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1
What is a Mazurka?
Polish dance
N
2
Why did Beethoven move permanently to Vienna?
His girlfriend moved to Vienna
Haydn said he should
He wanted to attend music school
He wanted to be closer to the music scene
3
When was the Heiligenstadt Testament written?
1814
1802
1815
1827
4
What are the main ideas in E.T.A. Hoffman's "Beethoven's Instrumental Music"?
Y
N
5
What is a character piece?
Short piano pieces with descriptive titles
N
6
What genres were Chopin’s thing?
Scherzos
Piano Sonatas
Polonaises
Piano Concertos
7
Who wrote Carnival?
Schubert
Schumann
Liszt
Mendelssohn
8
Why did Beethoven's patrons grant him a lifetime annuity?
They thought he needed it
They loved Beethoven
They had an obligation to his mother
They wanted Beethoven to stay in Vienna forever
9
When when was Chopin born?
1849
1810
1809
1834
10
What do the terms strophic song and modified strophic song mean?
Strophic: everything is a continuous melody
Strophic: every stanza has the same music
Modified Strophic: everything in-between repeating and new
Modified Strophic: every stanza has the same melody
11
When was Der Freichütz composed?
1821
1810
1834
1809
12
In Hoffman's "Beethoven's Instrumental Music" what did Hoffman comment abt Beethoven 5th Symph
Structure
Theme
Form
Organicism
13
For whom and for what occasion did Schumann compose
Myrthen
?
It was an anniversary gift for his wife
It was a birthday gift for his son
It was a wedding gift for his wife
It was an achievement gift for his student
14
When was Beethoven born?
1770
1763
1772
1789
15
Why didn’t Mendelssohn give specific titles to the individual pieces of Songs Without Words?
Words too indefinite to describe
Thoughts too definite for words
16
When did Chopin die?
1834
1810
1849
1856
17
How does Beethoven create coherence and unity in his string Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131?
Keys all appear as notes in 1st movement
C# minor in first and last movement
Movements in same form
Motives appear in different versions
18
What were the functions of piano music in the nineteenth century?
For dances
For teaching
For mid to high income amateurs
For concerts
19
With whom did Beethoven study in Vienna?
Albrechtsberger
Salieri
Mozart
Haydn
20
What changes do we see in Lieder as we move from the 18th into the 19th century?
N
N
Y
21
When did Beethoven permanently settle in Vienna?
1792
1783
1787
1796
22
What form is
Myrthen
in?
Sonata
Minuet & Trio
Modified Strophic
Through-composed
23
Why did the
Lied
become an important genre in the second half of the 18th century and beyond?
Accompany vocal (left hand & vocal are doubles)
Used in royal courts
Used for "domestic" performance
Used every day
24
How did the myth of Beethoven help to shape the romantic concept of the artist or genius?
People would pretend to suffer
Beethoven was struggling
When Beethoven died they could see his struggle
Must suffer to make good art
25
When did Beethoven die?
1827
1823
1812
1806
26
What is a salon?
could not go and buy a concert ticket
people had to be invited to in home concerts
middle ground between home playing & concert setting
a tea room
27
What dates does Beethoven's middle period encompass?
1814-1827
1827-1838
1802-1814
1770-1802
28
What is Eusebius’ personality?
Contemplative/ dreamer
Hot headed
Comedian
Ring Leader
29
How is Chopin’s approach to music different than Schumann’s?
Died at his own concert lol
Doesn’t appear publicly
Kept to himself
30
Where was Franz Schubert born?
Freistadt
Vienna
Bonn
Salzburg
31
What are some of the important facets (or other "isms") that define romanticism?
Escapism
Historicism
Nationalism
Monitorism
32
How are Beethoven’s hallmarks reflected in the first movement of his Piano Sonata in C minor 13
Moves to untypical keys
Ends on dominant
Slow intro used several times
Strange form
33
What are Schumann’s characters names?
Master Raro
Eusebius
Florestan
League of David
34
What did Clara Wieck Schumann's musical career focus on?
public performer
composer
pianist
music teacher
35
What is the title of Beethoven's only opera?
Festus
Fryley
Fidelio
Francois
36
What event in Schumann's personal life inspired him to write so many
Lieder
in 1840?
He was trying to earn money for his dying mother
He wanted his teacher to think of him as a success
He wanted to prove he was fit to marry Clara
He was trying to support his son
37
What might the Linden tree represent?
Happy memories
No longer sad
Foreshadowed death
Sad memories
38
What personal difficulties did Beethoven face in his late period?
He had financial concerns
He never got married or had kids
Took on his nephew
He went fully deaf
39
What newspaper did Schumann found & edit for a decade?
The Truth Oracle
The Utah Chronicle
The New Newspaper for Music
The New York Times
40
Who wrote the eight collections of
Lieder ohne Worte
(Songs without Words)?
Mendelssohn
Beethoven
Schubert
Schumann
41
What are the "conversation books"?
Books Beethoven used to pass notes with his friends in class
One sided conversations written to deaf Beethoven
Books written by Beethoven about conversations with himself
Books of letters between Beethoven and his father
42
When was Franz Schubert born?
1828
1827
1770
1797
43
How does Schubert use Maj & min modes to express how the narrator feels about the Linden tree?
minor: Looming death
Major: Joyous reunions
minor: Sad memories
Major: Happy memories
44
What major works did Beethoven compose during his first period?
Symphony 1&2
Piano Sonata in C minor Op. 13
String Quartet Op. 18
Septet Op. 20
45
How did Beethoven support himself when he moved to Vienna?
Repairing instruments
Selling piano music to publishers
Taught music lessons
Street music
46
Describe several innovative features of the first movement of the Eroica symphony.
New theme in development
Unusual chromaticism
Insistently dissonant
Atonal sections
47
What is melodrama?
speaking over the music
character speaks
Orchestra plays between speaking passages
Orchestra plays
48
When did Mendelssohn die?
1828
1834
1847
1842
49
During Beethoven's late period, Vienna was in a state of termoil. Explain.
Beethoven's liberal so he's being spied on
Austrian government is policing everyone
Redraw Europe with with no concern for countries & cultures
Book burnings we’re taking place
50
What is Florestan’s personality?
Hot headed
Comedian
Ring leader
Contemplative/dreamer
51
Where did Beethoven die?
Salzburg
Vienna
Bonn
Freistadt
52
How many periods of Beethoven’s life are there?
2
3
5
7
53
What is a song cycle?
Group of songs in a specific order telling about a subject
N
N
54
When did Robert Schumann die?
1815
1856
1827
1810
55
What are the differences between classicism and romanticism?
C: Sick
R: Healthy
C: Healthy
R: Sick
56
What is Carnival?
Character piece
Song cycle
A party in Vienna
Lieder
57
What does the piano accompaniment imitate in "Gretchen am Spinnrade"?
Whirring of the spinning wheel
Wind whooshing as Gretchen spins
Blades on the ice
Gretchen falling to the ground while fainting
58
What hallmarks of Beethoven's late styles are evident in his late string quartets?
Less repetition & more contrast
Simple harmonies
Modulate to unusual keys
Different numbers of movements
59
What is the name of the first song cycle?
Meine Augenbraue Ist Gestorben
Decken Sind Für Alle Da
An Die Ferne Geliebte
Essen Sie Nicht Die Gelben Buntstifte
60
What is a fugue?
ABACADA
AA
A________________A'_________________A_______________A'______
ABCBA
61
Whose poetry does Dichterliebe set?
Merlin Maxwell
Edward Eccleston
Abraham Alden
Heinrich Heine
62
How are the songs of
Dichterliebe
unified, both in terms of textual and musical elements?
End of the first song goes into the second song
N
63
What type of opera is Der Freichütz?
Intermezzo
Opera buffa
Opera seria
Singspiel
64
Why did Schumann invent the characters Eusebius and Florestan?
He could share his opinions without it directly quoting him
N
65
Name several collections of character pieces by Robert Schumann.
Fairy Suite
Fantasy Pieces
Papillons
Dances of the League of David
66
What is
Winterreise
about?
A man is remembering lost love from summer
A man's death is foreshadowed
A man is remembering the winter his mother died
A man's future wife is revealed to him
67
What form is Beethoven's String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131 in?
Sonata
Fugue
Binary
Strophic
68
What is organicism?
All parts of the plant come from the same place
Use of simple techniques
Starts out as a leaf
Basic and fluid melodies
69
What theme prevails in
Dichterliebe
?
N
Y
70
What's the significance of the dim 7
th
Chord Eb-F#-A-C in the Wolf's Glen Scene - Der Freichütz
It prepares the audience for the Devil to appear
The chord is associated with the devil - Devil's Motive
F# to C & Eb to A are Tritones
Leads into the failed shooting scene
71
What aspects of Der Freichütz make it an emblem of German Romanticism?
Trying to win love
The Devil is in it
Plot from folk takes & mythology (norse)
Dark & in a forest
72
What was Beethoven's compositional focus during his middle period?
N
Y
73
How did Audiences react to the Eroica Symphony when it premiered?
They thought it was weird
Thew walked out half way through
They gave it a standing ovation
Music lovers understood it
74
What dates does Beethoven's late period encompass?
1827-1838
1802-1815
1770-1802
1815-1827
75
When did Schumann compose the song cycle
Dichterliebe
?
1847
1840
1827
1834
76
When did Franz Schubert die?
1828
1827
1815
1797
77
What works did Beethoven write in his late period for the private realm?
Last string quartets
Woodwind Choirs
Song Cycles
Last 5 piano sonatas
78
When was Robert Schumann born?
1827
1856
1828
1810
79
To whom was Schumann married?
Donna McGavern Schumann
Martha Swendle Schumann
Rose von Mer Schumann
Clara Weick Schumann
80
When did Beethoven make his first trip to Vienna?
1795
1783
1787
1792
81
Where was Beethoven born?
Freistadt
Bonn
Vienna
Salzburg
82
What is Master Raro’s personality?
Comedian
Contemplative/dreamer
Ring leader
Hot headed
83
How does Beethoven create coherence and unity in his late string quartets?
Common key
Common source in music, ex: motive
Organicism
Everything unified from one source
84
In which two cities did Beethoven primarily live during his first period?
Venice
Paris
Vienna
Bonn
85
Who was the Heiligenstadt Testament addressed to?
Antonio Beethoven
Carl Beethoven
Johann Beethoven
George Beethoven
86
What are the dates of Beethoven’s first period?
1770-1802
1778-1827
1772-1809
1776-1816
87
What happens in Der Freichütz?
Spoiled boy kills eccentric old lady
Woman dresses as a man and tries to save husband from prison
Man wants girl, friend summons satan to help, friend dies
Girl kisses evil blackmailer to save boyfriend, unsuccessful
88
Heine’s poem “In the marvelous month of May" is not ironic; Schumann’s interpretation is-how?
Lyrics are happy, but music is sad
Everything is in Major
Everything is in minor
Lyrics are sad, but music is happy
89
What is Fidelio about?
Girl kisses evil blackmailer to save boyfriend, unsuccessful
Man marries maid and friend is accidentally shot
Woman dresses as a man and tries to save husband from prison
Spoiled boy kills eccentric old lady
90
How does Schumann’s setting of “Im wunderschönen Monat Mai” end?
The song ends on V7
The song ends with ^7 in the soprano line
The song ends on a IV chord
The song ends with ^2 in the soprano line
91
What was the most important way in which Schubert supported himself financially?
Taught music lessons
Repaired instruments
Played street music
Sold songs to publishers
92
What is the Heiligenstadt Testament?
From Beethoven's doctor informing him of impending deafness
A contemplation of suicide note
A speech given by Beethoven at the premiere of his Concerto
Another Testament of Beethoven
93
What is the interpretation of “Widmung” (dedication) in the particular context of this cycle?
Dedicating song to his wife
Dedicating himself to his wife
Dedicating himself to his son
Dedicating song to his son
94
What is a
Lied
(plural:
Lieder
)?
Choral music
Vocal Music
One singer
Chamber Music form
95
Who is singing in "Gretchen am Spinnrade?
Gretchen's crush
Gretchen's Mother
Gretchen
Gretchen's Father
96
What does the word "Winterreise" mean?
cold mountain
winter journey
wine race
house builder
97
Where did Franz Schubert die?
Bonn
Freistadt
Salzburg
Vienna
98
What are the Songs Without Words?
Symphony
Strings
Piano
Vocal
99
When did Beethoven compose his Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)?
1815
1814
1805
1803
100
Why does Hoffman believe instrumental music is the most romantic of all the arts?
Instrumental music is open to interpretation
N
101
Name some of the works Beethoven wrote during his middle period.
Symphony 3-8
Op. 59 Quartets
Violin Concerto
More piano concertos
102
What was Beethoven's original name for the Eroica Symphony?
Jovan Nenad
Napoleon
Antonie Brentano
Bonaparte
103
Who wrote the first song cycle?
Beethoven
Paul Müller
Robert Freighburg
Schumann
104
What two large scale works for public performance did Beethoven compose during his late period?
10th Symphony
Missa Solemnis
Beethoven's 5th
9th symphony
105
Where was Chopin from?
Salzburg
Vienna
Bonn
Poland
106
Who composed the opera Der Freichütz?
Carl Maria von Weber
Johann Angel de Spunier
Johann Angel de Weber
Carl Maria von Spunier
107
Why did Beethoven change the name of his Symphony No. 3 from Bonaparte?
Napoleon declared himself emperor
Napoleon wrote a romance novel to rub in Beethoven's face
Napoleon was tone deaf
Napoleon pinched him one too many times
108
Why was the Heiligenstadt Testament written?
Beethoven wanted his brothers to move in and help him
Beethoven was in despair
Beethoven's doctor was sick and couldn't deliver the news
Beethoven wanted to overcome his struggles for music
109
When did Schubert write the song cycle
Winterreise
?
1834
1815
1812
1827
110
When was Felix Mendelssohn born?
1827
1834
1809
1815
111
What is the difference between Beautiful and Sublime?
B: Only beautiful
S: higher than beautiful
S: Light
B: Vast
112
What was the significance of Beethoven’s first trip to Vienna?
The music scene was in Vienna
He learns of a new music school
He meets Haydn
He probably meets Mozart
113
Who wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament?
Weber
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Liszt
114
What is "Gretchen am Spinnrade" about?
Girl spins around until she falls down from dizziness
Girl skates in circles on frozen lake for her crush
Girl pricks finger on spinning wheel and faints
Girl spinning thread and thinking about crush
115
What does the piano accompaniment represent in "Der Lindenbaum"?
gentle breezes
whispering wind
leaves of summer
bouncing tumbleweed
116
What do audiences reacts to the Eroica Symph reveal abt changing understanding of music in 19th
Move from background music to it’s own thing
N
People were shifting their ideas from pleasing to not
117
What do the terms modified strophic song and through-composed song mean?
Modified Strophic: everything in-between repeating and new
Modified Strophic: constantly hear repeated passages
Through-composed: constantly hear new music (each stanza)
Through-composed: every stanza is similar
118
What year is known as Robert Schumann’s “Year of Song”?
1828
1834
1827
1840
119
What is the general narrative arch of
Dichterliebe
?
Shady gloom in quiet calm hangs perpetual
Neath enshrouding shelter of attending pillars
birds sang and I confessed my longing and desire to her
In may, love broke out of my heart
