Music Appreciation Exam 4, Chapters 36-51
Which of the following does NOT characterize La donna e mobile form Verdi's Rigoletto
It has contrapuntal orchestral accompaniment.
In which country was Liszt born?
Hungary
The melody of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is based on what scale?
pentatonic
A group of Lieder unified by a narrative thread or by a descriptive or expressive theme is called a:
song cycle.
The first Russian composer whose music appealed to Western tastes was:
Tchaikovsky
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 Nibelungen
Which of the following does NOT describe Romanticism?
The artist is a servant of the aristocracy.
Which of the following is NOT true of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?
The program deals entirely with nature.
Which of the following does NOT describe orchestras of the nineteenth century?
The size of the orchestra decreased, making for more compact ensembles.
Which of the following best describes the work of the Impressionist painters?
They attempted to capture the freshness of first impressions
Which of the following describes spirituals?
They contained coded messages about earthly escape.
John Philip Sousa conducted the:
US Marine Band
The most famous eighteenth century American band was:
US Marine Band
The librettist for Wagner's music dramas was:
Wagner himself
In the Ring cycle, who is the father of the Gods?
Wotan
The program of Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of Faun evokes:
a landscape with a mythological creature
The term bel canto refers to:
a style of sining that features agility and purity of tone
A one movement piece of program music for orchestra that, through several contrasting sections, develops a poetic idea or suggests a scene or mood is called:
a symphonic poem
Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by:
employing songs and dances from their home countries in their works.
In Act 3, Scene 1 of Die Walkure, what are the Valkyries carrying on their horses?
fallen heros
How many movements are in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?
five
The most important organizing element in absolute music is:
form
How many movements does a typical Romantic symphony contain?
four
The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the:
harpsicord.
Scott Joplin became famous when:
his Maple Leaf Rag sold a million copies.
The principal themes in Wagner's operas, which recur throughout and carry specific meanings are called:
leitmotifs
A song whose text is a short lyric poem in German with piano accompaniment is called a:
lied.
Which of the following best describes the effect achieved by Impressionist paintings?
luminous, shimmering colors
Approximately how many songs did Schubert compose?
more than 600
The whole tone scale used by the Impressionist composers derives from:
non-Western music
Italian comic opera is called:
opera buffa
Describe the differences between program and absolute music, citing examples of each.
program music- tells a story over many movements (Symphonie fantastique, King Lear) absolute music- no story (Beethoven's 5th symphony)
Instrumental music endowed with literacy, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called:
program music.
A multi movement, programmatic work for orchestra is called a:
program symphony
Another name for the symphonic poem is:
program symphony
Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is an example of a:
program symphony
African slaves in the nineteenth century created a genre of religious song called:
spiritual
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Impressionist music?
strong accents on the first beat of each measure
A song form in which the same melody is repeated for every stanza of text is called:
strophic.
What is the principal musical characteristic ragtime?
syncopation
In connection with Chopin's music, the term rubato means that the performer should:
take liberties with the tempo.
The structure of the third movement of Brahm's Symphony No. 3 is:
ternary
Which of the following is the source of the text of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?
the Bible
Which of the following inspired Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?
the actress Harriet Smithson
in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idee fixe?
the basic theme of the symphony, heard in every movement
In Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, who are the Valkyries?
the nine daughters of Wotan
Which movement of a symphony is traditionally the slowest?
the second movement
Morning Mood from Grieg's Peer Gynt depicts:
the sunrise
Describe vocal and piano miniatures; what were they and what did they do?
3-5 minute songs that crammed a lot of emotion
Which movement of a Romantic symphony is most likely to be strongly rhythmic and dancelike?
3rd
Which of the following was NOT a technical improvement to the nineteenth century piano?
A second keyboard was added.
Players of brass and woodwind instruments were able to march in the late nineteenth century thanks to instrument designers such as:
Adolphe Sax
The tradition of the ring shout was brought to American from:
Africa
Which of the following does NOT describe camp meetings?
African Americans did not participate in any such gatherings/
What nationality was Stephen Foster?
American
How did nineteenth century composers express nationalism in their music?
Based their music on songs and dances of their people, dramatic works based on folklore or peasant life, symphonic poems and operas celebrating a national hero, historic event, or natural beauty (The Moldau)
Which of the following is identified as the first great creative Romantic?
Beethoven
Which nineteenth century composer's entire output centered around the piano?
Chopin
Brahms maintained a lifelong, close relationship with:
Clara Schummann
Compare the Classical and Romantic approaches to the arts.
Classical- symmetrical, balanced, rhythmically clear, diatonic, homophonic, changing tone colors, 30-40 member orchestras, prominent piano, emotional restraint Romantic- expansive, variety, chromatic, rhythmic diversity, polyphony, solo piano works, experiments with new instruments and unusual ranges, very emotional, atmosphere emphasized, interest in bizarre
Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of:
Claude Debussy
Which of the following is NOT an opera from the Ring cycle?
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
What are the principal ideas of Romanticism? How are they reflected in the art and literature of the period?
Emotional expression, beauty of nature, individual identity against society, and reflected as conflict between the individual and society.
The masque was a spectacle incorporating dance in:
England
Which of the following is NOT a ballet by Tchaikovsky?
Eugene Onegin
What nationality was Claude Debussy?
French
With which famous novelist did Chopin become romantically involved?
George Sand
Wagner's total artwork, in which all the arts- music, poetry, drama, visual spectacle- are fused together is called:
Gesamtkunstwerk
Schubert's song Elfking a setting of a ballad written by:
Goethe
The favorite Romantic poets of the composers of Lieder were:
Goethe and Heine
Which nineteenth century American composer is best remember for his parlor songs and minstrel?
Stephen Foster
What is unusual about the opening of Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?
It opens with a flute solo in the velvety lower register.
America's most famous bandmaster was:
John Philip Sousa
Which American composer became known as the King of Ragtime?
Joplin
Schubert lived a tragically short life but was a remarkably prolific composer of:
Lieder.
Which composer is generally considered the greatest pianist and showman of the Romantic Era?
Liszt
Which of the following composers created the symphonic poem?
Liszt
What were the differences between Chopin and Liszt?
Liszt- Hungarian, consider exotic, 1st celebrity soloist, very excessive and flashy performer, dark undertones Chopin- Polish, lived in France, performed in salons and parlors, elegant and light, more poetic
Edvard Grieg was a composer from:
Norway
Chopin spent most of his productive life in:
Paris
Impressionism was a style of painting that was cultivated principally in:
Paris
Describe how Schubert uses the piano and voice to depict the characters and action of Elfking.
Piano- eerie atmosphere, horse galloping, child's fast heartbeat Voice- child's terror by dissonance and high vocal range, father's calm by rounder vocal line in low register, and Elfking's persuasive by melodious phrases in major key
What is the origin of the mazurka?
Polish peasant dance
Which of the following was NOT a typical theme of Romantic poetry?
Praise of the Virgin Mary
The concept of ballet dates back to the:
Renaissance
Which of the following painters was NOT associated with the Impressionist school?
Renoir
Which of the following composed The Barber of Seville and William Tell?
Rossini
The Mighty Five were composers from:
Russia
The trepak is a folk dance from:
Russia
Which of the following best describes minstrelsy?
Shows that featured performers in blackface.
The first movement of a symphony is usually in what form?
Sonata allegro
In Schubert's Elfking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents:
all of the above
Which of the following is true of Romantic poets?
all of the above.
Why does Wotan deprive Brunnhilde of her immortatily and leave her sleeping inside a ring of fire?
because, overcome with passion, she attempted to save Siegmund's life in battle
An important American instrumental ensemble of the nineteenth century was the:
brass band
The keyboard instrument featured in the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker is the:
celesta
The opening theme of the third movemetn of Brahm's Symphony No. 3 is first played by the:
cellos
During the nineteenth century, Prelude, Impromptu, and Intermezzo, were common titles for:
character pieces
What is Romantic about the program and music of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?
dramatic, emotional, very large orchestra, instruments in unusual ranges, grotesque and supernatural
The nineteenth century saw the rise of a new social order shaped by:
the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers took their name from:
their college
A song that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called:
through composed.
Schubert's Lied Elfking is in what form?
through-composed
Which of the following characterizes Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King?
two prominent themes
In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, the idee fixe:
unifies the five movements, which are diverse in character and mood.
Opera overtures:
were more popular than operas