Where was Dufay (and many other important composers of his day) born, and where did he spend his career?

Northern France near Belgium; Italy

Which of the diagrams below best depicts the flow of carbon between primary producers, consumers, and decomposers?

primary producers > consumers > decomposers More test answers on https://studyhippo.com/biology-122-test-1/

Which two famous composers from the Baroque period were still successful during the pre-Classical period?

Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel More test answers on https://studyhippo.com/humanities-unit-4/

Impressionist composers used what type of modes and scale patterns in their works.

church modes of the Middle Ages and various non-Western patterns More test answers on https://studyhippo.com/music-exam-4/

Which of the following is not an alternative to the traditional organization of pitch used by twentieth-century composers? Atonality Tonic- dominant harmonies Bitonality Polytonality

Tonic – Dominant harmonies More test answers on https://studyhippo.com/music-listening-20th-century/

Which composers are representative of the Classical period?

Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Schubert More test answers on https://studyhippo.com/mus-1751-ch-13-quiz/

Which of the following composers won the Prix de Rome?

Claude Debussy Hector Berlioz Georges Bizet More test answers on https://studyhippo.com/chapter-54-still-sacred-boulanger-and-religious-music-in-the-twentieth-century/

A new tuning system implemented in the Baroque period which enabled composers to write music in ANY

equal temperment More test answers on https://studyhippo.com/music-ap-3/

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Chapter 42. Sounding a Nation: Grieg and Orchestral Nationalism – Flashcards 15 terms

Rosa Sloan

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Chapter 42. Sounding a Nation: Grieg and Orchestral Nationalism – Flashcards

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Censors did not concern themselves with political representation in nineteenth-century operas

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false

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Which category of program music best describes Grieg's Peer Gynt?

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incidental music

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Even though they are both single movement programmatic types of music, the concert overture differs from the symphonic poem in that the symphonic poem has a much freer form.

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Which playwright did Grieg collaborate with when writing Peer Gynt?

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henrick

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Edvard Grieg represents the:

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scan school

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When nineteenth-century composers sought to glorify aspects of their homeland, this was considered an act of ________________.

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nationalism

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Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor was admired and performed by which nineteenth-century virtuoso pianist?

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franz

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Nationalistic program music might evoke a landscape.

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true

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Tchaikovsky's music for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a famous example of:

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program overture

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From what traditions were the musicians in the "Mighty Five" seeking to free themselves?

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French ballet German symphonic traditions Italian opera

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Which type of program best describes Smetana's The Moldau?

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picto

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In the twenty-first century, composers do not write nationalistic works.

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false

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_________________ music was an influential predecessor to the development of film soundtracks.

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incidental

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Which of the following were ways that programmatic composers portrayed nationalistic sentiments in nineteenth-century music?

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celebrating a national hero basing the work on regional folklore evoking the country's landscape

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Hector Berlioz invented the symphonic poem.

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false

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Who was nicknamed the father of symphony

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Haydn

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The form of the first movement of Beethoven's piano sonata in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no.2:

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modified song form

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what malady did Beethoven suffer from

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deafness

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melody for the slow movement of Haydn's string quartet, op. 76, no. 3 became the national anthem for

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Germany

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a theme may be fragmented by dividing it into smaller units called

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motives

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the first movement of a symphony is usually in

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sonata-allegro form

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Haydn served as a choirboy in

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Vienna

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What is typical form for the second movement in a classical symphony

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sonata-allegro A-B-A theme and variations

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Haydn's string quartet op 76, no. 3 was given the nickname Emperor because

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the slow movement is based on a hymn written for the emperor franz joseph

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typical number of players in the classical orchestra

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30-40

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second movement of Beethoven's piano sonata in C-sharp minor, op.27, no.2 is

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a gentle scherzo and trio form

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the opening of Beethoven's symphony no. 5

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a four-note motive

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name favored sonata instrumentation in the late 18th Century

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piano alone piano and violin piano and cello

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form of the slow movement of Haydn's string quartet, op 76 no,3 is

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theme and variations

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name major composers of string quartets

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Mozart Beethoven Schubert

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Mozart is remembered today as

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the most gifted child prodigy in the history of music

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a string quartet consists of

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2 violins viola cello

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first movement of a classical concerto features sonata-allegro form with

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a double exposition

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the tone of the catalog aria from don giovanni is

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comic

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the most important instrumental genre of the classical period is

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the symphony

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describe absolute music

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music without a story or text

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who were members of the viennese school

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Mozart Haydn Beethoven

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text of Ode to Joy is by

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Schiller

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what are the 3 main sections of the sonata-allegro form

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the exposition the development the recapitulation

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a piano trio consists of

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piano violin cello

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Beethoven belonged to a generation of artists who were influenced by the full impact of

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the French Revolution

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The psychological climax of sonata-allegro form appears when the tonic returns at the (final section )

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recapitulation

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the second dance or middle section of a minuet is called

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trio

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which composer was vorn in Vienna and bridged the Classical and Romantic eras

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Schubert

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Ode to Joy is the finale to Beethovens'

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symphony no 9

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using material from an earlier movement in a symphony is called

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cyclical form

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what is unusal about beethoven's symphony no 5

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there is no break between the third and fourth movements

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a short repeated musical pattern is called

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an ostinato

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repeating a motive at a higher or lower pitch is called

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a sequence

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Haydn's military symphony was composed for his visit to what city

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London

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in sonata-allegro form , a modulatory section that leads from one theme to the next is called

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a bridge

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How did Haydn's military symphony earn its nickname

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it uses percussion instruments associated with Turkish military music

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what is the form of the second movement of Beethoven's symphony no 5

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theme and variation

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in the classical orchestra which group of instruments serves as the ensembles nucleus

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strings

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Italian words de capo are commonly found in ______form

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ternary

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a musical setting of the mass for the dead is called

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a requiem

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characteristics of an opera seria

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plots drawn from Greek antiquity rigid conventions and highly formalized presentation virtuoso display by soloists

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early classical symphony is characterized by quickly ascending themes with a strong rhythmic drive known as

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rocket themes

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the overture of Don Giovanni is in what form

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sonata-allegro

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classical symphony had its roots in the

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opera overture

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music for small ensemble of two to about ten players with one player to a part is called

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chamber music

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composer noted for his monothematic sonata-allegro form

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Haydn

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in sonata-allegro form , the section that features the most tension and drama through modulation and motivic interplay is called

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the development

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beethoven supported himself through

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teaching music lessons publishing his music giving public concerts

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in musical composition a theme is

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a musical idea that is used as a building block

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mozart died while writing his

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Requiem Mass

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the catalog aria lists

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Don Giovanni's conquests

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which beethoven symphony was selected to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall (called Choral Symphony)

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9th

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overall form of a minuet trio is best described as

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A-B-A

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Haydn enjoyed phenomenal musical success with two trips to which country

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England

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a typical feature of a concerto is a free solo passage without orchestral accompaniment called

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the cadenza

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don giovanni attempts to console Donna Elvira, who has been betrayed by

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don giovanni

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beethovens moonlight sonata has how many movements

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three

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theme and variation form often utilized which of the following compositional techniques

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melodic variation harmonic variation rhythmic variaton

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the dreamy first movement of the moonlight sonata features

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a strophic-like form an accompaniment with arpeggios a singing melody

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the most popular solo instrument in the classical concerto was

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the piano

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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is an example of

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a serenade

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How many movements is a classical concerto

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three

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what form of opera occupied itself mainly with the affairs of nobility and greek legends

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opera seria

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characteristics of minuet and trio

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usually in different key usually contrasting melody and harmony ends with a da capo

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who was Haydn's principal patron

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Prince Esterhazy

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how may symphony's did beethoven write

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nine

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in the classical multimovement cycle which movement is most commonly in a contrasting key from the other three

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second

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A Lied is an art song for solo voice and piano sung in _____.

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German

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A song form in which the same melody is repeated for each stanza, often heard in popular music, is known as _____.

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strophic form

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A song form that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections is in which form?

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through-composed form

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According to legend, a child touched by the Elfking must die.

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false

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Most Lied composers wrote their own words for the song.

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false

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Romantic Lieder texts often speak of love and/or nature.

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false

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The piano was declining in popularity at the time of the Romantic Lied.

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false

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Two prominent German Romantic poets whose texts were often set to music were Heinrich Heine and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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true

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What is unusual about the ending of the song In the Lovely Month of May?

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it does NOT change in tonic

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Robert Schumann's In the Lovely Month of May? (strophic form, through compose form, written by Heine, for solo piano and voice)

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through composed form (so its not)

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Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair was the most famous of Foster's songs during his lifetime.

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false

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Foster's Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is primarily composed in what texture?

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homophonic

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Foster's My Old Kentucky Home was inspired by _____.

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his extensive visits to the American South

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Music in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century America was wildly divergent from European traditions.

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false

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Nineteenth-century parlor music in the United States was written to be accessible to amateurs.

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true

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Nineteenth-century songwriters in the United States combined elements of all of the following EXCEPT _____. (folk song, Film music, european opera, european art song)

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film music

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Stephen Foster is known for his ballads, minstrel show tunes, and plantation songs.

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true

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The music that accompanies the lyrics of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair reflects Foster's Anglo-Irish cultural heritage.

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true

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Which of the following songs was NOT written by Stephen Foster? (coal black rose, camp town races, old folks at home)

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Coal Black Rose

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Which of the following was a type of racially charged theatrical variety show in the United States in the nineteenth century? (minstrel show, victorian burlesque, circus exhibition, museum of oddities)

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minstel show

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After his conservatory studies, Chopin spent most of his productive career in _____.

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France

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Chopin was romantically involved with George Sand, the renowned French _____.

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novelist

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Romantic-era piano works often had fanciful titles.

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True

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The nineteenth century was an age of great virtuoso pianists.

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True

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The piano changed little technically during the nineteenth century.

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false

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The piano was the most central instrument in nineteenth-century musical culture.

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true

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The short, lyric piano work might be considered the instrumental equivalent to the nineteenth-century Lied.

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true

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What best describes the character of Chopin's Mazurka?

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dancelike

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Which genre is NOT a part of Chopin's compositional output? piano concertos string quartets or piano sonatas

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string quartets

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Which is the best definition of "tempo rubato"? robbed time in strict time quick tempo completely devoid of time

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"robbed time"

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Berlioz was a devoted fan of Beethoven.

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true

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Hector Berlioz looked to the writings of Shakespeare as the basis for both operas and symphonic works.

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true

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In the nineteenth century Theobald Boehm improved the flute, making it metal rather than wood.

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true

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In which movement is the Dies irae (Day of Wrath) theme from the Mass for the Dead heard?

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5th movement

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Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is absolute music.

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false

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Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called _____.

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program music

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Once Adophe Sax developed the saxophone, it became a permanent and popular part of orchestral music.

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false

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The inspiration for Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique was _____.

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the actress Harriet Smithson

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The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, is called the _____.

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idee fixe

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Which of the following did NOT make improved instruments possible in the nineteenth century? machines powered by steam household electrification increased availability of raw materials improved productivity of metal alloys

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household electrification

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Censors did not concern themselves with political representation in nineteenth-century operas.

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false

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Edvard Grieg represents the _____ nationalist school.

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scandinavian

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Hector Berlioz invented the symphonic poem.

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false

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In the twenty-first century, composers do not write nationalistic works.

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false

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In writing Peer Gynt, with which playwright did Grieg collaborate?

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Henrik Ibsen

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Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called program music.

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True

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Nationalistic program music might evoke a landscape.

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True

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Tchaikovsky's music for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a famous example of _____.

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program overture

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Which category of program music best describes Grieg's Peer Gynt?

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incidental music

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Which of the following was NOT a way that programmatic composers portrayed nationalistic sentiments in nineteenth-century music? evoking the country's landscape utilizing ritornello form basing the work on regional folklore celebrating a national hero

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utilizing ritornello form

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Brahms wrote his Requiem mass in memory of _____.

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his mother

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How many symphonies did Brahms write?

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The Romantic symphony featured an orchestra larger than that of the Classical masters.

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true

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The Romantic symphony follows the exact forms and proportions of the Classical genre of Beethoven.

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false

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The first movement of a Romantic symphony is usually the most dramatic and features the use of sonata-allegro form

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true

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The scherzo movement in nineteenth-century symphonies generally is characterized by a slow march tempo.

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false

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The third movement of a nineteenth-century symphony is most likely in _____ form.

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dance or scherzo

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Unlike the symphonic poem the genre of symphony is often absolute music, without a program.

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true

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Which composer nurtured Brahms's talents, going as far as taking him into his home?

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Robert Schumann

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the nineteenth-century symphony? lyrical melodies colorful harmonies expanded structure small orchestra with limited winds

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small orchestra with limited winds

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Rigoletto is an opera based on Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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false

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After her husband's composing career began to flourish, Giuseppina Strepponi enjoyed continued success as an opera singer into her last years.

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false

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Giuseppe Verdi viewed himself as an Italian nationalist composer.

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true

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In the nineteenth century, opera excerpts were NOT marketed to domestic consumers via _____.

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radio broadcasts

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Jenny Lind was a famous nineteenth-century composer of opera.

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false

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Nineteenth-century Italian opera is characterized by the use of the bel canto style of singing.

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true

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The American debut tour of international singing sensation Jenny Lind was managed by _____.

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P. T. Barnum

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The literary basis for Verdi's Rigoletto is _____.

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a play by Victor Hugo

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Which is NOT a Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play? Aida Otello Macbeth Falstaff

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Aida

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Which of these operas exhibited the high point of the singing style known as bel canto? Mozarts Don Giovanni Monteverdis Orfeo Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia

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Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia

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After considerable success in Dresden with Rienzi, Wagner began to choose subjects derived from Germanic tales.

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true

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Germany is noted for its long-established opera traditions.

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false

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Light German opera featuring spoken dialogue is called _____.

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singspiel

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The role of the Valkyries was to carry fallen heroes from the battlefield to Valhalla on their winged horses.

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true

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Wagner employed recurring themes called idées fixes in his operas.

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false

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Wagner had a theater built at Bayreuth specifically for the performance of his music dramas.

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true

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What did Wagner call his large-scale sung theatrical works?

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music drama

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What is the basis for the story of Die Walküre?

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a medieval german epic poem

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Which leitmotif did Wagner NOT use in the closing scene of Act III in Die Walküre?

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zoroaster

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Which term refers to Wagner's concept of a total artwork, encompassing all the arts?

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Gesamtkunstwerk

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The Nutcracker was based on a story originally written by the Romantic writer Victor Hugo and expanded by E. T. A. Hoffman.

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false

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Ballet has been a part of theatrical entertainments since the Renaissance.

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true

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Ballet was first featured in Russian opera in the Romantic era.

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false

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Nadezhda von Meck's relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his _____.

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patron

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Tchaikovsky was the first Russian _____.

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whose music appealed to western taste

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Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker was choreographed by Marius Petipa.

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true

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The pas de deux, or dance for two, was developed by the choreographer Marius Petipa.

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true

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The overall structure of both the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Trepak from Tchaikovksy's Nutcracker is best outlined as _____.

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A-B-A

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Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?

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celesta

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Which of the following was NOT a famous ballet written by Tchaikovsky? swan lake sleeping beauty the nutcracker romeo and juliet

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Romeo And Juliet

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Dissonances do not always resolve to consonances in twentieth-century music.

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true

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In Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, Pierrot is a(n) _____.

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troubled clown

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Schoenberg devised a new way to organize sound called the "twelve-tone" method.

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true

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Schoenberg employed Sprechstimme, or speechlike melody in his Pierrot lunaire.

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true

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Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire is associated with the twentieth-century arts movement known as _____.

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expressionism

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The German word Sprechstimme means _____.

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speechlike melody

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The character Pierrot from Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire derives from an early Japanese theatrical comedy genre.

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false

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The twenty-one poems used in Pierrot lunaire are all in virelai form.

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false

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Which of the following composers was NOT a student of Arnold Schoenberg? Alban Berg Anton Webern Leonard Bernstein

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Leonard Bernstien

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Which of the following is NOT associated with Arnold Schoenberg? impressionism atonality Klangfarbenmelodie Sprechstimme

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impressionism

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Stravinsky included authentic French folk songs in his ballet The Rite of Spring.

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false

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stravinsky is largely recognized for his revitalizing of which musical element?

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rhythm

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Stravinsky's early works are considered to be strongly nationalistic.

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true

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The ideals of which movement best describes the music of The Rite of Spring?

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primitivism

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The orchestra that Stravinsky used in The Rite of Spring was remarkably small.

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false

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The premiere of The Rite of Spring was uneventful in Paris.

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false

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The premiere success of the Ballets Russes was largely due to the leadership of Serge Diaghilev.

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true

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What is the basis of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?

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scenes of pagan russia

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Which instrument begins with the melody in the introduction to The Rite of Spring, playing in its upper-most range?

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bassoon

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Which of the following was NOT associated with the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev? picasso Nijinsky Tchaikovsky dostoyevsky

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dostoyevsky

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For what purpose did Lili Boulanger write Psalm 24?

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not for traditional worship services

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Lili Boulanger rejected innovative harmonic language in her work.

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false

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Lili Boulanger was influenced by Impressionism.

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true

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Lili Boulanger was the first woman to win the Prix de Rome

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true

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Lili was the only composer/musician in her family.

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false

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The libretto for Lili Boulanger's La Princesse Maleine is by which well-known writer?

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maeterlinck

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Which instrument did Lili Boulanger NOT learn to play as a child?

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Marimba

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Which of the following does NOT describe Lili Boulanger's Psalm 24? homophonic texture clearly in a major key triple meter SATB chorus and tenor solo

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clearly in major key

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Winners of the Prix de Rome are given the opportunity to study in Rome.

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true

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With which of her works did Lili Boulanger win the Prix de Rome?

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Faust de Helene

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Alban Berg wrote only one opera, Wozzeck.

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false

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Arnold Schoenberg was a student of Alban Berg.

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false

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Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern are known as the _____.

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second viennese school

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Berg uses Sprechstimme vocal style in his opera Wozzeck.

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true

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Berg's Wozzeck was inspired by _____.

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an expressionist player by Buchner

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Berg's opera Wozzeck is considered to be a(n) _____ work

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expressionist

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Berg's use of harmony in Wozzeck is strictly atonal.

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false

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In Wozzeck, the title character has hallucinations and is the subject of experimentation by his superiors.

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true

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In Berg's opera Wozzeck, the main character's final breakdown is the result of _____.

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having killed his lover

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The final scene of Wozzeck revolves around _____.

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the children's discovery of murder

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Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring are ballets by _____.

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Aaron Copeland

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Country Band March is arranged for _____.

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wind band

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Aaron Copland used early American songs in his works.

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true

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America's vernacular traditions also included music for brass bands.

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true

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Charles Ives made a living as a(n) _____.

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insurance salesman

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Copland collaborated with Martha Graham in his work Appalachian Spring.

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true

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Copland did cite an American traditional hymn in his ballet Appalachian Spring.

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true

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Copland's ballet Billy the Kid was composed to be a portrayal of Pennsylvanian life.

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false

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One of Ives's best-known works for piano is _____.

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Concord Sonata

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The source of inspiration for Charles Ives's music was rooted in the traditions of which region of America?

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New England

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Béla Bartók collected traditional songs for Hungary.

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true

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Béla Bartók is associated with the _____ school.

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hungarian

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Bartók and fellow composer Zoltán Kodály are known for _____.

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collecting the folk music of hungary

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Bartók avoided Classical forms.

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false

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How many movements make up Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra?

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five

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Neo-Classical composers looked to eras before the Romantic era for inspiration.

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true

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Sergei Prokofiev is associated with the _____.

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russian school

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The instrument heard in the opening melody of the fourth movement of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra is a(n) _____.

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oboe

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Which composer's music does Bartók quote in the fourth movement of Concerto for Orchestra?

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Dmitri Shostakovich

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Which of the following does NOT describe Bartók's Interrupted Intermezzo from his Concerto for Orchestra? -The entire orchestra is treated as the virtuoso soloist -rhythm is non-symmetrical -he utilizes pentatonicism -The timbre is reminiscent of the Romantic orchestral sound

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The timbre is reminiscent of the Romantic orchestral sound

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Bartók found that eastern European folk music was based on:

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ancient modes unfamiliar scales nonsymmetrical rhythms *all of the above

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The early twentieth-century style that sought to revive certain principles and forms of earlier music was:

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neo-Classicism

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Which of the following genres was NOT favored by the neo-Classicists of the early twentieth century?

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the symphonic poem

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Which of the following composers would NOT have been emulated during the neo-Classical era?

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Wagner

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How did twentieth-century nationalism differ from its nineteenth-century counterpart?

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It approached music more scientifically

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Prokofiev and Shostakovich were prominent composers from:

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the Soviet Union

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The comparative study of musics of the world is called:

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ethnomusicology

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Bartók's compositions show the influence of eastern European folk music in:

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new concepts of melody, harmony, and rhythm

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Which of the following was a critical new technology that aided the study of folk music in the early twentieth century?

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the phonograph

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Which of the following English composers is viewed as one of the foremost twentieth-century opera composers?

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Britten

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Which Hungarian composer combined native folk music characteristics with main currents of European music?

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Bartók

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Bartók immigrated to ________ during World War II and remained there for the last few years of his life.

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New York

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Béla Bartók traveled around Hungary collecting peasant songs with the composer:

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Zoltán Kodály

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The model for Bartók's melodies can be found in:

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Hungarian folk songs

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Bartók's use of rhythm was:

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particularly innovative

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bartók's music?

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major-minor tonality

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Which of the following does NOT characterize the Interrupted Intermezzo from Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra?

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unchanging metric patterns

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One of Bartók's most popular works is his Music for Strings, Percussion, and:

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Celesta

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Why did Bartók name his last work Concerto for Orchestra?

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because he treated single instruments in a soloistic manner

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The "interruption" section in Bartók's Interrupted Intermezzo represents:

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the Nazis

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Composers Mass For The Dead Music Music Appreciation Musicology

ch 61 (3) – Flashcard 10 terms

Charlotte Small

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ch 61 (3) – Flashcard

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bela bartok collected traditional songs for hungary. t/f

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true

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bela bartok is associated with the _____ school.

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russian

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bartok and fellow composer zoltan kodaly are known for____.

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collecting the folk music of hungary

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bartok avoided classical forms. t/f

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false

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how many movements make up bartoks concerto for orchestra?

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five

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neo classical composers looked to eras before the romantic era for inspiration. t/f

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true

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sergei prokofiev is associated with the _____.

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russian school

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the instrument heard in the opening melody of the 4th movement of bartoks concerto for orchestra is a(n) _______.

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oboe

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which composers music does bartok quote in the fourth movement of concerto for orchestra?

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dmitri shostakovich

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which of the following does not describe bartok's "interrupted intermezzo" from his concerto for orchestra?

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the timbre is reminiscent of the romantic orchestral sound

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Chamber Music Classical Era Composers Minuet And Trio Music Appreciation

Chapter 23 Test Questions – Flashcards 17 terms

Patsy Brent

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Chapter 23 Test Questions – Flashcards

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From which earlier genre did the symphony evolve?

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The Italian opera overture

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Which of the following is a contribution to the symphony made by the German school of composers?

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The use of a "steamroller" crescendo and the use of a "rocket theme"

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The Classical-era orchestra is typically composed of:

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Thirty to forty players

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The heart of the Classical orchestra was the:

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String Section

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The composer of the London symphonies was:

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Joseph Haydn

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Which is NOT a trait associated with Haydn's symphonies?

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Traditional unimaginative modulations

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Which does NOT characterize the opening of the A section in the second movement of Haydn's Military symphony?

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Dramatic minor-key theme, played fortissimo

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Which does NOT help characterize a military tone in the second movement of Haydn's Military symphony?

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Legato string melodies

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The Classical symphony typically featured some woodwind and brass instruments along with strings.

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True

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Percussion instruments are absent from the second movement of Haydn's Symphony's No. 100.

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False

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Mozart was the only Classical-era composer influenced by Turkish military music

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False

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The largest section in a Classical-era orchestra is the brass section.

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False

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Franz Joseph Haydn wrote over 100 symphonies in his lifetime.

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True

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The Classical-era symphony evolved out of the Baroque cantata.

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False

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A minuet movement is typically a part of a symphony.

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True

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Haydn achieves a "military" sound in his Symphony No. 100 through the use of the piccolo.

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False

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The second movement of Hadyn's Symphony No. 100 is in duple meter.

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True

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Composers Music Appreciation Russian

Chapter 61. Classic Rethinking: Bartók and the "Neo-Classical" Turn – Flashcards 14 terms

Anthony Richie

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Chapter 61. Classic Rethinking: Bartók and the "Neo-Classical" Turn – Flashcards

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Béla Bartók is associated with the:

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hungarin school

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Which of the following describes Bartók's Interrupted Intermezzo from his Concerto for Orchestra

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He utilizes pentatonicism. The rhythm is nonsymmetrical. The entire orchestra is treated as the virtuoso soloist.

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The discipline in which music is studied in cultural and global contexts is known as _________________.

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ethnomusicology

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The instrument heard in the opening melody of the fourth movement of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra is a(n):

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oboe

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Sergei Prokofiev is associated with the:

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russian school

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Béla Bartók collected traditional songs for Hungary.

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true

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Which of the following forms did Neo-Classical composers utilize?

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all

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Neo-classical composers preferred absolutemusic over program music, and they focused on the Classical virtues of craftsmanship and balance while incorporating newer ideals of progress through science.

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Which composer's music does Bartók quote in this movement of Concerto for Orchestra?

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dmitir scheonwiki

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Bartók and fellow composer Zoltán Kodály are known for:

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collecting the folf of hungary

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Bartók avoided Classical forms.

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false

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Which of the following describes Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra

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rondo-like form shifting meter

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How many movements make up Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra?

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five

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Neo-Classical composers looked to eras before the Romantic era for inspiration.

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true

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Composers Folk Music Japanese John Philip Sousa Music Appreciation Whole Tone Scale

Music Appreciation ch. 47-51 – Flashcards 71 terms

Candace Young

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Music Appreciation ch. 47-51 – Flashcards

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What name is given to the expansion and intensification of late Romantic trends?

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post-Romantic

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Which of the following is NOT a major figure in post-Romanticism?

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Brahms

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Which of the following operas is an example of exoticism?

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Madame Butterfly

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The late-Romantic Italian opera tradition was characterized by a movement toward realism, called:

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verismo

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With which operatic movement is realism associated?

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impressionism

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Which of the following composers did NOT compose in the verismo style?

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Verdi

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Verismo was a late-Romantic movement in opera that sought to:

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choose subjects from everyday life and treat them realistically

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The leading composer of Italian opera in the late-Romantic era was:

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Puccini

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Which of the following operas is NOT by Puccini?

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Pagliacci

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Puccini's Madame Butterfly is:

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a tragic tale of a Japanese geisha and a U.S. naval officer

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Puccini's Madame Butterfly ends:

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tragically

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A Japanese geisha is best compared in Western culture with:

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a courtesan

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At the close of the opera Madame Butterfly, the title character:

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kills herself

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Which of the following exotic elements can be heard in the opera Madame Butterfly?

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Japanese melodies, pentatonic and whole-tone scales, instrument combinations that evoke the Japanese gagaku (all of the above)

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In her aria "Un bel dì," from Madame Butterfly, Cio-Cio-San sings of:

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her wish for her husband to return

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The Japanese shamisen is:

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a plucked string instrument

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Which of the following was NOT a major musical stream in French romantic music?

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Wagner's music dramas

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French composers developed a type of art song called the:

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mélodie

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Which of the following was NOT a French symbolist poet?

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Victor Hugo

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Which of the following was NOT one of Fauré's major musical activities?

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conducting

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________ was one of Fauré's students.

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Nadia Boulanger

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Of which genre is Fauré is considered to be a master?

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song

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Fauré's Requiem was originally scored for:

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a chamber orchestra

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The Libera me from Fauré's Requiem features which vocal soloist?

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baritone

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The form of the Libera me from Fauré's Requiem is:

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A-B-A'

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The mood at the end of Libera me from Fauré's Requiem is:

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serene

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The earliest practitioners of modernism were artists and writers from:

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France

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Impressionism: Sun Rising, the painting that sparked the Impressionist art movement, was created by:

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Claude Monet

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Impressionism was a style of painting that was cultivated principally in:

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Paris

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Which of the following painters was NOT associated with the Impressionist school?

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Goya

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Which of the following best describes the work of the Impressionist painters?

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they attempted to capture the freshness of first impressions

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Which of the following best describes the effect achieved by Impressionist painting?

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luminous, shimmering colors

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The French movement in poetry that rebelled against traditional modes of expression is called:

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Symbolism

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Mallarmé and Verlaine were:

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Symbolist poets

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The Symbolist poets were strongly influenced by the works of:

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Edgar Allen Poe

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The whole-tone scale used by Impressionist composers derives from:

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non-western music

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Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of:

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Claude Debussy

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Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Impressionist music?

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strong accents on the first beat of each measure

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The Impressionist painters' interest in color is paralleled by Impressionist composers' interest in:

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timbre

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Debussy was highly influenced by the sounds of a gamelan from:

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Java

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The Spanish dance style performed at the World Exhibition of 1889 was:

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flamenco

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What nationality was Claude Debussy?

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French

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Debussy's opera Pelléas and Mélisande is based on a Symbolist drama by:

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Maeterlinck

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Which of the following was NOT composed by Debussy?

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Boléro

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The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" evokes:

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a landscape with a mythological creature

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The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as:

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A-B-A'

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What is unusual about the opening of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

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it opens with a flute solo in the velvety lower register

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Which of the following does NOT characterize the choreography for the Ballets Russes production of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

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it continued the traditions of classical ballet

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What was the Second Great Awakening?

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a Christian movement at the turn of the 1800s

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Which of the following does NOT describe camp meetings?

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African Americans did not participate in any such gatherings

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The tradition of the ring shout was brought to America from:

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Africa

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African slaves in the nineteenth century created a genre of religious song called:

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the spiritual

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Which of the following describes spirituals?

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the contained coded messages about earthly escape

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The Fisk Jubilee Singers took their name from:

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their college

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Which European composer felt that an American school of music should be built around "Negro melodies"?

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Dvo ák

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Which of the following describes the activities of Harry T. Burleigh?

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He studied with Dvo ák, He arranged spirituals for voice and piano, He became a music publisher (all of the above)

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The spiritual Swing Low, Sweet Chariot reflects qualities of which tradition(s)?

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Native American, European American, African American (all of the above)

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The melody of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is based on the ________ scale.

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pentatonic

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Which of the following is the source of the text of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?

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the Bible

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Which of the following distinguishes the Fisk Jubilee Singers' arrangement of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot from that of Harry T. Burleigh?

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the Fisk Jubilee Singers perform a cappella

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An important American instrumental ensemble of the nineteenth century was the:

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brass band

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The most famous eighteenth-century American band was the:

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U.S. Marine Band

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Players of brass and woodwind instruments were able to march in the late nineteenth century thanks to instrument designers such as:

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Adolphe Sax

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Which of the following does NOT describe the career of Patrick S. Gilmore?

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earned title as "March King"

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America's most famous bandmaster was

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John Phillip Sousa

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John Philip Sousa conducted the:

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The Washington Post, The Stars and Stripes Forever, Semper Fidelis (all of the above)

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Which American composer became known as the "King of Ragtime"?

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Joplin

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Scott Joplin became famous when:

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his Maple Leaf Rag sold a million copies

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Scott Joplin was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his opera

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Treemonisha

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What is the principal musical characteristic of ragtime?

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syncopation

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In Joplin's rags, what is a strain?

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a section usually having 16 measures

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Composers Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Music Appreciation Musicology

Music Chapter 30-40 – Flashcards 145 terms

Rae Jordan

145 terms

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Music Chapter 30-40 – Flashcards

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A song form in which the same melody is repeated for each stanza, often heard in popular music, is known as: modified strophic form strophic form through-composed form

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A song form that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections is called: through-composed form strophic form modified strophic form

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A group of Lieder unified by a descriptive or narrative theme is known as a: medley oratorio song cycle

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A Lied is an art song for solo voice and piano sung in ______. German either German or French French

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Schubert's Erlking was written: in the year he died early in his life

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The text of The Erlking was written by: Heine Goethe

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Schubert wrote approximately_____ songs. six hundred one hundred

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What is the form of Schubert's song Erlking? modified strophic through-composed strophic

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What does the triplet rhythm in the piano accompaniment symbolically represent in this song? the seductive Erlking the horse's hooves the boy's terror

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Which best characterizes the range for the father's role in the song? high range low range medium range

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What expressive technique does Schubert use in the boy's cry, "My father, my father"? major mode high range and dissonance melismatic setting

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How is the character of the Erlking differentiated musically in the song? high range and dissonant medium range and major mode low range and minor mode

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The composer normally writes the lyrics for the Lied. true false

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The piano was declining in popularity at the time of the Romantic Lied. false true

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Two prominent German Romantic poets whose texts were often set to music were Heinrich Heine and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. true false

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Romantic Lieder texts often speak of love and/or nature. true false

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Women composers wrote Lieder in the Romantic era. true false

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Schubert wrote symphonies based on the forms established by Classical composers. true false

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According to legend, a child touched by the Erlking must die. true false

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The art song became a popular repertory for amateur and professional musicians in the nineteenth century. true false

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Frédéric Chopin spent most of his productive career in: France England Poland

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Chopin was romantically involved with George Sand, the renowned: French novelist French painter French opera composer

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Which genre is NOT a part of Chopin's compositional output? piano concertos string quartets piano sonatas

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Which is the best definition of "tempo rubato"? in strict time robbed time quick tempo

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Chopin paid homage to his Eastern European ancestry by composing: sonatas and concertos mazurkas and polonaises preludes and nocturnes

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The piano changed little technically during the nineteenth century. false true

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The piano was the most central instrument in nineteenth-century musical culture. true false

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The short, lyric piano work might be considered the instrumental equivalent to the nineteenth-century Lied (song). true false

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The nineteenth century was an age of great virtuoso pianists. false true

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Romantic-era piano works often had fanciful titles. false true

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Steinway was important in the history of the Romantic-era piano. false true

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Chopin lived a long and productive life, turning to the church in his later years. true false

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Who was NOT a woman composer of the Romantic era? Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel George Sand Clara Schumann

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Which role did women NOT generally play in Romantic society? conductors music patrons performers and composers

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Which genre did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel NOT contribute to? piano music songs opera

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From a trip to which country did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel draw inspiration for her work The Year? Italy Austria Enland

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During her later years, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was responsible for: organizing the famous family Sunday concerts Her brother's estate program selection for the Berlin philharmonic

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The concept of "river" in "September: At the River" by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel is expressed by: the extremely fast melody quick-moving notes that accompany the melody the major tonality

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A lost manuscript of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, in her own handwriting, that contained "September: At the River" was discovered in: 1989 1789 1889

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Women seldom composed for the piano in the Romantic era. false true

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Women played a critical role in music making in the nineteenth century, except as teachers. false true

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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was enthusiastically encouraged to pursue a musical career by her family. false true

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Each of the pieces in the manuscript of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Das Jahr was originally accompanied by poetry and artwork. true false

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Nineteenth-century songwriters in the United States combined elements of: European art song opera both a and b

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The songs of which nineteenth-century composer remain popular today? Stephen Foster John Philip Sousa Louis Moreau Gottschalk

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Foster's Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is primarily composed in what texture? heterophonic homophonic, with some polyphony monophonic

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Stephen Foster is known for his ballads, minstrel show tunes, and plantation songs. false true

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Stephen Foster's music was popular only after his death. true false

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The famous American tunes "Oh, Susanna!, Beautiful Dreamer, and Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair all were composed by Harry Burleigh. true false

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Stephen Foster's music sympathized with the plight of the slaves in the American South. false true

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The music that accompanies the lyrics of "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" reflects Foster's Anglo-Irish cultural heritage. true false

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Stephen Foster's Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair was inspired by real life experiences. false true

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Romantic melody is best described as: disjunct and wide-ranging lyrical and singeable

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Romantic harmony is best described as: chromatic and treated expressively diatonic and treated objectively

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Which of the following is NOT typical of Romantic music? increased dissonance for expression interest in new orchestral forms smaller orchestras

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Nicolò Paganini was: a well-known conductor a virtuoso violinist a prominent educator

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Musicians and composers achieved a higher social status during the Romantic era than in the Classical era. false true

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Nationalistic feelings inspired composers to incorporate folk songs and dances from their native lands into their works. false true

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Romantic composers rarely used dynamic markings and other expressive comments in their scores to communicate their intentions to musicians. false true

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The French Revolution fostered the rise of a middle-class society. false true

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Characteristics in nineteenth-century music reveal an conscious break from the past. true false

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Orchestration was of little value in nineteenth-century composition. false true

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Nineteenth-century composers sought to make their instruments "sing." false true

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Symphonies by Romantic composers are shorter than those of the Classical era. true false

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Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called: aleatoric music absolute music program music

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Music lacking any literary or pictorial association is called: incidental music program music absolute music

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The inspiration for Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique was: the writer George Sand the composer Clara Schumann the actress Harriet Smithson

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The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of the Symphonie fantastique, is called: the subject the idée fixe the Dies irae

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Which best describes the character of the fourth movement of Symphonie fantastique? a diabolical march a witches' orgy a pastoral scene

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What does the loud chord immediately after the statement of the idée fixe in the solo clarinet at the end of the fourth movement in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique represent? the falling of the guillotine's blade the last image of his beloved the witches at the composer's funeral

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In which movement is the Dies irae (Day of Wrath) theme from the Mass for the Dead heard? the first the fourth the fifth

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Hector Berlioz looked to the writings of Shakespeare as the basis for both operas and symphonic works. true false

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Which of the following is a type of program music written to accompany plays? symphonic poem program symphony incidental music

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Which term describes a one-movement work for orchestra with a literary program? symphonic poem symphony program symphony

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Which term describes a one-movement work possibly written to introduce a larger work but played independently? symphonic poem concert overture program symphony

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Which composer is generally credited with the first use of the term "symphonic poem"? Hector Berlioz Franz Liszt Felix Mendelssohn

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The chief difference between a symphonic poem and a program symphony is: the number of movements in the work the number of musicians involved the nature of the program

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Mendelssohn's music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a famous example of: a program symphony a tone poem incidental music

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Which type of program best describes Smetana's The Moldau? philosophical, based on a conceptual idea literary, based on a play or novel geographic/historic, depicting actual events or places

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Which category of program music best describes The Moldau? incidental music concert overture symphonic poem

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Which nationalist composer was asked to revise his music to suit a political censor? Schumann Verdi Vivaldi

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The Moldau is part of a cycle of works known as: The Four Seasons A Poet's Life My Country

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Composers expressed their nationalism through music by basing their compositions on: songs and dances of their people the celebration of a national hero, event, or place both a and b

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Bedøich Smetana represents the: Russian nationalist school. Spanish nationalist school Bohemian nationalist school

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov represents the: Russian nationalist school Bohemian nationalist school Polish nationalist school

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Edvard Grieg represents the: Bohemian nationalist school Scandinavian nationalist school Russian nationalist school

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Antonín Dvoøák represents the: Polish nationalist school Russian nationalist school Czech nationalist school

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Jean Sibelius represents the: Scandinavian nationalist school Russian nationalist school Spanish nationalist school

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In the nineteenth century nationalist music was often inspired by folklore. true false

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the nineteenth-century symphony? small orchestra with limited winds lyrical melodies colorful harmonies

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The third movement of the nineteenth-century symphony is most likely in: theme and variations form sonata-allegro form dance or scherzo form

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The opening melody of the third movement in Brahms's Symphony No. 3 is given to which instrument? the violins the cellos the violas

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Which composer nurtured Brahms's talents, taking him into his home? Robert Schumann Franz Schubert Franz Liszt

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Brahms wrote his Requiem mass in memory of: Clara Schumann his mother Richard Wagner

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Unlike the symphonic poem, the genre of symphony is often absolute music, without a program. false true

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The Romantic symphony follows the exact forms and proportions of the Classical genre of Beethoven. false true

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The Romantic symphony cycle typically has three movements. false true

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The first movement of a Romantic symphony is usually the most dramatic and features the use of sonata-allegro form. false true

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The scherzo movement in nineteenth-century symphonies generally is characterized by a slow march tempo. false true

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The Romantic symphony required a larger orchestra than that of the Classical masters. true false

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Brahms wrote all four of his symphonies after he turned forty. true false

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In his Symphony No. 3, Brahms incorporates a melodic idea from the first movement into the other movements as well. false true

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The literary basis for Verdi's Rigoletto is: a comedy by William Shakespeare a play by Victor Hugo a novel by Alexander Dumas

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What is the historical setting for Rigoletto? an Italian court, during the Renaissance era Paris, during the nineteenth century a Spanish gypsy camp, during the nineteenth century

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Which opera did Verdi write based on the story of the king of Babylon? Don Carlos La forza del destino Nabucco

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The American debut tour of international singing sensation Jenny Lind was managed by: Robert Ripley P. T. Barnum Howard Hughes

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Giuseppe Verdi is viewed as an Italian nationalist composer. false true

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Many Romantic composers looked to faraway lands or cultures for their opera plots. true false

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Nineteenth-century Italian opera is characterized by the use of the bel canto style of singing. true false

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In the late nineteenth century France, Germany, and Italy developed distinct national styles. true false

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Light German opera featuring spoken dialogue is called: Singspiel lyric opera grand opera

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What did Wagner call his large-scale sung theatrical works? opera buffa grand opera music drama

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How many music dramas make up Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung? six three four

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Which term refers to Wagner's concept of a total artwork, encompassing all the arts? Klangfarbenmelodie Gesamtkunstwerk Sprechstimme

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What is the basis for the story of Die Walküre? a medieval German epic poem the legend of the Holy Grail a French play by Victor Hugo

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There are ____ Valkyries, all daughters of Wotan. twelve five nine

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Which best describes the character of Wotan? the father of the gods the fearless hero who awakens Brünnhilde the god of fire

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A leitmotif is: a Viking ship captain a recurring melodic theme that signifies something nineteenth-century stage illumination

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Wagner had a theater built at Bayreuth specifically for the performance of his music dramas. false true

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The role of the Valkyries was to carry fallen heroes from the battlefield to Valhalla on their winged horses. false true

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Wagner employed a recurring theme called an idée fixe in his operas. false true

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In his music dramas Wagner created short arias that lent themselves to being separated from the larger work for performance at home. false true

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Verdi's Requiem is part of which Christian tradition? Roman Catholic Lutheran Methodist

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Verdi's Requiem was criticized by the Church in the nineteenth century for: being in Latin being excessively theatrical being sung

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The fully completed Requiem by Verdi was dedicated to whom? Antonio Salieri Alessandro Manzoni Gioachino Rossini

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In the Dies irae section of his Requiem Verdi creates a sense of awesome terror through the use of which musical tools? dramatic orchestration including brass and percussion powerfully dramatic use of loud dynamics both a and b

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The nineteenth century witnessed an increasing interest in social choral-singing. true false

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The nineteenth century was the first time, historically, where secular and sacred music on Christian practice became an issue. true false

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Barbershop quartet music in the United States was influenced by singing traditions in nineteenth-century Europe. false true

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Some of the major composers of choral music in the Romantic era include Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, Verdi, and Brahms. true false

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The text of Verdi's Requiem is derived from the Catholic tradition. true false

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Prisoners condemned to die in Nazi concentration camps sang Verdi's Requiem as an act of defiance. true false

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Some of Ravel's music reflects his travels to: the United States South Africa Spain

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The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as: ternary (A-B-A') sonata-allegro theme and variation

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The program for Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns: a magic ring that brings bad luck to its owner a baby deer just beginning to stand a mythological creature in a dreamlike state

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Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"? disjunct and forceful diatonic and dancelike chromatic and languorous

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Which melodic instrument is featured in the opening melody of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"? trumpet violin flute

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The whole-tone scale was a favored device of Impressionist composers. true false

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Impressionist composers use various non-Western scale patterns in their works. true false

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The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world. false true

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Impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter. false true

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Programmatic music continued in the Impressionist period. true false

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Impressionist artists and composers looked to mythological themes for inspiration. false true

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Debussy primarily utilized the sonata-allegro form in his large works. true false

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Debussy is considered to be an Impressionist composer. true false

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intro to infectious disease – Flashcards 127 terms

Mary Moore

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intro to infectious disease – Flashcards

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what probably killed mozart?

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strep throat

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what are the 3 outcomes if a microbe infects a host?

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host resolves infection, latency (TB, herpes, toxoplasmosis), or death

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what does infectious disease result from?

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an encounter of a potential pathogen with a susceptible host in conjunction with a suitable portal of entry

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what are the "sexy" infectious diseases that garner most of the media attention? how many deaths are they responsible for?

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CJD, SARS, Ebola, Anthrax, Smallpox, Monkeypox, West Nile. < 1000 deaths

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what are the "killers" in terms of infectious disease? how many deaths are they responsible for? what is the order of the top 3 killers?

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TB, HIV, ARI, Diarrhea, Malaria, Rotavirus, Hepatitis, Influenza. > 100,000 deaths. top three are: HIV 3m, TB 2m, Malaria 1m

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what does DALY stand for?

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diability adjusted life years - a time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health

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how many DALYs are lost to infectious and parasitic diseases?

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445 million total

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what is the delicate balance between the host and their microorganism?

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as long as the immune system is healthy, the host can fight back against the innoculum/virulence of the pathogen

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where do most pathogenic organisms start?

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in an animal host

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what do organisms that transmit via direct transimission (sexual, kissing, animal bite, transplacental, droplet infection) have minimal ability to survive?

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stressful conditions

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what is the difference between a droplet nuclei and droplet in terms of disease transmission?

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droplet nuclei are 5mm in diameter, close mucosal contact is needed, (within 2 m) eg SARS, influenza, pertussis, (whooping cough)

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what are the modes of transmission of infectious agents?

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contact, (direct-body to body or indirect- fomites/environment, HCW's hands), large droplet, (>5um, travels 3 ft), small droplet, (<5um, airbone), endogenous, (auto-innoculation and device related, common, source and vector borne

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what are some examples of ways organisms that transmit indirectly?

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vector borne, airborne (aerosol – e.g. TB, measles, chicken pox), vehicle borne, (water, food, blood, tissue, fomite, and surgical instruments). this is an example of adaptation for survival.

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what is an example of a reservoir for infectious disease? what growing problem is this related to?

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a hospital full of C. difficle colonized patients (most w/noscomial infections), and only a few symptomatic patients with obvious infections (tip of the iceberg). this is related to growing antibiotic resistance.

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what is an index case? 1st, 2nd generation case?

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and index case would be an unvaccinated pt traveling somewhere and bringing back a disease. 1st and 2nd generation cases would be siblins, schoolmates, and other children in contact who contract the disease

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what is isolation?

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the process of separating persons known or suspected of being infectious from others, to prevent the spread of disease

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what is quarantine?

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a compulsory period of isolation/sequestration imposed on a person(s), animal, or thing (exposed but asymptomatic) that might otherwise spread a disease

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what might be presenting symptoms of infectious disease?

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fever, rash, lymphadenopthy, discharge, (diarrhea, urogenital, eye, etc), cough, mental status change, headache

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what is an example of an invasive infection?

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candidemia which is a blood borne infection, the 4th leading infection in ICUs, where sterile body fluids become infected. the patient will have to be hospitalized and put on IV antifungal

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what does gram staining bacteria help?

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it helping determing what kind of antibiotic should be used, ideally narrow spectrum antibiotics should be used

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what color are gram positive bacteria?

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violet

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what color are gram negative bacteria?

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red

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what are common intra-abdominal pathogens?

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gram negatives, followed by anaerobes

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what are common skin and soft structure pathogens?

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gram positive, (staph/strep/enterococcus)

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what do only 40% of physicians comply with?

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hand washing, extremely important in patient care. it was pioneered by Ignac Semmelweis who discovered the importance of hand washing in patient care after a study of puerperal sepsis in women giving birth
whose deliveries were done by medical students vs. midwives

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what is traditional (long sleeves, neck tie, jewelry) physician attire changing to? why?

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sleeves rolled up, gloves, mask, plastic apron, no tie,
no jewelry - to keep disease from spreading

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what is the definition of public health?

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the art and science of preventing disease, promoting health, and
extending life through the organized efforts of society

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what does the "superior doctor" do?

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prevents the disease instead of just treating it

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what was the first cancer vaccine?

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hepatitis B vaccine, causes the hepatocelluar carcinoma

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what was the second cancer vaccine?

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gardasil/cervarix for HPV which can cause cervical cancer, (men can also be vaccinated)

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what has been one of the major public health interventions?

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vaccines

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what is a public health intervention that has been helpful with HIV?

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condoms

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what has been a major public health intervention in terms of diarrhael related deaths?

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oral rehydration therapy

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are insecticides/bed nettings, potable water improvements and TB education public health interventions?

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yes

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non-infectious diseases such as cancer can be caused by infectious agents?

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yes, 16-18% of cancers are caused by infectious agents such as HPV, helicobacter pylori, HBV, EBV, HIV, and helminths.

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what causes kaposki's sarcoma? burkitt's lymphoma?

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HHV-8 causes kaposki's sarcoma. EBV causes burkitt's lymphoma

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what are some contributing factors to growing antimicrobial/antibiotic resistance?

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fear of malpractice suits, patient volume, time and expectations (some doctors find it easier to just write out a prescription), lack of knowledge of natural course of viral disease, diagnostic and prescribing habits, need to return to work, school or day care, release of enormous quantities of antibiotics into agriculture, fisheries, and animal husbandry, inappropriate use, company sponsored symposium (CME)

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what are some environments were antbiotic resistance develops?

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community hospitals, tertiary hospitals, VA, daycare, feedlots

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what is a better way to refer to bronchitis so that pts don't expect antibiotics they dont need?

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"chest cold"

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what are internationally notifiable infectious diseases that must be reported to the world health organization for quarantine?

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plague, cholera, yellow fever, smallpox, wild type poliovirus, SARS,
novel influenza

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where do infectious threats come from?

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bioterrorism,new infections emerging, “old” Infections resurging, anti-microbial resistant infections, infections that produced chronic disease

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what is norovirus associated with?

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cruise ships

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what is the highest WHO alert level, when did H1N1 get there?

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alert level 6, H1N1 appeared in april, and was at level 6 by june 11

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what are the pandemic phases?

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1. no new subtype in human 2. circulating animal subtype posing risk to humans 3. human infection with a new subtype 4.small clusters and localized spread 5. large clusters 6.increased and sustained transmission

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what was important about the H1N1 pandemic?

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it was the first time in history that we have been able to follow a pandemic from the start

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what are the essential elements in management of acute respiratory illnesses?

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cough ettique, hand-washing, and social distancing

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what are "super-spreaders" of SARS?

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aerosol and fomites

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Antisepsis

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the process used to decontaminate the skin of a patient/HCW

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Attack rate

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proportion of persons at risk who develop symptoms of that disease

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Bacteremia

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the presence of viable bacteria in the blood

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Biofilm

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organized communities of (mixed) microorganisms enclosed in a self-produced polymeric matrix attached to an inert or a living surface. Bacteria are difficult to culture in vitro because of their reduced metabolic and divisional rate

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Booster effect

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antibody levels rise higher after revaccination than they did after initial vaccination.

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Carrier

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an asymptomatic person who is colonized with a microorganism and has a positive culture

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Case Fatality rate

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(CFR) the percentage of people diagnosed as having a specific disease who die as a result of that disease

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Cluster

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a group of two or more cases (with the same subtype) among persons (in different households) sharing at least one meal/food item at an event

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Cold chain

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the standard recommendations for storage, and transportation of the vaccine, including appropriate equipment

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Colonization

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presence/multiplication of microorganisms in/on a host in a non-sterile site, without apparent evidence of invasiveness or tissue injury

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Contact

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a person who may have been exposed to the excreta/secretions of an infected person

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Contagious

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capable of being spread by contact with sick persons

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Contamination

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presence of microorganisms on body surface without tissue invasion or presence of microorganisms on inanimate objects.

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Control

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reduction of disease incidence, prevalence, and morbidity/mortality to a locally accepted level as a result of deliberate efforts requiring continuous intervention

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DALYs

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to weigh and cumulate the burden imposed by premature death plus years lived with disabilities due to the diseases and conditions considered

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Diagnosis

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confirming a disease process in symptomatic patients

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Disease

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(Dis-ease) clinical expression of signs and symptoms

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(Dis-ease) clinical expression of signs and symptoms

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reduces but does not eliminates, the microbial burden.

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Dissemination

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invasion of non-contiguous organs secondary to hematogenous spread.

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Elimination

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can also be defined as reduction in the prevalence of disease to the point at which it ceases to be a public health problem.

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Empiric

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carefully considered presumptive Rx prior to making the microbiological diagnosis

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Endemic

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low level frequency of disease at moderately regular intervals, constant presence of a disease/infectious agent in a given geographic area.

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low level frequency of disease at moderately regular intervals, constant presence of a disease/infectious agent in a given geographic area.

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low level frequency of disease at moderately regular intervals, constant presence of a disease/infectious agent in a given geographic area.

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Eradication

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reduction of disease incidence to zero (worldwide); intervention efforts are no longer required

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Exposure

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Contact with a microbe or harboring a microbe w/o clinical evidence of disease (eg anthrax, TB).

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Extinction

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eradication of the pathogen and the destruction of all laboratory isolates

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Fomite

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an object that can harbor a pathogenic organism (door knob, diaper changing table, keyboard, stethoscope, thermometer, long necktie)

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Food security

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access by all members at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life (USDA)

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Gold Standard

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a relatively irrefutable standard that constitutes recognized and accepted evidence that a certain disease exists

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Health

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(WHO) a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease/infirmity.

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Health literacy

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the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions (IOM)

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Host

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a person/living animal affording subsistence or lodgment to an infectious agent under natural condition.

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Incidence

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the rate at which people without disease develop disease (number of new cases per year) measures appearance of disease. It is the gold standard for assessing prevention.

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Incubation Period

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time interval between initial contact with infectious agent (exposure) and first appearance of symptoms

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Infection

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multiplication of infectious agent in host; clinical, histological or immunological evidence of host injury.

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Infectivity

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ability of a pathogen to enter, survive and multiply in host.

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Invasive

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an illness, in which isolation of the organism from a normal sterile site occurs, e.g. CSF, blood, synovial fluid, amniotic/pleural/peritoneal fluid.

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Isolation

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the process of separating persons known or suspected or being infectious from others, to prevent the spread of disease

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Latency

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carriership of the pathogen’s genome in a seropositive individual with a primary low-grade, persistent infection, but w/o signs of active replication

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Neglected diseases

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are those that exhibit a considerable and increasing global burden, and impair the ability of those infected to achieve their full potential, both developmentally and socio-economically

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Nosocomial Infection (Health-care associated)

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hospital/nursing home-acquired infection after 72 hours of admission.

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Opportunist

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organism causing disease in a compromised host.

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Outbreak

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occurrence of two or more symptomatic cases in different households with a common exposure

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Pandemic

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spread of epidemic among continents

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Parasite

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an organism living in or on another living organism (a host), which obtains part or all of its organic nutrients from the host, and causes a degree of damage to its host.

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Pasteurization

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the critical reduction of pathogens in a substance, especially a liquid, at a temperature and for a period of time that destroys objectionable organisms without major chemical alteration of the substance (milk, fruit juice).

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Pathogen

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microorganism capable of causing disease by its ability to cross epithelial barriers and/or intact cells.

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Pathogenesis

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changes that occur when the host interacts with the microorganism

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Pathogenicity

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ability to produce disease.

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Pathogenicity islands

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novel genes working together to enhance the virulence potential of a species

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Prevalence

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number of people who have the disease/currently infected (measures existence of disease).

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Prevention

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action aimed at eradicating, eliminating or minimizing the impact of disease and disability

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Probiotic

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a preparation of or a product containing viable, defined microorganisms in sufficient numbers, which alter the microflora (by implantation or colonization) exerting beneficial health effects in the host

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Prophylactic

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antimicrobial Rx from the earliest possible moment to prevent an infection that is common and important enough to justify such a commitment

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Quarantine

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compulsory period of isolation (sequestration) imposed on a person/s, animal or thing that might otherwise spread a contagious disease

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Quorum sensing

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cell-to-cell signaling mechanism in which bacteria respond to hormone-like molecules (auto inducers) produced by other growing bacteria of the same species in the same environment.

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Recrudescence

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a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity

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Reinfection

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infection with the same organism (genus) but different species

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Relapse

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infection with the very same organism/pretherapy isolate (genus and spp

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Reproductive rate

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the extent to which an infectious disease spreads in a population (the average number of susceptible people infected by an index case over his lifetime). To maintain an epidemic, its reproductive rate must be greater than one. Measure of transmissibility of an infection.

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Reservoir

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source of a microorganism in the environment/host

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Resident flora

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colonizes deeper skin layers, multiplies in hair follicles (e.g. coagulase negative Staphylococci, Corynebacteria).

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Resistance

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a relative insensitivity of a microbe to an antimicrobial drug as tested in vitro and compared with other isolates of the same species

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a relative insensitivity of a microbe to an antimicrobial drug as tested in vitro and compared with other isolates of the same species

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test(s) done on asymptomatic patients to identify those at an increased risk of a disease

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Sensitivity

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percentage of people with the disease who test positive (inclusion of the infected), “detection rate”.

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Septicemia

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systemic disease associated with presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood

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Sequela/e

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an after effect of disease or injury, a secondary result.

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Specificity

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percentage of people without the disease who test negative (exclusion of the noninfected). In other words, the ability to reject the Dx correctly

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Sporadic

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occasional cases of disease at fairly regular intervals

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Sterilization

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completely eliminates or destroys all forms of microbial life.

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Subclinical infection

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reaction between pathogen and host is limited by host’s immune response.

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Success

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large-scale disease program (national scope), uses cost-effective interventions, has been sustained for >5 years, and has a major health impact.

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Surveillance

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the continuing scrutiny of all aspects of occurrence and spread of a disease that are pertinent to effective control.

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Symptoms

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(Greek) “to fall together” or coincide (manifestation of illness)

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Therapeutic

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treatment based on the presence of established infection

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Transient flora

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colonizes superficial skin layers for short periods and is usually
acquired by contact with a patient or contaminated environment (e.g. Staph. aureus, gram-negative bacilli, Candida

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Triage

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sorting, screening and prioritizing victims in a resource-constrained environment.

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Vector

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a living transmitter of disease (mosquito, tick, fly).

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Virulence

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(Latin – virulentus “full of poison”) ability of microorganism to produce disease in a given set of circumstances (quantitative measure of pathogenicity). In other words it is the degree of harm imposed on the host.

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Zoonosis

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diseases and infections which are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man.

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Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop – Level B – Unit 7 – Sentences 1-10 – Flashcards 10 terms

Carol Rushing

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Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop – Level B – Unit 7 – Sentences 1-10 – Flashcards

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In most respects she is a fine person, but excessive stubbornness is the one important _____ in her character.

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flaw

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Some people truly love the music of such modern composers as Arnold Schoenberg or Igor Stravinsky; others absolutely ____ it.

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detest

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I wouldn't call such a(n) _____ and premeditated lie merely a "minor lapse of memory'"

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flagrant

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We suspected that something was _____ when he did not return home form school at the usual time.

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amiss

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At what point does a spinning top lose sufficient _____ to topple over?

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momentum

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_____ among her many outstanding qualities is her ability to understand the points of view of other people.

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foremost

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Like a(n) ____ eagle about to leave the nest for the first time, our son is preparing to spend his first summer away from home.

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fledgling

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When two players suddenly started to throw punches at each other during last night's game, an ugly bench-clearing _____ ensued.

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brawl

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The speaker went right on with his speech, in no way _____ or disturbed by the jeers and catcalls of a few rowdy hecklers.

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fluster

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The minister saw from the statistics that imported goods were cutting into the _____ market.

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domestic

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Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 9 Choosing the right word – Flashcards 9 terms

Viola Marenco

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Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 9 Choosing the right word – Flashcards

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Some great composers, including Mozart and Mendelssohn, were ____ musicians from a very early age, demonstrating an amazing talent for writing music.

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Apt

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During the winter the wind usually blows from the north in that area, but during the summer southerly currents are _________.

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Predominant

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After a horrible accident, the one-time celebrity lived his life as a ________, permanently turning his back on public life.

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Recluse

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His plain clothing and quiet __________ were not what we expected in a famous Hollywood director.

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Mein

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Why does she _________ people she barely knows with her arguments and strong opinions?

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bludgeon

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The Declaration of Independence mentions a number of "unalienable rights" with which all people are __________ by their Creator.

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Endowed

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The college my sister attends is a small one, but it has gained a great deal of _____________ for the quality of its faculty.

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renown

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The injured quarterback __________ at sitting on the bench while his team was being badly beaten on the field.

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chafed

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Nature is kind to us in many ways, but we must learn that we cannot violate its laws with _____________.

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impunity

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