unit 4 part 1

Think about how a player sits at the piano, with lower pitches to the left and higher pitches to the right. Which of the pianist's hands has the more difficult job in this study piece? How does the performer, Claudio Arrau, treat the tempo in this performance? Which statement best describes the dynamic range of this piece?

Both hands get a complete workout. He makes extensive use of rubato and varies the tempo a great deal. There is a mix of dynamic contrast, from very soft to very loud.

Which of the following statements is not true?

During the last years of his life, Liszt settled in Rome and devoted himself solely to his religious duties.

Which of the following is not a characteristic aspect of romanticism in literature and painting?

Emotional restraint

Which of the following statements is not true?

Fascination with the melodies, rhythms, and colorful materials from distant lands is a romantic trend known as musical nationalism.

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? Which of the following best describes this music? In this selection, the violin solo gives way to the

Felix Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor, I It is a concerto orchestra's portrayal of the main theme

A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuoso was

Franz Liszt.

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? This melody is performed mainly by This music is a study piece intended to develop the pianist's left hand, as evidenced in this excerpt with

Frédéric Chopin Étude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary) the pianist's right hand. relentless rapid passages in the low register.

Which of the following statements is not true?

Schubert labored at great length over each of his compositions, which accounts for his small output.

Which of the following statements is not true of the romantic art song?

The art song is restricted to strophic form.

Who of the following is NOT a character in this small drama? The opening piano part features two ideas: rapid repeating notes in the treble over a rising and falling figure in the bass. How are these two ideas used throughout the song? Which term most accurately describes the tempo during the majority of the song? When the Erlking is first heard in the song, which of the following does NOT occur in the music?

The innkeeper One or both ideas appear frequently throughout the song. Presto The tempo slows down.

Think about how a player sits at the piano, with lower pitches to the left and higher pitches to the right. Which of the pianist's hands has the more difficult job in this study piece? How does the performer, Murray Perahia, treat the tempo in this performance? How does this piece exploit the range of the piano?

The left hand He makes only small changes in tempo until the coda. It uses the whole range, from very low pitches to very high pitches.

Which statement below best describes the relationship between melody and accompaniment in this piece? Which statement most accurately describes the use of harmony in this piece? The middle section of this piece features a musical element that creates tremendous excitement. What is it?

The melody is always in the upper voice, and the accompaniment is always in the lower voice. It is primarily major. Rapid and repeated downward octaves in the lower voice.

Which of the following statements is not true of the piano in the early romantic period?

The piano's range remained basically the same as in the classical period.

Which of the following is not true of Robert Schumann's works?

They are all written for the piano.

The orchestra in the romantic period

was larger and more varied in tone color than the classical orchestra.

Schubert

was the first great master of the romantic art song.

When music conservatories were founded, women

were at first accepted only as students of performance, but by the late 1800s could study musical composition.

Which of the following elements do NOT contribute to the solemn mood of the introduction? The first theme of the allegro is meant to suggest the conflict between two families. The use of what instrument, in particular, suggests a physical confrontation? The "love theme" of this overture is one of Tchaikovsky's most famous melodies. How did he transform it into a song of mourning in the coda? What is the tonality of the closing chords of this tragic overture?

A tolling bell Cymbals, suggesting the clash of swords It is played over a somber accompaniment. Major

Clara Wieck was

All answers are correct.

Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by

All answers are correct.

In the 1830s, Paris was

All answers are correct.

The rise of the urban middle class led to the

All answers are correct.

Clara Schumann was a

All of the above are correct.

Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?

An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? This music is most appropriately categorized as a In this excerpt, the first time we hear the main theme, it is presented by the

Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, I (From the New World) symphony horns

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? The impassioned river melody is performed here by the This fast notes beneath the melody are intended to invoke

Bedřich Smetana The Moldau violins the movement of the water.

Schubert wrote a number of symphonies and chamber works that are comparable in power and emotional intensity to those of his idol,

Beethoven

Schubert was eighteen years old when he composed the song Erlkönig, set to a poem by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? This excerpt begins with the melody presented by the cellos and then repeated by the How many notes make up the rhythmic motive in this melody?

Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90, III violins 3

The composer whose career was a model for many romantic composers was

Ludwig van Beethoven.

Because of the French Revolution and the __________________, many aristocrats could no longer afford to maintain private opera houses, orchestras, and "composers in residence".

Napoleonic Wars

A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was

Niccolò Paganini.

As a youth, Franz Liszt was influenced by the performances of

Niccolò Paganini.

During his teens and twenties, Franz Liszt lived in

Paris

Liszt abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso to become court conductor at __________, where he championed works by contemporary composers.

Weimar

Which of the following composers is not associated with the romantic period?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

All the following composers are associated with the romantic period except

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The opening of this selection features which section of the orchestra most prominently? Which technique or device is NOT used to mark the transition from one section or episode to the next? Which of these musical techniques or devices is used at several points in this work?

Woodwind A moment of silence Flowing melodies to depict moving water

Robert Schumann's Carnaval is a(n)

cycle of piano pieces.

The Erlking, in Schubert's song of that name, is a romantic personification of

death

A leading pianist of the nineteenth century, Clara Schumann

did some composing, but considered herself primarily a performer.

While in Paris, Chopin

earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.

Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as

exoticism

The piano's relentless rhythm in Erlkönig (The Erlking) unifies the episodes of the song and suggests the

galloping horse.

Music intended to be performed before or during a play, to set the mood for scenes or highlight dramatic action, is known as

incidental music.

Program music is

instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.

Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso

pianist

A very important musical part of every middle-class home during the romantic period was the

piano

Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except

piano concertos.

During the first ten years of his creative life, Schumann published only

piano pieces.

The ___________ is a dance in triple meter that originated as a stately processional for the Polish nobility.

polonaise

The mood of an art song is often set by a brief piano introduction and summed up at the end by a piano section called a

postlude

Instrumental music endowed with literary or pictorial associations, popular during the romantic period, is called

program music.

A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as

rubato

An art song is a musical composition for

solo voice and piano.

Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist's left hand because

the left hand must play rapid passages throughout.

Altering the character of a melody by changes in dynamics, orchestration, or rhythm is a romantic technique known as

thematic transformation.

The form of The Erlking is

through-composed.

Johannes Brahms

was a close friend of Clara and Robert Schumann.

A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the

nocturne

An orchestra toward the end of the romantic period might include close to ______ musicians.

100

The typical orchestra of the late romantic period numbered about ______ musicians.

100

Approximately, the romantic period encompassed the years

1820-1900

Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years

1820-1900

Schubert's songs number more than

600

Which sections of the orchestra contribute most obviously to the marchlike character of the fourth movement ? The solo clarinet returns at the end of the fourth movement with the main melody, or Which statement best describes the treatment of dynamics in the fourth movement? In the allegro section of the fifth movement, the idée fixe is treated as a What compositional technique is used at the beginning of the "Witches' Dance" section at the end of the fifth movement?

Brass and Percussion idée fixe. There are many abrupt and dramatic changes in volume. dance tune. Fugal counterpoint

Which of the following statements is not true?

Chopin's piano études, compositions designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, are primarily technical exercises without much musical value.

Which of the following forms was not used in composing art songs?

Concerto

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? Which of the following statements is NOT true? This selection alternates between brilliant virtuosic passages and

Franz Liszt Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F Minor This music is performed by two pianists. bursts of melodic ideas.

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? Which of the following best describes this music? Which of the following best describes the rhythm of the accompaniment in this excerpt?

Franz Schubert Erlkönig German lied relentless triplet rhythms

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? The accompaniment in this excerpt is in the style of a This music features a graceful melody enhanced by

Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 waltz. numerous turns and trills.

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? The marchlike melody features Which of the following best describes this piece?

Frédéric Chopin Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op. 53 a complex and rich accompaniment. Short piano piece

The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by

Giacomo Puccini.

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? The marchlike fanfare in this selection features which group of instruments? The texture of this selection is mostly

Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, IV: March to the Scaffold Brass homophonic

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? This excerpt enhances the grotesque dance tune with In this selection, the music

Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, V: Dream of a Witches' Sabbath trills and ornaments. grows in intensity and in volume.

All of the following romantic composers were also virtuoso instrumentalists giving solo recitals except

Hector Berlioz.

The 1844 Treatise on Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration that signaled the recognition of orchestration as an art in itself was written by

Hector Berlioz.

The German composers of art songs favored, among others, the lyric poetry of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and

Heinrich Heine.

Which statement best describes the tempo of the introduction? What do the first and third themes of this movement have in common? What happens to the dynamic level each time the second theme is introduced? What is the tonality of the repeated chords at the end of the movement?

It begins haltingly, but then picks up speed. Both themes share the same dotted-note rhythm. The music gets softer. Minor

Who is the composer of this piece? What is the title of this piece? The rhythmic velocity of this excerpt is provided mainly by the Which of the following statements about the excerpt is NOT true?

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy strings The rapid, descending nature of the excerpt suggests a mournful disposition.

One of the few composers fortunate enough to be supported by private patrons was

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Music criticism was a source of income for both Hector Berlioz and

Robert Schumann.

Which of the following statements is not true?

Romantic composers rejected the basic forms of the classical period and preferred to develop new forms of their own.

Which of the following statements is not true?

Romantic musicians often composed to execute a commission or meet the demands of an aristocratic or church patron.

Which section of the orchestra is heard most prominently in the opening of this movement? How is the main melody different when it returns after the B section? How does the tempo vary during this movement?

String It is played by a different instrument. The tempo is fairly consistent throughout.

Which statement best describes the relationship between melody and accompaniment in this piece? Which of the following statements about the opening melody is NOT true? Choose the statement that best describes the style of the accompaniment. How does the pianist in this recording (Nadia Reisenberg) treat the tempo?

The melody is always in the upper voice, and the accompaniment is always in the lower voice. It returns at the very close of the piece. It remains largely unchanged throughout the piece. She uses a moderate amount of rubato (fluctuations of tempo) throughout

How does the beginning of this movement differ from other concertos you have studied in this course? Which of the following does NOT take place when the second theme is introduced? Which statement best describes the tempo of the cadenza? How does the return of the opening theme after the cadenza differ from the very beginning of the movement?

The solo instrument enters almost immediately with the main theme. The meter changes to triple. The tempo varies with many pauses. It is played by the orchestra rather than the soloist.

Instrumental music which is written for its own sake, and for which the composer does not provide a program, is called

absolute music

A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as

an etude.

Most of Chopin's pieces

are exquisite miniatures.

The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.

lied

Chopin expressed his love of Poland by composing polonaises and

mazurkas

When the same music is repeated for two or more stanzas of a poem, leading to new music for other stanzas, the form is known as

modified strophic.

Schubert's primary source of income came from his

musical compositions.

The deliberate intent to draw creative inspiration from the composer's own homeland is known as

nationalism

Of all the inspirations for romantic art, none was more important than

nature