano style of ragtime.
True
Hector Berlioz looked to the writings of Shakespeare as the basis for both operas and symphonic works.
True
In the Classical era, both serious opera and comic opera were popular.
True
In the nineteenth century Theobald Boehm improved the flute, making it metal rather than wood.
True
Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called program music.
True
Liszt was an admirer of the virtuoso violinist, Niccolò Paganini.
True
Nationalistic program music might evoke a landscape.
True
Romantic-era piano works often had fanciful titles.
True
Schoenberg devised a new way to organize sound called the "twelve-tone" method.
True
Schoenberg employed Sprechstimme, or speechlike melody in his Pierrot lunaire.
True
Stravinsky's early works are considered to be strongly nationalistic.
True
The Classical sonata typically consists of three to four movements.
True
The Romantic symphony featured an orchestra larger than that of the Classical masters.
True
The first movement of a Romantic symphony is usually the most dramatic and features the use of sonata-allegro form.
True
The nineteenth century was an age of great virtuoso pianists.
True
The piano was the most central instrument in nineteenth-century musical culture.
True
The premiere success of the Ballets Russes was largely due to the leadership of Serge Diaghilev.
True
The short, lyric piano work might be considered the instrumental equivalent to the nineteenth-century Lied.
True
The various movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are unified by the opening motive.
True
Unlike the symphonic poem the genre of symphony is often absolute music, without a program.
True
Women in nineteenth-century Europe were expected to have refined musical skills.
True
true
Two prominent German Romantic poets whose texts were often set to music were Heinrich Heine and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. True False
What specific musical technique did Puccini borrow from Wagner in his Madame Butterfly?
Use of leitmotifs
Which of the following was NOT a way that programmatic composers portrayed nationalistic sentiments in nineteenth-century music?
Utilizing ritornello form
Which of the following operas is NOT considered part of the verismo tradition?
Verdi's Aida
trombone
What instrument is featured in the Tuba mirum section of Mozart's Requiem? Tuba Trombone Trumpet
It does not cadence on the tonic.
What is unusual about the ending of the song In the Lovely Month of May? It does not cadence on the tonic. It is highly dissonant. The piano drops out.
Commendatore
Which character ultimately brings Don Giovanni to his justly deserved fate? Commendatore Zerlina Donna Elvira Leporello
Marimba
Which instrument did Lili Boulanger NOT learn to play as a child? Marimba Harp Piano Violin
Clearly in a major key
Which of the following does NOT describe Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24? Homophonic texture Clearly in a major key Triple meter SATB chorus and tenor solo
It features several verses in German.
Which of the following does NOT describe Mozart's Dies irae from Requiem? It begins with a chorus. It is in a strong duple meter. It features several verses in German. It is in Latin.
It is in sonata-allegro form.
Which of the following does NOT describe the third movement of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik? It is in triple meter. The harmony is consonant. It is in sonata-allegro form. The texture is homophonic.
It was written for full orchestra.
Which of the following does not describe Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik? It has four movements. It was written to be social music. The name translates to A Little Night Music. It was written for full orchestra.
piano
Which of the following instruments did Mozart NOT intend to perform Eine kleine Nachtmusik? violin piano viola cello
It is in through-composed form.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Robert Schumann's In the Lovely Month of May? It is in strophic form. It is in through-composed form. The poetry was written by Heine. It is for solo voice and piano.
emotional restraint
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Romantic era? Secular music was predominant Experiments with new instruments Increased virtuosity Emotional restraint
The use of melodies
Which of the following is NOT a contribution to the symphony of the German Classical symphonists? The use of a "steamroller" crescendo The use of a "rocket theme" The use of melodie
Opera seria
Which of the following is NOT categorized as an opera that is more realistic? Ballad opera Singspiel Opera buffa Opera seria
minuet
Which of the following parts is NOT found in the first-movement concerto form of the Classical era? Solo exposition Development Recapitulation Minuet
He embraced patronage.
Which of the following statements does NOT describe the life and career of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? He was born into a musical family. By the age of thirteen he had written several operas. His own instrument was the piano. He embraced patronage.
Baritone
Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera? Bass Baritone Tenor
Franz Xaver Süssmayer
Who completed the unfinished portions of Mozart's Requiem? Franz Xaver Süssmayer Yo-Yo Ma Xavier Cugat Constanze Mozart
Faust et Hélène
With which of her works did Lili Boulanger win the Prix de Rome? Faust et Hélène La Princesse Maleine Psalm 24 Clairières dans le ciel
Which leitmotif did Wagner NOT use in the closing scene of Act III in Die Walküre?
Zoroaster
what is the basis for the story of "die walkure"?
a medieval german epic poem
The literary basis for Verdi's Rigoletto is _____.
a play by Victor Hugo
Niccolò Paganini was:
a virtuoso violinist
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Impressionist music?
a. Pentatonic scales b. Rich orchestral color c. Unresolved dissonances d. Large-scale forms Feedback The correct answer is: Large-scale forms
Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" does NOT feature _____.
a. chromaticism b. accented rhythmic drive c. homophonic texture d. antique cymbals IncorrectFEEDBACK: See p. 280. Difficulty - Hard Feedback The correct answer is: accented rhythmic drive
The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns a _____.
a. mythological creature in a dreamlike state b. baby deer just finding its legs c. magic ring that brings bad luck to its owner d. mythological creature who meets school-age children in war-torn Britain Feedback The correct answer is: mythological creature in a dreamlike state
The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as _____.
a. sonata-allegro b. rondeau c. ternary (A-B-A') d. theme and variations Feedback The correct answer is: ternary (A-B-A')
the overall structure of both the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Trepak from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is best outlined as:
aba
Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" does NOT feature _____.
accented rhythmic drive
Harry T. Burleigh worked with the European composer ___________________ while he was teaching in the United States.
antoin darvark
Which instrument begins with the melody in the introduction to The Rite of Spring, playing in its upper-most range?
bassoon
Which best describes the tempo in Tchaikovsky's Trepak from The Nutcracker?
begins
Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?
celesta
During which holiday season is Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker performed every year?
christmas
Romantic harmony is best described as:
chromatic and treated expressively.
Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
chromatic and with a free rhythm
Which of the following songs was NOT written by Stephen Foster?
coal black rose
Japan's two hundred years of isolation ended when the US Navy arrived in 1854, lead by ___________.
commeddo perry
Which role was NOT generally acceptable for women in Romantic society?
conductor
the large size of the romantic orchestra resulted in the need for a _______.
conductor
Which role did women NOT generally play in Romantic society?
conductors
The third movement of a nineteenth-century symphony is most likely in _____ form.
dance or scherzo
What best describes the character of Chopin's Mazurka?
dancelike
Which malady afflicted Beethoven and profoundly affected his work as a composer?
deafness
Which European composer was an early supporter of African American musical styles like the spiritual?
dovark
The nineteenth-century trend towards evoking a culture outside the composer's in opera was known as:
exotism
Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire is associated with the twentieth-century arts movement known as _____.
expressionism
According to legend, a child touched by the Elfking must die.
false
After her husband's composing career began to flourish, Giuseppina Strepponi enjoyed continued success as an opera singer into her last years.
false
Ballet was first featured in Russian opera in the Romantic era.
false
Censors did not concern themselves with political representation in nineteenth-century operas.
false
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was enthusiastically encouraged to pursue a musical career by her family.
false
Fauré composed his Requiem over the span of a single summer.
false
Germany is noted for its long-established opera traditions.
false
Gottschalk began playing piano late in his life.
false
Hector Berlioz invented the symphonic poem.
false
Impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter.
false
Impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter. (T/F)
false
In the nineteenth century sacred music was not an important genre in France.
false
In the twenty-first century, composers do not write nationalistic works.
false
Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is absolute music.
false
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair was the most famous of Foster's songs during his lifetime.
false
Jenny Lind was a famous nineteenth-century composer of opera.
false
Most Lied composers wrote their own words for the song.
false
Music in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century America was wildly divergent from European traditions.
false
Once Adophe Sax developed the saxophone, it became a permanent and popular part of orchestral music.
false
Programmatic music was discontinued in the Impressionist period.
false
Programmatic music was discontinued in the Impressionist period. (T/F)
false
Puccini found his inspiration for Madame Butterfly after visiting Tokyo and viewing a traditional play there.
false
Rigoletto is an opera based on Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
false
Romantic Lieder texts often speak of love and/or nature.
false
Romantic composers rarely used dynamic markings and other expressive comments in their scores to communicate their intentions to musicians.
false
Scott Joplin is considered the "March King."
false
Spirituals fell out of circulation after the Civil War in the United States.
false
Stravinsky included authentic French folk songs in his ballet The Rite of Spring. (T/F)
false
Symphonies by Romantic composers are shorter than those of the Classical era.
false
Tchaikovsky's music for the Nutcracker ballet is entirely nationalistic.
false
The Industrial Revolution produced more refined, but also more expensive, musical instruments.
false
The Nutcracker was based on a story originally written by the Romantic writer Victor Hugo and expanded by E. T. A. Hoffman.
false
The Romantic symphony follows the exact forms and proportions of the Classical genre of Beethoven.
false
The character Pierrot from Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire derives from an early Japanese theatrical comedy genre. (T/F)
false
The characteristics of post-Romanticism were not found in works from Italy.
false
The movement of verismo focused on the imaginative/fantastic.
false
The orchestra that Stravinsky used in The Rite of Spring was remarkably small. (T/F)
false
The piano changed little technically during the nineteenth century.
false
The piano was declining in popularity at the time of the Romantic Lied.
false
The premiere of The Rite of Spring was uneventful in Paris. (T/F)
false
The scherzo movement in nineteenth-century symphonies generally is characterized by a slow march tempo.
false
The style and structure of African American spirituals were in strict imitation of European models
false
The style and structure of African American spirituals were in strict imitation of European models.
false
The twenty-one poems used in Pierrot lunaire are all in virelai form. (T/F)
false
Wagner employed recurring themes called idées fixes in his operas.
false
Women in nineteenth-century Europe could not receive training in music.
false
Women played a critical role in music-making activities of the nineteenth century, except as teachers.
false
germany is noted for its long- established opera traditions. t/f
false
romantic composers rarely used dynamic markings and other excessive comments in their scores to communicate their intentions to music. t/f
false
the bohemian artist adhered to the social norms of the establishment
false
wagner employed recurring themes called "idees fixes" in his operas. t/f
false
Rigoletto is an opera based on Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
false, 250 H
After her husband's composing career began to flourish, Giuseppina Strepponi enjoyed continued success as an opera singer into her last years
false, Strepponi's career faded as her husband Verdi's flourished
Jenny Lind was a famous nineteenth-century composer of opera.
false, she sang operas but did not compose them
Nineteenth-century songwriters in the United States combined elements of all of the following EXCEPT _____.
film music
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot became a favorite tune of which college-level performing group?
fisk
Which instruments did Puccini use in Madame Butterfly to evoke the Japanese gagaku orchestra?
flute harp bells piccolo
homophonic
foster's "jeanie with light brown hair" is primarily composed in what texture?
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
foster's "my old kentucky home" was inspired by ______.
In which countries was nineteenth-century ballet favored as an independent dramatic form?
france russia
Which is NOT a new instrument added to the Romantic orchestra?
french horn
which of the following was not a new instrument added to the romantic orchestra?
french horn
In order to marry her American love, Cio-Cio-San, in Puccini's Madame Butterfly, renounces her role as a ________________.
geisha
which term refers to wagner's concept of a total artwork, encompassing all the arts?
gesamtkunstwerk
Foster's My Old Kentucky Home was inspired by _____.
his extensive visits to the American South
Brahms wrote his Requiem mass in memory of _____.
his mother
Foster's Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is primarily composed in what texture?
homophonic
The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, is called the _____.
idée fixe
Stravinsky included authentic French folk songs in his ballet The Rite of Spring.Which of the following is NOT associated with Arnold Schoenberg?
impressionism (atonality Sprechstimme Klangfarbenmelodie)
Which category of program music best describes Grieg's Peer Gynt?
incidental music
The opera Madame Butterfly is set in:
japan
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Impressionist music?
large-scale forms
What language did Fauré choose for the text of his Requiem?
latin
What specific musical technique did Puccini borrow from Wagner in his Madame Butterfly?
leitomis
Romantic melody is best described as:
lyrical and singable
Which best describes the dynamics in Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker?
mezzo
the french revolution signaled the transfer of power from the hereditary landholding aristocracy to the _______.
middle class
Which of the following was a type of racially charged theatrical variety show in the United States in the nineteenth century?
minstrel show
Which is NOT considered a work with an "exotic" narrative?
moldau
The texture of African American spirituals is best described as:
monophic
The texture of African American spirituals is best described as _____.
monophonic with some heterophonic elaboration
What did Wagner call his large-scale sung theatrical works?
music drama
what did wagner call his large-scale sung theatrical works?
music drama
false
music in 18th and early 19th century america was wildly divergent from european traditions.
The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns a _____.
mythical creature in a dreamlike state
The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns a _____.
mythological creature in a dreamlike state
Chopin was romantically involved with George Sand, the renowned French _____.
novelist
The type of Classical opera that continued a tradition of idealized characters and plots was:
opera seria
After her marriage, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was responsible for _____.
organizing the family Sunday salon concerts
Nadezhda von Meck's relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his _____.
patron
Nedezhda von Meck's relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his:
patron
Japanese folk melodies are often built on a five note or _____________ scale.
pentatonic
What scale is utilized in Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?
pentatonic
Robert Schuman was a composer as well as a:
pianist, conductor, and critic
Classical sonatas were often written for one solo instrument, usually the:
piano
The sonata in the Classical era was an important genre for amateur musicians playing which instrument?
piano
Before recorded music was widespread, music like the rags of Scott Joplin could be mechanically performed by _____.
player pianos
Which best describes the tempo of the last movement of the Moonlight Sonata?
presto
The ideals of which movement best describes the music of The Rite of Spring?
primitivism
Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called _____.
program music
Tchaikovsky's music for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a famous example of _____.
program overture
The concept of "river" in September: At the River by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel is expressed by _____.
quick moving notes that accompany the melody
In the nineteenth century, opera excerpts were NOT marketed to domestic consumers via _____.
radio broadcasts
In the nineteenth century, opera excerpts were NOT marketed to domestic consumers via _____.
radio broadcasts (NOT four-hand piano arrangements, wind band medleys, or voice and guitar arrangements)
Stravinsky is largely recognized for his revitalizing of which musical element?
rhythm
Tchaikovsky was a famous composer from __________.
russia
What is the basis of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?
scenes of pagan Russia
In the second movement of his Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven uses a variant of the minuet called a:
scherzo
The movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony that makes the most extensive use of variation procedure is the:
second
light german opera featuring spoken dialogue is called ____.
singspiel
Fauré's original ensemble plan for his Requiem was a(n) _____.
small chamber orchestra
Which of the following is NOT typical of Romantic music?
smaller orchestras
which of the following is not typical of romantic music?
smaller orchestras
The German word Sprechstimme means _____.
speechlike melody
true
stephen foster is inwon for his ballads, minstrel show tunes, and plantation songs.
Rags, like marches, are structured in regular, duple-meter sections known as _____, each of which is usually repeated
strains
Rags, like marches, are structured in regular, duple-meter sections known as _____, each of which is usually repeated.
strains
Which genre is NOT a part of Chopin's compositional output?
string quartets
A song form in which the same melody is repeated for each stanza, often heard in popular music, is known as _____.
strophic form
French Romantic-era song composers were drawn to the poets of which movement?
symbolist
The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as _____.
ternary (A-B-A')
The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as _____.
ternary (ABA)
Art-song arrangements of African American spirituals were an important part of which cultural movement?
the Harlem renaissance
The inspiration for Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique was _____.
the actress Harriet Smithson
The single melody of the solo violin at the opening of "Un bel dì" from Puccini's Madame Butterfly is evocative of:
the clear lines
In which movement is the Dies irae (Day of Wrath) theme from the Mass for the Dead heard?
the fifth
true
the music that accompanies the lyrics of "jeanie with the light brown hair" reflects foster's anglo- irish cultural heritage.
Which of Beethoven's symphonies includes a chorus?
the ninth
Which of Beethoven's symphonies was originally dedicated to Napoleon?
the third
All four of the movements in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are based on one:
theme
The second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is in what form?
theme and variation
In Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, Pierrot is a(n) _____.
troubled clown
Adolphe Sax was a famous inventor of musical instruments who revolutionized the key mechanisms on brass instruments.
true
Adolphe Sax was a famous musical instrument inventor who positively affected bands in the United States.
true
After considerable success in Dresden with Rienzi, Wagner began to choose subjects derived from Germanic tales.
true
America's vernacular traditions also included music for brass bands.
true
At the turn of the 1800s camp meetings in the United States were not segregated by cultural background.
true
At the turn of the 1800s, camp meetings in the United States were not segregated by cultural background.
true
Ballet has been a part of theatrical entertainments since the Renaissance.
true
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony generally follows the outline of the standard multimovement cycle
true
Beethoven's music is firmly rooted in the conventions of Classical form.
true
Berlioz was a devoted fan of Beethoven.
true
Dissonances do not always resolve to consonances in twentieth-century music. (T/F)
true
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel wrote several large-scale works as well as many Lieder.
true
Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, was established as a college for freed slaves.
true
Giuseppe Verdi viewed himself as an Italian nationalist composer.
true
Gottschalk wrote piano works based on North American musical traditions.
true
Gottschalk's The Banjo anticipates the syncopated piano style of ragtime.
true
Hector Berlioz looked to the writings of Shakespeare as the basis for both operas and symphonic works.
true
Impressionist composers used various non-Western scale patterns in their works.
true
Impressionist composers used various non-Western scale patterns in their works. (T/F)
true
In his Requiem Fauré included nonstandard versions of traditional liturgical texts.
true
In the nineteenth century Theobald Boehm improved the flute, making it metal rather than wood.
true
Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called program music.
true
Liszt was an admirer of the virtuoso violinist, Niccolò Paganini.
true
Music conservatories appeared in the Americas in the nineteenth century.
true
Musicians and composers achieved a higher social status during the Romantic era than in the Classical era.
true
Nationalistic feelings inspired composers to incorporate folk songs and dances from their native lands into their works.
true
Nationalistic program music might evoke a landscape.
true
Nineteenth-century Italian opera is characterized by the use of the bel canto style of singing.
true
Nineteenth-century composers sought to make their instruments "sing."
true
Nineteenth-century parlor music in the United States was written to be accessible to amateurs.
true
Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly focuses on the heroine, a former geisha.
true
Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly is considered exotic due to its setting and plot.
true
Romantic-era piano works often had fanciful titles.
true
Schoenberg devised a new way to organize sound called the "twelve-tone" method. (T/F)
true
Schoenberg employed Sprechstimme, or speechlike melody in his Pierrot lunaire. (T/F)
true
Scott Joplin is one of the first African American composers to receive wide recognition.
true
Stephen Foster is known for his ballads, minstrel show tunes, and plantation songs.
true
Stravinsky's early works are considered to be strongly nationalistic. (T/F)
true
Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker was choreographed by Marius Petipa.
true
The French Revolution fostered the rise of a middle-class society.
true
The French Romantic mélodie parallels the German Lied tradition.
true
The French mélodie was inspired by the songs of Schubert.
true
The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world.
true
The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world. (T/F)
true
The Romantic symphony featured an orchestra larger than that of the Classical masters.
true
The United States Marine Band has a history dating back to the eighteenth century.
true
The first movement of a Romantic symphony is usually the most dramatic and features the use of sonata-allegro form.
true
The music that accompanies the lyrics of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair reflects Foster's Anglo-Irish cultural heritage.
true
The nineteenth century was an age of great virtuoso pianists.
true
The pas de deux, or dance for two, was developed by the choreographer Marius Petipa.
true
The piano was the most central instrument in nineteenth-century musical culture.
true
The premiere success of the Ballets Russes was largely due to the leadership of Serge Diaghilev. (T/F)
true
The role of the Valkyries was to carry fallen heroes from the battlefield to Valhalla on their winged horses.
true
The short, lyric piano work might be considered the instrumental equivalent to the nineteenth-century Lied.
true
The singing of spirituals offered the slave community a sense of solidarity
true
The singing of spirituals offered the slave community a sense of solidarity.
true
The whole-tone scale was a favored device of Impressionist composers.
true
The whole-tone scale was a favored device of Impressionist composers. (T/F)
true
Two prominent German Romantic poets whose texts were often set to music were Heinrich Heine and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
true
Unlike the symphonic poem the genre of symphony is often absolute music, without a program.
true
Wagner had a theater built at Bayreuth specifically for the performance of his music dramas.
true
Women in nineteenth-century Europe were expected to have refined musical skills.
true
after considerable success in dresden withe "rienzi", wagner began to choose subjects derived from germanic tales. t/f
true
musicians and composers achieved a higher social status during the romantic era than they had in the classical era. t/f
true
nationalistic feelings inspired composers to incorporate folk songs and dances from their native lands into their works. t/f
true
the french revolution fostered the rise of a middle class society. t/f
true
the role of the valkyries was to carry fallen heroes from the battlefield to valhalla on the winged horses. t/f
true
wagner had a theater built at Bayreuth specifically for the performance of his music dramas. t/f
true
The nineteenth-century trend toward realism in opera was known as _____.
verismo
The nineteenth-century trend towards realism in opera was known as:
verismo
niccolo paganini was a _______.
virtuoso violinist
In the second act of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker
visit land sweet
coal black rose
which of the following songs was not written by stephen foster?
minstrel show
which of the following was a type of racially charged theatrical variety show in the US in the 19th century?
.Tchaikovsky was the first Russian:
whose
Tchaikovsky was the first Russian _____.
whose music appealed to Western tastes
which leitmotif did wagner not use in the closing scene of act 3 in "die walkure"?
zoroaster
impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter.
F
For what purpose did Lili Boulanger write Psalm 24?
Not for traditional worship services
Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
Chromatic and with a free rhythm
Which of the following does NOT describe Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24?
Clearly in a major key
In Don Giovanni, the characters portray either the older, serious opera or the newer, comic opera. Match the character with either serious or comic opera.
Comic Opera :Leporello Serious Opera :the Commendatore, Donna Anna
Which role was NOT generally acceptable for women in Romantic society?
Conductor
What best describes the character of Chopin's Mazurka?
Dancelike
Which of the following does NOT characterize Louis Gottschalk's piano music?
Distinctly European in style
Which of the following was NOT associated with the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev?
Dostoyevsky
Which European composer was an early supporter of African American musical styles like the spiritual?
Dvorák
Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire is associated with the twentieth-century arts movement known as _____.
Expressionism
Lili Boulanger rejected innovative harmonic language in her work.
F
Lili was the only composer/musician in her family.
F
Programmatic music was discontinued in the Impressionist period.
F
Scott Joplin is considered the "March King."
F
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Impressionist music?
Large-scale forms
Which of the following composers was NOT a student of Arnold Schoenberg?
Leonard Bernstein
Which of the following works was inspired by a painting?
Liszt's Faust
the librettist who adapted the play into an opera
Lorenzo da Ponte was _____. the first singer to play the title role in Don Giovanni the playwright on whose work the opera is based the librettist who adapted the play into an opera
Which of the following is considered the first internationally acclaimed American composer of classical music?
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
The work that is considered to be Scott Joplin's most famous is his _____.
Maple Leaf Rag
Which instrument did Lili Boulanger NOT learn to play as a child?
Marimba
false
Most Lied composers wrote their own words for the song. True False
false
Mozart did not write for solo singers in his Requiem. True False
true
Mozart wrote many of his piano concertos to showcase his own performance skills. True False
false
Mozart's Don Giovanni does not have any comic opera elements. True False
true
Mozart's Requiem is a sacred piece of music. True False
false
Mozart's Requiem is an example of a Classical-era oratorio. True False
true
Mozart's Requiem was the composer's last work and was left incomplete. True False
The French song genre that paralleled the German Lied in the nineteenth century was the _____.
Mélodie
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is considered to reflect a combination of which cultures?
Native American African American European American
In which American city did Louis Gottschalk grow up?
New Orleans
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
Nine
Which of the following does NOT describe the style of ragtime?
No repetition in each rag
false
Operas were written with the intent to portray the events realistically. True False
The American debut tour of international singing sensation Jenny Lind was managed by _____.
P. T. Barnum
The American debut tour of international singing sensation Jenny Lind was managed by _____.
P.T. Barnum
What scale is utilized in Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?
Pentatonic
false
Percussion is absent from the second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100. True False
The ideals of which movement best describes the music of The Rite of Spring?
Primitivism
Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called _____.
Program music
Tchaikovsky's music for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a famous example of _____.
Program overture
Which of the following operas is considered part of the verismo tradition?
Puccini's Tosca Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci Puccini's La bohème
Stravinsky is largely recognized for his revitalizing of which musical element?
Rhythm
Which of the following is a post-Romantic composer?
Richard Strauss Giacomo Puccini Gustav Mahler
Which composer nurtured Brahms's talents, going as far as taking him into his home?
Robert Schumann
Which composer nurtured Brahms's talents, going as far as taking him into his home?
Robert Schumman
The Moonlight Sonata evokes what new expressive style?
Romantic
false
Romantic Lieder texts often speak of love and/or nature. True False
Which of the following was NOT a famous ballet written by Tchaikovsky?
Romeo and Juliet
