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Q: What is the setting for Rigoletto? a. a Renaissance-era ducal court in northern Italy b. 1850s Rome c. the Roman senate d. a rural village in southern France
Q: Who managed Jenny Linds 1850 American concert tour? a. Stephen Foster c. John Sullivan Dwight b. P. T. Barnum d. Paul Lind
Q: Which of the following wrote the play that was the source of Verdis inspiration for Rigoletto? a. E. T. A. Hoffmann c. Victor Hugo b. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe d. Arrigo Boito
Q: Which character dies at the end of Rigoletto? a. Rigoletto c. Sparafucile b. the duke of Mantua d. Gilda, Rigolettos daughter
Q: The ensemble that follows La donna mobile in Act III of Rigoletto is a(n): a. duet. c. sextet. b. quartet. d. octet.
Q: What is the English translation of the title La donna mobile? a. the mobile Donna b. Donna is mobile c. Woman is not fickle d. Woman is fickle
Q: _____ was Verdis last opera, which he completed at age eighty. a. Macbeth c. Aida b. Rigoletto d. Falstaff
Q: Which Verdi opera was commissioned for a performance in Cairo to mark the opening of the Suez Canal? a. Il trovatore c. Macbeth b. Rigoletto d. Aida
Q: How many operas did Verdi write? a. six c. twenty b. eight d. twenty-eight
Q: Verdis opera Nabucco was hugely popular in Italy because it: a. was interpreted as a symbol of Italian independence. b. had raunchy dance scenes. c. contained popular tunes. d. was based on Roman history.
Q: Which of the following was a widely beloved Italian nationalist opera composer? a. Verdi c. Brahms b. Chopin d. Liszt
Q: The term bel canto refers to: a. a female singer who performs male roles. b. the standard form of nineteenth-century Italian arias. c. a style of singing that features agility and purity of tone. d. the new melodic recitative of the nineteenth century.
Q: Which of the following composed The Barber of Seville and William Tell? a. Donizetti c. Bellini b. Bizet d. Rossini
Q: Italian comic opera is called: a. opera seria. c. opera buffa. b. opra comique. d. Singspiel.
Q: Which nineteenth-century opera singer made a great impression in America by performing both opera excerpts and parlor songs? a. Fanny Hensel c. Giuseppina Stepponi b. Jenny Lind d. Clara Schumann
Q: Discuss Brahmss mixture of Classical and Romantic qualities in his Symphony No. 3.
Q: Discuss how Romantic composers pushed against and worked within the existing formal boundaries of the symphony during the nineteenth century.
Q: The third movement of Brahmss Symphony No. 3 in F Major is a rollicking scherzo.
Q: Brahmss Symphony No. 3 is a program symphony.
Q: Brahmss symphonies use a Romantic harmonic idiom but are Classical in form.
Q: At an early age, Brahms developed a lifelong affection for folk music.
Q: Robert Schumann recognized Brahms as the great innovator who would move music beyond the Classical forms.
Q: The fourth movement of a Romantic symphony has the dimension and character designed to balance the first movement.
Q: The typical Romantic symphony has four movements.
Q: The symphony was a new genre in the Romantic era.
Q: Classical forms were abandoned during the Romantic era.
Q: In absolute music, musical ideas are organized without the aid of external images provided by a program.
Q: Brahms collected ________ throughout his life. a. folk songs and folk sayings c. stamps b. butterflies d. none of the answers shown here
Q: The opening theme of the third movement of Brahmss Symphony No. 3 is first played by the: a. cellos. c. oboes. b. French horns. d. full orchestra.
Q: Which of the following best describes the style of the third movement of Brahmss Symphony No. 3? a. a stately minuet c. a melancholic waltz b. a fast scherzo d. a funeral dirge
Q: The structure of the third movement of Brahmss Symphony No. 3 is: a. binary. c. rondo. b. ternary. d. theme and variations.
Q: Which of the following characterizes Brahmss Symphony No. 3? a. Romantic structure c. programmatic images b. continuous mood d. cyclic unity
Q: Brahms is often described as a(n) _____ because of his use of forms of the Classical masters. a. traditionalist c. nationalist b. Impressionist d. Romanticist
Q: Which of the following was a major composer of Lieder? a. Berlioz c. Brahms b. Chopin d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Brahms wrote _____ symphonies. a. four c. nine b. five d. 104
Q: The death of ______ inspired Brahms to write his German Requiem. a. his mother c. Beethoven b. Clara Schumann. d. Robert Schumann
Q: Which young composer did Robert and Clara Schumann take into their home? a. Wagner c. Brahms b. Liszt d. Mendelssohn
Q: Brahms was recognized as a future leader of absolute music by: a. Hector Berlioz. c. Joseph Joachim. b. Robert Schumann. d. Franz Liszt.
Q: The standard four-movement structure of a Romantic symphony is: a. slow-fast-slow-dance. c. fast-slow-dance-fast. b. fast-fast-slow-fast. d. slow-dance-fast-fast.
Q: How many movements does a typical Romantic symphony contain? a. one c. three b. two d. four
Q: Which movement of a Romantic symphony is most likely to be strongly rhythmic and dancelike? a. sonata-allegro c. scherzo b. theme and variations d. none of the answers shown here
Q: Which movement of a symphony is traditionally the slowest? a. the first movement c. the third movement b. the second movement d. the fourth movement
Q: The first movement of a Romantic era symphony generally retains the basic elements of _____ form. a. theme-and-variations c. minuet or scherzo b. sonata-allegro d. rondo
Q: By the Romantic era, concerts had moved from: a. the opera house to the church. b. the aristocratic palace to the church. c. the aristocratic palace to the public concert hall. d. the public concert hall to the aristocratic palace.
Q: The most important organizing element in absolute music is: a. form. c. programmatic images. b. thematic transformation. d. improvisation.
Q: Which of the following is a type of absolute music? a. incidental music c. the concert overture b. the symphony d. the symphonic poem
Q: How was nationalism reflected in nineteenth-century music? Cite several examples in your response.
Q: Grieg brought much visibility to Norway through music.
Q: Grieg worked to promote Scandinavian music through an academy he helped found.
Q: Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 draws on the unique imagery and folk traditions of Russia.
Q: Anitras Dance from Griegs Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 was conceived as grotesque ballet music.
Q: In the Hall of the Mountain King from Griegs Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 is a depiction of the sunrise.
Q: Grieg considered the twenty-two pieces he originally wrote for Peer Gynt among his greatest works.
Q: Writer Henrik Ibsen invited Grieg to compose music for Peer Gynt.
Q: Grieg was a leading figure of The Mighty Five in Russia.
Q: Nationalism found natural expression in music, among other arts.
Q: The growth of nationalism became a decisive force within the Romantic movement.
Q: The symphonic poem was created in the nineteenth century.
Q: Incidental music to a play is generally considered to be absolute music.
Q: Nineteenth-century composers most original contribution to large forms is: a. the symphony. c. the oratorio. b. the symphonic poem. d. opera.
Q: A single-movement concert piece for orchestra that might evoke a land- or seascape or embody a patriotic or literary idea is called: a. a symphony. c. an overture. b. incidental music. d. absolute music.
Q: Griegs music is notable for: a. its lyricism. c. his nationalistic use of folk dances. b. his nationalistic use of folk music. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Edvard Grieg was born in: a. Norway c. France b. Germany d. Sweden
Q: Which movement from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 was conceived as grotesque ballet music? a. In the Hall of the Mountain King c. ses Death b. Morning Mood d. Anitras Dance
Q: In which movement from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 did Grieg imagine the sun breaking through the clouds at the first forte? a. In the Hall of the Mountain King c. Morning Mood b. Anitras Dance d. ses Death
Q: Griegs Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 is an example of: a. incidental music. b. absolute music. c. an overture. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: The play Peer Gynt by ______ is based on a Norwegian folk tale a. Ibsen c. Shakespeare b. Grieg d. Solveig
Q: Which Norwegian composer of the nineteenth century stands out for his ability to capture the essence of his countrys folklore and dance through music? a. Grieg c. Musorgsky b. Smetana d. de Falla
Q: The Mighty Five were composers from: a. Russia. c. Scandinavia. b. Bohemia. d. Germany.
Q: Examples of musical nationalism include: a. Liszts Hungarian Rhapsodies. c. Tchaikovskys 1812 Overture. b. Dvorks Slavonic Dances. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by: a. employing songs and dances from their home countries in their works. b. borrowing exotic styles from other countries. c. writing absolute music. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Which of the following is a type of orchestral program music? a. concerto c. string quartet b. symphonic poem d. piano trio
Q: Which of the following composers was the first to use the term symphonic poem? a. Berlioz c. Mendelssohn b. Liszt d. Tchaikovsky
Q: A one-movement piece of program music for orchestra that, through several contrasting sections, develops a poetic idea or suggests a scene or mood is called: a. a program symphony. c. a symphonic poem. b. an overture. d. incidental music.
Q: Had movies been invented in the nineteenth century, to which genre of program music would film soundtracks be most similar? a. program symphony c. concert overture b. incidental music d. symphonic poem
Q: Music written for plays, generally consisting of an overture and a series of pieces to be performed between acts, is called: a. incidental music. c. a program symphony. b. background music. d. a symphonic poem.
Q: The finale to the Symphonie fantastique projects a satanic character.
Q: In Berliozs Symphonie fantastique, the ide fixe melody appears only at the very end of the fourth movement, March to the Scaffold.
Q: In his Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz used a recurrent theme that he called the ide fixe, symbolizing the beloved.
Q: Berlioz, who excelled in composing orchestral works, wrote no operas.
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