Combined: Wright, 2e Chapter 10-13

Question 1

What is the name of the instrument which was an early tuba used in the Symphonie Fantastique?

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Ophicleide

Question 2

Who falls in love in the opera La boheme?

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Rudolf and Mimi

Question 3

The Italian term for “beautiful singing”

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Bel canto

Question 4

Who wrote the text for the Choral Symphony?

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Schiller

Question 5

Poet of the piano; Polish Pianist/Composer

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Chopin

Question 6

Which symphony is said to be "Fate, knocking at the door?"

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No. 5

Question 7

The union of poetry and music; singer with accompaniment

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art song

Question 8

Which of Beethoven's symphony begins with a 4 note movtive- short, short, short, long

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NO. 5

Question 9

The triplets in the piano accompaniment of Erlking depict the

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Horse

Question 10

Who is depicted in the Symphonie Fantastique?

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Harriet Smithson

Question 11

What instrument was Beethoven a virtuoso on?

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Piano

Question 12

This European composer was more famous than Beethoven in the 1820’s

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Rossini

Question 13

Who wrote the original story for the Nutcracker

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E T A Hoffman

Question 14

Which composer was supported by patroness Nadezhda von Meck?

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Tchaikovsky

Question 15

A multi-movement piece that depicts a succession of events

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program symphony

Question 16

Beethoven symphony originally dedicated to Napoleon

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Symphony No. 3

Question 17

This composer’s operas are performed more than by any other composer of opera.

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Verdi

Question 18

a ballet by Peter Tchaikovsky set at Christmas time

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Nutcracker

Question 19

Wagner preferred to call his operas

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music drama

Question 20

Beethoven's works are often the standard against which other composer's measure their work

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True

Question 21

Whose plays heavily influenced Berlioz?

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Shakespeare

Question 22

Uses stylized steps and pantomime to tell a story

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ballet

Question 23

Masterpiece Lied written by Schubert at age 17;

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Elfking

Question 24

The most important component in a Wagnerian opera.

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the orchestra

Question 25

The prima donna or diva is the lead soprano in the opera. She is usually the heroine.

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True

Question 26

What type of work is Symphonie Fantastique?

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program symphony

Question 27

What is the subject matter of realistic opera?

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everyday life

Question 28

Arranging a composer's music for instruments

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orchestration

Question 29

19th century female Romantic concert pianist

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Clara Schumann

Question 30

A song that repeats the music with each new stanza

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Strophic

Question 31

This composer wrote the operas Manon Lescaut and La Boheme

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Puccini

Question 32

Creator of uniquely German opera. He influenced many other composers in his life.

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Wagner

Question 33

A composition that suggests pathos and passion

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Pathetique Sonata

Question 34

modified strophic form

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A A' A'' A'''

Question 35

Wrote on an excellent treatise on orchestration

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Berlioz

Question 36

Beethoven's compositions are played in concert and on radios more than any other composer

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True

Question 37

chamber music usually performed by a solo performer

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recital

Question 38

a one movement work for orchestra that tells a story

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tone poem

Question 39

Romantic period artists were often fascinated with the supernatural and macabre.

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True

Question 40

Who composed the Symphonie Fantastique?

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Berlioz

Question 41

gathering of friends to hear poetry & music performed by Schubert

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Schubertiad

Question 42

What is the main job of the Valkyries?

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bring dead warriors to Valhalla

Question 43

When a performer takes liberties with the tempo for expressive purposes

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rubato

Question 44

What is the term that is used to identify a composer's composition?

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opus

Question 45

The Idee fixe represents

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the beloved

Question 46

The Bayreuth theatre was built for this composer’s works.

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Wagner

Question 47

Which one of Beethoven's symphony is nicknamed the Choral symphony

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No. 9

Question 48

Which piece often replaces the Minuet in the 3rd movement?

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Scherzo

Question 49

Who was the first composer to earn a living as music critic?

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Berlioz

Question 50

How many sonatas did Beethoven compose?

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32

Question 51

A melody from southern Spain that also includes gypsy elements.

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Habanera

Question 52

Late 19th c. romantic program composer of large orchestral forces who was prolific

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Tchaikovsky

Question 53

What does Scherzo mean?

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A joke

Question 54

Most of Beethoven's last works are symphonies

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False

Question 55

A brief instrumental work, usually solo, which captures 1 mood

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character piece

Question 56

Poet of Erlking

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Goethe

Question 57

A letter written by Beethoven detailing his struggle with losing his hearing

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Heiligenstadt Testament

Question 58

What king first used ballets in operas?

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King Louis XIV

Question 59

A song where the music continually changes with the poem

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Thorough composed

Question 60

Birthplace of Beethoven

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Bonn

Question 61

What does verismo mean?

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realism

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