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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


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