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Q: Chopin had a long relationship with the female writer George Sand.
Q: Chopin wrote in all genres of music, including opera and symphony.
Q: Many Romantic piano works are in short, free forms.
Q: Piano manufacturing remained unchanged until the technical advances of the early twentieth century.
Q: As in the eighteenth century, nineteenth-century virtuoso pianists were almost always prominent composers as well.
Q: The rise in popularity of the piano was an important factor in shaping the musical culture of the Romantic era.
Q: Which title best exemplifies a character piece? a. The Little Bell c. Opus 6, No. 2 b. Sonata in B d. Sonata in F
Q: During the 1830s, which city was the center of the new Romanticism? a. London c. Paris b. Warsaw d. Rome
Q: Composer Robert Schumann referred to Chopin as: a. a fraud. c. an amateur. b. a poet. d. none of the answers shown here
Q: The term rubato, associated with Chopins music, means that the performer should: a. play at a faster tempo. c. take liberties with the tempo. b. play at a slower tempo. d. play in strict time.
Q: Which of the following characterizes Chopins Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4? a. moderate quadruple meter c. rubato b. simple A-B-A form d. polyphonic texture
Q: What is the origin of the mazurka? a. a Polish folk dance b. brilliant salon music c. Hungarian folk melodies d. a stately processional dance for the nobility
Q: Chopins music calls for the use of _____, in which certain liberties are taken with the rhythm without upsetting the basic beat. a. rubato c. reserved emotions b. virtuosity d. lyricism
Q: Chopin composed works in the following genre: a. string quartet. c. ballade. b. motets. d. symphony.
Q: With which famous novelist did Chopin become romantically involved? a. George Sand c. Gertrude Stein b. Alexandre Dumas d. Emily Bront
Q: Chopin spent most of his productive life in: a. Warsaw. c. Berlin. b. Vienna. d. Paris.
Q: Chopin spent his early years in: a. England. c. Prussia. b. Belgium. d. Poland.
Q: Which nineteenth-century composers entire output centered on the piano? a. Schubert c. Chopin b. Foster d. Beethoven
Q: Chopin is credited with creating the: a. modern piano style. c. overture. b. symphonic poem. d. Romantic symphony.
Q: Nineteenth-century composers of the short, lyric piano piece included: a. Johannes Brahms. c. Frdric Chopin. b. Robert and Clara Schumann. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: During the nineteenth century, titles such as Prelude, Impromptu, and Intermezzo were used for: a. symphonies. c. large-scale piano pieces. b. short, lyric piano pieces. d. Lieder.
Q: The short, lyric piano piece is the instrumental equivalent of: a. the symphony. c. the concerto. b. the song. d. the opera.
Q: Which of the following was a technical improvement in the nineteenth-century piano? a. It was made softer. b. Its range was decreased. c. A second keyboard was added. d. It was given improved mechanical action.
Q: Which of the following instruments is capable of simultaneously playing both melody and harmony? a. violin c. trumpet b. oboe d. piano
Q: The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the: a. harpsichord. c. organ. b. piano. d. clavichord.
Q: Explain how the songs of Stephen Foster helped to build a powerful music publishing industry in the nineteenth-century United States.
Q: How does Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair exemplify the intersection between the vernacular American spirit and the European art tradition?
Q: Foster was perhaps the first American to make a living as a professional songwriter.
Q: My Old Kentucky Home, written by Stephen Foster, is the state song of Kentucky.
Q: Minstrel shows featured white performers in blackface, acting out idealized scenes from the plantation that were vastly different from the realities of slave life.
Q: Fosters Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair was not an immediate success.
Q: Foster intended his songs to be performed by professional singers.
Q: Fosters Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair contains a cadenza.
Q: Minstrelsy shaped stereotyping of African American culture well into the twentieth century.
Q: Stephen Foster composed both parlor and minstrel songs.
Q: There was a clear split between classical and popular music in nineteenth-century America.
Q: Stephen Foster made a fortune by writing popular songs.
Q: Nineteenth-century American music was a direct reflection of the music of European culture.
Q: Foster was under contract to write songs for: a. the Christy Minstrels. c. Washington and Jefferson. b. Walcotts Rabbit Foot Dancers. d. Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Q: Parlor songs are best described as: a. sweet, sentimental, and nostalgic. b. overly concerned with human nature. c. intensely emotional, often through-composed. d. none of the answers shown here
Q: Stephen Foster blended the vernacular American spirit and the European art tradition into his ________. a. Lieder. c. operas. b. parlor songs. d. sonatas.
Q: Which nineteenth-century musical traditions were more connected to notions of American popular identity? a. music for dancing c. public events such as parades b. singing at home d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Who wrote the text for Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair? a. Goethe c. Edgar Allan Poe b. Stephen Foster himself d. William Wordsworth
Q: The form of Fosters Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is: a. A-B-A. c. strophic. b. rondeau. d. through-composed.
Q: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is best described as: a. a parlor song. c. a song for light opera. b. a minstrel song. d. part of a song cycle.
Q: Stephen Foster composed all of the following songs EXCEPT: a. Oh! Susanna. b. Camptown Races. c. When Johnny Comes Marching Home. d. Old Folks at Home.
Q: Which of the following best describes minstrelsy? a. wandering musicians who played at small social gatherings b. shows that featured white performers in blackface d. all of the answers shown here ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: Essentials: p. 192
Q: Which nineteenth-century American composer is best remembered for his parlor songs and minstrel show tunes? a. William Billings c. Charles Griffes b. Stephen Foster d. Charles Ives
Q: What nationality was Stephen Foster? a. American c. German b. English d. African American
Q: Which types of cultivated repertoires are considered high art? a. opera, chamber music, and symphonies b. dance music, singing at home, and marches c. music using vernacular traditions d. none of the answers shown here
Q: Which of the following describes music in America during the early nineteenth century? a. The difficulty of life in the New World essentially eliminated music-making. b. Music was largely created by American composers. c. Music was largely imported from Europe. d. Because of the influence of the Puritans, music was forbidden.
Q: Discuss how Schubert created a unity of expression in the Elfking between text and music that enhanced the words of Goethes poem.
Q: Describe how Schubert uses the piano and voice to depict the characters and action of Elfking.
Q: Compare the different types of song structures used by Lieder composers.
Q: The Elfking is based on a legend that whoever is touched by the king of the elves must die.
Q: The Elfking requires four vocalists to sing the parts of the four characters.
Q: Schubert composed Elfking just before he died.
Q: Schuberts Lied Elfking is through-composed.
Q: The poem Elfking was written by Heinrich Heine.
Q: Schubert composed over 600 Lieder.
Q: Schuberts prolific output includes works in every major genre.
Q: Franz Schubert was a thoroughly Romantic composer who abandoned the forms and stylistic principles of Classicism.
Q: The song form that combines features of strophic and through-composed forms is called modified strophic.
Q: A song in which the same melody is repeated with every stanza of the text is in strophic form.
Q: A song that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections is in modified strophic form.
Q: The rise of the piano as a household instrument influenced the popularity of the Lied.
Q: Goethe and Heine were two of the leading nineteenth-century writers whose poetry was set by Lieder composers.
Q: The art song can be described as a union of poetry and music.
Q: The poems four characters are sung by _______ vocalist(s). a. one c. three b. two d. four
Q: Which musical devices does Schubert use to portray the childs terror in Elfking? a. lilting melody in major mode c. low range and consonant harmony b. high range and dissonance d. medium range in minor mode
Q: In Schuberts Elfking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents: a. the wind. c. the galloping of the horse. b. the terror in the boys mind. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Which of the following is true of Schuberts Elfking? a. He wrote the work as a teenager. b. It is based on a legend that whoever is touched by the king of the elves must die. c. It presents four characters who are differentiated in the music. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Schuberts Lied Elfking is in _________ form. a. binary c. strophic b. ternary d. through-composed
Q: Schuberts song Elfking is a setting of a ballad written by: a. Mller. c. Heine. b. Schiller. d. Goethe.
Q: Approximately how many Lieder did Schubert compose? a. 300400 c. 500600 b. 400500 d. more than 600
Q: Schubert lived a tragically short life but was a remarkably prolific composer of: a. Lieder. c. piano music. b. chamber music. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Schubert and his friends organized evening gatherings of artists, writers, and musicians, called: a. Abendmusiken. c. Schubertiads. b. soires. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: Schubert was born in: a. Bonn. c. Vienna. b. Salzburg. d. Leipzig.
Q: A song form in which the main melody is repeated for two or three stanzas but introduces new or significantly varied material when the text requires it is called: a. strophic. c. modified strophic. b. through-composed. d. ternary.
Q: A song that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called: a. strophic. c. through-composed. b. modified strophic. d. theme and variations.
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