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What is the definition of an octatonic scale?
What is a conductor?
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What is a conductor?
Leader of musical performance, directing an ensemble using hand gestures
A person who plays the most difficult instrument in an orchestra
A person who only starts and stop the music and nothing else
A solo musician
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What is the definition of an octatonic scale?
It consists of only five notes per octave
It is a scale with no repeating interval pattern
It uses only the black keys of the piano
It alternates whole and half steps, creating an eight-note scale
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Music that musicians or ensembles know simply by being musicians.
Rigoletto
Absolute music
Individualism
Classical repertoire
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A large keyboard instrument that is struck by hammers. It was invented in the early 18th century.
marimba
xylophone
accordion
piano
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Richard Wagner is a German composer who made the ring cycle
True
False
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What is Johann Strauss II best known for composing?
Symphonies
Gregorian Chants
Waltzes
Operas
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Who wrote Polonaise-Fantaisie in 1846?
Franz Liszt
Beethoven
Frederic Chopin
Hector Berlioz
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What is Lied?
A lengthy complex orchestral work for intimate setting
The german word for "song". A song typically for solo voice w/ piano
A song with no significant meaning revolved around piano
A fast paced, upbeat composition meant for dancing
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The Ring Cycle consists of all the following except...
Gotterdammerung
Das Rheingold
Bombardiro Crocodilo
Siegfried
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What is a nocturne?
a work for solo cello and orchestral accompaniment
a lyrical, often slow and expressive piano composition evoking the night
a fast Romantic instrumental work in sonata form
a lyrical, often upbeat, loud composition for piano
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What is the name of the only opera Franz Liszt composed?
Nabucco
La Traviata
Tristan und Isolde
Don Sanche
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What is Claude Debussy's most famous piece?
Clair de Lune
Symphony No. 9
Ave Maria
Nessun Dorma
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This woman put her husband in the shadows
Fanny Mendelssohn
Florence Price
Clara Schumann
Amy Beach
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What makes a Musician a Virtuoso
Their skill in writing complex scores
Their Ability to sight-read quickly
Their exceptional technical skill and atristry
Their knowledge of music History
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Which Gershwin composition blends classical and jazz elements?
Rhapsody in Blue
The Planets
Symphony No. 5
Appalachian Spring
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Which of the following best defines a symphonic poem?
A single-movement orchestral piece that conveys a narrative or visual idea
A vocal work based on poetry, often with orchestral accompaniment
A four-movement orchestral work with strict formal structure
A type of chamber music written for symphonic instruments
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Regarding the whole-tone scale, which of the following is NOT true?
whole tone scales are hexatonic
The scale has no leading tone
Each note is one-half step from the note above or below it
all notes are the same distance apart
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What musical form did Schubert popularize during his career?
Character pieces
Symphonic poems
Program music
Song cycles
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A Leitmotiv is a recurrent theme in a musical composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
false
true
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What was Robert Shumman's original career path before music?
Lawyer
Priest
Soldier
Painter
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Who's 'Gaelic' symphony broke historical barriers at the beginning of the 20th century?
Richard Wagner
George Gershwin
Amy Beach
Arnold Schoenberg
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Which best describes a modified Strophic Form of music?
A song with completely new music for every verse
A song where the chorus is sung in canon
A song with repeated music that is slightly different in some places
A song with the same music repeated for every verse
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The Blue Danube Waltz is an example of which type of music?
Chamber music
Dance music for social settings
Sacred Choral music
Military Marches
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Who is the most famous child music prodigy?
Franz Liszt
Clara Schumann
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Mozart
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What does the term "Gesamtkunswerk" mean?
Total Work of Art
German Romantic Poetry
Musical Improvisation
Traditional Folk Dances
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How did Nationalism influence the Romantic- era music?
Composers stopped writing symphonies
All music was written in Latin to promote unity
Musicians collaborated across national borders to create global sounds
Folk melodies and cultural themes were used to show pride
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Who wrote the Violin Concerto in E Minor debuting in 1845?
Fransz Liszt
Frederic Chopin
Felix Mendelssohn
Hector Berlioz
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Felix Mendelssohn wrote...
Rhapsody in blue
Rite of Spring
Fingals cave
Symphony #9
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Through-composed song form is...
a collection of similar pieces
unique music without the same repeating pattern
a singular melody
all the same patterns in a row
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What is the Tristan Chord?
A simple, consonant harmony that resolves easily
A chord with a clear, tonal function
A dissonant chord recognized in Richard Wagner's Opera
A chord first used in pop music later adopted by classical composers
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Individualism is a showcase of ones passions and desires through story/song
True
False
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why did recitals become popular in the 19th century
They replaced opera performances
They were requried by music conservatories
They were cheaper than orchestral concerts
They gave performers a chance to showcase individual talent
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Which of the following best describes program music?
Music written solely for solo instruments
Music that is intended to depict a story, scene, idea, or event
Music composed during the Classical period only
Music composed strictly using mathematical principles, without emotion
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What is a character piece?
Taylor Swift's - Love Story
A long piece also known as a symphony.
A Short, Expressive musical composition, typically for solo piano.
Frank Sinatra's- My Way
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Giuseppe Verdi is a famous composer from Russia
True
False
