Music History & Humanities

Question 1

What is a characteristic of Expressionism in music?

Accepted Answer

Exploration of inner feelings

Question 2

Despite his extensive contributions to music, Johannes Brahms NEVER wrote WHAT Romantic Genre?

Accepted Answer

Opera

Question 3

Which of the following works did Dvořák compose during his first year in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Symphony No. 9

Question 4

What genre of music bases new compositions upon devices and forms used in older musical periods?

Accepted Answer

Neoclassicism

Question 5

When did Schoenberg start writing music without a key center?

Accepted Answer

1908

Question 6

Who holds the distinction of being the first African-American composer to conduct a major symphony orchestra (1936)

Accepted Answer

William Grant Still

Question 7

What characterizes Minimalist music?

Accepted Answer

Steady pulse, clear tonality, and repetition of short melodic fragments

Question 8

Who among the following composers wrote over 600 songs, including the famous "Unfinished Symphony"?

Accepted Answer

Franz Schubert

Question 9

What composition by Stravinsky caused a riot during its premiere in Paris?

Accepted Answer

The Rite of Spring

Question 10

What form of composition involves a solo voice and piano, with the accompaniment being an integral part of the song?

Accepted Answer

Art Song

Question 11

Which European composers did George Gershwin meet during his time in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Berg, Ravel, and Stravinsky

Question 12

Alberto Ginastera avoids using any type of percussion sounds in his compositions.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

How many movements does Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" have?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 14

What artistic movement influenced certain musical works, drawing inspiration from French art and poetry?

Accepted Answer

Impressionism

Question 15

Richard Wagner's works are described as large, full-blown affairs with no recitatives and arias, just non-stop music.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which government demanded non-modern, accessible music during the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

USSR

Question 17

This Hungarian-born composer was known to be a "Rockstar" - an incredible performer and showman

Accepted Answer

Franz Liszt

Question 18

What is unique about the harmony in 20th-century music compared to earlier periods?

Accepted Answer

Abandonment of traditional practices

Question 19

Giacomo Puccini is mostly known for which great opera?

Accepted Answer

La Bohème

Question 20

What role did Clara Schumann primarily adopt after her husband's death?

Accepted Answer

Performer

Question 21

What CITY did Frédéric Chopin move to 21, which was considered the "European Artistic Capital" during his time?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 22

Hector Berlioz won the "Prix de Rome" award for which composition?

Accepted Answer

Symphonie fantastique

Question 23

What tragic event happened to Anton Webern near the end of World War II?

Accepted Answer

He was shot by a US soldier by mistake

Question 24

Which Pulitzer Prize-winning work did Charles Ives compose in 1947?

Accepted Answer

Symphony No. 3

Question 25

What is the term for "intentional representation of a foreign culture" in an opera?

Accepted Answer

Exoticism

Question 26

What type of music is associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene?

Accepted Answer

Program Music

Question 27

What unconventional instruments did Gustav Mahler incorporate into his compositions?

Accepted Answer

Cowbells, Celesta, and Guitar

Question 28

Which work is considered the most famous of Alban Berg?

Accepted Answer

Wozzeck

Question 29

What was Béla Bartók's primary focus for his compostitions?

Accepted Answer

Folk songs from remote areas

Question 30

What was Felix Mendelssohn responsible for reviving during the Romantic period?

Accepted Answer

Bach's Music

Question 31

Which composer is known to FUSE Russian Folk tunes with the European Art Style?

Accepted Answer

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Question 32

What ended Robert Schumann's ambition to become a piano virtuoso?

Accepted Answer

Hand injury

Question 33

Strophic form in art songs repeats the music for each verse.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

How did composers approach the concept of "Chance Music"?

Accepted Answer

By incorporating random methods

Question 35

Nationalism in music during the Romantic period often involved composers giving their works distinctive:

Accepted Answer

National identity

Question 36

What did Claude Debussy attempt to capture in his music, similar to French Artists?

Accepted Answer

Visual impressions

Question 37

All are considered Aaron Copland's contributions to American music EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

Playing the Violin

Question 38

The piano became a fixture in most homes during the Romantic period.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

How does the concept of the "Liberation of Sound" challenge traditional notions in music composition?

Accepted Answer

By using wider variety of sounds, including those previously seen as noises

Question 40

In the 1930s, what technology brought music to the living rooms of people?

Accepted Answer

Radio

Music History & Humanities

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