Intro to Music Exam 3: The Romantic Period
True or False Although a musical nationalist, Smetana avoided getting involved with the political revolution.
True
True or False American sheet music publishers issued numerous collections of Chopin's music in the mid-nineteenth century.
True
True or False Berlioz was awarded the Prix de Rome, during which time he wrote his Symphonie fantastique.
True
True or False The true love of Brahm's life was Clara Schumann.
True
Which composer has been considered to be the single most important phenomenon in the artistic life of the latter half of the nineteenth century?
Wagner
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 Nibelung
True or False An interest in folklore and folk music resulted from the rise of nationalism.
True
True or False Brahm's symphonies use a Romantic harmonic idiom but are Classical in form
True
True or False Chopin contributed much to the establishment of a modern piano style.
True
True or False Nationalism found natural expression in music, among other arts.
True
True or False Russia represented one of the major nationalist schools of composition in the Romantic era.
True
True or False Smetana's The Moldau is a musical painting of a river.
True
True or False Tchaikovsky suffered from depression and guilt over his homosexuality
True
True or False Tchaikovsky was known for his symphonies and operas as well as for his ballets.
True
True or False The Arab Dance and Chinese Dance from The Nutcracker are examples of exoticism.
True
True or False The aria "La donna e mobile" from Verdi's Rigolettos, is set in a simple, strophic form with a refrain.
True
True or False The desire for increased expressiveness in the nineteenth century music is communicated by the composer to the performer through new descriptive terms.
True
True or False The rise in popularity of the piano was an important factor in shaping the musical culture of the Romantic era.
True
True or False Wagner pushed the major-minor tonality to extreme limits with this style of chromatic harmony.
True
True or False The Nutcracker is based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffman.
True
True or False After Italian independence, Verdi was elected to parliament and was considered to be a national hero.
True
True or False Berlioz was on of the boldest musical innovators of the nineteenth century.
True
True or False Clara Schumann wrote primarily piano and vocal works and composed no symphonies.
True
True or False In the nineteenth century, women's talent were encouraged on the opera stage.
True
True or False The dynamic range of the nineteenth century orchestras was far greater than orchestras of the previous century.
True
True or False The growth of nationalism became decisive force within the Romantic movement
True
True or False The structure of Chopin's Military Polonaise in A major resembles a minuet and trio.
True
True or False Verdi's operas stirred a revolutionary spirit within the Italian people.
True
Who was the source of Verdi's inspiration of Rigoletto?
Victor Hugo
Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is an example of:
a program symphony
Which of the following was NOT a technical improvement in the nineteenth-century piano? a) it was made louder b) its range was expanded c) a second keyboard was added d) it was given an improved mechanical action
a second keyboard was added
Which musical devices help to portray the child's terror in Erlking
high range and dissonance
Had movies been invented in the nineteenth century, which genre of program music would film soundtracks best represent?
incidental music
Romantic composers sought to make the instruments sing. This statement best describes the element of:
melody
During the nineteenth century, concert life began to center in the:
public concert hall
The ensemble that follows "La donna e mobile in Act III of Rigoletto is a:
quartet
Which characteristics of traditional opera did Wagner eliminate?
separate arias
Clara Schuman's Music for an Evening Entertainment, Op. 6, is written for:
solo piano
The _____ became the most important genre of orchestral music during the Romantic era
symphony
Clara Schuman's Nocturne is in ____ form.
ternary
The structure of the third movement of Brahms's Symphony No. 3 is:
ternary
The folk take of Aladdin comes from:
the Arabian collection The Thousand and One Nights
The keyboard instrument featured in the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker is:
the celesta
In Schubert's Erlking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents:
the galloping of the horse
Brahms wrote ____ symphonies
4
Of the followings, who was a prolific composer of Lieder? a) Berlioz b) Chopin c) Brahms d) all of the above
Brahms
Which of the following is NOT a well known Verdi opera? a) II trovatore b) Rigoletto c) Carmen d) Aida
Carmen
Brahms maintained a life-long close relationship with:
Clara Schumann
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is based on a story by:
E.T.A. Hoffman
True or False Berlioz, who excelled in composing orchestral works, wrote no operas.
False
True or False In Rigoletto, Verdi turns away from tuneful melodies to heighten the dramatic action.
False
True or False The Nutcracker is a real-life story set at Christmas time.
False
True or False The Romantic orchestra was the same size as the Classical orchestra.
False
True or False A symphonic poem is a multimovement programmatic work for orchestra.
False
True or False Clara Schumann died at a young age, leaving her husband Robert to care for their children
False
True or False In Berlioz's, Symphonie fantastique, the idée fixe melody appears only at the very end of the fourth movement, "March to Scaffold."
False
True or False Romantic composers wrote concertos only for their own performances
False
True or False The origins of the Romantic concerto reach back to the Renaissance
False
The Leipzig Conservatory was founded by:
Felix Mendelssohn
In which genre is Schubert NOT indebted to Classical traditions? a) Lied b) chamber music c) piano sonata d) symphony
Lied
Chopin spent most of his productive life in:
Paris
Wagner's first operatic success was a grand opera entitled
Rienzi
Who composed the opera The Bartered Bride?
Smetana
Which of the following does NOT characterize the music for Act III, scene 1 of Die Walkure? a) subordinate orchestral role b) battle cries by the Valkyries c) alternations of major and minor harmonies d) continous musical flow
a) subordinate orchestral role
Which of the following does NOT characterize Chopin's Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No.1? a)bold rhythmic chords b) simple technical demands c) lyrics trio season d) ternary dance form
b) simple technical demands
Which of the following is a large-form work for piano?
ballade
Of the following, who is a noted woman composer of the Romantic era? a) Princess Carolyne Sayn- Wittgenstein b) Amy Cheney Beach c) George Sand d) Nadezhda von Meck
c) George Sand
Of the following, which does NOT describe orchestras of the nineteenth century? a) the conductor emerged as a central figure b) the range of dynamics increased c) the size of the orchestras decrease, making more compact ensembles d) new instruments were added to the ensemble
c) the size of the orchestras decrease, making more compact ensembles
The opening theme of the third movement of Brahm's Symphony No. 3 is first played by the:
cellos
Which is NOT a good example of musical nationalism? a) Finlandia, by Sibelius b) Peer Gynt, by Grieg c) The Moldau, by Smetana d) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, by Brahms
d) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, by Brahms
Of the following interests, which did Brahms purse in his younger years? a) folk music b) writings of the German romantics c) music of Bach and Beethoven d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Of the following, which does NOT characterize Verdi's "La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto? a) strophic form b) aria of seduction c) triple meter d) contrapuntal orchestral accompaniment
d) contrapuntal orchestral accompaniment
Which does NOT characterize Clara Schumann's Nocturne from Music for an Evening Entertainment? a) rich harmonies b) ornamental melody c) rhythmic complexities d) dominant melody in the left hand
d) dominant melody in the left hand
Which does NOT characterize Romantic music? a) singable melodies b) expressive harmonies c) expanded forms d) reserved emotions
d) reserved emotions
