The Nineteenth Century Test Questions – Flashcards

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In the nineteenth century, music was considered the "most Romantic of all the arts" because it
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provided access to unknown realms, separate from the outer world.
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By the middle of the nineteenth century, pianos were
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produced in mass quantities and had become more affordable.
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Writing ________ was one way Chopin showed his political sympathies.
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Polonaises
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The opening motive in Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 can be characterized as
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none of the above
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In the first movement of Symphony no. 5, Beethoven transforms the opening motif by
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changing the instruments.
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The dynamics in Beethoven's Symphony no. 5
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all of the above
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What makes Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 cyclic?
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none of the above
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During his lifetime, Beethoven was
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widely recognized as the greatest living composer of instrumental music
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During Schubert's lifetime, Lieder were meant to be performed
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in the home, frequently at a salon gathering.
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In Schubert's "Erlkönig," one singer depicts a narrator and
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three characters: the father, son, and Erlkonig
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At the end of "Erlkönig," the
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boy is seized by the Erlkonig and dies in the father's arms just as they arrive at the doctor's house.
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In addition to art songs, Schubert also wrote
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symphonies, piano sonatas, and dozens of works for chamber ensemble
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Like Mozart and Beethoven, Schubert did much of his work in
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Vienna
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Which type of composition became more important in the nineteenth century as composers sought to integrate purely instrumental music with outside ideas?
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program music
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The Symphonie fantastique captures Romanticism's fascination with
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the world of the gothic and the grotesque
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How do we know that the loud crash in the fourth movement of Symphonie fantastique represents the fall of the guillotine?
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The music evokes the image without question
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As Handel's father wanted him to be a lawyer and Vivaldi's father trained him for the priesthood, Berlioz's father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and become a
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doctor
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Many musicians and listeners of the nineteenth century heard the symphonies of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven performed more often in the
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home, played as arrangements for piano trio.
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Fanny Mendelssohn faced two major obstacles, which were
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the immense fame of her younger brother and being a female.
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Which is a reason we can consider the second movement of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Piano Trio op.11 to be "a song without words"?
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Mendelssohn Hensel wrote the German word for "song" at the top of the page.
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What was a chief goal of revolutionaries who fought in the streets in Germany in 1848 and 1849?
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Unification of Germany
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In German-speaking lands of the nineteenth century, communal singing became
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an important means of fostering solidarity among a diverse population.
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Clara Wieck Schumann's song "Forward!" was
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written as a birthday present for her husband.
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Which of the following is true of Clara Wieck's father, Friedrich Wieck?
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He was opposed to his daughter marrying Robert.
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The Polish origins of Chopin's mazurkas make them an example of nineteenth-century
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Nationalism
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Chopin had a decade-long liaison with a female novelist whose pen name was
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George Sand
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Chopin
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All of the above
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The large leaps, rapid runs, and complicated rhythms of Union demonstrate its
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Virtuosity
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Ravi Shankar is known for his
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Virtuosity and composition on sitar
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Which character from Verdi's La Traviata is suffering from a terminal illness?
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Violetta
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Through his art, Verdi sought to
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unify Italy, which was still a loose confederation of small states.
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In La Traviata, the lyrical melody of Alfredo's voice is used to express
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emotional love
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In Verdi's opera, the orchestra supports the virtuosity of the voice. In Wagner's opera, the
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voice and orchestra work as a single unit to serve the drama
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Major characters in Wagner's The Valkyrie are
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Wotan, Brunnhilde, and Siegfried
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Which is an example of Leitmotif?
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the music that is heard in Star Wars every time Darth Vader appears on screen
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Brahms's music was first brought to the attention of the public when he was 20, by
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Robert Schumann, who was editor of one of the leading music journals of the day.
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Brahms is buried
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next to Beethoven.
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Which textural technique did Dvořák use in the String Quartet in F Major op. 96 that suggests a musical connection with both folk and African music?
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call-and-response.
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