MUSI 2733
Rags, like marches, are structured in regular, duple-meter sections known as _____, each of which is usually repeated.
strains
Every town in Italy, no matter how small, has a
street bearing Verdi's name.
What were the themes of verismo operas?
subjects from everyday life
Symbolist poetry gave French song composers the opportunity to explore
subtlety and ambiguity.
Which genre describes Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
symphonic poem
The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is
ternary (A-B-A').
Nadezhda von Meck's arrangement with Tchaikovsky had one stipulation
that they never meet.
In the aria "La donna è mobile" the Duke sings
that women are fickle.
In 1880, Sousa became the director of
the U.S. Marine Band.
When was the Harlem Renaissance?
the early part of the twentieth century
Which describes the character of Wotan?
the father of the gods
Impressionist painters were NOT interested in
the grandiosity of Romantic art.
The lyrics to Swing Low, Sweet Chariot concern
the prophet Elijah taken up to heaven by a chariot of fire.
Impressionist painters
tried to capture the freshness of their first impressions on canvas.
After Puccini's death in 1924, opera gradually became displaced in the popular imagination by other musical-theatrical traditions.
true
At the turn of the 1800s camp meetings in the United States were not segregated by cultural background.
true
Ballet has been a part of theatrical entertainments since the Renaissance.
true
Ballet was part of the court of Louis XIV.
true
Burleigh's arrangement of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot calls upon jazz and blues traditions.
true
Contemporary film composer John Williams uses Wagner's musical foreshadowing devices in the Star Wars movies.
true
Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, was established as a college for freed slaves.
true
Giuseppe Verdi is viewed as an Italian nationalist composer.
true
In a two-year period, Verdi lost his son, daughter, and wife.
true
In his Requiem, Fauré included nonstandard versions of traditional liturgical texts.
true
In the late nineteenth century, France, Germany, and Italy developed distinct national styles.
true
Late Romantic ideals carried into the twentieth century through Italian operatic tradition.
true
Many Romantic composers looked to faraway lands or cultures for their opera plots.
true
Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly focuses on the heroine, a former geisha.
true
Ragtime was originally a piano style that featured highly syncopated melodies.
true
Scott Joplin is one of the first African American composers to receive widespread recognition.
true
Scott Joplin recorded some of his piano rags himself, which were preserved on punched-paper rolls made in 1910 on a Steinway player piano.
true
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot became a favorite tune of which college-level performing group?
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Ballet was featured in operas by _____ composers.
French
The Valkyrie is sung in which language?
German
Which term refers to Wagner's concept of a total artwork, encompassing all the arts?
Gesamtkunstwerk
Which opera composer is associated with the verismo movement?
Giacomo Puccini
In Verdi's opera, who is Rigoletto's daughter?
Gilda
Which celebrated Italian singer married Giuseppe Verdi and helped to launch his career?
Giuseppina Strepponi
Who of the following is NOT considered a Symbolist poet?
Goethe
Art-song arrangements of African American spirituals were an important part of which cultural movement?
Harlem Renaissance
Which is NOT something that Harry T. Burleigh accomplished?
He directed the Fisk Jubilee Singers for the last ten years of his life.
How did Joplin achieve financial security with the publication of Maple Leaf Rag?
He insisted on receiving royalties rather than a flat payment.
Which statement does NOT apply to Impressionist composers?
Impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter.
Which is a true statement regarding the saxophone?
It was invented by the Belgian Adolphe Sax.
Madame Butterfly is sung in what language?
Italian
The opera Madame Butterfly is set in
Japan.
Which composer is often referred to as the "March King"?
John Philip Sousa
Early in his career, Verdi wrote for which opera house?
La Scala in Milan
In which language is Fauré's Libera me from Requiem written?
Latin
________ commissioned Wagner to complete the Ring cycle and helped to finance a theater dedicated to the performance of Wagner's music.
Ludwig II of Bavaria
______ is perhaps the best-known rag ever composed.
Maple Leaf Rag
Tchaikovsky's three ballets were all choreographed by
Marius Petipa.
The American debut tour of international singing sensation Jenny Lind was managed by
P. T. Barnum.
The Impressionist movement began in which city?
Paris
Which does NOT contribute to the exoticism in Puccini's Madame Butterfly?
Puccini is Japanese.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers were introduced to Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by
Reverend Alexander Reid.
Which of the following was NOT a famous ballet written by Tchaikovsky?
Romeo and Juliet
Operas by which composer exhibited the high point of bel canto opera?
Rossini
Tchaikovsky was a famous ______ composer.
Russian
Which composer is often referred to as the "King of Ragtime"?
Scott Joplin
Which does not describe the character Cio-Cio-San?
She is Butterfly's maid.
Which is NOT true of Verdi?
Verdi died suddenly at a young age and was unable to fulfill his artistic genius.
______ is one of the most frequently performed operas in the repertoire.
Verdi's Rigoletto
Who wrote the libretto to Wagner's The Valkyrie?
Wagner
How was the Ring cycle received by the nineteenth-century public?
Wagnerian gospel spread across Europe as new art-religion
Which is NOT part of the storyline in Wagner's Ring cycle?
Wotan puts a curse on a gold ring.
What is the historical setting for Rigoletto?
a Renaissance-era Italian court
A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called
a Requiem.
Rigoletto, the title character in Verdi's opera, is
a court jester
The plot in Rigoletto centers around
a curse put on the character Rigoletto.
Scott Joplin's father was
a former slave.
The theme that carries specific meanings, suggesting in a few notes a character, an emotion, an idea, or an object is called
a leitmotif.
What is the basis for the story of The Valkyrie?
a medieval German epic poem
The program for Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns
a mythological creature in a dreamlike state.
The literary basis for Verdi's Rigoletto is
a play by Victor Hugo.
Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" does NOT feature
accented rhythmic drive.
Puccini found his inspiration for Madame Butterfly
after attending a performance of David Belasco's play.
Verdi's compositional style is marked by
appealing melodies and intense dramatic situations.
How was dissonance viewed by Impressionist composers?
as a goal in itself, freed from the need to resolve
Butterfly sings the famous aria, "Un bel dì" ("One beautiful day")
as she dreams of Pinkerton's return
The _____ style is characterized by florid melodic lines delivered by voices of great agility and purity of tone.
bel canto
Which of the following describes the celesta?
bell-like timbre
Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?
celesta
Which of the following instruments was NOT used by Fauré to create memorable "celestial" sounds?
celesta
What describes Wagner's harmonic language?
chromatic
Which describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
chromatic and languorous
At the end of the opera Gilda
dies in Rigoletto's arms.
Ragtime is typically in _____ meter.
duple
Symbolist poets sought to
evoke images through suggestion.
Which is NOT an element of Wagner's "leading motives"?
explanations of the motives are stated in a printed program provided by Wagner
Ballet was first featured in Russian opera in the Romantic era.
false
Fauré's intention in writing his Requiem was to show death as "a painful experience."
false
Germany is noted for its long-established opera traditions.
false
Spirituals fell out of circulation after the Civil War in the United States.
false
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was originally composed in the first decade of the twentieth century.
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
The style and structure of African American spirituals were in strict imitation of European models.
false
The verismo movement focused on the imaginative and fantastic.
false
The hazy, dreamy quality of Impressionism is captured in the opening of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" through the use of which instruments?
flute and harp
In Madame Butterfly, you can hear the orchestra evoking the timbres of which Japanese ensemble?
gagaku
Women that were highly trained in the arts of classical music, poetry, and dancing, and were easily recognizable by their lacquered black hair, distinctive makeup, and ornate silk kimono are called
geishas.
Why did Fauré resign in 1920 as the director of the Paris Conservatory?
growing deafness
Which does NOT describe Fauré's compositions?
highly influenced and inspired by Wagner
Impressionism in music took place
in the late 1800s.
What was an Italian precursor to ballet?
intermedio
Which of the following is NOT a stylistic element of Impressionist music?
large-scale forms
What specific musical technique did Puccini borrow from Wagner in his Madame Butterfly?
leitmotifs
The texture of African American spirituals is best described as
monophonic with some heterophonic elaboration.
How long did Fauré work on his Requiem?
more than twenty years
What did Wagner call his operas?
music dramas
The French song genre that paralleled the German Lied in the nineteenth century was the
mélodie.
What is one example of daring new tone combinations explored by Impressionist composers?
ninth chord
Which of the following does NOT describe the style of ragtime?
no repetition within a rag
Fauré's career included all of the following positions except:
orchestral conductor.
Impressionism began as a movement in
painting.
What did the choreographer Marius Petipa invent?
pas de deux
Nadezhda von Meck's relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his
patron.
Which scale is used in Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?
pentatonic
Greater subtlety and expressive ambiguity in Impressionist music were achieved through all of the following EXCEPT:
percussive dissonance.
Ragtime was originally composed for what instrumentation?
piano
Before recorded music was widespread, music like the rags of Scott Joplin could be mechanically performed by
player pianos
Ragtime was NOT
popular until mid-twentieth century.
At the turn of the twentieth century, a movement called _____ reflected an expansion and intensification of late-Romantic trends.
post-Romanticism
Fauré's Requiem
premiered in Paris for the funeral of a well-known architect.
In the nineteenth century, opera excerpts were NOT marketed to domestic consumers through
radio broadcasts.
Sousa is credited with bringing _____ to European audiences during his first European tour in 1900.
ragtime
Which does NOT describe the device that enables us to hear Scott Joplin's rendition of Maple Leaf Rag?
recorded on a wax cylinder
A leitmotif is a
recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
The Libera me movement of Fauré's Requiem closes
serenely.
Fauré's original ensemble plan for his Requiem was a(n)
small chamber orchestra minus violins.
Which genre describes Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?
spiritual
What is the translation of "requiem"?
"rest"
How many music dramas make up Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung?
4
What is the Second Great Awakening?
A Christian movement of the early 1800s.
America's vernacular traditions include
All possible answers
After Pinkerton returns, Butterfly
All possible answers.
Beyond ballet, Tchaikovsky was also a noted composer of
All possible answers.
How does Puccini's score for Madame Butterfly evoke exoticism?
All possible answers.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot reflects which of the following traditions?
All possible answers.
Wagner's operas are considered nationalistic because they
All possible answers.
What did spirituals include that made them politically subversive?
All possible answers.
Which composer helped carry late-Romantic ideas into the twentieth century?
All possible answers.
Which describes Wagner's "endless melody"?
All possible answers.
Which describes the melodies in Maple Leaf Rag?
All possible answers.
Which describes the ring shout?
All possible answers.
Which elements are present in Wagner's operas?
All possible answers.
Which of the following describes the character Rigoletto?
All possible answers.
Which of the following relates to Debussy's use of the orchestra in comparison with Romantic composers?
All possible answers.
Which is true of Debussy's career and compositional output?
All statements are true.
Which is true of the Libera me movement from Fauré's Requiem?
All statements are true.
Which statement describes the activities of the Fisk Jubilee Singers?
All statements are true.
_______ is the theater dedicated to the performance of Wagner's operas.
Festival Theater at Bayreuth
From whose rule did Italy seek to liberate itself?
Austrian Hapsburgs
Who of the following was a French Romantic composer encountered in an earlier chapter?
Berlioz
Whom does Wotan put in a magic sleep in The Valkyrie?
Brünnhilde
Tchaikovsky conducted at the inaugural concert of which famous concert hall?
Carnegie Hall, New York City
During what time of year is The Nutcracker usually performed?
Christmas
The term "Impressionism" was taken from a work by the painter
Claude Monet.
At which point in the Libera me does the choir sing fortissimo?
Dies irae text
The Nutcracker is based on a fanciful story by
E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Both Puccini and Mahler had a strong fascination with which culture?
Eastern
Which American poet strongly influenced the poems of the French poets Stéphane Mallarmé and Paul Verlaine?
Edgar Allan Poe
Which of the following is an opera by Tchaikovsky?
Eugene Onegin
Puccini's brief reference to The Star-Spangled Banner during the opening of Act I of Madame Butterfly is an example of his nationalism.
False
Which is NOT true of Fauré's use of text in his Requiem?
Fauré used only the specified texts and prayers prescribed by the Catholic Church for the Requiem Mass.
Light German opera featuring spoken dialogue is called
Singspiel
Which describes camp meetings?
Special gatherings popular in nineteenth-century America where songs of worship were sung.
A pastoral poem by the Symbolist writer _______ inspired Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun."
Stéphane Mallarmé
French Romantic-era song composers were drawn to the poets of which movement?
Symbolist
Who were Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, and Paul Verlaine?
Symbolist poets
Where was Scott Joplin born?
Texarkana, Texas
The text of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is based on a story from what source?
The Holy Bible
Which recent movie was based on some of the same material as The Ring of the Nibelung?
The Lord of the Rings
Which statement is NOT true?
The Nutcracker was Tchaikovsky's only ballet NOT choreographed by Marius Petipa.
Which American patriotic song is referenced by Puccini in Madame Butterfly?
The Star-Spangled Banner
_____ is one of Sousa's most well-known marches.
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Which is NOT true of the ring in Wagner's Ring cycle?
The ring is only symbolic and not a real object.
Why is there a musical reference to The Star-Spangled Banner in Madame Butterfly?
The title character marries an American naval officer.
Which is NOT true of Fauré's Requiem?
There is only one version of this work.
Scott Joplin won the Pulitzer Prize posthumously for
Treemonisha.
Which movement of The Nutcracker is based on a Russian dance?
Trepak
Symbolism was the literary equivalent of Impressionism.
True
Which Russian dancer choreographed the ballet version of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
Vaslav Nijinksy
Sousa created, nearly single-handedly, a national music for America that continues to resonate in its concert halls, on its streets, in its sports stadiums, and in the hearts of its people.
true
Tchaikovsky struggled with attacks of depression.
true
The Fisk arrangement of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is strophic.
true
The French Romantic mélodie parallels the German Lied tradition.
true
The French mélodie was inspired by the songs of Schubert.
true
The intensity of Verdi's compositions and the potential for some of the stories to be read as calls for liberation made him a figurehead of the Italian unification movement.
true
The pas de deux, or dance for two, was developed by the choreographer Marius Petipa.
true
The patterns of repetition and clear-cut sections in Joplin's rags are reminiscent of those heard in Sousa marches.
true
The role of the Valkyries was to carry fallen heroes from the battlefield to Valhalla on their winged horses.
true
The singing of spirituals offered the slave community a sense of solidarity.
true
The term "Impressionism" was originally one of derision in academic circles.
true
Opera seria and opera buffa continued to be performed in Italy during the nineteenth century.
ture
Publishers in the nineteenth century worked closely with composers on licensing and other commercial ventures.
ture
The nineteenth-century trend toward realism in opera was known as
verismo.
Spirituals (devotional songs)
were sung by African Americans at camp meetings for freed slaves.
Tchaikovsky was the first Russian
whose music appealed to Western tastes.
