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1
What is program music?
Very specific narrative
Vague title
Music played in a pre-formulated order by the venue
Each movement had a story written out
2
Why did Dvořák compose the Slavonic Dances?
Simrock the publisher asked him to write them.
Inspired by Pellegrini, a friend, who visited Slavocia
Dvorak had heard of the stunning dances in Slavocia
Stasov the prince asked him to write them
3
On what types of sources did Wagner draw as inspiration for his music dramas?
Peace talks
13th century Nordic saga
Greek Mythology
15th century Huns
4
What is Rossini’s The Barber of Seville about?
Japanese girl marries American, she dies
Girl loves man, girl's landlord opposes, city meddler suppor
Enemies drink love potion and everyone dies
Woman betrays man and is murdered by him
5
Why was chamber music viewed as conservative in the 19th century?
Because it was a handed down tradition
Homemaking activity
Not radical for composers
Commonly absolute
6
How is the dark supernatural captured in the music of the 5th mvt of the Symphonie Fantastique?
grace notes in idée fixe
slow 4/4
Dies Irae - funeral chant
instruments used incorrectly
7
What are some of the most important theoretical writings Wagner penned during the 1850's?
The Artwork of the Future
Judaism in Music
Art and Revolution
A Communication to My Friends
8
How are Carmen’s exotic allure and seductive power convey through the music of her “Seguidilla”
Spanish sound
Adds ornaments
She sings and dances for him
She moves from one key through another
9
Explain the Wagnerian concept: Gesamtkunstwerk.
Music above all
Do all art types to maintain coherence
All arts are equal
Collective artwork
10
Why was La Traviata controversial when it was first performed?
Glorifies revolutions
Portrays to much drinking and use of drugs
About a prostitute dies of TB
Upper classes don't look great in it
11
Who was Harriet Smithson?
Berlioz mistress
First wife of Berlioz
Burlesque dancer
Shakespearean actress
12
What is a tone poem?
A poem set to a symphony
A poem with a drone
A monotone poem
Orchestral works in multiple movements with program notes
13
Where did Brahms live starting in 1868?
Munich
Vienna
Paris
Hamburg
14
What did Berlioz end up doing on his first visit to Paris?
Became a composer
Studied music
Tried to win prix derone
Studied instrument making
15
Name at least three of Richard Strauss’s tone poems.
Don Juan
Death and Transfiguration
Also Sprach Zarathrustra
A Hero's Life
16
Why is Tristan und Isolde considered to be 1 of the most important works of Western art music?
Melody is understated
Extreme form of organicism
Tonality is unclear
They WANT to die
17
Brahms synthesized som elemnts of older musc with mor current idioms (what are some of these?).
Mixing of 2 + 3
Popular Folk Music
Sonata Form
Updated Harmonic Vocab
18
Why was the year 1853 so important in Brahms’s career?
Met Liszt
Meet Joachim (Violinist)
Meet Schumanns
R. Schumann published an esay, Brahms was the next big thing
19
What aproach to the chalnge of wrtg symphs after Beetho is exemplified in Symphonie Fantantasti
Wrote the story for every movement
Uses instruments in strange ways
Uses more instruments
Titles each movement
20
Describe the relationship between nationalism and exoticism.
Nationalism has a real place attached, not fantasy
It changes by were the music is played
One is more exotic than the other
Uses the same music
21
When did Rossini compose The Barber of Seville?
1813
1816
1834
1896
22
How did Schubert approach the challenge of being as good as Beethoven?
He chose to ignore it
Used a different approach to music
Pursued a different kind of orchestra
Lowered the price of concerts
23
What does the singer in “Una voce poco fa” (Barber) do if not singing the notes in the score?
includes ornaments anywhere she desires
embelishes long notes
includes turns in melodically dull sections
adds extra harmonies in non-solo sections
24
Name several chamber works by Schubert that quote his own
Lieder
Fantasy for violin and piano
Fantasia for piano trio
"Trout" piano quintet
"Death and the Maiden" string quartet
25
What two titles did Brahms favor for his late character pieces for piano?
Premezzo
Capriccio
Mazurka
Intermezzo
26
When did Schubert compose his Symphony No. 8?
1813
1822
1869
1803
27
Where was Wagner living in the 1850s?
Warsaw
Dresden
Vienna
Switzerland
28
Where is Madama Butterfly set?
Japan
Spain
Germany
Paris
29
Where was Brahms from?
Hamburg, Germany
Paris, France
Vienna, Austria
Munich, Germany
30
Explain the idea of “twin cultures” of music in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Y
N
N
31
Who are the 3 most important composers of Italian opera in the first half of the 19th century?
Bellini
Donizetti
Rossini
Puccini
32
Name several composers who belong to this “New German School.”
Straus
Wagner
Mahler
Wolf
33
Identify sev examples of “developing variation” at work in 1st mvt of Brhms piano quintet in Fm
Mimics speech
First four measures in unison
Changing melodic idea
Retrograde
34
Explain the concept of realism in music and art.
Strong imagery
Set in present day
Current problems, daily life
playable context
35
For what type of operas was/is Rossini best known?
Serious Opera
Intermezzo
Chamber Opera
Comic Opera
36
How do La Traviata's three main characters reflect Verdi’s typical plot structure?
Man loves woman/finds out woman is mother
Father hates daughters boyfriend/daughter commits suicide
Servant woman marries rich boss/Servant man likes same woman
Lady and man love each other/father doesn't like it
37
Explain the “music of the future” controversy.
disagreement about whether all arts should be combined
disagreement about whether programs should dictate emotions
disagreement about whether new instruments should be includd
disagreement about whether quotations should be allowed
38
Aside from his music, what publication made Berlioz very influential for later composers?
Medical Digest
Astronomy Today
Treatise on Orchestration
The New Newspaper for Music
39
What are some of the original/innovative features of the first movement of Unfinished Symphony.
Very quiet introduction
4 note transition
1st theme was played by woodwinds
B Minor to G Major
40
What is a symphonic poem?
A poem with a symphony
Story in program notes
Orchestral work in multiple movements with program notes
Poetry reading during the symphony
41
What five features do the Russian "mighty five" have according to Stasov?
Programmatic music
Exoticism
Auto-didacts, aka self taught
Judge everything for themselves
42
Why was Felix Mendelson traveling throughout Europe as a young man?
Grand tour
Educational Experience
He was a missionary
To be cultured
43
What is a furiant?
A furious ant
Hemiola
An overture in duple meter
A dance in triple meter
44
How are the keys divided between the thematic groups in Schubert’s String Quintet?
Second theme: EbM, GM
First theme: CM, EbM
Second theme: GM
First theme: CM
45
What are some of the most important development/change that took place in concerts in the 19th?
Quiet listening
Talking during
Similar to now
Old repertoire
46
How does the melodic idée fixe lend coherence and unity to the Symphonie Fantastique?
Y
N
47
What is nationalism?
Belonging to a nation
Sets listener in foreign nation
Evoking parts of your own culture
Pride in your country
48
How does Brahms “update” the old form from the 4
th
Movement of his Symphony 4 in E Minor?
Moves the chaccone line to the alto voice
Moves the chaccone line to the soprano voice
Moves the chaccone line to the bass voice
Moves the chaccone line to the tenor voice
49
How would you describe the music of Intermezzo? (by Brahms)
Smooth
Rubato
Happy
Strong rhythm
50
Name at least two characteristics typical of the music of this “New German School.”
programmatic
innovative
conservative
absolute
51
Who was Boris Godunov?
He narrated How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A cello player in Russia
A Russian leader
Historical figure
52
What was the main challenge faced by all composers of orchestral music in the 19th century?
You can't be as good as Beethoven
Beethoven has done it all
Audiences couldn't afford to come because of the war
So just don't write symphonies
53
What type of operas did Rossini start composing after about 1815?
Serious opera
Comic Opera
Chamber Opera
Intermezzo
54
What scale does the beginning of the Coronation Scene in Boris Godunov employ?
G Whole tone
B Octatonic
E Whole tone
D Octatonic
55
Name several operas composed by Verdi.
Rigoletto
Nabucco
Otello
Aida
56
Why did Clara Schumann feel a piano trio was an appropriate genre in which a woman could comp?
For home performance, not public
Women's work lacked force
Because women couldn’t do anything of importance
They were delicate instruments
57
April 3 question that was skipped
N
N
Y
58
How would you describe the music of Capriccio (by Brahms)?
Smooth
Happy
Rubato
Smooth rhythm
59
Where was Wagner employed in the 1840s?
Paris for Lord Gridwall
Dresden for the King of Saxony
Vienna for Count Vicemere
Germany for Keiser Welfirm
60
What instruments participate in a piano trio?
Violin
Cello
Piano
Viola
61
Who (what character) sings the aria “Una voce poco fa” in The Barber of Seville?
Figaro
Dr. Bartolo
Violetta
Rosina
62
Recount the story told in the program of the Symphonie Fantastique.
Loves girl, goes to ball, feels unloved
Drugs himself, hallucinates his execution
Everyone dies
Watches funeral & demons celebrate
63
What is the general narrative of Carmen?
Servant woman marries rich boss
Japanese girl marries American, she dies
Enemies drink love potion and everyone dies
Woman betrays man and is murdered by him
64
Does opéra comique have to include comedic plot elements? What is its defining feature?
No, Sometimes speaking, sometimes singing
Yes, Humorous story lines
Yes, Sometimes speaking, sometimes singing
No, Humorous story lines
65
When was Verdi born?
1803
1806
1813
1808
66
Name at least two figures on each side of the "music of the future" debate.
Liszt, Brahms
Brahms, Hanslick
Hanslick, Wagner
Wagner, Liszt
67
What does "fantastique" mean in the context of the story told in the program?
Fantastic
Superb
Extraordinary
Fantasy
68
What does Pinkerton's motive quote?
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
America the Beautiful
The Star Spangled Banner
The Navy Official Song - Anchors Aweigh
69
Why did Berlioz go to Paris originally?
To study medicine
To work as a musician
To study astronomy
To compose music
70
Name at least three of Liszt’s symphonic poems.
Hamlet
Prometheus
Hungaria
Orpheus
71
What is the Tristan chord? What is it literally as a chord?
1/2 dim 7th chord
dim 7th chord
VII 7th cord
aug 7th cord
72
How was chamber music viewed in the 19th century on the spectrum of conservative to innovative?
Conservative
In the middle
Innovative
Leaning toward innovative
73
What are some characteristics of Brahms’s writing for piano?
Melody changes voices
Rhythmically fluid
Uses entire keyboard
Mixes duple and triple
74
What does Schoenberg mean by “developing variation”?
Musical prose
Variations that develop
Speech in music
Musical range
75
Who coined the designation “New German School”?
Wagner
Mahler
Liszt
Brendel
76
Who wrote Don Quixote?
Cervantes
Heinrich Heine
Wilhelm Wundt
Hanslick
77
How does Butterfly use her musc to forge a personality that will charm and appeal to Pinkerton?
The butterfly sings increasingly difficult passages
The butterfly uses light articulations
The butterfly embellishes the melody
The butterfly sings in a westernized Japanese style
78
Who coined the term “absolute music”
Hanslick
Liszt
Wolf
Wagner
79
Name two of the five composers who make up the “Mighty Five” or “Mighty Handful.”
Baranovsky
Ivanov
Musorgsky
Rimsky-Korsakov
80
Who coined the term “developing variation”?
Brahms
Schoenberg
Berlioz
Schubert
81
What is a three-key exposition?
An exposition that has a strong theme
A loud explosion in music
A soft start to a symphony
An exposition with an extra key
82
What is the structure of Violetta’s aria from Act I of La Traviata? recognize component parts
cabaletta-> scena->slow lyrical->tempo di mezzo
tempo di mezzo->cabaletta->scena->slow lyrical
slow lyrical->tempo di mezzo->cabaletta->scena
scena->slow lyrical->tempo di mezzo->cabaletta
83
What are some of the genres of chamber music in which strings and piano were included?
Octet
Piano Trio
String quartet
String quintet
84
Name several of Puccini’s operas.
Turandot
La Fanciulla Del West
Madama Butterfly
La Boheme
85
Where was Liszt living when he composed his first twelve symphonic poems?
Vienna
Parris
Weimar
Munich
86
What comp techniques(s) does Brahms use at outset of the 1st mvt of his Symp No. 4 in E Minor?
Popular folk music
Lieder
Mixing of 2 + 3
Imitation between violins and clarinet
87
What does Idée Fixe mean?
Thinking all the time
Fixing Idols
Fixed ideals
Obsessive Idea
88
Was Schubert's Symphony No. 8 immediately performed?
Yes
No
89
What is the basic narrative of Tristan und Isolde?
Prostitute loves rich man, prostitute dies of TB
Love potion by mistake, everyone dies
Makes magic bullet, bullet kills friend
Poor lady marries rich boss
90
Name three works that were inspired by Felix Mendelson's travels.
Hebrides Overture
Dutch Symphony
Italian Symphony
Scottish Symphony
91
Brahms drew on elements of older music (what are some of these?)
Imitative
Polyphony
Concertos
Symphonies
92
When was Brahms born?
1813
1833
1803
1808
93
Where is Carmen set?
Germany
Vienna
Spain
France
94
Why was Wagner forced into exile for a decade starting in 1848?
He participated in revolutions
Speaking against the King
He flirted with the Kings daughter
He started working for Hitler
95
Why did Liszt settle in Weimar?
To study medicine
He was a court musician
It was a port city
Easy to sell music
96
Who are the three main characters in La Traviata? (know their names)
Alfredo
Germont
Violetta
Rosetta
97
Explain why the "Unfinished" Symphony nickname may well not be justified.
He had completed the symphony and died before its premier
It had not been published yet
The last two movements were burned in a fire
No evidence there was supposed to be more movements
98
How did Schumann, Mendlessohn, and Liszt react to Symphonie Fantastique?
Y
N
Y
99
What is the plot of La Traviata?
Poor lady marries rich boss
Prostitute loves rich man, prostitute dies of TB
Makes magic bullet, bullet kills friend
Love potion by mistake, everyone dies
100
What role does the Tristan chord play in "Tristan und Isolde" music drama?
Non-functional
Used in Tristian's theme
Could be a mix of two arpeggiated chords from the bass lines
Could be a Fr6
101
April 3 - 2nd part of question that was skipped. In case you need more lines.
N
Y
N
102
How is Carmen presented as a potentially ambiguous character through her famous “Habañera”?
She sings in dissonance
She is hiding behind her fan
She acts like she loves everyone
Don't know what she is thinking, she's performing for others
103
What are some other innovative aspects of the first movement of Schubert’s String Quintet?
Tempo is meant to confuse the audience
It uses dissonance in the themes
It changes to non-related keys
Key is confusing; CM to dim7th to CM
104
How does the Tristan chord destabilize tonality in Prelude to Tristan und Isolde & elsewhere?
It sounds like a key change
Confuses key to audience
It doesn't resolve
Dissonance
105
When did Brahms die?
1904
1901
1883
1897
106
When was Wagner born?
1813
1817
1815
1801
107
Why was Rossini's shift in focus from Comic Opera to Serious Opera significant?
he was the only mainly serious opera composer
it reflected the wars in the world
almost all his operas were serious operas
it led a trend away from comic opera
108
Who wrote the opera Boris Godunov?
Balakirev
Musorgsky
Rimsky-Korsakov
Dvorak
109
When did Verdi die?
1883
1906
1904
1901
110
Explain the Wagnerian concept: leitmotive.
Puts light motifs all over
Leaf movement
Life motivation
Light motives
111
How was Hanslick’s use of "absolute music" a few years later rather different?
He said you should only use two senses in music
He said music has nothing to do with words
He said you shouldn't use all the arts in absolute music
He said music that has no other meaning
112
When did Wagner die?
1889
1880
1883
1886
113
Does singer of "Una voce poco fa" (Barber) always sing the notes as they are given in thescore?
N
Y
114
When was Berlioz born?
1833
1808
1803
1813
115
How is an octatonic scale constructed?
Whole steps
Alternating major seconds and minor thirds
Alternating whole and half steps
Alternating whole steps and major thirds
116
What is the general narrative of Madama Butterfly?
Japanese girl marries American, she dies
Woman betrays man and is murdered by him
Enemies drink love potion and everyone dies
Girl loves man, girl's landlord opposes, city meddler suppor
117
What is exoticism?
A genre of music that evokes a foreign atmosphere
Tendency to do exotic things
Music played out of doors
French music played in exotic places
118
What is the form of the fourth movement of Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 in E Minor?
Binary
Sonata
Variation
Chaconne
119
How does Wagner distinguish musically between 2 worlds: night/love/death & day/suffering/life?
Night/love/death=chromatic
Day/suffering/life=chromatic
Day/suffering/life=diatonic
Night/love/death=diatonic
120
How was the strng quartet viewed in 19 cntury on the spctrum of consrvative to inovative & why?
Not radical for composers
Commonly absolute
Homemaking activity
Conservative
121
On what literary work was Don Quixote based?
Don Quixote the novel
The Count of Monte Cristo the novel
Don Quixote the play
The Count of Monte Cristo the play
122
What did Wagner mean by the term "absolute music” ? [not quite what we mean today]
Should not use all arts in absolute music
Music has nothing to do with words
Music that has no other meaning
It combines all of the senses
123
What instrument was often featured in chamber music of the nineteenth century?
Strings
Piano
Violin
Bassoon
124
When did Verdi write La Traviata?
1853
1848
1867
1869
125
What is the opera La Traviata based on?
Ballet by Labre Valdez
Swedish folk tale
French play by Alexandre Dumas Jr.
German play by Heir Rumdeir
126
What is a concert overture?
A piece played over a chur
One movement orchestral piece
A pieced played before the concert
A work with cannons or drums
127
When did Berlioz die?
1869
1904
1883
1901
128
Why was Schubert's Symphony No. 8 nicknamed the "Unfinished"?
It didn't sound like it was done
Only two completed movements and a sketch of a 3rd
He died before the premier
Symphonies usually had 4 movements
129
What does Berlioz mean by "double idée fixe"?
Y
N
130
Name three of the five composers who make up the “Mighty Five” or “Mighty Handful.”
Borodin
Balakirev
Yankovsky
Cui
131
What is incidental music?
Music composed by a student of the composer
Music to go with a pre-existing play
Music that was composed by accident
Music to go with a novel
132
What is the formal structure of the aria "Una voce poco fa" in The Barber of Seville?
Orch. intro-> scene-> cantabile-> cabaletta
Cantabile-> cabaletta-> chorus-> scene
Cabaletta-> scene-> cantabile-> orch. postlude
Chorus intro-> cantabile-> cabaletta-> scene
133
What are some of the most important developments/changes that took place in orchas in the 19th?
Conductors
Consistent members
Larger groups
Instruments with keys
