Assignment 6
1.
The Romantic Period
Name:_______________________________________
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western art music, encompassed the years
A. 1450-1600
C. 1750-1820
B. 1600-1750
D. 1820-1900
2. OWhich of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?
A. A fascination with fantasy
B. An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures
C. An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages
D. An interest is exoticism and the past
3. Of all the inspirations for romantic art, none was more important than
A. The aristocracy
B. Ancient Greek art and culture
C. Nature
D. The church
4. Which of the following composers is NOT associated with the romantic period?
A. Giuseppe Verdi
B. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
C. Robert Schumann
D. Frederic Chopin
5.
Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as
A. Exoticism
B. Nationalism
C. Program music
D. Verismo
6. Program music is
A. music that depicts aspects of nature.
B. instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
C. vocal music that tells a story.
D. All answers are correct.
7.
An orchestra toward the end of the romantic period might include close to _____ musicians
A. 24
B. 40
C. 60
D. 100
8. Which of the following statements is not true of the piano in the early romantic period?
A. A cast-iron frame was introduced to hold the strings under greater tension.
B. The use of the damper pedal allowed a sonorous blend of tones from all registers of the piano.
C. The piano's range remained basically the same as in the classical period.
D. The piano's hammers were covered with felt.
9. A slight slowing down or speeding up of the tempo, characteristically employed in the performance of much
romantic music, is
A. Ostinato
C. Syncopation
B. Chromatic
D. Rubato
10. Because of the French Revolution and the ___________________, many aristocrats could no longer afford
to maintain private opera houses, orchestras, and “composers in residence.”
A. American Revolution
C. French and Indian War
B. Napoleonic Wars
D. Wages of Skilled performers
11. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Romantic composers wrote primarily for a middle-class audience whose size and prosperity had
increased because of the industrial revolution.
B. Romantic musicians often composed to execute a commission or meet the demands of an aristocratic or
church patron.
C. Music conservatories were founded in Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Oberlin, and Philadelphia during the
1860s.
D. The nineteenth-century public was captivated by virtuosity.
12. The composer whose career was a model for many romantic composers was
A. Beethoven
C. Mozart
B. Bach
D. Haydn
13. All of the following romantic composers were also virtuoso instrumentalists giving solo recitals except
A. Clara Weick Schumann
C. Niccolo Paganini
B. Franz Liszt
D. Hector Berlioz
14. A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuoso was
A. Franz Liszt
C. Frederic Chopin
B. Hector Berlioz
D. Franz Schubert
15. A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A. Clara Schumann
C. Robert Schumann
B. Niccolo Paganini
D. Frederic Chopin
16. When music conservatories were founded, women
A. were admitted only as vocalists or pianists.
B. were at first accepted only as students of performance, but by the late 1800s could study musical
composition.
C. could only study musical composition, since performance was considered undignified.
D. were not admitted.
17. A very important part of every middle-class home during the romantic period was the
A. resident composer/performer.
C. violin
B. piano
D. flute
18. One of the few composers fortunate enough to be supported by private patrons was
A. Franz Liszt
C. Hector Berlioz
B. Franz Schubert
D. Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
19. An art song is a musical composition for
A. Solo voice and piano
B. Solo voice and orchestra
C. Multiple voices
D. All answers are correct
20. The word __________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A. Lied
C. Chanson
B. Durchkomponiert
D. Ballade
21. When the same music is repeated for each stanza of a poem, the form is known as
A. Song form
C. Through-composed
B. Strophic
D. Repetitious
22. When a composer writes new music for each stanza of a poem, the form is known as
A. Song form
C. Through-composed
B. Strophic
D. Unending
23. Schubert wrote a number of symphonies and chamber works that are comparable in power and emotional
intensity to those of his idol,
A. Beethoven
C. Mozart
B. Berlioz
D. Haydn
24. Schubert
A. was widely acknowledged as a composer in his lifetime.
B. was very self-critical, which accounts for his meager output.
C. produced his greatest works after the age of forty.
D. was the first great master of the romantic art song.
25. Schubert’s songs number more than
A. 50
C. 250
B. 100
D. 600
26. The Erlking, in schubert’s song of that name, is a romantic personification of
A. Ghosts
C. A galloping horse
B. Death
D. Nature
27. Clara Schumann frequently performed the works of her husband and of her close friend
A. Hector Berlioz
C. Johann Sebastian Bach
B. Richard Wagner
D. Johannes Brahms
28. Clara Schumann
A. composed many works for orchestra.
B. stopped composing at the age of thirty-six when her husband died.
C. gave up concertizing when she married.
D. continued to compose music throughout her life.
29. Romanze (romance) in the nineteenth century was often used for
A. A steamy, sexy novel
B. short, lyrical piece for piano or solo instrument with piano accompaniment.
C. autobiographical song cycle.
D. descriptive programmatic symphony.
30. In the 1830s, Paris was
A. a center of romanticism.
B. the artistic capital of Europe.
C. the home of Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, and Heinrich Heine.
D. All answers are correct.
31. Chopin expressed his love of Poland by composing polonaises and
A. Polkas
C. Waltzes
B. Folk songs
D. Mazurkas
32. While in Paris, Chopin
A. married the famous writer Aurore Dudevant.
B. earned a good living by teaching piano to the daughters of the rich.
C. gave a great number of successful public concerts.
D. All answers are correct.
33. Chopin’s output is
A. relatively small.
B. for a wide range of media.
C. Inconsistent in quality
D. Enormous
34. A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and night time, is the
A. Etude
C. Waltz
B. Mazurka
D. Nocturne
35. A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties is known as
A. A nocturne
C. A polonaise
B. An etude
D. ein lied
36. The _________________ is a dance in triple meter that originated as a stately processional for the Polish
nobility
A. Polka
C. Waltz
B. Mazurka
D. Polonaise
37. As a youth, Franz Liszt was influenced by the performances of
A. Richard Wagner
C. Robert Schumann
B. Hector Berlioz
D. Niccolo Paganini
38. Until the age of 36, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
A. Pianist
C. Cellist
B. Conductor
D. All answers are correct
39. Liszt’s piano works are characterized by
A. an unprecedented range of dynamics.
B. rapid octaves and daring leaps.
C. arpeggios
D. All answers are correct
40. Liszt typified the romantic movement because he
A. had a charismatic personality
C. was an innovative composer
B. was a stupendous performer.
D. all answers are correct
41. By the age of 13, Mendelssohn had written _____________ of astounding quality.
A. vocal works.
C. symphonies and concertos
B. sonatas
D. All answers are correct.
42. Mendelssohn is known as the man who rekindled an interest in the music of
A. Palestrina
C. Handel
B. Bach
D. Schubert
43. Mendelssohn wrote in all musical forms except
A. Symphonies
C. String quartets
B. Operas
D. Oratorios
44. Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene is called
A. Absolute music
C. Program music
B. Opera
D. Symphony
45. Non-program music is also known as _______________ music.
A. Pure
C. Concert
B. Absolute
D. Symphonic
46. The composer who developed the symphonic poem was
A. Liszt
C. Schubert
B. Beethoven
D. Strauss
47. Music intended to be performed before and during a play to set the mood for scenes or highlight dramatic
action is known as
A. Music drama
C. Absolute music
B. Incidental music
D. Play music
48. Today’s movie scores may be regarded as examples of
A. Pure music
C. Incidental music
B. Folk music
D. Absolute music
49. Parisians were startled by Berlioz’s Fantastic Symphony because of its
A. sensationally autobiographical program.
B. amazingly novel orchestration.
C. vivid description of the weird and diabolical.
D. All answers are correct.
50. As one of the first great __________, Berlioz influenced a whole generation of musicians.
A. orchestral conductors
C. impresarios
B. composition teachers
D. guitarists
51. The fourth movement of Berlioz’s Fantastic Symphony depicts a
A. March to the scaffold
C. Dream of a witches’ Sabbath
B. Ball
D. Scene in the country
52. The founder of Czech national music was
A. Cesar Cui
C. Bedrich Smetana
B. Antonin Dvorak
D. Boris Godunov
53. Smetana grew up when Bohemia was under _____________ domination.
A. German
C. Polish
B. Austrian
D. Russian
54. Even though Smetana was deaf at the time, he composed a musical work depicting Bohemia’s main river as
it flows through the countryside. The name of the river, and the composition is the
A. Moldau
C. Danube
B. Seine
D. Thames
55. Dvorak found a basis for a new national American musical school in
A. The music of New York
C. Western art music as taught at the National Conservatory
B. African American spirituals
D. The traditional folk music of European immigrants
56. In the first movement of the New World Symphony, Dvorak
A. used the form of the scherzo.
B. quoted the black spiritual Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
C. composed a theme that resembles Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
D. began the symphony with an allegro first theme.
57. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A. was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
B. preferred his government position to music.
C. studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
D. began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
58. Which of the following is not a ballet by Tchaikovsky?
A. Swan Lake
C. The Nutcracker
B. The Sleeping Beauty
D. Coppelia
59. At its premiere in 1870, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture was
A. A tremendous success
B. A dismal failure
C. Performed by a large orchestra, with chorus and cannon
D. Enthusiastically applauded by the Tsar
60. In comparison to some earlier composers, Brahm’s musical output may be considered small, This is
explained in part by the fact that Brahms
A. was too busy conducting and performing to find time to compose.
B. was insecure and lazy, unable to concentrate on composing
C. was extremely critical of his own work, and endlessly revised his compositions.
D. died before he had a chance to realize himself fully.
61. Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never wrote
A. Art songs
C. Choral works
B. Operas
D. Chamber music
62. Verdi studied music in __________, the city where Italy’s most important opera house, La Scala, is located.
A. Rome
C. Venice
B. Florence
D. Milan
63. Critics were often scandalized by the subject matter of Verdi’s operas because they
A. symbolized a free and unified Italy.
B. commemorated the Suez canal, which was not even in Europe.
C. were based on Shakespearean plays.
D. seemed to condone rape, suicide, and free love.
64. Verdi mainly composed his operas
A. for the Italian musical elite.
C. to promote Italian unification.
B. to glorify the singers.
D. to entertain a mass public.
65. Which of the following operas was not composed by Puccini?
A. Madame Butterfly
C. Turandot
B. Tosca
D. I Pagliacci
66. Puccini’s opera La Boheme takes place in
A. Seville
C. Rome
B. Milan
D. Paris
67. Wagner had an opera house built to his own specifications in
A. Munich
C. Dresden
B. Weimar
D. Bayreuth
68. The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was
A. Bach
C. Brahms
B. Beethoven
D. Berlioz
69. The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A. Arrigo Boito
C. King Ludwig of Bavaria
B. Wagner himself
D. Goethe
70. A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used by Wagner is his operas is called
A. Leitmotif
C. Unending melody
B. Lied
D. Speech-song