Intro to Music Final

What was German Romantic opera with spoken dialogue?

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

Which film score did John Williams compose?

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

What nationality was Igor Stravinsky?

The opposite of program music is

What are the dates of the Classical Period?

Who composed New World Symphony?

Which film score did Danny Elfman compose?

What are the dates of the Romantic Period?

How many operas did Verdi compose?

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

Which films score did Hans Zimmer compose?

The Imperial March is associated with

Italian comic opera is called

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

The term bel canto refers to

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

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

Which instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

Who composed West Side Story?

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

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

Which of the following composers was Polish?

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

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

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

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

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

What nationality was Giuseppe Verdi?

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

What nationality was Antonin Dvorak?

What was Louis Armstrong's nickname?

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

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

Who wrote the librettos for Wagner's operas?

Who is the villain in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker?

What nationality was Hector Berlioz?

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

Who composed Symphonie fantastique?

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

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the

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

What nationality was Richard Wagner?

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

What instrument did Duke Ellington play?

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

Approximately how many Lieder did Schubert compose?

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

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