Which of the following is NOT representative of Turandot?

The main character is seductive and evasive

What is not true about Brahms' the third movement, "Rondo," in Violin Concerto in D major?

One of the few rondos that actually had an allegro form

A fast display piece creating an emphatic declaration and a dramatic exit

What is NOT true of Gustav Mahler?

Was so nationalistic that he refused to perform in the United States

What is NOT true about Dvorák's, Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World?"

Is Dvorak's most nationalist piece, even though he was not in Bohemia

Which of the following is NOT representative of Verdi's La traviata (1853)?

It based on play The Vicomte of Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas (the older)

Which is NOT representative of nationalism in music?

Smaller orchestra to represent a more intimate delivery

Which of the following musical details about the Erlking (1815) is NOT true?

The chords at the end signal how the boy is ultimately saved

Which of these are NOT facts regarding Georges Bizet's Carmen?

The aristocracy was outraged because of their portrayal.

Which of these were NOT true about social realism in the 19th century?

Promoted increased opportunities for the aristocracy

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Romantic compositional style?

Form was the dictating force, as it established reasonable balance

Which of the following is NOT true of Franz Liszt's public persona?

There was a public outcry that he married Clara Wieck

Which of the following is NOT true about Richard Wagner?

First big success with the opera Lohengrin (1848)

What is NOT true about Robert Schumann (1810-1856)?

He is best known for his symphonic works

Which of these is NOT true for Rubato?

Percussion instruments avoid it so it does not seem as if they are making

What was NOT true about Johannes Brahms?

Brahms was one of the few composers that did not play an instrument

Which of these are NOT representative of "Haberna" from Carmen?

Carmen hides her sexuality by incorporating multiple layers of clothing for

Which of the following is NOT a consideration of the Art Song?

Librettists fell out of favor with the emergence of the art song

Which of the following is NOT true of Franz Liszt's performance and compositional career?

He was equally adapt at performing on the violin

Which of the following is NOT representative of La bohème?

The musical Les Miserables is an adaptation of La bohème

Which of the following is NOT representative of Bel Canto style?

Early creators of bel canto include Mozart and Haydn

Which of the following does NOT describe facts about Giuseppe Verdi?

He was not famous while alive, but because famous after his death

What was NOT a characteristic of the late romantic symphony and concerto?

Concertos were in four movements

Which of the following is NOT true of Robert Schumann?

He had the longest career of any Romantic era composer

Which of the following is NOT true about Clara Schumann “Liebst du um Schönheit” (1841)?

The translation is “If you for desire”

What is NOT true about Musorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (1874)?

Move towards devices that represent ‘primitive’ man

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1
Match the phrase on the left column with the best associated term on the right. Leader of warriors
Brünnhilde
Valhalla
Valkyrie
Wotan
2
Which of the following is NOT representative of Turandot?
Uses a pentatonic to reinforce the sound of the music written in Asia
The main character is seductive and evasive
Based in Asia
Plot chronicles the actions of Queen Turandot, including some of her evil
3
What is not true about Brahms' the third movement, "Rondo," in Violin Concerto in D major?
It included chromatic scales
One of the few rondos that actually had an allegro form
It included extended arpeggios
It was bright, lighthearted, sometimes humorous
4
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Reason
False
True
5
What is a Cabeletta?
Ornamentation style that began with the Romantic period
Slow recitative between arias of the second act (to emphasize dramatic impa
A fast display piece creating an emphatic declaration and a dramatic exit
Treatment of text in making a story into an opera
6
Match the piece in the left column to the type of composition in the right column. Sleeping Beauty (1889)
Program Symphony
Ballet
Tone Poem
Dramatic Overture
7
Match the piece in the left column to the type of composition in the right column. Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
Dramatic Overture
Ballet
Program Symphony
Tone Poem
8
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Galliard
False
True
9
What is NOT true of Gustav Mahler?
Composer and conductor
Last in the long line of great German symphonists that extends back to Hayd
Wrote only orchestral songs and symphonies
Was so nationalistic that he refused to perform in the United States
10
Mark “yes” if attribute matches the romantic period. Fascination with the occult, supernatural, and the macabre
False
True
11
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Exploring the darker side of human nature
True
False
12
What is NOT true about Dvorák's, Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World?"
Is Dvorak's most nationalist piece, even though he was not in Bohemia
The piece is a tribute to the memory of some distant home
The piece was premiered at the new Carnegie Hall in New York
The work is considered as his the capstone of his career and is his best-kn
13
The pieces of Kinderscenen was composed so "grown-ups" would reminiscence of their upbringing, and were not composed for
True
False
14
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Orchestra Dance Suite
True
False
15
Which of the following is NOT representative of Verdi's La traviata (1853)?
Pits passionate love against middle-class morality
Draws on the author’s personal experience
It based on play The Vicomte of Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas (the older)
Courtesan character Violetta in play and opera based on Marie Duplessis
16
Which is NOT representative of nationalism in music?
Smaller orchestra to represent a more intimate delivery
National subjects
Native dance rhythms
Local instrumental sounds
17
Which of the following musical details about the Erlking (1815) is NOT true?
It reinforces the song's mood and narrative details as a dramatic partner
Piano not a mere accompaniment
The chords at the end signal how the boy is ultimately saved
All of these
18
Which of these are NOT facts regarding Georges Bizet's Carmen?
The aristocracy was outraged because of their portrayal.
Spanish-influenced elements in the music
Main character a seductive gypsy woman
Considered obscene by first audiences
19
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Longing, despair (love)
False
True
20
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Emotion
False
True
21
Which of these were NOT true about social realism in the 19th century?
Promoted increased opportunities for the aristocracy
Find aesthetic value in the ordinary, even ugly
Often deals with lower classes
Pessimistic
22
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Romantic compositional style?
Greater length and scope in arts and ideas
More instruments
Form was the dictating force, as it established reasonable balance
Monumental compositions
23
Match the following terms from the left column with the best description on the right. Lied (plural Lieder)
Song for solo voice and piano
German for “song"
A collection of several songs
24
Match the piece in the left column to the type of composition in the right column. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
Tone Poem
Program Symphony
Ballet
Dramatic Overture
25
Match the phrase on the left column with the best associated term on the right. High-flying, hard-riding women warrior
Valkyrie
Wotan
Valhalla
Brünnhilde
26
Which of the following is NOT true of Franz Liszt's public persona?
Created the modern recital
Flamboyant artistic personality
There was a public outcry that he married Clara Wieck
International touring virtuoso
27
Which of the following is NOT true about Richard Wagner?
He inspired extreme reactions
He was forced to leave Germany in 1848 for political reasons
First big success with the opera Lohengrin (1848)
He was largely self-taught
28
What is NOT true about Robert Schumann (1810-1856)?
He permanently damaged his own right hand
He wrote Lieder
He married his piano teacher's daughter
He is best known for his symphonic works
29
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Rules and forms, balance
False
True
30
Which of these is NOT true for Rubato?
Gives performers more artistic freedom
Percussion instruments avoid it so it does not seem as if they are making
Exaggerates the rhythmic flow
Italian for "robbed" time-stretching and squeezing the beat
31
What was NOT true about Johannes Brahms?
Brahms was a lifelong friend of Robert and Clara Schumann
Lived a modest (“un-Wagnerian”) lifestyle
Revered Beethoven and humbled by Beethoven’s legacy
Brahms was one of the few composers that did not play an instrument
32
Which of these are NOT representative of "Haberna" from Carmen?
Carmen hides her sexuality by incorporating multiple layers of clothing for
Dance-song with a distinct rhythm
Literally, “thing from Havana” (Cuba)
Music seductive and evasive, like the main character
33
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: String quartet
False
True
34
Which of the following is NOT a consideration of the Art Song?
Music intensifies poetic sentiments
Librettists fell out of favor with the emergence of the art song
Expresses emotions without words
Poets viewed music as the purest of the arts
35
True/false: Social realism was an artistic reaction to the ill effects of the Industrial Revolution.
False
True
36
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. “Pursuit of happiness,” fulfillment
True
False
37
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Pavane
True
False
38
Which of the following is NOT true of Franz Liszt's performance and compositional career?
Wrote for his own performances
He was equally adapt at performing on the violin
Played from memory
He championed the single soloist for the concert hall
39
Which of the following is NOT representative of La bohème?
The musical Les Miserables is an adaptation of La bohème
Featured less distinction between recitative and aria
Featured Bel canto singing
Explores emotions of love, hope, and despair
40
Match the piece in the left column to the type of composition in the right column. Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique
Ballet
Program Symphony
Dramatic Overture
Tone Poem
41
Which of the following is NOT representative of Bel Canto style?
Orchestra provides simple harmonic support
Emphasizes beautiful vocal melodies
Exalted the leading opera singers
Early creators of bel canto include Mozart and Haydn
42
Match the piece in the left column to the type of composition in the right column. Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet
Ballet
Dramatic Overture
Tone Poem
Program Symphony
43
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Opera
False
True
44
Which of the following does NOT describe facts about Giuseppe Verdi?
His works of his later period turned to domestic themes and personal confli
Last two operas based on Shakespearean dramas (Otello, Falstaff)
His early dramas support political revolution and freedom
He was not famous while alive, but because famous after his death
45
Match the phrase on the left column with the best associated term on the right. Chief of the gods
Valhalla
Wotan
Brünnhilde
Valkyrie
46
What was NOT a characteristic of the late romantic symphony and concerto?
Movement became longer
Symphonies were in four movements
Concertos were in four movements
Composers wrote fewer symphonies and concerti
47
True/False: An Etude is a short, one-movement composition written to improve a specific performance technique.
True
False
48
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. The monuments of ancient Greece and Rome
True
False
49
Which of the following is NOT true of Robert Schumann?
He had the longest career of any Romantic era composer
Career as a pianist ended with a self-inflicted hand injury
Started the high-end music magazine Die neue Zeitschrift für Musik
Wrote Lieder and large-scale works
50
Which of the following is NOT true about Clara Schumann “Liebst du um Schönheit” (1841)?
Poem by Joseph Eichendorff (1788-1857)
The translation is “If you for desire”
Form: modified strophic
Modest alterations between stanzas
51
What is NOT true about Musorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (1874)?
Irregular meter (like irregular accents in Russian language)
Move towards devices that represent ‘primitive’ man
Western classical procedures with Russian folk elements
Pentatonic scale
52
Which of these would NOT be a characteristic of romantic values and concert halls?
Concert culture was for Educating and morally uplifting, not just entertain
The concert hall becomes a "museum of past compositions"
The conductor fell into the role as the "Interpreter of the music"
Romantic ideals led to the construction of smaller, more intimate venues
53
Which of these is NOT true for harmony in the Romantic period?
Unexpected harmonic shifts
Use of chromatic harmony, temporary dissonance
Colorful harmony contributes to the emotional intensity
Harmony changes often to propel the chords forward
54
What is NOT true about Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)?
Toured as a performer to the age of 70
Toured Europe as a prodigy
One of the top piano virtuosos of the 19th century
She achieved fame in the latter years of her life
55
Which of the points about the evolution of the piano is NOT true?
Large market for sheet music
The piano increased from 61 to 108 keys
Foot pedals (sustaining pedal and soft pedal)
Cross-stringing created richer, more homogeneous sound
56
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Universal values
False
True
57
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Art Song
False
True
58
Match the phrase on the left column with the best associated term on the right. Total Work of Art
Valkyrie
Gesamtkunstwerk
Brünnhilde
Valhalla
59
Which of the following is NOT true about the virtuosos in the Romantic period?
Niccoló Paganini was a violin virtuoso
Franz Liszt was a piano virtuoso
Virtuosos would perform tricks and gimmicks
The virtuoso attributed their prowess as a divine gift and focused on sacre
60
Which of the following is NOT an attribute of the conductor?
The conductor fell into the role as the "interpreter of the music"
The conductor was required since the Romantic period was a "golden age for"
The conductor was viewed as the one who had to be able to play and conduct
Conductors started using a baton in the Romantic period
61
Which of the following is NOT representative of ballet music?
Initially started at the French court of Louis XIV
Tchaikovsky's talents uniquely suited ballet through "Short segment" style
First performed as a diversion during operas
Was restricted to the 19th century with the rise of popular dance forms fro
62
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Madrigals
True
False
63
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Symphony
True
False
64
Match the phrase on the left column with the best associated term on the right. The house of the gods
Valhalla
Brünnhilde
Wotan
Valkyrie
65
Which of the following is NOT true about Franz Schubert’s Erlking (1815)?
A father and his feverish son riding through the night
Text by Goethe (1749-1832)
Romantic fascination with the supernatural
A romantic ballad
66
Violetta having at first thought Alfredo might be “Mr. Right” in time rejects this notion vowing to remain “always free”
True
False
67
How long was Symphonie fantastique?
20 minutes
55 minutes
35 minuets
120 minutes
68
Match the following terms from the left column with the best description on the right. Song cycle
German for “song"
Song for solo voice and piano
A collection of several songs
69
Match the piece in the left column to the type of composition in the right column. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
Tone Poem
Ballet
Program Symphony
Dramatic Overture
70
Which is NOT true about the orchestra in the Romantic period?
Technological advances in instruments
Longer symphonies
More dynamic contrast
More contrapuntal movement
71
What is NOT true of Antonín Dvorák?
A native of Bohemia, he wrote his ninth symphony in Prague
He reprentated musical nationalism
He worked as a freelance violist and organist in Prague while composing
He was the director of the newly founded National Conservatory in New York
72
Which of the following is NOT representative of program music?
Dissonance evokes a sense of conflict
Lyrical melody evokes love
Trumpet calls represent the arrival of a hero
Music has extramusical references
73
Which of the following is NOT true of Frédéric Chopin?
Became a voice for Polish musical nationalism
Primarily composed for the piano
Called the "King of the Piano"
Many compositions based on Polish dances
74
True/false: Cross-hand playing—moving the left hand over the right hand to play a high melody.
False
True
75
What was NOT characteristic of the orchestral song (or orchestral Lied)?
Full orchestra replaces the piano as the medium of accompaniment
Large orchestra adds more color and more contrapuntal lines
Early songs often provided inspiration for later music
To maintain intimacy, brass instruments were not used
76
Which of these was NOT a part of Der Ring des Nibelungen?
Götterdämmerung
Siegfried
Die Walküre
Rienzi
77
True/False: Carnaval is a set of 13 short, intimate pieces appropriate for middle-class parlor.
False
True
78
Which of the following is NOT representative of Verdi’s Dramaturgy and Musical Style?
Intense passion and nonstop action
Dramatic character portrayal
Arias are written in a wide range to give the music more variety
Memorable melodies and musical contrast
79
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Symphonic poem
False
True
80
Which of the following is NOT true of Wagner’s magnum opus, Der Ring des Nibelungen?
A special theatre was built in Hamburg, Germany, for his operas
Initially performed at the First Bayreuth Festival in 1876
Funded by King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Explores power, greed, heroism, race
81
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Motets
False
True
82
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Concerto
False
True
83
Mark “yes” if attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Wonders and wildness of nature, fantasy, supernatural
False
True
84
What is NOT true about Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem?
The piece is an hour-long, seven-movement work
The text was in French to honor his mother
The piece brought the sacred Requiem Mass (mass for the burial of the dead)
The piece was a blend of homophonic and polyphonic textures
85
Which of the following attributes were NOT associated with Wagner's operas?
Heightens the importance of the orchestra
Features tuneful arias and vocal ensembles
Called his operas “music dramas”
“Endless melody” – seamless flow of musi
86
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Passionate self-expression
False
True
87
Which of the following is NOT representative of Giacomo Puccini?
Member of the Italian aristocracy
Heir to the tradition of Verdi
Concluded the golden century of Italian opera
Verismo opera: Italian realistic opera
88
Match the column with the answer on the right: These genres were performed in the Romantic period: Piano sonata
True
False
89
Match the following terms from the left column with the best description on the right. Art Song
A collection of several songs
Song for solo voice and piano
German for “song"
90
What is NOT true about the "Leitmotif?"
Brief, distinctive unit of music
In order to be independent from other tonal elements, occurs just once per
Interaction of different leitmotifs conveys meaning
Suggests the character’s subconscious thought
91
Mark “yes” if the attribute on the right matches the romantic period. Original, individual
True
False

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