MUL FINAL EXAM
MULTIPLE Which of the following are found in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony? the unification of all the movements with a single motivic idea theme and variations use of a string orchestra without brass, woodwinds, or percussion five movements
the unification of all the movements with a single motivic idea theme and variations
MULTIPLE Which of the following musical elements did the German Classical symphonists contribute to the symphony genre? the use of melodies the use of a "rocket theme" the use of a "steamroller" crescendo
the use of a "steamroller" crescendo the use of a "rocket theme"
The expansion of a melodic idea is known as: A.)thematic development B.)retrograde C.)stretto
thematic development
ABCD The second movement of Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 String Quartet is composed in what form? sonata-allegro form rondo form theme and variations form
theme and variations form
Which movement of a string quartet is often in minuet-and-trio form? third second
third
ABCD The Classical orchestra typically included how many players? ten to twenty thirty to forty seventy to eighty
thirty to forty
MULTIPLE The form of the second movement in Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is in - parts. three two
three
MULTIPLE In Haydn's Symphony No. 100, which of the following instruments were utilized to emulate "Turkish" musical sounds? triangle cymbal claves bell tree
triangle cymbal bell tree
MULTIPLE Which of the following describes Chopin's Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4? Correct Answer(s) triple meter chromatic melody conjunct melody minor tonality throughout
triple meter chromatic melody
MULTIPLE Which of the following are characteristics of Impressionist music? unresolved dissonances modal scales rich orchestral color strict rhythms
unresolved dissonances rich orchestral color modal scales
ABCD The nineteenth-century trend towards realism in opera was known as: verismo bel canto post-Romanticism exoticism
verismo
MULTIPLE Which of the following instruments are found in a typical string quartet? viola double bass cello violin
viola cello violin
Which of the following are characteristics of Brahms's career and compositional output? wrote eleven symphonies wrote several internationally popular operascollected folk songs wrote chamber music wrote about 200 solo songs
wrote chamber music collected folk songs wrote about 200 solo songs
Which of the following correctly describe Maria Theresia von Paradis? -She was a violinist. -She was deaf. -She was an excellent pianist and organist. -She was blind.
-She was an excellent pianist and organist. -She was blind.
ABCD Who was the composer of the London Symphonies? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Joseph Haydn Ludwig van Beethoven
Joseph Haydn
Maria Anna Mozart was which of the following? -known as Nannerl -not related to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -an accomplished pianist -a violinist
-an accomplished pianist -known as Nannerl
What musical occupations were available to women to in the Classical era? -professional instrumentalist -orchestral conductor -music teacher -professional singer
-music teacher -professional singer -professional instrumentalist
Which concert venues were available to composers of the Classical era? -the public concert hall -the royal palace -the local cathedral -university amphitheaters
-the public concert hall -the royal palace
How many string quartets did Haydn write? A.)68 B.)58 C.)108
68
ABCD The form of both Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Trepak from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker is best outlined as which? A-A-B A-B-A-C-A-B-A A-B-A A-A-B-B
A-B-A
ABCD Which Verdi opera is set in Egypt? Il Trovatore Macbeth Aida Don Carlos
Aida
The music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert is characterized by A.)wild virtuosic melodies B.)elegant and lyrical melodies that sing
B.)elegant and lyrical melodies that sing
ABCD Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni's servant, Leporello, in Mozart's opera? bass tenor baritone
BASS
ABCD For which soloist did Mozart write his G Major Piano Concerto, K. 453? Maria Anna Mozart Maria Theresia von Paradis Babette von Ployer
Babette von Ployer
ABCD The cadenza that is typically performed today in Mozart's G Major Piano Concerto, K. 453 is: the cadenza written by Mozart based on themes in Haydn's Emperor quartet freely improvised
Correct choicethe cadenza written by Mozart
The music of the fourth variation of the third movement in Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet is said to have been based on a folk song from which country? Croatia Germany
Croatia
Which of the following verses are found in the Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem? (Only the first two words are included for each verse.) Stabat mater Tuba mirumAve Maria Rex tremendae Dies irae
Dies irae Rex tremendae Tuba mirum
ABCD Which of the following correctly describes strophic song form? No sections of music are repeated. Every stanza is set to same melody.
Every stanza is set to same melody.
ABCD Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire is associated with the twentieth-century arts movement known as: Expressionism Minimalism Impressionism Dadaism
Expressionism
T/F Alban Berg's use of harmony in Wozzeck is completely atonal.
FALSE
T/F Beethoven gave the nickname Moonlight to his own piano sonata.
FALSE
T/F Beethoven, in his Moonlight Sonata, follows typical formal molds in all of the movements.
FALSE
T/F Fauré composed his Requiem over the span of a single summer.
FALSE
T/F George Gershwin wrote film scores.
FALSE
T/F Impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter.
FALSE
T/F Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair was the most famous of Foster's songs during his lifetime.
FALSE
T/F Jenny Lind was a famous nineteenth-century composer of opera.
FALSE
T/F Mozart wrote the text for the Dies irae .
FALSE
T/F Music in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century America was wildly divergent from European traditions.
FALSE
T/F Programmatic forms were not used by the Impressionists.
FALSE
T/F The movement of verismo focused on the imaginative/fantastic.
FALSE
T/F The piano experienced minor technical improvements during the nineteenth century.
FALSE
T/F The scherzo movement in nineteenth-century symphonies generally is characterized by a slow march tempo.
FALSE
T/F The twenty-one poems used in Pierrot lunaire are all in virelai form.
FALSE
T/F Chamber music generally implies a large ensemble, with more than one player to a part.
False
T/F In the cadenza of a Classical-era concerto, the orchestra improvises freely.
False
T/F Mozart worked under the patronage of the Esterházy court.
False
T/F One of the attributes of Classicism is a longing for strangeness, ecstasy, and wonder.
False
T/F Percussion is absent from the second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100.
False
T/F Sonata-allegro form is made up of one main section.
False
T/F The Classical-era concerto has four movements.
False
T/F The divertimento and the serenade are opera genres.
False
T/F The focus of Classical chamber music is soloistic virtuosity.
False
T/F The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is composed in triple meter.
False
T/F The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 was composed in a two-part form.
False
Who of the following composers wrote short lyric piano pieces in the Romantic era and who did not? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clara Wieck SchumannGeorge Frideric Handel Felix Mendelssohn Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn Clara Wieck Schumann Franz Liszt
ABCD Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor was admired and performed by which nineteenth-century virtuoso pianist? Niccolò Paganini Robert Schumann Franz Liszt Clara Wieck Schumann
Franz Liszt
Who completed the unfinished portions of Mozart's Requiem? Xavier Cougat Constanze Mozart Yo-Yo Ma Franz Xaver Süssmayr
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
ABCD Which term refers to Wagner's concept of a total artwork, encompassing all the arts? Gesamtkunstwerk Sprechstimme Klangfarbenmelodie leitmotifs
Gesamtkunstwerk
MULTIPLE Which of the following is a post-Romantic composer? Correct Answer(s) Giacomo Puccini Gustav Holst Claude Debussy Gustav Mahler Richard Strauss
Gustav Mahler Richard Strauss Giacomo Puccini
Define unique traits of composer. Which composer worked well under the patronage system? A.)Beethoven B.)Haydn C.)Mozart
Hadyn
Which composers are considered part of the Viennese School? -Hadyn -Mozart -J.S. Bach -Beethoven
Hadyn Mozart Beethoven
ABCD Foster's My Old Kentucky Home was inspired by which? his family's property in Kentucky his extensive visits to the American South his love affair with southern cooking Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
MULTIPLE Which of the following describes Haydn's role in the development of the Classical-era symphony? He composed 12 symphonies for a London audience. He avoided dramatic syncopation and dynamic contrasts He wrote over 100 symphonies. He was nicknamed "father of the symphony."
He was nicknamed "father of the symphony." He composed 12 symphonies for a London audience. He wrote over 100 symphonies.
ABCD Which of the following is true of Mozart at the time just before his death? He was seventy-one years old. He was completely deaf. He was working on his Requiem.
He was working on his Requiem.
MULTIPLE Which of the following are true about Mozart's concerto compositions? His concertos exhibited brilliant flourishes. He did not play a crucial role in the development of the genre. He wrote 27 piano concertos. He mostly wrote them for himself to perform, but sometimes he wrote them for others.
He wrote 27 piano concertos. His concertos exhibited brilliant flourishes. He mostly wrote them for himself to perform, but sometimes he wrote them for others.
MULTIPLE Which of the following correctly describe a part of Schubert's career? Correct Answer(s) He wrote more than 600 Lieder. He did not write chamber music. His music shows both Classical and Romantic traits. He sang in a prestigious choir in Vienna.
He wrote more than 600 Lieder. He sang in a prestigious choir in Vienna. His music shows both Classical and Romantic traits.
ABCD Who wrote the play Peer Gynt and asked Grieg to compose incidental music for it? Samuel Taylor Coleridge Edgar Allen Poe Victor Hugo Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
ABCD In which country was Franz Liszt born? Italy Poland Hungary France
Hungary
Which of the following is Arnold Schoenberg NOT associated with? Sprechstimme Impressionism Expressionism atonality
Impressionism
MULTIPLE Which of the following statements best describes the second movement of Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet? It has a quick tempo. It contains symmetrical, lyrical phrases. It is composed in triple meter. It is mostly in major.
It contains symmetrical, lyrical phrases. It is mostly in major.
MULTIPLE Which of the following is a characteristic of Robert Schumann's In the Lovely Month of May? Correct Answer(s) It is in through-composed form. The poetry was written by Heine.It is in a strophic form. It is sung in French. It is for solo voice and piano.
It is for solo voice and piano. The poetry was written by Heine. It is in a strophic form.
MULTIPLE Which of the following describe the first movement of Mozart's G Major Piano Concerto, K. 453? It is mostly homophonic. It is written for piano and brass band. It is written in first-movement concerto form. It is in a major key.
It is mostly homophonic. It is written in first-movement concerto form. It is in a major key.
MULTIPLE Which of the following describes first-movement concerto form of the Classical era? Combines elements of ritornello procedure with sonata-allegro form. It is the most complex of the three movements. It is the longest of the three movements. It is the shortest and simplest of the three movements.
It is the most complex of the three movements. It is the longest of the three movements. Combines elements of ritornello procedure with sonata-allegro form.
ABCD Who wrote the dramatic poem (based on a Danish legend) which provides the text for Schubert's Elfking? Franz Schubert Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Clara Schumann
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
ABCD The work that is considered to be Scott Joplin's most famous was which? Maple Leaf Rag Sunflower Slow Drag Swipesy Cakewalk Treemonisha
Maple Leaf Rag
What is the nickname of Haydn's Symphony No. 100? Click or tap a choice to answer the question. Emperor Military The Clock
Military
ABCD Where did Tchaikovsky receive his first teaching post thanks to the recommendation of Anton Rubinstein? Juilliard School Conservatory of St. Petersburg Moscow Conservatory Conservatoire de Paris
Moscow Conservatory
Which of the following correctly describe the patronage system of the eighteenth century? -Music was valued as necessary -Patronage provided economic security -The center of music was the church -Music was considered frivolous
Music was valued as necessary Patronage provided economic security
MULTIPLE Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is considered to reflect the intersection between which of the following? Native American Asian American European American African American
Native American African American European American
MULTIPLE Which of the following songs were written by Stephen Foster? Camptown Races September: At the River Old Folks at Home Elfking
Old Folks at Home Camptown Races
ABCD Who of the following played a key role in Franz Liszt's career? George Sand Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein Nedezhda von Meck
Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein
MULTIPLE Which of the following operas is considered part of the verismo tradition? Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci Puccini's La bohème Wagner's Die Walküre Verdi's Aida Puccini's Tosca
Puccini's La bohème Puccini's Tosca Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci
ABCD Which composer nurtured Brahms's talents, going as far as taking him into his home? Edvard Grieg Franz Liszt Franz Schubert Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
MULTIPLE Which of these operas marked the high point of the singing style known as bel canto? Monteverdi's Orfeo Rossini's Guillaume Tell Mozart's Don Giovanni Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini's Guillaume Tell Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia
Authors associated with the German Sturm und Drang (storm and stress) movement of the 1770s were -Geothe -Rosseau -Jefferson -Schiller
Schiller Geothe
ABCD Which composer is credited with abandoning music that has a tonal center and establishing a new system? Gershwin Schumann Schoenberg Schubert
Schoenberg
MULTIPLE Which leitmotifs did Wagner use in the closing scene of Act III in Die Walküre? Siegfried magic fire magic sleep Zoroaster
Siegfried magic sleep magic fire
ABCD Light German opera featuring spoken dialogue is called what? bel canto lyric opera grand opera Singspiel
Singspiel
Composers of the Classical era fully explored which forms? -Solo Sonata -Symphony -Cantata -String Quartet
Solo Sonata Symphony String Quartet
ABCD The famous American tunes Oh, Susanna!, Beautiful Dreamer, and Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair were all composed by who? Thomas D. Rice Stephen Foster Harry Burleigh John Philip Sousa
Stephen Foster
ABCD Which well-known American work does Gottschalk refer to near the end of The Banjo? Stephen Foster's Oh, Susannah! Stephen Foster's Camptown Races The Star-Spangled Banner Hail, Columbia
Stephen Foster's Camptown Races
ABCD French Romantic-era song composers were drawn to the poets of which movement? Provençal troubadours Greek revivalist Symbolist Elizabethan
Symbolist
ABCD The Classical-era concerto has how many movements? three six
THREE
T/F At the beginning of the eighteenth century, serious opera was the most prevalent style.
TRUE
T/F Beethoven dedicated his Moonlight Sonata to one of his students.
TRUE
T/F Fauré's Requiem has seven movements.
TRUE
T/F Foster's Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair draws on the tradition of Anglo-Irish folk song.
TRUE
T/F Musical theater in China suffered greatly during Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution.
TRUE
T/F One definition of the term "popular" means belonging to "the people."
TRUE
T/F Romantic era piano character pieces often had fanciful titles.
TRUE
T/F Stravinsky's early works are considered to be strongly nationalistic.
TRUE
T/F Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker was choreographed by Marius Petipa.
TRUE
T/F The Romantic symphony featured an orchestra larger than that of the Classical composers.
TRUE
T/F The bel canto style of singing is characterized by florid melodic lines.
TRUE
T/F The last part of the Requiem that Mozart wrote was the Lacrimosa.
TRUE
T/F The pas de deux, or dance for two, was developed by the choreographer Marius Petipa.
TRUE
Music-making in the Classical era centered upon A.)The Vatican B.)University Ensembles C.)The Court of the Patron
The Court of the Patron
MULTIPLE Which of the following were famous ballets written by Tchaikovsky? Correct Answer(s) The Nutcracker Romeo and Juliet Sleeping Beauty Swan Lake 1812 Overture
The Nutcracker Sleeping Beauty Swan Lake
Which period of European art and literature most captivated eighteenth-century thinkers? A.)The era of the Greece and Rome B.)The Medieval period C.)The Nordic bronze age
The era of the Greece and Rome
Which statements best describe the third movement of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik? The texture is homophonic. It is in sonata-allegro form. It is in triple meter. The harmony is consonant.
The texture is homophonic. It is in triple meter. The harmony is consonant.
MULTIPLE Which statements best describe Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik? It was written as social music. The version we know today has four movements. It was written for full orchestra. The name translates to "a little night music."
The version we know today has four movements. The name translates to "a little night music." It was written as social music.
ABCD Scott Joplin won the Pulitzer Prize posthumously for which? Sunflower Slow Drag Maple Leaf Rag Swipesy Cakewalk Treemonisha
Treemonisha
T/F First-movement concerto form is based on principles from Baroque ritornello form and sonata-allegro form.
True
T/F Identify style characteristics. The favored chamber ensemble in the Classical era was the string quartet.
True
T/F Improvisation occurs in a Classical concerto
True
T/F In the eighteenth century, a new economic power was growing as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
True
T/F Mozart most likely wrote Eine kleine Nachtmusik for string quartet with support from a double bass.
True
T/F Romantic Lied texts are written in German.
True
T/F The Classical era has been called the Age of Enlightenment.
True
T/F The Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century saw a series of important inventions, which helped shape the modern world.
True
T/F The composers Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert all composed in large-scale forms.
True
T/F The later eighteenth century is known as the Enlightenment
True
T/F Theme and variations was a typical form for the second movement of a symphony.
True
T/F Two prominent German Romantic poets whose texts were often set to music were Heinrich Heine and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
True
What nationality are Janissary bands? German French Turkish
Turkish
Who of the following characters did Don Giovanni desire? the Commendatore ZerlinaLeporello Donna Elvira Donna Anna
Zerlina Donna Elvira Donna Anna
MULTIPLE Each of the pieces in the manuscript copy of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Das Jahr was originally accompanied by which?
a painting by her husband a poetic epigram
ABCD What is the literary basis for Verdi's Rigoletto? a poem by Goethe a novel by Alexander Dumas a play by Victor Hugo a comedy by William Shakespeare
a play by Victor Hugo
ABCD How many instrument families were present in the Classical-era orchestra? all four (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion) only strings three (strings, brass, percussion) two (strings and brass)
all four (strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion)
ABCD Berg's Wozzeck was inspired by which? Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale an Expressionist play by Büchner Wagner's Ring cycle Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake
an Expressionist play by Büchner
ABCD What is the historical setting of Rigoletto? a Spanish military camp during the nineteenth century an Italian court during the Renaissance era Germany during the Baroque era Paris during the nineteenth century
an Italian court during the Renaissance era
Which societal norm of the eighteenth century enabled the reign of Louis XV and Frederick the Great? A.)meritocracy B.)technocracy C.)democracy D.)aristocracy
aristocracy
ABCD The system in music composition in which all twelve tones of the chromatic scale are equally important is known as ______________________. atonality impressionism
atonality
ABCD Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera? baritone bass tenor
baritone
ABCD Which voice type did Mozart NOT select as one of the soloists in his Requiem? soprano alto tenor bass baritone
baritone
During the Great Depression, which style dominated popular music? ragtime Tin Pan Alley big-band jazz French mélodie
big-band jazz
ABCD A brilliant solo passage in the manner of an improvisation within a concerto is called a: cadence cadenza capitulation
cadenza
ABCD Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"? diatonic and dancelike disjunct and forceful chromatic and with a free rhythm
chromatic and with a free rhythm
ABCD Which one of the following were women in Romantic European society NOT allowed to study in public conservatories? conducting instrumental performance singing composition
conducting
ABCD What is the Italian phrase found at the end of the trio section in a minuet-and-trio movement that means "from the beginning?" da capo crescendo staccato
da capo
Which of the following is a characteristic of Japanese kabuki? dance dramacostumes rich supporting harmony makeup
dance drama costumes makeup
MULTIPLE For which instruments did Mozart write Eine kleine Nachtmusik? string quartet piano double bass harp
double bass string quartet
ABCD What meter does Haydn use in the second movement of his Symphony No. 100 to emulate a march? triple duple
duple
ALL MULTIPLE Put the sections of sonata-allegro form in their typical order. recapitulation exposition development
exposition development recapitulation
ABCD How many symphonies did Brahms write? eight twelve nine four
four
ABCD Which of the following describes the form of the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? gentle scherzo theme and variations sonata-allegro
gentle scherzo
What is the texture of the final variation of the second movement of Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet? homophonic at the beginning heterophonic polyphonic after the opening monophonic
homophonic at the beginning polyphonic after the opening
MULTIPLE Which of the following correctly describe the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? cheerful mood very loud dynamics in an expressive minor key continuous triplet pattern in accompaniment
in an expressive minor key continuous triplet pattern in accompaniment
ABCD Which category of program music best describes Grieg's Peer Gynt? symphonic poem program overture program symphony incidental music
incidental music
ABCD When did Haydn write his Opus 76 quartets? mid-1780s late 1790s mid-1770s
late 1790s
ABCD Which of the following describe the opera Don Giovanni? libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte premiered in 1787 a tenor sings the title role written by Beethoven
libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte premiered in 1787
ABCD Which of the following was a type of racially-charged theatrical variety show in the United States in the nineteenth century? minstrel show museum of oddities Victorian burlesque circus exhibition
minstrel show
ABCD The French song genre that paralleled the German Lied in the nineteenth century was the: chanson frottola rondeau mélodie
mélodie
MULTIPLE Which of the following are pieces that Chopin wrote and which are not? nocturnes organummotets polonaises études
nocturnes polonaises études
MULTIPLE Which terms correctly describe Mozart's Don Giovanni? cantata opera buffa oratorio opera seria
opera buffa opera seria
ABCD What scale is utilized in Swing Low, Sweet Chariot? microtonal minor octatonic pentatonic
pentatonic
ABCD Which type of program best describes Smetana's The Moldau? literary, based on a play or novel pictorial, depicting actual events or places philosophical, based on a conceptual idea hallucinogenic, depicting surreal visions
pictorial, depicting actual events or places
MULTIPLE Which of the following is a characteristic of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring? dissonance use of chamber orchestrapolytonality large orchestra regularly accented mete
polytonality dissonance large orchestra
Which best describes the tempo of the third movement of the Moonlight Sonata? presto agitato allegretto adagio sostenuto
presto agitato
ABCD Tchaikovsky's music for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a famous example of which? program symphony program overture incidental music symphonic poem
program overture
ABCD Which of the following describe aspects of the fourth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique? peaceful mood minor tonality prominent use of timpani duple meter
prominent use of timpani minor tonality duple meter
ABCD For which setting did Mozart write Eine kleine Nachtmusik? church service public outdoor entertainment private ball parade
public outdoor entertainment
ABCD What is the last section of sonata-allegro form in which the opening thematic material is restated? recapitulation development minuet exposition
recapitulation
ABCD What is the name for a Classical theme that quickly ascends from a low register to a high register? primary theme lyrical theme rocket theme
rocket theme
ABCD Which of the following are compositional trends in Romantic music in France? salon music for piano large-scale orchestral music large-scale theatrical productions emphasis on private music for the royal court
salon music for piano large-scale orchestral music large-scale theatrical productions
MULTIPLE Which of the following are characteristics of the second movement of Haydn's Military Symphony? simple, graceful theme polyphonic texture performed by string quartet duple, marchlike meter
simple, graceful theme duple, marchlike meter
What is the form of the first movement of a typical Classical string quartet? A.)rondo B.)minuet and trio C.)theme and variations D.)sonata-allegro
sonata-allegro
Schoenberg's composition Pierrot lunaire is a(n): song cycle ballet tone poem theater piece opera
song cycle
ABCD Which of the following forms did Fauré favor in his own compositions? songs piano miniatureschamber music large-scale dramatic orchestral tone poems only secular music
songs piano miniatures chamber music
MULTIPLE Which genres did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel compose in and which did she not? Correct Answer(s) songs piano music opera string quartet
songs string quartet piano music
Which of the following correctly describes Stephen Foster's Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair? Correct Answer(s) allegro tempo major keyminor key syllabic moderate tempo
syllabic major key moderate tempo
Which genre best describes the Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"? symphony suite symphonic poem
symphonic poem
ABCD The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as which? ternary (A-B-A′) sonata-allegro rondeau theme and variations
ternary (A-B-A′)
ABCD Which major war did Gottschalk live through? World War Two the Great War the War of 1812 the American Civil War
the American Civil War
ABCD From which older genre did the symphony evolve? the Italian opera overture the Italian oratorio the French opera overture
the Italian opera overture
Describe cultural context. Puccini makes reference to the music of which nations in Madame Butterfly? Germanic Russian the United States Japanese
the United States Japanese
ABCD Berlioz's wife, who is believed to be the inspiration for his Symphonie fantastique, was which? the actress Harriet Smithson the writer George Sand the composer Clara Wieck Schumann
the actress Harriet Smithson
Who was Lorenzo da Ponte? the first singer to play the title role in Don Giovanni the playwright on whose work Don Giovanni is based the librettist who adapted the Don Juan legend into Mozart's opera
the librettist who adapted the Don Juan
ABCD Which of Beethoven's symphonies includes a chorus? the ninth the fifth the third
the ninth
MULTIPLE The "river" in September: At the River by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel is musically expressed by which? the swelling and decrescendo in dynamics the extremely fast-paced melody the major tonality quick moving notes that accompany the melody
the swelling and decrescendo in dynamics quick moving notes that accompany the melody