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1
Which of the following was NOT a major contribution from Romantic composers to orchestral music?
Program Symphony
Symphonic Poem
Prelude & Fugue
Concert Overture
2
Paganini was known for popularizing the etude for concert performance, calling these...
Solo Repertoire
Concertos
Concert Etude
Caprices
3
Please select the correct members of the group known as The Five, a group of Russian nationalistic composers
Modest Mussorgsky
Alexander Borodin
Cesar Cui
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovksy
Mili Balakirev
4
Chopin is best known for popularizing short and highly subjective piano pieces known as...
Character pieces
Piano solos
Nocturnes
Little Tunes
5
Beethoven is often regarded as the first composer to include metronome markings
False
True
6
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding The Symphony
Popularized by composers such as Brahms, Schumann, Dvorak, and Menselssohn
Would not really expand past the 4 movement work
Composers would start naming them
Classical in form, romantic in expression and technique
7
Romantic composers preferred the shorter melodies of Haydn and Mozart
True
False
8
Symphonie Fantastique
has 4 movements
False
True
9
Romantic artists were often very generous and viewed themselves as common members of society
True
False
10
Siblings Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn would revitalize compositions for keyboard instruments, as well as large symphonies
False
True
11
Tchaikovsky's
The Nutcracker
,
Swan Lake
, and
The Sleeping Beauty
are all examples of what new art form?
Ballet
Concert Overture
Program Symphony
Symphonic Poem
12
George Bizet's famous opera
Carmen
is another sub genre of opera known as...
Operetta
Opera Buffa
Opera Seria
Opera Comique
13
Wagner's idea that the music and drama should be of equal importance rolled out effectively in execution
True
False
14
Clara Schumann was offered opportunities unusual for women in her day and viewed as an equal to other professionals
True
False
15
Symphonie Fantastique
contains the idee fixe, a recurring theme, in all of its movements, naming it which form?
Menuet & Trio Form
Cyclic Form
Sonata Form
Extra Form
16
Sousa's marches are broken up into distinct sections, differing in style and rhythm, known as...
Tunes
Lit Bops
Melodies
Strains
17
Mendelssohn's
Wedding March
and Grieg's
Peer Gynt Suites
are examples of music played during a drama, also known as...
Play Music
Incidental Music
Art Music
Theater Music
18
The following excerpt is an example of what new device popularized by Gilbert & Sullivan?
Leitmotif
Thematic transformation
Patter Songs
Rhythmic displacement
19
Hector Berioz is often associated with popularizing the Romantic era program symphony, with which composition?
Fantastic Symphony
Symphonie Fantastique
The Idee Fix Symphony
Fantastique Symphonie
20
Which of the following best describes the plot of Wagner's
Der Ring des Nibelungen
?
The exploitation of the power struggle between the common man
The rise of the olympic gods
The one show where vakyries ride on horses
The downfall of the Nordic gods, brought about by their desire for power
21
Robert Schumann is best known for revitalizing Lieder, or German Song, and published many piano duets with his wife.
False
True
22
Rampant materialism and a boom in population and work in growing cities is the result of which movement?
The Industrial Revolution
The Rural Revolution
The Workers Revolution
The Technological Revolution
23
The alteration of a musical idea with programmatic intent is known as...
Cyclic Form
Leitmotif
Metamorphasis
A new musical idea?
24
Romantics appreciate which of the following:
The mythical
The ideal
The distant
The supernatural
The heroic
The macabre
25
Similar in concept to a concert overture, symphonic poems are longer and don't follow any Classical organization
False
True
26
Compositions built on a literary idea or some other extramusical concept called a
program
True
False
27
Most Romantic composers would explore the usage of melodies outside of the major and minor scales, a concept known as...
Leitmotif
Diatonicism
Planing
Chromaticism
28
Repertoire that explores techincal abilities, scale passages, or arpeggios are known as
Stuff to Practice
Lyrical Solos
Technique Tracks
Etudes
29
Nationalism refers to the acceptance and promotions of various cultures outside of one's own country
True
False
30
Which of the following is best definition of
grand opera
?
A subgenre of opera popularized by Gilbert & Sullivan
Light comedic operas with speaking roles
A genre of opera based on dramatic events and emphasized spectacle
Dark operas based in the reality of German mythos
31
Which of the following is not often considered a true nationalist composer?
Wagner
Dvorak
Sousa
Tchaikovsky
32
Romantic paintings reflected the turning of classical subjects to a much more emotional expression
False
True
33
Many Romantics feared the concept of speculation, science fiction, and exoticism
True
False
34
Brahms is often regarded as a misplaced Classicist, due to his strong following of Classical rules with Romantic emotion
True
False
35
The Romantic Era would see a spike in the relationship between the various art forms
False
True
36
Which of the following is NOT an influential Italian opera composer from the Romantic Era?
Paganini
Puccini
Rossini
Verdi
37
Which of the following statements regarding Romantic Era music is FALSE
“Monster” performances of large orchestras would be greatly appreciated
The piano would not undergo anymore changes, having reached its final form
Wind and brass instruments were expanded
Music performances shifted from private chamber to public concert halls
38
Which of the following statements regarding Romantic Era music is true?
The Romantic era would see a boom in the music industry
Composers considered themselves equal to the rest of society
Instruments, music, and concert tickets remained expensive
Music education would flourish only in private education
39
Franz Liszt is often associated with popularizing a one movement orchestral work conceived as a kind of poetry known as?
Music Poetry
Tone Poem
Symphony
Symphonic Poem
40
Which of the following are examples of Chopin's character pieces?
Preludes
Impromptus
Ballades
Nocturnes
41
John Philip Sousa would popularize which European form in America?
The Trio
The Overture
The Symphony
The March
42
Unlike "The Five" Tchaikovsky was different in that he was influenced by the West and his love of classical form
True
False
43
Praising emotions led to a great amount of suffering, mental disorders, and frustrated emotion in Romantic artists
True
False
44
Which of the following statements best describes the Romantic Era concert overture?
a multimovement work
an instrumental introduction to a dramatic work
the concert overture is an independent piece, inspired by a dramatic idea
unlike the classical version, this version is not based on a show or idea
45
Puccini popularized a term
verisimo
, which was a movement grounded in realism
True
False
46
Which of the following statements regarding 19th century American music are true?
Clear distinction between folk/popular music and art/concert music
Concert Halls and opera houses would open in big cities
Colleges and universities started offering degrees in music
Americans would expand in their music and art due to the now expanded lands
19th Century Americans remained in awe of European culture & art
The Concert Band would emerge as an ensemble
47
The Romantic Era is defined by which statement?
Nothing really changed in the Romantic Era
Artists, painters, and musicians approached Romantic art with emotion
All art was approached based in classical form, but slightly modified
Artists, painters, and musicians approached Romantic art with strict reason
48
A shift towards science during the 1900s is credited to the publication
The Origin of the Species
which was written by
Thomas Macaulay
Sir Walter Scott
Charles Darwin
Eve Olution
49
Which section of the
Stars and Stripes Forever
is this?
The lyrical Trio
The Percussive Break
The fanfaric Introduction
The melodic Strain
50
A strong Romantic Era concept, instrumental works based on abstract principles of music were called...
Program Symphonies
Chamber music
Weird ahh music
Absolute Music
51
Which of the following statements regarding Romantic architecture is true?
Architecture underwent massive shifts towards modernity
Factories were constructed with workers' health in mind
Architects imitated old rather than innovated new
New skyscrapers were constructed in rural areas
52
Which of the following statements regarding the Solo Concerto are TRUE
Extended harmonies
The melodies are more lyrical
The orchestration didn't have an enhanced part
The cadenzas would be written out, instead of leaving it to improvisation
53
Gilbert & Sullivan are best known for popularizing the humorous and light operettas in which nation?
Germany
France
Italy
England
