Music Appreciation Test 4 Review

The favorite subjects of the Romantic poets were: a. comedy and farce. b. love, longing, and nature. c. historical events. d. all of the above

A song form in which the main melody is repeated for two or three stanzas but introduces new or significantly varied material when the text requires it is called: a. strophic. b. through composed. c. modified strophic. d. ternary.

Schubert and his friends organized evening gatherings of artists, writers, and musicians, called: a. Abendmusiken. b. soirées. c. Schubertiads. d. all of the above

In which genre was Schubert NOT indebted to Classical traditions? a. Lied b. chamber music c. piano sonata d. symphony

Approximately how many songs did Schubert compose? a. 300-400 b. 400-500 c. 500-600 d. more than 600

What is vernacular music? a. opera sung in English b. popular songs sung in a country's native language c. music in traditional European genres and forms d. lighter music, such as for dancing and singing

What nationality was Stephen Foster? a. American b. English c. German d. African American

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the: a. harpsichord. b. piano. c. organ. d. clavichord.

Which of the following does NOT characterize the piano? a. It is capable of only one dynamic level. b. It is suitable for both polyphonic and homophonic textures. c. It is an expressive instrument. d. It is a staple of refined education

Which of the following was NOT a technical improvement to the nineteenth-century piano? a. It was made louder. b. Its range was expanded. c. A second keyboard was added. d. It was given improved mechanical action.

The short, lyric piano piece is the instrumental equivalent of: a. the symphony. b. the song. c. the concerto. d. the opera.

Nineteenth-century composers of the short, lyric piano piece included: a. Johannes Brahms. b. Robert Schumann. c. Frédéric Chopin. d. all of the above

Chopin is credited with developing the: a. modern piano style. b. symphonic poem. c. overture. d. Romantic symphony.

With which famous novelist did Chopin become romantically involved? a. George Sand b. Alexandre Dumas c. Gertrude Stein d. Emily Brontë

Which of the following does NOT characterize Chopin's Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4? a. moderate triple meter b. simple A-B-A form c. rubato d. chromaticism

Which composer is known as the "poet of the piano"? a. Robert Schumann b. Frédéric Chopin c. Hector Berlioz d. Johannes Brahms

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was discouraged from pursuing a career as a composer because: a. she was a woman. b. she was primarily a performer. c. she had no talent. d. all of the above

Which of the following composed the piano cycle The Year? a. Frédéric Chopin b. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel c. Clara Schumann d. Franz Liszt

The manuscript for Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's September: At the River, from The Year, has poetic lines by: a. Wilhelm Hensel. b. Heinrich Heine. c. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. d. Friedrich Schiller.

How does Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's The Year reach a level of achievement beyond that of her brother Felix? a. It develops one theme throughout the twelve pieces. b. It is a large-scale work unified by musical and extramusical links. c. It demands greater virtuosity than Felix's works. d. It achieved great popularity when it was published.

Which of the following was the first internationally acclaimed American composer of classical music? a. Louis Moreau Gottschalk b. Amy Cheney Beach c. Stephen Foster d. Charles Ives

The familiar tune quoted near the end of Gottschalk's work The Banjo is: a. The Star-Spangled Banner. b. Yankee Doodle. c. Camptown Races. d. Hail, Columbia.

Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called: a. absolute music. b. program music. c. background music. d. pure music.

Hector Berlioz was born and spent most of his career in: a. Italy. b. France. c. Germany. d. Hungary.

How many movements are in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique? a. one b. four c. three d. five

Which of the following is NOT true of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique? a. The program deals entirely with nature. b. The program was inspired by the composer's infatuation with an actress. c. The program presents a morbid artist in lovesick despair. d. The program is thought to be autobiographical.

In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idée fixe? a. a chant from the Mass for the Dead appearing in the finale b. a shepherd song in the third movement c. the basic theme of the symphony, heard in every movement d. a theme and variations, heard in the march movement

Which of the following does NOT characterize the March to the Scaffold from Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique? a. duple meter b. dominance of the string instruments c. diabolical mood d. minor mode

The Dies irae is: a. the idée fixe in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. b. a Lied by Schubert. c. a chant from the Mass for the Dead. d. an opera by Berlioz.

The concept of a program overture had its origin in the: a. program symphony. b. concert overture. c. symphonies of Beethoven. d. opera overture.

Another name for the symphonic poem is: a. concerto overture. b. tone poem. c. program symphony. d. musical poem.

Nationalism is characteristic of all of the following EXCEPT: a. Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies. b. Chopin's sonatas. c. Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. d. Dvorêák's Slavonic Dances.

Which of the following was NOT a Russian composer? a. Borodin b. Rimsky-Korsakov c. Smetana d. Tchaikovsky

What is the form of Grieg's Morning Mood? a. sonata form b. variations c. rondo d. A-B-A'

Which movement of a Romantic symphony is most likely to be strongly rhythmic and dancelike? a. sonata-allegro b. theme and variations c. scherzo d. none of the above

How many movements does a typical Romantic symphony contain? a. one b. two c. three d. four

Brahms composed his German Requiem after the death of: a. Robert Schumann. b. Clara Schumann. c. Joseph Joachim. d. his mother.

Brahms maintained a lifelong, close relationship with: a. Fanny Mendelssohn. b. Clara Schumann. c. George Sand. d. Amy Beach.

Brahms wrote ________ symphonies. a. four b. five c. nine d. 104

The singing star Giuseppina Strepponi helped launch the career of: a. Gaetano Donizetti. b. Vincenzo Bellini. c. Richard Wagner. d. Giuseppe Verdi.

Italian comic opera is called: a. opera seria. b. opéra comique. c. opera buffa. d. Singspiel.

Who dies at the end of Rigoletto? a. Rigoletto b. the duke of Mantua c. Sparafucile d. Gilda, Rigoletto's daughter

The ensemble that follows "La donna è mobile" in Act III of Rigoletto is a(n): a. duet. b. quartet. c. sextet. d. octet.

Which of the following are characteristic of Beijing opera? a. stylized gestures b. dance c. colorful costumes d. all of the above

A special theater was built at ________ for the presentation of Wagner's music dramas. a. Dresden b. Munich c. Berlin d. Bayreuth

Wagner's total artwork, in which all the arts—music, poetry, drama, visual spectacle—are fused together, is called: a. the Gesamtkunstwerk. b. leitmotifs. c. the Ewigemelodie. d. cyclic unity.

Wagner called his operas: a. tone poems. b. music dramas. c. oratorios. d. operettas.

In Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, who are the Valkyries? a. the nine daughters of Wotan b. the Nibelung dwarfs c. the Rhine maidens d. the enemies of Wotan

Tchaikovsky's fanciful ballet about a child's Christmas gift and dreams of exotic people and places is: a. Swan Lake. b. Sleeping Beauty. c. Pathétique. d. The Nutcracker.

The keyboard instrument featured in the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker, is the: a. piano. b. celesta. c. harpsichord. d. organ.

The leading composer of Italian opera in the late-Romantic era was: a. Rossini b. Leoncavallo c. Puccini d. Mascagni

Which of the following operas is NOT by Puccini? a. Madame Butterfly b. La bohème c. Pagliacci d. Tosca

The Japanese shamisen is: a. a hand drum. b. a kind of flute. c. a poetic form. d. a plucked string instrument.

The Libera me from Fauré's Requiem features which vocal soloist? a. soprano b. contralto c. tenor d. baritone

The mood at the end of Libera me from Fauré's Requiem is: a. ecstatic. b. mournful. c. serene. d. dramatic.

The French movement in poetry that rebelled against traditional modes of expression is called: a. Imagism. b. Symbolism. c. Expressionism. d. Impressionism.

Mallarmé and Verlaine were: a. Symbolist poets. b. Impressionist painters. c. Impressionist composers. d. none of the above

The Symbolist poets were strongly influenced by the works of: a. George Sand. b. Emily Brontë. c. Robert Frost. d. Edgar Allan Poe.

The whole-tone scale used by Impressionist composers derives from: a. the post-Romantic music of Mahler. b. non-Western music. c. medieval church music. d. the Classical-Romantic tradition.

Debussy was highly influenced by the sounds of a gamelan from: a. Japan. b. Algeria. c. Turkey. d. Java.

What nationality was Claude Debussy? a. German b. French c. Italian d. Austrian

Which of the following was NOT composed by Debussy? a. Clair de lune b. La mer c. Boléro d. Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"

Which of the following describes the activities of Harry T. Burleigh? a. He studied with Dvorêák. b. He arranged spirituals for voice and piano. c. He became a music publisher. d. all of the above

The spiritual Swing Low, Sweet Chariot reflects qualities of which tradition(s)? a. Native American b. African American c. European American d. all of the above

Which of the following distinguishes the Fisk Jubilee Singers' arrangement of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot from that of Harry T. Burleigh? a. The Fisk Jubilee Singers perform a cappella. b. The Fisk Jubilee Singers arrangement has more complicated harmonies. c. The Fisk Jubilee Singers incorporate polyphony. d. all of these

An important American instrumental ensemble of the nineteenth century was the: a. symphony orchestra. b. minstrel show. c. brass band. d. jazz band.

Which of the following does NOT describe the career of Patrick S. Gilmore? a. led the Union Army band in concerts b. composed When Johnny Comes Marching Hone c. was a virtuoso cornet player d. earned title as "March King"

John Philip Sousa conducted the: a. Washington Posts. b. U.S. Marine Band. c. New York Civic Band. d. Boston Pops Band.

John Philip Sousa composed: a. The Washington Post. b. Semper Fidelis. c. The Stars and Stripes Forever. d. all of the above

Which American composer became known as the "King of Ragtime"? a. Sousa b. Joplin c. Strauss d. Armstrong