Music for the Listener - Quiz Week 9 (Ch 23-25)

What is the source of the theme in this excerpt? a. Gregorian chant b. a chorale c. a German folk song d. an opera aria

a. Gregorian chant

Art songs are often called by their German name, which is a. Lieder b. Singspiel c. Verzeichnis d. Werk e. Volkmusik

a. Lieder

Instrumental music cannot literally tell a story, because it would a. not do so accurately b. All of these choices c. sound almost comic d. be a weak substitute for music with words

b. All of these choices

Some of the time composers in the Romantic period worked hard at having their compositions sound like a momentary expression of feeling in sound. True or False

True

In what style is this music? a. Renaissance b. Classical c. Romantic d. Baroque

NOT b. Classical TRY d. Baroque

Theme transformation is a. a theme that has been turned upside down so an interval that originally ascended now descends, and so forth b. a rather short melodic pattern that is subject to changes in rhythm, harmony, and other features c. a theme from an absolute work of music that is used in a work of program music d. writing a theme or melody for a different instrument or voice e. another name for theme and variations

b. a rather short melodic pattern that is subject to changes in rhythm, harmony, and other features

Schubert's "Der Erlkönig" concludes with the death of the a. Erl King b. son c. horse d. father e. narrator

b. son

Liszt's La Campanella is a a. work for piano and orchestra b. virtuoso set of variations on a theme c. sonata d. None of these choices e. character piece

b. virtuoso set of variations on a theme

Which family of instruments is featured in this excerpt? a. percussion b. woodwinds c. strings d. brasses

b. woodwinds

The most significant composer of art songs is a. Beethoven b. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel c. Schubert d. Clara Schumann e. Felix Mendelssohn

c. Schubert

A character piece is a. a short piano work by an eccentric composer b. None of these choices c. a free-sounding, short work for piano d. a short work for orchestra e. a song about an unusual person

c. a free-sounding, short work for piano

An art song is a(n) a. arrangement of a folk song for piano or other instrument b. song about a painting c. musical setting of a poem for one singer and piano d. solo song sung by a chorus e. folk melody that has been incorporated into an opera

c. musical setting of a poem for one singer and piano

What is the meter of this music? a. two slow beats to the measure b. three slow beats to the measure c. three rather quick beats to the measure d. two rather quick beats to the measure

c. three rather quick beats to the measure

How does the music change from the first clip to the second clip to the third clip? a. Each time the pitch gets lower and the music grows softer. b. Each time the pitch is the same but the music becomes louder. c. Each time the pitch gets lower and the music grows louder. d. Each time the pitch is higher and the music grows louder.

d. Each time the pitch is higher and the music grows louder.

What do you hear in this excerpt? a. modulation ​b. counterpoint c. imitation d. sequence

d. sequence

How many different pitches (not notes) does this introduction use? a. one b. three c. four d. two

d. two

Important composers of piano music in the Romantic period include a. Verdi and Puccini b. Schumann and Rossini c. R. Strauss and Wagner d. Monteverdi and Purcell e. Chopin and Liszt

e. Chopin and Liszt

An important composer of ballet music was a. Liszt b. Mendelssohn c. Berlioz d. Schubert e. Tchaikovsky

e. Tchaikovsky

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto begins with the violin playing a. many rapidly repeating notes b. playing the first theme c. a cadenza d. music in a major key e. playing a duet with the woodwinds

e. playing the first theme ??

Incidental music is music that a. None of these choices b. can be played indoors or outdoors c. can be played using different combinations of instruments d. does not need to be played completely e. was composed to be played in conjunction with a play or drama

e. was composed to be played in conjunction with a play or drama