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Ch. 19 Quiz
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born in
New York
Paris
Boston
New Orleans
2
Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s compositions were often inspired by
West Indian music
Irish folk songs
Polish dances
French grand opera
3
The piano part of
Gretchen am Spinnrade
takes center stage, with the voice playing only a secondary part
depicts a galloping horse
invokes the spinning of the wheel and the character's emtions
spells out the chords but generally keeps out of the way of the vocal line
4
In the 1820s and 1830s, Mendelssohn played a pivotal role in reviving the vocal music of
J. S. Bach
Beethoven
Haydn
Pergolesi
5
The principal song composer of the nineteenth-century United States was
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Harriet Smithson
E. T. A. Hoffman
Stephen Foster
6
What is one way that technological advancements changed the harp in the eighteenth century?
A steel frame allowed more string tension and louder sounds.
Pedals made playng in all diatonic keys possible.
Valve technology from the steam engine allowed far more virtuosity.
A damper pedal raised the damper off the strings.
7
Which of the following is a genre derived from Polish folk music that Chopin popularized in concert music?
mazurka
waltz
nocturne
ballade
8
In the nineteenth century, the most important instrument in the home was the
piano
guitar
harp
violin
9
In
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Schumann underscores his interpretation of the poem by using
passages in recitative style.
alternation of major and minor tonic chords.
unresolved dissonant harmonies.
imitation of birdsongs in the accompaniment
10
How do Chopin’s preludes resemble Bach’s
The Well Tempered Clavier
?
They were not intended for performance but for study.
They move systematically through all major and minor keys.
They alternate between free-form fantasias and fugues.
They are a compendium of contrapuntal styles popular at the time.
11
Why has Schubert’s
Unfinished
Symphony, No. 8, been called the first truly Romantic symphony?
its intricate program
its length and large orchestra
its expansive melodies and harmonic inventiveness
its formal inventions, including five movements
12
In comparison to his contemporaries, Mendelssohn’s work is generally
more classical
more romantic
more programmatic
more derivative of Beethoven
13
The idée fixe is
an approach to orchestration that values novelty and inventive timbres.
the program of Symphonie fantastique.
Berlioz’s utilization of the Dies irae in the final movement.
a recurrent theme that represents the protagonist’s obsession.
14
Berlioz’s
Symphonie Fantastique
demonstrates
program music
absolute music
classicism
the Romantic miniature
15
Mendelssohn’s affinity for music of the past led him to compose
motets
oratorios
masses
suites
16
Several musical themes in Schumann's
Carnaval
are derived from
musical ciphers derived from the name of a German town.
an unpublished piano piece by Schubert.
a fugue subject from Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.
his own song cycle Dichterliebe.
17
When Robert Schumann died, Clara
stopped performing and composing
became an influential critic
stopped performing but continued composing
stopped composing but continued performing professionally
18
What is one thing Schumann did after his performance career ended from injury?
managed Clara's career
became a great singer
founded a music magazine
became an important conductor
19
Franz Schubert was born in
Leipzig
Vienna
Bonn
Salzburg
20
In which year did Schumann write most of his songs?
1850, the year he was employed in Düsseldorf
1834, the year he began the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
1840, the year he married
1854, he year he attempted suicide
21
What is one way that the Industrial Revolution shaped music-making in the early nineteenth century?
Metal frames were added to harps, enabling louder dynamics and more tension
The piano became a concert instrument only -- too hard for amateurs
flutes are be made of that instead of metals.
Valves allowed brass instruments to play all notes of the chromatic scale.
22
How is Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 cyclic?
It is continuous, without breaks.
It contains an intricate program.
It is short and evocative.
Melodic material in each movement relates to the introduction theme.
23
Most of Schumann’s piano works are
conatas
suites
concertos
character pieces
24
Berlioz is considered a germinal figure in
conducting
French opera
art song
piano recitals
25
For Lieder that express static emotions or moods, Schubert typically adopts
through-composed form
tenary form
strophic form
modified strophic form
