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Unit 3 Quiz!
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1
Ludwig van Beethoven gradually lost:
His hearing
The use of his hands
His sight
His grip on reality
2
Composer Antonín Dvorák was what nationality?
American
Dutch
German
Czech
3
What term is used to describe music that has no allegorical or pictorial meaning?
Program music
Pure music
Sight Music
Art music
4
Nationalistic music expresses hatred for one's own country and traditions
True
False
5
Which of these is NOT a true statement about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
He was known for his operas, symphonies, and concerti
He lived a long life and taught a number of students
He was a child prodigy
He lived in Austria
6
We discussed a concerto that was composed for orchestra and a peculiar instrument; which one?
Ocarina
Alphorn
Cowbell
Florist
7
What artistic movement is known for indistinct shapes,washes of color, and small brush strokes?
Dadaism
Impressionism
Nationalism
Surrealism
8
Which composer wrote a neoclassical symphony meant to be evocative of a Haydn symphony?
John Adams
Gustav Mahler
Gunther Schuller
Sergei Prokofiev
9
Claude Debussy's work meant to evoke a poem about a mythical creature who pursues nymphs is:
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Nuages
Les Preludes
10
Which composer is seen in this video?
John Luther Adams
John Cena
John Cage
Ian Clarke
11
Which of these is NOT a word to describe a musical idea contained in a concerto?
Motif
Melody
Rondo
Theme
12
Who composed this concerto that we heard in class?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
Neil Diamond
Clara Schumann
13
Expressionism was a movement in art that was meant to portray extremes in human emotions.
False
True
14
A large-scale work usually for full orchestra dating to the Classical era is:
Galliard
Oratorio
Symphony
Chorus
15
Which does not describe a program symphony?
Usually includes solo vocalists
Multi-Movement work
Similar in form to a symphonic poem
Each movement contains its own program
16
What famous work by John Cage is meant to explore ambient noise in a concert hall?
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Radio Music
Six Pianos
4'33"
17
Which composer composed the "Surprise" Symphony that we heard in class?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Georg Frideric Handel
Ludwig van Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
18
Program music is instrumental music suggestive of a mood, story, poem, or phrase.
False
True
19
Edvard Munch's
The Scream
is an example of art in what style?
Expressionism
Symbolism
Rococo
Abstract
20
Arnold Schoenberg composed which piece based upon a clown that included
Sprechstimme
?
Peripetie
String Quartet
Pierrot Lunaire
Farben
21
Which work is heard in this video?
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Paul Dukas: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Antonio Vivaldi: "Spring" from the Four Seasons
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
22
Richard Strauss' tone poem about a German trickster who eventually meets his end is titled:
Les Preludes
Rocky Top
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
23
What piece scandalized the French public with its depiction of prehistoric Russia?
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Pierrot Lunaire
O Rubor Sanguinis
The Rite of Spring
24
In this excerpt from Brahms' Third Symphony what dance do we hear?
Pavane
Waltz
Ländler
Gigue
25
The 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was written to depict:
Folk songs from the Russian countryside
La Marseillaise
The War of 1812 in the United States
Napoleon and the French Army's failed invasion of Russia
26
Which composer is associated with the Impressionist movement in classical music?
Frank Martin
Georges Auric
Claude Debussy
Darius Milhaud
27
During what musical era did Mozart live and compose?
Medieval
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
28
The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky contains which uncommon instrument?
Florist
Cannons
Ocarinas
Throwing Stars
29
What is Incidental Music?
Music written for an opera
Music meant to accompany or precede a play
Music that is improvised
Music heard in social events
30
What is a virtuoso?
Someone known for their outrageous performing costumes
A showpiece written for a performer
A member of the clergy who sang plain chant
One of the finest performers of an instrument
31
What is Minimalism?
Music that is meant to be short in length
Music based on repetitions of motifs with little variation
Music that contains one instrument
Music that evokes an absence of dissonance
32
What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sister's name? (she was also a composer!)
Linda
Maria Theresa
Nannerl
Greta
33
What inspired Dvorák to compose his Ninth Symphony?
The Czech countryside
The music he heard in the United States
Religious devotion
The story of Christopher Columbus
34
How many movements are in a standard symphony from the Classical era?
3
4
5
2
35
A Cadenza is a name for a movement of a concerto
False
True
36
A concerto is:
A classical concert featuring vocalists
A piece written for a single instrument with an ensemble
A work written for performance in the evening
A misspelling of the word "concert"
37
Which of the following is a FORM in which a group of instruments is the featured performer?
Concerto Grosso
Ripieno
Sonata Form
Concertino
38
Is neoclassical music programmatic in general?
No
Yes
39
Neoclassical music is reminiscent of music from which era of music?
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Medieval
40
Which composer wrote a piece in which an artist overdoses on opium and hallucinates witches?
Robert Schumann
John Adams
Hector Berlioz
Felix Mendelssohn
