Music 12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19 Quiz Study Guide

The lifelong model for Brahms was:

Ludwig van Beethoven.

The English word for scherzo is:

"Joke".

The third movement in most Classical symphonies is generally:

A Minuet and Trio

The Ring of the Nibelung does not reflect:

A classic emotional restraint.

Haydn's career shows:

A combination of patronage system and concert system

Modest Musorgsky's music reflects:

An intense nationalism.

"Ho capito" is a(n):

Aria.

A typical string quartet would not include the:

Bass viol.

From what condition did Beethoven suffer?

Deafness.

The setting of Aida is:

Egypt.

The composer of Piano Sonata in F, op 1 is:

Francesca LeBrun.

He was the greatest composer of Lied - German songs with piano accompaniment.

Franz Schubert.

The composer of "Erlkönig" is:

Franz Schubert.

Which is not true of Franz Liszt?

He was shy and never able to sustain a long-term relationship.

Which describes Romantic composers' view of form and genre?

Romantic composers did not allow form or genre to restrain spontaneous creativity.

The first movements of multimovement works from the Classical era are in ____ form.

Sonata Form

What is the form of the first movement of Symphony No. 5?

Sonata Form.

The performing forces in the first movement of Symphony No. 40 consist of:

Strings and Winds

With which genre is Beethoven most closely associated?

Symphony.

Which is not true of Viennese Classical music?

The Basic-Classical orchestra had fewer instruments than the Basic Baroque orchestra.

What does the piano introduction to "Erlkönig" bring to mind?

The pounding of a horse's hooves.

Which describes the relationship between the soloist and the orchestra in the Classical concerto?

The soloist and the orchestra were equally balanced in importance.

Which elements of Romanticism are found in the song "Erlkonig"?

The supernatural, love of father and son, death and dying.

The Beethoven symphony dedicated to Napoleon is the:

The third Eroica (Heroic).

What happens to two of the main characters in the Tomb Scene of Aida?

They die in the tomb.

One of the most successful composers of concert overtures such as Midsummer Night's Dream was:

Felix Mendelssohn.

What are the main elements of the exposition in sonata form?

First theme, Bridge, Second Theme, Cadence Theme

Which term refers to a synthesis of many of the arts into one unified work?

Gesamtkunstwerk.

The composer of "Ho capito" is:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The composer of Piano Concerto in A is:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Which is not true of "Erlkönig"?

It is a song cycle.

Opera buffa refers to ____ opera.

Italian Comic

Which of these Operas were composed by Verdi?

La traviata, and Rigoletto.

Compared to the Classical orchestra, the typical Romantic orchestra was:

Larger and blended tone colors in new ways.

The operas of Wagner are unified melodies associated with a person, thing, or idea called:

Leitmotivs.

The nineteenth-century German genre consisting of a musical setting of a short poem for voice and piano is the:

Lied.

The composer most responsible for elevating music to a new level of respect during the Romantic era was:

Ludwig van Beethoven.

The composer of Symphony No. 5 is:

Ludwig van Beethoven.

Which ruler in the Classical era was known for his generous encouragement of the arts?

Emperor Joseph II

An operatic number sung by two or more people is called a(n):

Ensemble.

The Classical style emerged in the ____ century.

Mid-Eighteenth

Romantic composer's use of harmony became

More chromatic.

The first movement of Symphony No. 5 is dominated by a repeated:

Motive.

Italian comic opera was called:

Opera Buffa.

Beethoven's performing instrument was the:

Piano.

Music without singing but derived from a poem, story, or other literary source is called:

Program music.

Fantastic Symphony is a(n):

Program symphony.

The composer of Romeo and Juliet is:

Pyotr Ilyich Chaikovsky.

Beethoven's document lamenting his deafness is titled:

The Heiligenstadt testament.

The quality most prized by Romantic artists was:

The integrity of the expression of individual feeling.

How many different "characters" do you hear in "Erlkönig" ?

Three, plus the narrator.

Which accurately describes Don Giovanni?

Tragic and Comical

Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde ends with:

Tristan and Isolde dieing in each others arms.

A string quartet consists of:

Two violins, one viola, and one cello.

The composer of Symphony No. 40 is:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart