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Music Quiz Questions - Final

Question 1 of 15

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Hector Berlioz:
Giuseppe Verdi:
Richard Wagner:
Francis J. Child:
Franz Schubert:
Nicolo Paganini:
Franz Lizst:
Frederick Chopin:

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    Idee Fixe
    Bel Canto
    Gesamtkunstwerk
    Ballad
    Lied
    Caprices
    Tone Poem
    Mazurka

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Question 2 of 15

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In "Erlkönig," the singer takes on three distinct roles or voices.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 3 of 15

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Romantic music is identifiable by which of the following attributes:

Select one of the following:

  • Emphasis on and exploration of "absolute" music

  • Balanced phrase structure and melodies that follow strict conventions

  • Smaller orchestral "forces"

  • An emphasis on the individual artist

  • Simple harmony as a reaction to the complexity of Classical harmony

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Question 4 of 15

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"Idée fixe" and "leitmotif" are related terms.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 5 of 15

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Giuseppe Verdi is well known for his "endless melodies."

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 15

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Tchaikovsky was a fierce Nationalist who felt it was important to explore Russian folk music and stories in his musical compositions.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 7 of 15

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Which of the following terms are associated with Antonín Dvořák:

Select one of the following:

  • Czech composer

  • African American music

  • Nationalism

  • National Conservatory of Music in America

  • Native American music

  • All of the terms are associated with Dvorak

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Question 8 of 15

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Claude Debussy:
Igor Stravinsky:
Béla Bartók:
Charles Ives:
Aaron Coplan:
Maurice Ravel:
George Gershwin:
Arnold Schönberg:
Ralph Vaughn Williams:
Milton Babbitt:
Scott Joplin:
Alban Berg:

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    Symbolism
    Asymmetrical Rhythms
    Ethnomusicology
    Humanophone
    Americana
    Classicist form
    Folk opera
    Expressionism
    Thomas Tallis
    Who Cares if you Listen?
    Ragtime
    Post-Tonal opera

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Question 9 of 15

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Richard Strauss is known as the "Waltz King".

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 10 of 15

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The waltz was risqué and scandalous in the 19th century.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 11 of 15

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What time signature does the Waltz have?

Select one of the following:

  • 1/4

  • 2/4

  • 3/4

  • 4/4

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Question 12 of 15

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Whereas Debussy was the master of harmony, Ravel was very experimental with and masterful of

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Question 13 of 15

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Ravel often discarded traditional orchestral schemes and rules for the sake of timbral explorations

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 14 of 15

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Which of the following composers did guest pianist Laure Struber perform?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Chopin

  • Vivaldi

  • Ives

  • Debussy

  • Schopenhauer

  • Scarlatti

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Question 15 of 15

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Pervasive use of ( rubato, ostinato, continuo, tempo ) is a stylistic fingerprint of Chopin’s and of other Romantic composers who strove to achieve a breathing, highly emotional expression

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