After Mid-Term Comprehensive Review

The Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem opens with

Wagner's operas are considered nationalistic because they

Don Giovanni recounts the tale of ______, the aristocratic, amoral womanizer.

The fourth movement of Haydn's String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 2 is composed in what form?

A song form that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections is

During what time of year is The Nutcracker usually performed?

Classical-era sonatas were written for either one or two instruments.

"Tempo rubato" translates as

The libretto to Don Giovanni was written by

Beethoven called the Moonlight Sonata a

Mozart's Requiem was performed at the funeral of which U.S. president?

A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called

While serious opera was almost invariably in Italian, comic opera was generally in

The _____ movement of a string quartet is often in minuet-and-trio form.

A symphony...

Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 2 is nicknamed "Joke" because

At the age of eleven, Beethoven supported his mother and two brothers as a(n)

___is defined as the same melody repeated for two or three stanzas,with new material introduced

Which of the following describes a typical string quartet ensemble?

In Schubert's Elfking, how many vocalists sing the poem's four characters?

The first movement of a string quartet or symphony is most likely in ________ form.

Theme and variations was a typical form for the second movement of a symphony.

The Valkyrie is sung in which language?

Which composer is often referred to as the "March King"?

A theme can be fragmented by dividing it into small units called

Which role was NOT generally acceptable for women in Romantic society?

The instrumental equivalent to the song was the

Mozart's Requiem

Chamber music generally implies a large ensemble, with more than one player to a part.

A melody that is stated backward is said to be in

Mozart’s comic operas are only relevant to the time in which they were written.

A typical form of the second movement in a multimovement cycle is

The first section of a fugue is called the

Don Giovanni is sung in which language?

The word "seria" means

Music with no literary basis is referred to as

The expansion of a melodic idea is known as thematic development.

The favored chamber ensemble in the Classical era was the string quartet.

Tchaikovsky was a famous ______ composer.

The Dies irae text in the Requiem Mass refers to

Light German opera featuring spoken dialogue is called

Which describes the character of a last movement rondo?

To whom did Beethoven dedicate his Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight)?

Which family of Hungarian princes is famous for their patronage of the arts did Haydn work for?

After his conservatory studies, Chopin spent most of his productive career in

The Classical sonata typically consists of ________ movements.a. Two

The style/structure of African American spirituals were in strict imitation of European models.

The theme that carries specific meanings, suggesting an emotion, an idea or an object is called

Which composer worked for a good deal of his life under the patronage system?

Beethoven and _____ were both composers of piano sonatas who performed their own works.

Which is a true statement about Mozart's career?

Which describes Chopin's compositional output?

What happens to Don Giovanni at the end of the opera?

Which elements apply to comic opera?

Beyond ballet, Tchaikovsky was also a noted composer of

The focus of Classical chamber music is soloistic virtuosity.

The music of which composer was overlooked until recently?

4th mvt of Symphonie fantasique - what does the loud chord after the clarinet solo represent?

Names for comic opera included

How was dissonance viewed by Impressionist composers?