CH 46 music quiz

Which of the following is an opera by Tchaikovsky?

Eugene Onegin

Tchaikovsky's three ballets were all choreographed by

Marius Petipa.

Which statement is NOT true?

The Nutcracker was Tchaikovsky's only ballet NOT choreographed by Marius Petipa.

Which movement of The Nutcracker is based on a Russian dance?

Trepak

Which of the following describes the celesta?

bell like timbre

Tchaikovsky conducted at the inaugural concert of which famous concert hall?

carnegie hall new york

Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?

celesta

During what time of year is The Nutcracker usually performed?

christmas

Ballet was first featured in Russian opera in the Romantic era.

false

Tchaikovsky lived and worked mostly in Paris.

false

The Nutcracker is based on a story originally written by the Romantic writer Victor Hugo and expanded by E. T. A. Hoffmann.

false

Ballet was featured in operas by _____ composers.

french

The Nutcracker is based on a fanciful story by

hoffman

What was an Italian precursor to ballet?

intermedio

Tchaikovsky was the first Russian

music appealed to western tastes

Which of the following was NOT a famous ballet written by Tchaikovsky?

romeo and juliet

Beyond ballet, Tchaikovsky was also a noted composer of

symphonies, concertos, operas

Nadezhda von Meck's arrangement with Tchaikovsky had one stipulation

they never met

Ballet has been a part of theatrical entertainments since the Renaissance.

true

Ballet was part of the court of Louis XIV.

true

Tchaikovsky struggled with attacks of depression.

true

What did the choreographer Marius Petipa invent?

pas de deux

Nadezhda von Meck's relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his

patron

Tchaikovsky was a famous ______ composer.

russian

The pas de deux, or dance for two, was developed by the choreographer Marius Petipa.

true