MUL CH 19,20,21
Which of the following is NOT true about Richard Wagner?
First big success with the opera Lohengrin (1848)
What is a Cabeletta?
A fast display piece (aria) creating an emphatic declaration and a dramatic exit
Which of the following is NOT true of Wagner's magnum opus, Der Ring des Nibelungen?
A special theatre was built in Hamburg, Germany, for his operas
Which of the following is NOT representative of Verdi's Dramaturgy and Musical Style?
Arias are written in a narrow range of the singers so that their power is focused
Which of the following is NOT true of Frédéric Chopin?
Called the "King of the Piano"
Match the phrase on the left column with the best associated term on the right.
Chief of the gods-Wotan The house of the gods-Valhalla Leader of warriors-Brünnhilde High-flying, hard-riding women warrior-Valkyrie Total Work of Art-Gesamtkunstwerk
Which of the following is NOT representative of Bel Canto style?
Early creators of bel canto include Mozart and Haydn
True/False: Carnaval is a set of 13 short, intimate pieces appropriate for middle-class parlor
False
Which of the following attributes were NOT associated with Wagner's operas?
Features tuneful arias and vocal ensembles
Which of the following is NOT true of Robert Schumann?
He had the longest career of any Romantic era composer
Which of the following is NOT true of Franz Liszt's performance and compositional career?
He was equally adapt at performing on the violin
Which of the following does NOT describe facts about Giuseppe Verdi?
He was not famous while alive, but because famous after his death
What is NOT true about the "Leitmotif?"
In order to be independent from other tonal elements, occurs just once per movement
Which of the following is NOT representative of Verdi's La traviata (1853)?
It is based on the play The Vicomte of Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas (the older)
Which of these was NOT a part of Der Ring des Nibelungen?
Rienzi
Which of the following is NOT true of Franz Liszt's public persona?
There was a public outcry that he married Clara Wieck
Which of the points about the evolution of the piano is NOT true?
The piano increased from 61 to 108 keys
True/False An Etude is a short, one-movement composition written to improve a specific performance technique.
True
True/false: Cross-hand playing—moving the left hand over the right hand to play a high melody.
True
True/false: The pieces of Kinderscenen was composed so "grown-ups" would reminiscence of their upbringing (according to Schumann), and were not composed for children.
True
Violetta, having at first thought Alfredo might be "Mr. Right," in time rejects this notion vowing to remain "always free."
True
