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