Music Ch. 12 – Flashcards
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The Romantic period was not characterized by any kind of uniform musical expression
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The business aspect of music became and important factor in the Romantic period
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True
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In the Romantic period, the teaching of music became an established profession
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True
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Rhythm in 19th century music was frequently less regular and more complex
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True
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Classical multi-movement forms were still adhered to rigidly in the Romantic period
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False
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Although popular in Europe, opera is not very popular in the United States
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False
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Art songs are generally only sung by professionals
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False
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Brahms was a Romantic in his emotional expressiveness, but a classicist in form
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True
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Mendelssohn had to struggle for musical opportunity
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False
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Mendelssohn's concept of form is extremely Romantic
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False
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Schubert composed only art songs
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False
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Tchaikovsky had to rely solely on teaching as a living in order to be able to afford to compose
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False
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Tchaikovsky's music is both nationalistic and international
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True
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Although extremely successful in Europe, Verdi's music was not well known in America in his lifetime
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False
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Wagner, a German composer of opera, was educated in the best schools of Europe
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False
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The Romantic period can be described as a time of: A. restraint, clarity, and balance B. emotionalism and expression C. non-creativity D. experimentation and chaos
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B
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The dominance of German romanticism throughout Europe produced: A. feelings of remorse B. feelings of nationalism C. political pressure D. little resistance
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B
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Music in the 19th century was primarily: A. polyrhythmic B. polyphonic C. monophonic D. homophonic
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D
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The dominant element of Romantic music was: A. singable, expressive melodies B. indistinguishable rhythms C. simple harmonic progressions D. polyrhythmic motives
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A
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In an effort in the late Romantic to intensify emotion, composers: A. increased chromaticisms B. leaned towards the diatonic C. used random harmonies D. reduced the size of the orchestra
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A
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Compared to the classical orchestra the 19th century orchestra was: A. bigger B. lusher C. thicker in texture D. all of these
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D
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At first ballet was part of: A. folk dancing B. the dance suite C. opera D. the symphony
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C
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Character pieces are written for: A. orchestra B. string quartet C. piano D. vocal ensemble
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C
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The German for art song is: A. strudel B. nacht C. lieder D. goethe
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C
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Schubert wrote over __________ lieder. A. 300 B. 600 C. 400 D. 1000
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B
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The primary instrumentation for art song is: A. piano and voice B. orchestra and voice C. piano and orchestra D. voice alone
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A
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Strophic means: A. the same music for each verse B. different music for each verse C. to be played with the strophe D. equal strophic tuning
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A
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Of the controversy between the traditionalists and the revolutionaries, Brahms was a: A. revolutionary B. traditionalist C. mix D. conscientious objector
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B
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Brahms wrote mostly __________ music. A. revolutionary B. program C. absolute D. all of these
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C
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Chopin spent his entire professional life in: A. Austria B. Rome C. Poland D. Paris
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D
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Chopin's preludes are varied in: A. style B. mood C. form D. all of these
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D
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Schubert had a remarkable gift for creating melodies that were: A. emotional B. sad C. mysterious D. all of these
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D
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Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" is a good example of __________ music. A. program B. absolute C. ballet D. opera
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A
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Verdi was a composer of: A. art song B. opera C. symphonies D. chamber music
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B
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Wagner referred to his opera's as: A. art opera B. leitmotiv C. music drama D. leitmotiv opera
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C
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Wagner's wealthy patron was: A. King Ludwig of Bavaria B. King George of England C. George II of Germany D. Franck III of Germany
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A
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Virtuoso means: A. not real B. having great technical ability C. common language D. computerized
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B
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Absolute music
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created for its own sake
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Program music
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created to depict moods, images, or stories
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Nationalism
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music that reflects national or regional characteristics
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Orchestration
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the art of using instrumental tone color
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Symphonic poem
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a one-movement programmatic work for orchestra
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Requiem
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a mass for the dead
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Leitmotiv
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a musical motive associated with a character
