Unit 6 Romantic and 20th Century Music Practice Test

What important 20th century theoretical model did Arnold Schoenberg develop?

Which term is used for a person who leads an orchestra?

it takes 4 days or 18 hours total to perform the entire Der Ring des Nibelungen

Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”?

This composer used both American and Czech spirits, taking inspiration from Native American and African American music

What important school of composers did Balakirev, Cui, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Mussorgsky form?

Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen comprises how many operas?

John Cage was a famous Electronic music composer

Which conductor developed his free-bowing technique when he was the conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra?

Why is Tchaikovsky not considered part of the Russian Five?

The difference between consonant and dissonant chords began to disappear in the 20th Century

From Poland, this composer wrote compositions for solo piano written in the style of Polish folk dances

Which term describes music with no tonal center?

The Russian Five are known for documenting the history of music from the beginning of written history.

Gesamtkunstwerk means "total artwork" or bringing poetry, scenic design, staging, action, and music together

In which work did Hector Berlioz use the idée fixe as an important composition tool?

Which term names compositions for voice and piano written during the Romantic period?

Charles Ives, an American composer, was known as “The March King” for his marches that inspire patriotism

Which form is not a type of program music?

What does the conductor use in their right hand to lead the orchestra?

Which composer believed in Gesamtkunstwerk?

Tchaikovsky was inspired by Emily Dickinson when he wrote his Concert Overture Romeo and Juliet

Which style of music incorporates native folk songs, stories, and history?

Stravinsky had four styles in his career: Russian, Primitive, Neoclassical, Serial

Which term names an instrumental composition associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene?

What did composers during the Romantic period use music to express?

Which term names chords that contain tones a half step or whole step apart?

This American composer used music from around the country, including cowboy tunes, traditional hymns, and square dances

Claude Debussy was an Impressionist composer

Which conductor composed the music for the West Side Story?