125C Midterm Review

Which of the following is not a stylistic feature of opera buffa?

What is a mazurka?

Which was Richard Wagner’s first mature opera?

The square piano of the mid 19th century American parlor was replaced by grand pianos in the 1860s

Which of these composers was not from the era of bel canto?

French Impressionist music often emphasizes which of the following qualities?

Why did the Société Nationale de Musique split in 1886?

Which of these composers was famous for writing parlor songs?

What musical style is most characteristic of Strauss’s Salome?

Kindertotenlieder is a song cycle based on poems by which author?

Which of the following are not parts of the double aria form?

Which German literary figure introduced the literary concept of the fantastic?

What was the original intended dedicatee of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") before he famously changed it?

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s career was notably influenced by his interactions with which American civil rights leader?

In his final composition, the Pathetique Symphony, Tchaikovsky used what unusual structural element?

Which of the following is a stylistic characteristic of Beethoven's late style?

Amy Beach’s musical training was unusual for her era because:

What is the famous climactic scene in Salome known as?

What is monomania?

Which of the following are features of musical impressionism?

Which composer wrote this very famous theme? (Hint: we're obsessed with it)

Which of the following features allowed for fast, repeated notes to be played on the piano?