Ch. 45

Which of the following does NOT characterize Singspiel? a. It was the immediate predecessor of German Romantic opera. b. It featured elaborate recitatives and arias. c. The plots were generally light or comic. d. Mozart's opera The Magic Flute is an example of this genre.

Which composer is considered the single most important figure in the artistic world of the latter half of the nineteenth century?

Wagner's first operatic success was a grand opera entitled:

The librettist for Wagner's music dramas was:

Which of the following does NOT characterize the music of Act III, Scene 1 of Die Walküre? a. The orchestra plays a subordinate role. b. The battle cries of the Valkyries can be heard. c. Major and minor harmonies alternate. d. The music flows continuously.

Which of the following is NOT an opera from the Ring cycle? a. Siegfried b. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg c. Das Rheingold d. Götterdämmerung

Wagner chose to base his early operas on:

In his Ring of the Nibelung, which characteristic of traditional opera did Wagner eliminate?

In Act III, Scene 1 of Die Walküre, what are the Valkyries carrying on their horses?

Wagner's cycle of four music dramas is called:

A special theater was built at ________ for the presentation of Wagner's music dramas.

Wagner called his operas:

Which composer's musical language was based on chromatic harmony?

The emotional quality of Wagner's music is heightened by his use of:

In the Ring cycle, who is the father of the gods?

Wagner's total artwork, in which all the arts—music, poetry, drama, visual spectacle—are fused together, is called:

In Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, who are the Valkyries?

The principal themes in Wagner's operas, which recur throughout and carry specific meanings, are called:

In the orchestral prelude to Act III of Wagner's Die Walküre, the Ride theme primarily is played by:

Why does Wotan deprive Brünnhilde of her immortality and leave her sleeping inside a ring of fire?