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Visual Arts

Q: Which of the following painters was associated with the Impressionist school? a. Delaunay c. Renoir b. Schoenberg d. Picasso
Q: Impressionism was a style of painting that was cultivated principally in: a. Paris. c. Berlin. b. London. d. Rome.
Q: Impressionism: Sun Rising, the painting that sparked the Impressionist art movement, was created by: a. Auguste Renoir. c. Claude Monet. b. Edgar Degas. d. Paul Verlaine.
Q: The earliest harbingers of modernism were artists and writers from: a. Russia. c. France. b. Spain. d. Germany.
Q: Why did ballet principally develop in France and Russia?
Q: Discuss the musical elements that make The Nutcracker a representative Romantic work.
Q: Tchaikovsky was a Russian-born composer who wrote most of his works while in exile in France.
Q: Marius Petipa brought the art of staging ballets to unprecedented heights.
Q: Ballet is a choreographed dance that began during the Baroque era.
Q: The Nutcracker takes place at an Easter celebration.
Q: During the Trepak, Tchaikovsky enlivens the sound of the orchestra by adding a celesta.
Q: Tchaikovsky utilizes the celesta during the Sugar Plum Fairys dance.
Q: Tchaikovskys three ballets (Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker) are part of the Russian repertory.
Q: Tchaikovsky was the first Russian composer whose music appealed to Western tastes.
Q: Ballet developed as an independent art form during the early twentieth century.
Q: In England, staged dancing was known as masque.
Q: What instrument does Tchaikovsky use to enliven the sound of the orchestra during the Trepak? a. celesta c. guitar b. tambourine d. tympani
Q: What Russian dance features the famous Cossack squat-kick? a. the Trepak c. the pas de deux b. the celesta d. the intermedio
Q: The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy features the ______, an instrument Tchaikovsky discovered in Paris. a. piano c. celesta b. glockenspiel d. tambourine
Q: Who is/are the ruler(s) of Confiturembourg? a. the Sugar Plum Fairy c. the Nutcracker b. the Mouse King d. Clara and Fritz
Q: Where does Act I of The Nutcracker take place? a. at a Christmas party c. in Trepak b. in Confiturembourg d. on New Years Eve
Q: Which Tchaikovsky ballet is performed every Christmas all over the world? a. Swan Lake c. The Nutcracker b. The Sleeping Beauty d. Romeo and Juliet
Q: Which composer became a giant of Russian ballet in the later nineteenth century? a. Tchaikovsky c. von Meck b. Debussy d. Rubinstein
Q: What is the name of the wealthy widow who became Tchaikovskys patron? a. Nadezhda von Meck c. Clara Schumann b. Fanny Hensel d. Marius Petipa
Q: In 1891 Tchaikovsky was invited to participate in the inaugural concert of ________. a. Carnegie Hall in New York c. the Garnier Opera in Paris b. Albert Hall in London d. the Moscow Conservatory
Q: Where was Tchaikovsky born? a. Germany c. France b. Russia d. England
Q: Staged dancing in Italy was known as: a. masque. c. intermedio. b. ballet de cour. d. pas de deux.
Q: Who invented the structure of the classic pas de deux? a. Marius Petipa c. Fred Astaire b. Vaslav Nijinsky d. Martha Graham
Q: ______ is a choreographed dance that began in the Renaissance and was central to lavish festivals and theatrical entertainments presented at the courts of kings and dukes. a. Ballet c. Pas de deux b. Tap d. The Lindy Hop
Q: Discuss how contemporary film, television, or video games incorporate Wagners concept of leitmotif.
Q: Describe Wagners innovations in opera and his desire to unite music and drama. Give examples from works mentioned in the textbook.
Q: In the final scene of Die Walkre, Wagner uses a leitmotif to introduce a character who has not even been born.
Q: J. R. R. Tolkiens epic Lord of the Rings was inspired by Norse mythology and Wagners Ring.
Q: Wagner developed an endless melody that was molded to the natural inflections of the German language.
Q: One of the leitmotifs from Wagners Die Walkre is the magic fire music.
Q: In Wagners Ring operas, Brnnhilde is Wotans wife.
Q: In Wagners operas, the recurring themes, which represent specific characters, emotions, or ideas, are called leitmotifs.
Q: Wagner pushed major-minor tonality to extreme limits with his style of chromatic harmony.
Q: The focal point of Wagnerian music drama is the voice.
Q: Wagner strove for a continuous flow of melody, unlike the divisions of aria and recitative in Italian opera.
Q: Wagner did not wish to change the prevailing form of opera in the nineteenth century.
Q: Wagners operas employ the supernatural as an element of drama and glorify the German land and people.
Q: Because of his dominating personality, Wagner frequently changed librettists while composing his music dramas.
Q: Richard Wagner composed the first Singspiel.
Q: Where was Wagner born? a. France c. Germany b. England d. Austria
Q: A scene in German musical theater that contains spoken dialogue or minimal singing but also features striking orchestral accompaniment to intensify the dramatic effect of the words is called: a. melodrama. c. Gesamtkuntswerk. b. leitmotif. d. Nibelungenlied.
Q: Who established the idea that multimedia can convey multiple meanings at once? a. Richard Wagner c. W. A. Mozart b. Giuseppe Verdi d. none of the answers shown here
Q: Why does Wotan deprive Brnnhilde of her immortality and leave her sleeping inside a ring of fire? a. because she drew the sword out of the stone b. because, overcome with compassion, she attempted to save Siegmunds life in battle c. because she fell in love with a mastersinger of Nuremburg d. because she allowed her winged horse, Pegasus, to die in battle
Q: In the orchestral prelude to Act III of Wagners Die Walkre, the Ride theme primarily is played by: a. strings. c. brass. b. woodwinds. d. percussion.
Q: In Act III, Scene 1 of Die Walkre, what are the Valkyries carrying on their horses? a. weapons of war c. armor b. fallen heroes d. slain foes
Q: In Wagners Ring of the Nibelung, who are the Valkyries? a. the nine daughters of Wotan c. the Rhine maidens b. the Nibelung dwarfs d. the enemies of Wotan
Q: In the Ring cycle, who is the father of the gods? a. Siegfried c. Wotan b. Loge d. Brnnhilde
Q: The emotional quality of Wagners music is heightened by his use of: a. separate arias. c. chromatic dissonance. b. exotic instruments. d. rubato.
Q: Wagner based his musical language on: a. chromatic harmony. c. monophonic harmony. b. diatonic harmony. d. atonal harmony.
Q: The principal themes that recur throughout Wagners operas and carry specific meanings are called: a. libretti. c. motives. b. leitmotifs. d. fixed ideas.
Q: Wagner called his operas: a. tone poems. c. oratorios. b. music dramas. d. operettas.
Q: Which of the following composers created the music drama? a. Wagner c. Brahms b. Liszt d. Verdi
Q: The concept of a total artwork in which all the artsmusic, poetry, drama, and visual spectacleare fused together is called: a. Gesamtkunstwerk. c. Ewigemelodie. b. leitmotifs. d. cyclic unity.
Q: In his Ring of the Nibelung, which characteristic of traditional opera did Wagner eliminate? a. separate arias c. the overture b. the orchestra d. costumes
Q: A special theater was built at _____ for the presentation of Wagners music dramas. a. Dresden c. Berlin b. Munich d. Bayreuth
Q: Wagners cycle of four music dramas is called: a. Lohengrin. c. The Ring of the Nibelung. b. Tristan and Isolde. d. Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg.
Q: Wagner chose to base his early operas on: a. dramas of historical intrigue. c. ancient Greek tragedies. b. medieval German epics. d. Biblical stories.
Q: Which of the following is an opera from the Ring cycle? a. Siegfried c. Der fliegende Hollnder b. Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg d. Lohengrin
Q: Who wrote the librettos for Wagners music dramas? a. Goethe. c. Mller. b. Heine. d. Wagner.
Q: Wagners first operatic success was an opera entitled: a. The Flying Dutchman. c. Rienzi. b. Tristan and Isolde. d. Faust.
Q: Which composer is considered the greatest figure in German opera and one of the most significant in the history of the Romantic era? a. Brahms c. Wagner b. Schubert d. Schumann
Q: Which of the following characterizes Singspiel? a. It was preceded by the German Romantic opera. b. It featured elaborate recitatives and arias. c. The plots were generally dark. d. Mozarts opera The Magic Flute is an example of this genre.
Q: Why do Verdis operas have such enduring popular appeal? Cite examples from the textbook.
Q: How were Verdis operas able to inspire nationalist sentiment?
Q: How does Jenny Linds career reflect the changing attitude toward women performers during the nineteenth century?
Q: Before the age of recording, catchy excerpts from operas were marketed in arrangements, whether for the home or for public spaces.
Q: A play by Shakespeare inspired Verdi to compose Rigoletto.
Q: Verdi worked closely with music publishers to help build a market for his works.
Q: In Rigoletto, Verdi turns away from tuneful melodies to heighten the dramatic action.
Q: The aria La donna mobile from Verdis Rigoletto, is set in simple, strophic form with a refrain.
Q: Verdis Aida could be viewed as an example of exoticism because of its Egyptian setting.
Q: Verdis operas stirred a revolutionary spirit within the Italian people.
Q: Bellini, the first major composer of Romantic Italian opera, is celebrated for his music for William Tell.
Q: Women achieved prominence during the Romantic era as opera singers.
Q: Which character sings La donna mobile? a. the Duke c. Gilda b. Rigoletto d. Maddalena
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