What is one central theme of the Enlightenment?

All problems can be solved through observation and reasoning

Why is Haydn sometimes called “the father of the symphony”?

He set conventions from which future composers drew.

Beethoven published his late string quartets in full score because

He intended for these works to be studied as well as played

Robert Schumann was fond of using what compositional technique?

Encoded musical figures with note names spelling out words

What 19th century characteristic did Chopin often embody?

Nationalistic pride through compositions based on folk tunes

Beyond its aesthetics, what was most "significant" about Don Giovanni and opera form?

It combines elements of both opera seria and opera buffa.

Why did Beethoven avoid writing symphonies and quartets in his early career?

He wanted to avoid comparison to Haydn.

The first movement of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony has been interpreted as

a narrative about struggle and achievement.

In Schubert's Gretchen am Spinnrade, the piano part

imitates a sewing wheel with rising and falling sixteenths.

In Classical-era arias:

Characters expressed a series of techniques/emotions.

Haydn’s Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, has earned the nickname “The Joke” because of:

Surprising pauses in the closing of the finale.

Mendelssohn’s style of piano playing

valued fluent, steady technique

What is one way in which Chopin’s Études varied from earlier examples?

They were artistically valuable enough for performance

Which is not a musical characteristic of Romanticism?

Clarity and sense of effortlessness

What is a common plot element in comic opera, esp. opera buffa?

Servants prove more capable than the aristocrats.

When asked about the meaning of the pieces in Songs without Words, how did Mendelssohn respond?

He opined that music can express what words cannot.

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MUS 314: Reminders and Revelations

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A blended review/lecture on classical music in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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1
What is one central theme of the Enlightenment?
Monarchs should have absolute rule
Technology and progress are a curse more than blessing
Humans can only understand so much and should submit to God
All problems can be solved through observation and reasoning
2
Why is Haydn sometimes called “the father of the symphony”?
His were the first to be performed.
He set conventions from which future composers drew.
He wrote the first one.
He championed the symphonies of his younger contemporaries
3
Beethoven published his late string quartets in full score because
Beethoven had fallen into obscurity
consumers wanted admire them as "visual art"
the poor economy dictated this cheaper distribution method
He intended for these works to be studied as well as played
4
Robert Schumann was fond of using what compositional technique?
Transcription of sounds in nature
Classical-style development of short melodic ideas.
Improvisation at the piano in order to brainstorm ideas
Encoded musical figures with note names spelling out words
5
What 19th century characteristic did Chopin often embody?
Adoption of new instruments in the symphony
Programmatic compositions
Adoption of "exotic" musical elements
Nationalistic pride through compositions based on folk tunes
6
Beyond its aesthetics, what was most "significant" about Don Giovanni and opera form?
It cast a baritone in the lead role.
It was larger and more difficult than previous operas.
It combines elements of both opera seria and opera buffa.
It contains supernatural elements.
7
Why did Beethoven avoid writing symphonies and quartets in his early career?
He wanted to avoid comparison to Haydn.
He thought they lacked the personal emotion of piano music.
Those genres were expensive to produce.
He struggled to understand conventions with strings.
8
What separates opera buffa from its contemporary comic genres in other countries?
It was sung in the vernacular.
It is sung-through
Its stories depict ancient heroes and myths
It originated in high-class theatres.
9
The first movement of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony has been interpreted as
a funeral march.
a narrative about struggle and achievement.
a programmatic work.
a large-scale fugue
10
In Schubert's Gretchen am Spinnrade, the piano part
imitates a sewing wheel with rising and falling sixteenths.
imitates falling leaves with fluttering triplet figures.
provides a simple harmonic framework.
imitates a galloping horse with rapid repeated notes.
11
In Classical-era arias:
The role of the orchestra was expanded.
Da-capo form was abandoned.
Characters expressed a series of techniques/emotions.
The characters typically display one emotion.
12
Haydn’s Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, has earned the nickname “The Joke” because of:
A sudden fortissimo crash on a weak beat in a slow movement.
A programmatic rendition of his patron's favorite joke.
Its playful imitation of other composers' styles.
Surprising pauses in the closing of the finale.
13
Mendelssohn’s style of piano playing
valued fluent, steady technique
emphasized brilliant and flashy displays
was light, accessible, and lyrical
involved thick counterpoint
14
What is one way in which Chopin’s Études varied from earlier examples?
They were artistically valuable enough for performance
They were too technical to be considered art
They were significantly more difficult
They addressed a single, specific skill
15
Which is not a musical characteristic of Romanticism?
Increased virtuosic demands
Clarity and sense of effortlessness
Programmatic instrumental works
Boundary pushing harmony/tone colors.
16
What is a common plot element in comic opera, esp. opera buffa?
Mystical transformations lead to conflict.
The protagonist's one flaw brings about their downfall.
Servants prove more capable than the aristocrats.
Acts end in an elaborate combat-dance.
17
When asked about the meaning of the pieces in Songs without Words, how did Mendelssohn respond?
He provided words for the songs.
He argued that the best music doesn't have extra meaning.
He opined that music can express what words cannot.
He provided an explicit program for the work.
18
With which librettist did Mozart collaborate to write his most famous Italian operas?
Lorenzo da Ponte
Cesare Stebini
Oscar Hammerstein II
Arrigo Boito

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