CHAP 38- Grieg

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Composers expressed their nationalism through music by basing their compositions on:
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he songs and dances of their people. the celebration of a national hero, event, or place.
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Composers like Tchaikovsky only selected inspiration from their own country in writing program music.
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false
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In the nineteenth-century nationalism was not a concern among composers.
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false
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In nineteenth-century Europe, composers often wrote nationalistic music.
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true
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Peer Gynt is a play by:
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Henrik Ibsen.
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Symphonic poems have between three to five movements.
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False
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The chief difference between a symphonic poem and a program symphony is:
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the number of movements in the work.
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The famous school of Russian nationalist composers in the nineteenth century was called:
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The Mighty Handful.
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Which category of program music best describes The Moldau?
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symphonic poem
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Which composer is generally credited with creating the symphonic poem?
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Franz Liszt
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Which of the following is a type of program music written to accompany plays?
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incidental music
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Which term describes a one-movement work for orchestra with a literary program?
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symphonic poem
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Which term describes a one-movement work possibly written to introduce a larger work but also played independently?
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concert overture
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Which type of program best describes Smetana's The Moldau?
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geographic/historic, depicting actual events or places