Mu Exam 4

Front 1

Several romantic composers wrote books and articles.

True/False

Back 1

True

Front 2

Romanticism covered roughly the eighteenth century and the early years of the nineteenth century.

True/False

Back 2

False

Front 3

Romantic artists and musicians were not particularly interested in nature.

True/False

Back 3

False

Front 4

Romantic writers and musicians were fascinated with logic and reasoning.

True/False

Back 4

False

Front 5

Romantic artists and musicians thought of themselves as highly skilled craftsmen.

True/False

Back 5

False

Front 6

Romantic writers and musicians showed little interest in what happened long ago.

True/False

Back 6

False

Front 7

Romanticism was mainly concerned with romantic and even erotic love.

True/False

Back 7

False

Front 8

Romantic writers and musicians were impressed by the unknown.

True/False

Back 8

True

Front 9

Romantic musicians were often interested in the other fine arts as well.

True/False

Back 9

True

Front 10

Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Socrates" is a good example of romantic art.

True/False

Back 10

False

Front 11

Romantic writers and musicians had a humble attitude

True/False

Back 11

False

Front 12

Romantic artists and musicians resented rules and restraints.

True/False

Back 12

True

Front 13

When writing an art song, the composer

A. finds a melody he or she likes and then writes words to go with that melody
B. takes a folk song and arranges it for performance in a recital hall
C. selects a poem and then writes music that enhances the sense of that text
D. arranges a melody originally written for piano and transcribes it for a singer with piano accompaniment
E. b and d

Back 13

C. selects a poem and then writes music that enhances the sense of that text

Front 14

The song concludes with the death of the

A. horse
B. Erl King
C. son
D. father
E. narrator

Back 14

C. Son

Front 15

The song "Der Erlkönig" is

A. strophic
B. through-composed
C. absolute music
D. operatic
E. in binary form

Back 15

B. through-composed

Front 16

The composer best remembered for his or her art songs is

A. Beethoven
B. Schubert
C. Clara Schumann
D. Felix Mendelssohn
E. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

Back 16

B. Schubert

Front 17

A feature of Romantic music is its

A. rich harmonies
B. concise musical works
C. use of folk music
D. complex rhythms
E. all of the above

Back 17

A. Rich Harmonies

Front 18

An art song is

A. a solo song sung by a chorus
B. a musical setting of a poem
C. a song about a painting
D. an arrangement of a folk song for piano or other instrument
E. a folk melody that has been incorporated into an opera

Back 18

B. a musical setting of a poem

Front 19

The reason why there seems to be few recognized women composers is

A. it was a man's world
B. they could not take advanced courses in harmony and orchestration
C. they had trouble getting their music published
D. their fathers and brothers usually discouraged them from composing
E. all of the above

Back 19

E. all of the above

Front 20

The singer of Schubert's "Der Erlkönig" must represent four characters, which are the

A. horse, son, father, and Erl King
B. son, father, narrator, and horse
C. son, father, Erl King, and priest
D. narrator, father, Erl King, and priest
E. narrator, father, son, and Erl King

Back 20

E. narrator, father, son, and Erl King

Front 21

Art songs are often called by their German name, which is

A. Singspiels
B. Lieder
C. Werk
D. Verzeichnis
E. Volkmusik

Back 21

B. Lieder

Front 22

The "Poet of the Piano" was

A. Liszt
B. Beethoven
C. Chopin
D. Schubert
E. Mendelssohn

Back 22

C. Chopin

Front 23

The melody of Liszt's La Campanella

A. was originally a Hungarian folk song
B. was originally a phrase of Gregorian chant
C. is a combination of two short songs
D. was originally written for a Polish national dance
E. was originally a violin piece by Paganini

Back 23

E. was originally a violin piece by Paganini

Front 24

The performer who Liszt copied extensively and admired very much was

A. Clara Schumann
B. Niccolò Paganini
C. Beethoven
D. Felix Mendelssohn
E. Robert Schumann

Back 24

B. Niccolò Paganini

Front 25

The Romantic period is sometimes called "The Golden Age of

A. Opera"
B. Harmony"
C. the Piano"
D. the Orchestra"
E. the Singer"

Back 25

C. the Piano"

Front 26

Which is not a character piece?

A. ballad
B. etude
C. impromptu
D. fantasia
E. sonata

Back 26

E. sonata

Front 27

Liszt's La Campanella is a

A. sonata
B. character piece
C. virtuoso set of variations on a theme
D. work for piano and orchestra
E. None of the above

Back 27

C. virtuoso set of variations on a theme

Front 28

A character piece is

A. a free-sounding, short work for piano
B. a short piano work by an eccentric composer
C. a short work for orchestra
D. a song about an unusual person
E. none of the above

Back 28

A. a free-sounding, short work for piano

Front 29

Theme transformation is

Back 29

D. a melodic fragment that is subject to changes in rhythm, harmony, and other features

Front 30

A feature of the fifth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is the use of

Back 30

a theme from Gregorian chant

Front 31

Berlioz created his Symphonie fantastique to vent his feelings about

Back 31

his admiration for the poet Lamartine

Front 32

Which two composers in addition to Berlioz are especially recognized for their program music?

Back 32

Liszt and Richard Strauss

Front 33

How many movements does Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique have?

Back 33

5

Front 34

A tone poem or symphonic poem is

Back 34

a one-movement program work for orchestra

Front 35

Program music is music that is

Back 35

associated by the composer with a nonmusical idea

Front 36

Instrumental music cannot literally tell a story because it would

Back 36

A. sound almost comic
B. not do so accurately
C. be a weak substitute for music with words