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Test 3 Music Appreciation
NGU music appreciation class
70
Music
Undergraduate 1
04/03/2011

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Which composer wrote only one opera?
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Schumann
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Who composed Valkyrie?
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Richard Wagner
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Which composer was elected to Government Office?
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Verdi
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Bullini and Donisitti were considered what?
Definition
italian belcanto opera
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Who composed “Pictures at an Exhibition”?
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Modest Mussorgsky
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What is a tone poem?
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symphonic poem
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What theme starts Romeo and Juliet?
Definition
love and vindeta? romantic strings
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What is characteristic of all nationalistic music?
Definition
folk music is incorporated
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The rise of nationalism in music is a reflection of what?
Definition
struggle for national independence
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What country gave rise to nationalism in music?
Definition
?
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Which of these composers is in the Mighty Five? (one will be true)
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Balakiev, Borodin, Cui, Rimskikorsakov, Musorgsky
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What kind of music is “Pictures at an Exhibition"?
Definition
Suite?
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Who was the lifelong model of Brahms?
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Beethoven
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Which composer was a friend of Brahms?
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Johann Strauss II
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Who wrote the “New World Symphony”?
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Antonín Dvořák
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Translate “Rubato”
Definition
stolen, robbed
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How many members did a Romantic Orchestra have?
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60-80?
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Four composers, which one did not write Lieds?
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schubert did write lieds.
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Which composer died in an insane asylum?
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shumann

 

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Beethoven composed most of his (blank) during his third style period
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Sonatas
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The composer most responsible for elevating music to a new level of respect during the Romantic Period was...
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bethoven
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Beethoven had how many stylistic periods?
Definition
3
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What was a “musical” theme of the Romantic Composer?
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Term
Which describes the view of the Romantic Composer regarding form
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individual spontenaity
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What did the Romantic Composer try to convey in their music?
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Term
In the 19th century, which of the arts was considered to be the most expressive of emotion?
Definition
music
Term
Which composer started a music magazine due to a damaged hand?
Definition
robert schumann
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What quality was most prized by Romantic Artists?
Definition
integrity of personal feeling.
Term
What is the musical term is applied to the flexibility of rhythm?
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rubbato
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How does the Romantic Composer treat Tone Color?
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enthusiastically
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How does the Classical and Romantic Orchestra compare?
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romantic is bigger
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What was the important new member added to the orchestra?
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piano
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What do we call music without singing yet is derived from a poem, etc
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program music
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Who composed “Erlking”?
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Franz Schubert
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What is the “Erlking”?
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lied
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In what form is the “Erlking”?
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lied
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How many characters are in the “Erlking”?
Definition
3
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Who performs the “Erlking”?
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male voice
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What is the mood of the “Erlking”?
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dark
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What does the piano intro in the “Erlking” bring to mind (what does it sound like)?
Definition
horse hooves/ excitement
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Who composed “Nocturne in F Sharp”?
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Frédéric Chopin
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Which composer earned his living as a music critic?
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berloiz
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Who wrote “Symphony Fantastique”?
Definition
Hector Berlioz
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The 5th movement in “Symphony Fantastique”, what does it sound like?
Definition
Dark. Whiches orgy
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Know which composers is a Romantic Composer?
Definition
Schubert, berlinz, verdi, wagner, tchickovsy, bromz, mohler,
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What composer had a great influence on Early Romantic Composers?
Definition
Beethoven
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Which of the other arts had a great influence on Romantic Composers?
Definition
Literature
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What is the English word for “Lied”?
Definition
song
Term
Who was a famous Lied composer?
Definition
shubert
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What are the two basic forms for the Lied?
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1.Strophic - same music for every verse
2.Through-composed - different music for each verse. The voice and words fit very closely together.?
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What did Schubert start his career in?
Definition
teacher/school
Term
What did Schubert write a lot of?
Definition
lied
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What instrument was a popular solo instrument in the 19th century?
Definition
piano
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What instrument did Chopin not write for?
Definition
piano
Term
What would be the translation for a “night piece”?
Definition
nocturn
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Who was a famous, flamboyant pianist during the 19th century?
Definition
liszt
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What is a concert overture?
Definition
early 19th cent overture but no following opera
Term
Symphony Fantastique includes what?
Definition
idee fixe
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What is true of program music (definition)?
Definition
no singing and based on literary work
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Which composer retired around the age of 35?
Definition
rozzinni
Term
Which composer only wrote one opera?
Definition
shumann
Term
Who composed Valkyrie?
Definition
Richard wagner
Term
Which composer was elected to Gov. Office?
Definition
verdi
Term
Bullini and Donsitti were considered what type of opera composers?
Definition
italian bel canto
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Carl Maria von Weber was the founder of what type of Opera?
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german romantic
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Verdi’s early operas dealt with what?
Definition
human voice
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What were Verdi’s last two works?
Definition
Otello, 5 February 1887
Falstaff, 9 February 1893 ?
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What is the term for total art work that Wagner used?
Definition
gesamtkunstwrek
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Who wrote the text for Wagner’s works?
Definition
wagner
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What term is used for something that represents an object or a person in an opera?
Definition
leitmotivs
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