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Unit 3 Quiz!
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1
Which composer wrote a piece in which an artist overdoses on opium and hallucinates witches?
John Adams
Hector Berlioz
Robert Schumann
Felix Mendelssohn
2
What is Minimalism?
Music that contains one instrument
Music that evokes an absence of dissonance
Music based on repetitions of motifs with little variation
Music that is meant to be short in length
3
How many movements are in a standard symphony from the Classical era?
3
2
5
4
4
Ludwig van Beethoven gradually lost:
His sight
The use of his hands
His hearing
His grip on reality
5
What famous work by John Cage is meant to explore ambient noise in a concert hall?
4'33"
Radio Music
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Six Pianos
6
The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky contains which uncommon instrument?
Florist
Throwing Stars
Cannons
Ocarinas
7
During what musical era did Mozart live and compose?
Classical
Baroque
Medieval
Romantic
8
Which of the following is a FORM in which a group of instruments is the featured performer?
Concerto Grosso
Concertino
Ripieno
Sonata Form
9
Which does not describe a program symphony?
Each movement contains its own program
Multi-Movement work
Usually includes solo vocalists
Similar in form to a symphonic poem
10
Which composer is seen in this video?
John Cage
John Cena
Ian Clarke
John Luther Adams
11
Which of these is NOT a true statement about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
He was a child prodigy
He was known for his operas, symphonies, and concerti
He lived in Austria
He lived a long life and taught a number of students
12
Composer Antonín Dvorák was what nationality?
American
Dutch
German
Czech
13
Expressionism was a movement in art that was meant to portray extremes in human emotions.
True
False
14
In this excerpt from Brahms' Third Symphony what dance do we hear?
Ländler
Gigue
Waltz
Pavane
15
What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sister's name? (she was also a composer!)
Linda
Nannerl
Greta
Maria Theresa
16
What term is used to describe music that has no allegorical or pictorial meaning?
Sight Music
Art music
Pure music
Program music
17
Which work is heard in this video?
Antonio Vivaldi: "Spring" from the Four Seasons
Paul Dukas: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
18
Which composer wrote a neoclassical symphony meant to be evocative of a Haydn symphony?
John Adams
Gustav Mahler
Sergei Prokofiev
Gunther Schuller
19
What piece scandalized the French public with its depiction of prehistoric Russia?
O Rubor Sanguinis
Pierrot Lunaire
The Rite of Spring
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
20
Which of these is NOT a word to describe a musical idea contained in a concerto?
Rondo
Melody
Theme
Motif
21
What artistic movement is known for indistinct shapes,washes of color, and small brush strokes?
Impressionism
Surrealism
Dadaism
Nationalism
22
Claude Debussy's work meant to evoke a poem about a mythical creature who pursues nymphs is:
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Nuages
Les Preludes
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
23
Which composer is associated with the Impressionist movement in classical music?
Claude Debussy
Frank Martin
Darius Milhaud
Georges Auric
24
What is Incidental Music?
Music that is improvised
Music heard in social events
Music meant to accompany or precede a play
Music written for an opera
25
Who composed this concerto that we heard in class?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Neil Diamond
Clara Schumann
Felix Mendelssohn
26
Which composer composed the "Surprise" Symphony that we heard in class?
Ludwig van Mozart
Franz Joseph Haydn
Johann Sebastian Bach
Georg Frideric Handel
27
Edvard Munch's
The Scream
is an example of art in what style?
Symbolism
Rococo
Expressionism
Abstract
28
Richard Strauss' tone poem about a German trickster who eventually meets his end is titled:
Rocky Top
Les Preludes
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
29
Is neoclassical music programmatic in general?
No
Yes
30
What inspired Dvorák to compose his Ninth Symphony?
The story of Christopher Columbus
The Czech countryside
The music he heard in the United States
Religious devotion
31
We discussed a concerto that was composed for orchestra and a peculiar instrument; which one?
Ocarina
Florist
Alphorn
Cowbell
32
Program music is instrumental music suggestive of a mood, story, poem, or phrase.
False
True
33
Nationalistic music expresses hatred for one's own country and traditions
False
True
34
A concerto is:
A work written for performance in the evening
A misspelling of the word "concert"
A classical concert featuring vocalists
A piece written for a single instrument with an ensemble
35
The 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was written to depict:
Napoleon and the French Army's failed invasion of Russia
La Marseillaise
The War of 1812 in the United States
Folk songs from the Russian countryside
36
A large-scale work usually for full orchestra dating to the Classical era is:
Symphony
Oratorio
Chorus
Galliard
37
What is a virtuoso?
One of the finest performers of an instrument
A member of the clergy who sang plain chant
Someone known for their outrageous performing costumes
A showpiece written for a performer
38
Arnold Schoenberg composed which piece based upon a clown that included
Sprechstimme
?
Farben
String Quartet
Peripetie
Pierrot Lunaire
39
A Cadenza is a name for a movement of a concerto
True
False
40
Neoclassical music is reminiscent of music from which era of music?
Baroque
Medieval
Classical
Romantic
