Intro to Music Exam 3: The Romantic Period

True or False Although a musical nationalist, Smetana avoided getting involved with the political revolution.

True

True or False American sheet music publishers issued numerous collections of Chopin's music in the mid-nineteenth century.

True

True or False Berlioz was awarded the Prix de Rome, during which time he wrote his Symphonie fantastique.

True

True or False The true love of Brahm's life was Clara Schumann.

True

Which composer has been considered to be the single most important phenomenon in the artistic life of the latter half of the nineteenth century?

Wagner

Tchaikovsky's fanciful ballet about a child's Christmas gift and dreams of exotic people and places is:

The Nutcracker

Wagner's cycle of four music dramas is called:

The Ring of the Nibelung

True or False An interest in folklore and folk music resulted from the rise of nationalism.

True

True or False Brahm's symphonies use a Romantic harmonic idiom but are Classical in form

True

True or False Chopin contributed much to the establishment of a modern piano style.

True

True or False Nationalism found natural expression in music, among other arts.

True

True or False Russia represented one of the major nationalist schools of composition in the Romantic era.

True

True or False Smetana's The Moldau is a musical painting of a river.

True

True or False Tchaikovsky suffered from depression and guilt over his homosexuality

True

True or False Tchaikovsky was known for his symphonies and operas as well as for his ballets.

True

True or False The Arab Dance and Chinese Dance from The Nutcracker are examples of exoticism.

True

True or False The aria "La donna e mobile" from Verdi's Rigolettos, is set in a simple, strophic form with a refrain.

True

True or False The desire for increased expressiveness in the nineteenth century music is communicated by the composer to the performer through new descriptive terms.

True

True or False The rise in popularity of the piano was an important factor in shaping the musical culture of the Romantic era.

True

True or False Wagner pushed the major-minor tonality to extreme limits with this style of chromatic harmony.

True

True or False The Nutcracker is based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffman.

True

True or False After Italian independence, Verdi was elected to parliament and was considered to be a national hero.

True

True or False Berlioz was on of the boldest musical innovators of the nineteenth century.

True

True or False Clara Schumann wrote primarily piano and vocal works and composed no symphonies.

True

True or False In the nineteenth century, women's talent were encouraged on the opera stage.

True

True or False The dynamic range of the nineteenth century orchestras was far greater than orchestras of the previous century.

True

True or False The growth of nationalism became decisive force within the Romantic movement

True

True or False The structure of Chopin's Military Polonaise in A major resembles a minuet and trio.

True

True or False Verdi's operas stirred a revolutionary spirit within the Italian people.

True

Who was the source of Verdi's inspiration of Rigoletto?

Victor Hugo

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is an example of:

a program symphony

Which of the following was NOT a technical improvement in the nineteenth-century piano? a) it was made louder b) its range was expanded c) a second keyboard was added d) it was given an improved mechanical action

a second keyboard was added

Which musical devices help to portray the child's terror in Erlking

high range and dissonance

Had movies been invented in the nineteenth century, which genre of program music would film soundtracks best represent?

incidental music

Romantic composers sought to make the instruments sing. This statement best describes the element of:

melody

During the nineteenth century, concert life began to center in the:

public concert hall

The ensemble that follows "La donna e mobile in Act III of Rigoletto is a:

quartet

Which characteristics of traditional opera did Wagner eliminate?

separate arias

Clara Schuman's Music for an Evening Entertainment, Op. 6, is written for:

solo piano

The _____ became the most important genre of orchestral music during the Romantic era

symphony

Clara Schuman's Nocturne is in ____ form.

ternary

The structure of the third movement of Brahms's Symphony No. 3 is:

ternary

The folk take of Aladdin comes from:

the Arabian collection The Thousand and One Nights

The keyboard instrument featured in the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker is:

the celesta

In Schubert's Erlking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents:

the galloping of the horse

Brahms wrote ____ symphonies

4

Of the followings, who was a prolific composer of Lieder? a) Berlioz b) Chopin c) Brahms d) all of the above

Brahms

Which of the following is NOT a well known Verdi opera? a) II trovatore b) Rigoletto c) Carmen d) Aida

Carmen

Brahms maintained a life-long close relationship with:

Clara Schumann

Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is based on a story by:

E.T.A. Hoffman

True or False Berlioz, who excelled in composing orchestral works, wrote no operas.

False

True or False In Rigoletto, Verdi turns away from tuneful melodies to heighten the dramatic action.

False

True or False The Nutcracker is a real-life story set at Christmas time.

False

True or False The Romantic orchestra was the same size as the Classical orchestra.

False

True or False A symphonic poem is a multimovement programmatic work for orchestra.

False

True or False Clara Schumann died at a young age, leaving her husband Robert to care for their children

False

True or False In Berlioz's, Symphonie fantastique, the idée fixe melody appears only at the very end of the fourth movement, "March to Scaffold."

False

True or False Romantic composers wrote concertos only for their own performances

False

True or False The origins of the Romantic concerto reach back to the Renaissance

False

The Leipzig Conservatory was founded by:

Felix Mendelssohn

In which genre is Schubert NOT indebted to Classical traditions? a) Lied b) chamber music c) piano sonata d) symphony

Lied

Chopin spent most of his productive life in:

Paris

Wagner's first operatic success was a grand opera entitled

Rienzi

Who composed the opera The Bartered Bride?

Smetana

Which of the following does NOT characterize the music for Act III, scene 1 of Die Walkure? a) subordinate orchestral role b) battle cries by the Valkyries c) alternations of major and minor harmonies d) continous musical flow

a) subordinate orchestral role

Which of the following does NOT characterize Chopin's Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No.1? a)bold rhythmic chords b) simple technical demands c) lyrics trio season d) ternary dance form

b) simple technical demands

Which of the following is a large-form work for piano?

ballade

Of the following, who is a noted woman composer of the Romantic era? a) Princess Carolyne Sayn- Wittgenstein b) Amy Cheney Beach c) George Sand d) Nadezhda von Meck

c) George Sand

Of the following, which does NOT describe orchestras of the nineteenth century? a) the conductor emerged as a central figure b) the range of dynamics increased c) the size of the orchestras decrease, making more compact ensembles d) new instruments were added to the ensemble

c) the size of the orchestras decrease, making more compact ensembles

The opening theme of the third movement of Brahm's Symphony No. 3 is first played by the:

cellos

Which is NOT a good example of musical nationalism? a) Finlandia, by Sibelius b) Peer Gynt, by Grieg c) The Moldau, by Smetana d) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, by Brahms

d) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, by Brahms

Of the following interests, which did Brahms purse in his younger years? a) folk music b) writings of the German romantics c) music of Bach and Beethoven d) all of the above

d) all of the above

Of the following, which does NOT characterize Verdi's "La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto? a) strophic form b) aria of seduction c) triple meter d) contrapuntal orchestral accompaniment

d) contrapuntal orchestral accompaniment

Which does NOT characterize Clara Schumann's Nocturne from Music for an Evening Entertainment? a) rich harmonies b) ornamental melody c) rhythmic complexities d) dominant melody in the left hand

d) dominant melody in the left hand

Which does NOT characterize Romantic music? a) singable melodies b) expressive harmonies c) expanded forms d) reserved emotions

d) reserved emotions