Intro to Music Final

What nationality was Hector Berlioz?

Which of the following is considered America's unique contribution to theater?

A film character listening to the car radio is an example of

Who composed West Side Story?

Which type of music occurs when music comes from an unseen source, often an invisible orchestra?

West Side Story is a modern-day retelling of Shakespeare's

What was German Romantic opera with spoken dialogue?

The principal themes that recur throughout Wagner's operas and carry specific meanings are called

What nationality was Giuseppe Verdi?

How many operas did Verdi compose?

Where did slaves meet in pre-Civil War New Orleans to dance to the accompaniment of drums, gourds, and banjos?

Approximately how many Lieder did Schubert compose?

What nationality was Antonin Dvorak?

What are the dates of the Romantic Period?

In Schubert's Elfking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents

What instrument did Duke Ellington play?

What are the dates of the Classical Period?

Who composed New World Symphony?

Jazz first gained momentum through the fusion of various musical styles in which city?

A song form in which the same melody is repeated with every stanza of text is called

Which of the following was a widely beloved Italian nationalist opera composer?

Which films score did Hans Zimmer compose?

What nationality was Igor Stravinsky?

Where is the opening scene of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker?

Who wrote the librettos for Wagner's operas?

Scott Joplin was instrumental in the development of which musical Jazz genre?

What popular Afro-Cuban dance with a fast, syncopated beat did Bernstein incorporate into West Side Story?

Which film score did Danny Elfman compose?

Who composed Symphonie fantastique?

In the Ring Cycle, who is the father of the gods?

The opposite of program music is

Which instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

Louis Armstrong's instrument-like approach to singing is called

Who is the villain in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker?

Italian comic opera is called

Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called ___________ music.

Which nineteenth-century composer's entire output centered on the piano?

Schubert and his friends organized evening gatherings of artists, writers, and musicians, called

Verdi's opera Nabucco was hugely popular in Italy because it

The term bel canto refers to

Which of the following composers was Polish?

The Imperial March is associated with

Which musical devices does Schubert use to portray the child's terror in Elfking?

Music that is performed on screen and is part of the drama itself is called

Which film score did John Williams compose?

A musical theme associated with a particular character, place or emotion is called a(n):

What was Louis Armstrong's nickname?

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the

What nationality was Richard Wagner?

Jazz developed quickly in which city order in the United States?