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