MUS105 Quizzes

MUS 105 (Sec. 1624) (bg_mus105_WINTER) Instructor: Brian Gould

QUIZ 2

Question 1 (2 points)

The primary goal of the Florentine Camerata was:

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a. reestablishing Florence as the primary center for Italian opera.

b.

creating a movement for the prima prattica style of music.

c. building the first public opera house before Venice and Naples did.

d.

rediscovering the expressive power of music based on Classical ideals.

e. None of these.


The prevailing musical style in the time of the Camerata (late sixteenth century) was known as:

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a. the Greco-Roman style.

b. the Neapolitan style.

c. the Franco-Flemish style.

d. the neo-Baroque style.

e. None of these.

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During the 16th century, madrigal poetry served as a vehicle for musical innovation and experimentation because madrigals:


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a. were written for the express purpose of being set to music.

b.

utilized iambic pentameter in a style similar to Shakespearean sonnets.

c. were set to music which attempted to fully reflect the emotional content of the text.

d.

All of the above.

e. a and c.


A compositional technique favored by madrigal composers in which the composer attempted to precisely mirror the meaning and emotional content of a textual passage came to be known as:


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a. text imitation.

b. musical mimicry.

c. the prima practica.

d. All of the above.

e. None of the above.

General feedback:

This technique came to be known as "word-painting".


The new style of writing music for madrigals--which featured the solo singer rather than a choir singing multiple parts--became known as:


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a. opera.

b. monody.

c. the new madrigal style.

d. recitative.

e. None of these.


The role of the harpsichord in the new style - filling in the harmonic "gaps" beneath the solo singer - became known as:


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a. oratorio.

b. secunda practica.

c. aria accompaniato.

d. continuo.

e. None of these.


The new music dramas which employed monody came to be called:


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a. opera

b. oratorio

c. cantata

d. sonata

e. concerto grosso


In the year 1600, the birth of the Baroque Period in music, two composers - Caccini and Peri - composed the first new music dramas. Their dramatic plots were based on the legend of:


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a. Zeus.

b. Apollo.

c. Orpheus.

d. Favola.

e. Romeo.


In the year 1607, the greatest composer of the early Baroque also composed a music drama based on this same legend, a landmark work which fully realized the potential of the new style the Camerata had developed. This great composer was:


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a. Caccini.

b. Corelli.

c. Monteverdi.

d. Mostaccioli.

e. None of these.

General feedback:

If you answered "d" you must be hungry! [Mostaccioli is an Italian pasta dish].


Besides the famous music drama he composed in 1607, this same great early Baroque composer is also noted for the composition of nine collections of:


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a. operas

b. madrigals

c. monodies

d. concertos

e. sonatas


What important musical event took place in Venice in 1637?


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a. the first performance of a monody

b.

the first performance of a madrigal

c. the first performance of an opera

d.

the first public opera house opened

e. None of these.


Two important composers of the second generation of the Baroque - active from about 1640 to 1680 - were:


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a. Caccini and Cucci

b. Cavalli and Cesti

c. Cesti and Caccini

d. Corelli and Cavalli

e. Cucci and Corelli

General feedback:

If you selected "a" or "e", we want to know: are you getting adequate rest? "Cucci" rhymes with the name of a renowned Italian fashion designer, but other than that he or she doesn't exist, at least not in Trip 2. Doctor G says: get a good nite's rest before taking quizzes! :)


Unstaged dramatic works based on Biblical themes and performed during the Lenten season (when the Church forbade opera performance) came to be known as:


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a. operas.

b.

cantatas.

c. oratorios.

d.

dramatis sacrae (sacred plays).

e. chorales.


The first great composer of these unstaged dramatic works mentioned in the preceding question (#13) was:


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a. Cavalli.

b. Corelli.

c. Handel.

d. Bach.

e. None of these.

General feedback:

Though less well-known today than Handel, the honor of the FIRST greatest oratorio composer goes to Carissimi. Carissimi's works are

written in Latin--the official ecclesiastical language of the Roman Catholic Church until 1965-- whereas Handel's are in English, written to appeal to the English audiences of his time, and also more accessible to modern English-speaking audiences.


The terms "da chiesa" and "da camera" both refer to types of:


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a. the Lenten oratorio.

b. the early Baroque opera.

c. the Baroque Sonata.

d. the late Baroque concerto.

e. styles of madrigal singing.


An important form of Baroque instrumental music was the _____


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a. canzonetta.

b. madrigal.

c. concerto grosso.

d. instrumental monody.

e. recitative.


The composer who helped establish this new instrumental form mentioned in the previous question (#16), publishing a collection of these works late in life, was:


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a. Vivaldi.

b. Corelli.

c. Vini.

d. Ragazzi.

e. Canzoni.

General feedback:

Vivaldi came after Corelli, who preceded him by a generation and established the concerto grosso with his collections published late in life. If you picked "c", "d" or "e" you were napping, but still you're not in bad company. Put them together and they comprise one of the most admonitions to pleasure in history: "Vini, Ragazzi e Canzoni!" translates to "Wine, Women and Song!". :)


The composer who wrote over 500 works in the form mentioned in #16 was:


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a. Corelli.

b. Caccini.

c. Verdi.

d. Vivaldi.

e. Tartini.


Today, the best-known and most popular work in this same instrumental form is known in Italian as "Le quattre stagioni"; its title in English is:


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a. The Four Stations.

b. The Four Seasons.

c. The Three Stooges.

d. The Cat's Pajamas.

e. None of these.


The composer of the work just discussed in the preceding question (#19) was:


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a. Boccelli.

b. Bottacelli.

c. Barbarolli.

d. Barbini.

e. None of these.

General feedback:

Of course, the answer is Vivaldi. Hey, you've just completed your first "real" quiz (Trip 1 was introductory). Congratulations! Travel on to Trip 3 for more great music!

QUIZ 3


1

The year 1685 is significant to the history of Western music because of:

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a. the birth of Domenico Scarlatti.

b.

the birth of George Frideric Handel.

c. the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


2

Domenico Scarlatti's greatest achievement was his composition of over 500:

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a. concerti grossi.

b. essercizi.

c. madrigals.

d. operas.

e. oratorios.


3

George Frideric Handel spent the majority of his adult life in

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a. England.

b. France.

c. Germany.

d. Italy.

e. None of these.


4

Handel scored his greatest successes as a composer of:

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a. Opera seria.

b. Opera buffa.

c. oratorios.

d. concerti grossi.

e. None of these.


5

Handel's most famous composition--first performed in 1742 to benefit a Foundlings' (Orphans') Hospital--was written in less than 21 days. It is entitled:

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a. Orfeo.

b. Messiah.

c. Mass in B minor.

d. St. Matthew Passion.

e. None of these.


6

Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest composers of all time, yet he was not famous as a composer during his lifetime. He came from a family of musicians, yet knew tremendous hardship within his immediate family: his first wife died when he was only 35, and before he reached the age of ten his _____ died.

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a. eldest brother

b. youngest brother

c. parents

d. grandparents (all four)

e. none of these


7

Many different methods of tuning keyboard instruments existed in Bach's day; the method used today is the one Bach set out to show as superior to all others, which he successfully demonstrated by composing a set of pieces known as:

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a. The Art of Fugue.

b.

The Goldberg Variations.

c. The Well-Tempered Clavichord

d.

The B minor Mass.

e. The Little Organ Book.


8

By the time Bach began actively composing, the many and varied forms of Renaissance instrumental music had become standardized in their order as part of what was known as:

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a. the concerto grosso.

b. the sonata da chiesa.

c. the Baroque dance suite.

d. the oratorio.

e. None of these.


9

In the genre described in #8 above, Bach composed and published:

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a. 6 English Suites.

b. 6 French Suites.

c. 6 Partitas.

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


10

The slow dance movement of Spanish origin in the genre described in #8 above is:

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a. The Sarabande.

b. The Allemande.

c. The Courante.

d. The Corrente.

e. The Gigue.


11

Bach wrote a set of six pieces for the Margrave of Brandenburg in the concerto grosso style pioneered by Corelli and Vivaldi; they are known today as:

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a. the sonatas of Brandenburg.

b.

the Art of Fugue.

c. the Brandenburg Concertos.

d.

the Brandenburg Variations.

e. the Well-Tempered Clavichord.


12

During his lifetime, Bach's reputation was primarily derived not from the music he wrote but rather from his virtuoso skill on this instrument:

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a. the clavichord.

b. the harpsichord.

c. the clarini trumpet.

d. the violin.

e. None of these.


13

During his tenure as Kantor of the St. Thomas Cathedral in Leipzig, Bach wrote

hundreds of complete settings of the Lutheran church service known as:

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a. cantatas.

b. chorales.

c. operae lutheranae.

d. oratorios.

e. None of these.


14

As described in Trip Three, the term "Passion" in Western music refers to:

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a. the most dramatic scenes in an opera.

b.

a love scene featuring passionate operatic arias.

c. the Gospel account of events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion.

d.

an intimate duet sung by two lovers during an opera.

e. None of these.


15

Bach's St. Matthew Passion features:

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a. elements of opera, oratorio, German contrapuntal style.

b.

Italian opera techniques.

c. setting the same melody to different texts as a unifying feature.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


16

Late in life, an experience that severely undermined Bach's health was:

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a. a 200 mile walk to Hamburg.

b.

falling from a ladder while repairing an organ.

c. being placed in jail by the city council of Leipzig.

d.

marital strife with his second wife, Anna Magdalena.

e. none of these


17

The greatest work of Bach's lifetime, composed over a twenty-year period and considered one of the greatest choral works of all time, is:

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a. the St. Matthew Passion.

b.

the cantata Ein Feste Burg.

c. the Mass in B minor.

d.

the Seven Last Words of Christ.

e. none of these


18

The term chorale refers to:

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a. a German hymn.

b.

a four-part religious song.

c. a song type which emerged during the Reformation Period.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


19

The legacy of Bach is:

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a. his mastery of all the styles prevalent in his day.

b.

his composition of over 1500 works.

c. his being the most prolific composer in Western musical history

d.

all of the above.

e. none of the above.


20

Bach's passing in the year 1750 marked:

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a. the beginning of the Classical Period.

b.

the end of the Baroque Period.

c. the resurgence of the popularity of Bach's works.

d.

All of these.

e. a. and b. only

QUIZ 4


In the 1730s, the popularity of opera seria began to wane in favor of:


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a. Opera buffa.

b. the concerto.

c. the operetta.

d. the sonata.

e. None of these.


An important new genre which evolved during the Classical Period was:


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a. the symphony.

b. the string quartet.

c. the classical sonata.

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


A characteristic of the early classical symphony is:


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a. short, symmetrical phrase structures (2-, 4- or 8-measures, etc.).

b.

the use of rocket figures (rapid ascending passages for

strings).

c. tuneful melodies designed for popular taste and appeal.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


A leading early symphony composer was:


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a. Monteverdi.

b. Santari.

c. Caccini.




A major center for symphonic composition in the 1730s and beyond was:


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a. Bonn.

b. Berlin.

c. Mannheim.

d. Munich.

e. None of these.


The leader of the symphony orchestra located in #5 above was:


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a. Oberheim.

b. Stamitz.

c. Steinmetz.

d. Unterheim.

e. None of these.


This composer was born in 1732, the same year as George Washington.


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a. Beethoven

b. Haydn

c. Mozart

d. Stamitz

e. Vivaldi


The four-movement model for the string quartet that was expanded upon by Mozart and Beethoven featured as its third movement:


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a. a fast movement.

b. a minuet and trio.

c. a slow movement.

d. Any of these.

e. None of these.


In all, Haydn composed _____ symphonies.


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a. 9

b. 41

c. 83

d. 104

e. 600


During the Classical Period, sonatas were increasingly written for a newer instrument called the piano; the invention of the piano is credited to _____


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a. Stradavari.

b. Monteverdi.

c. Steinway.

d. Yamaha.

e. None of these.

General feedback:

Cristofori, an Italian instrument maker, is credited for the invention of the piano in 1709.


An important early composer for the piano was:


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a. Stamitz.

b. C. P. E. Bach

c. Sammartini.

d. Pergolesi.

e. None of these.


Late in life, Haydn wrote two magnificent oratorios, The Seasons and _____


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a. The Messiah.

b. The Creation.

c. The Apocalypse.

d. The Titans.

e. None of these.


Most scholars agree that the greatest influence in Mozart's life was:


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a. Christianity.

b. his father.

c. his wife.

d. the Archbishop of Salzburg.

e. None of these.


In his day, Mozart's music was considered by some to be too progressive, and much of it was not well-received in Vienna's conservative musical climate. Rather than in Vienna, he scored his greatest "box office" success with his operas in:


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a. Berlin.

b. Budapest.

c. Prague.

d. Warsaw.

e. None of these.

General feedback:

Mozart's operas were best-received during his lifetime in the city of Prague, then part of the larger Hapsburg Empire, today part of the Czech Republic.


During his lifetime, Mozart composed over _____ original works (only the number closest to the actual number will be considered correct).


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a. 200

b. 300

c. 400

d. 500

e. 600


Mozart composed a total of _____ symphonies.


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a. 9

b. 41

c. 83

d. 104

e. 600


A leading opera composer of Mozart's day who is still revered today for his attempts to

reform the dying genre of opera seria was:


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a. Carissimi.

b. Gluck.

c. Handel.

d. Sammartini.

e. None of these.


One of three operas based on libretti written by Lorenzo da Ponte, this opera's libretto was based on a French play, the publication of which had been censored by the Emperor.


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a. The Magic Flute.

b.

The Marriage of Figaro.

c. Idonomeo.

d.

The Abduction from the Seraglio.

e. None of these.


Mozart's last opera, which draws from Masonic imagery and is based on a libretto written by Mozart's friend Emanuel Schikaneder, is:


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a. The Magic Flute.

b. The Marriage of Figaro.

c. Don Giovanni.

d. Cosi fan tutte.

e. None of these.


Mozart's last work, a great choral masterpiece, was completed by his friend Sussmayer due to his untimely death at age 35. It was:


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a. The Mass in E minor.

b. The Requiem Mass.

c. The Magnificat.

d. Ave verum corpus.

e. None of these.

QUIZ 5


Beethoven faced many struggles, among them:


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a. the onset of deafness.

b.

maltreatment from an alcoholic, abusive father.

c. smallpox, which left his face permanently scarred.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


Beethoven's difficulties were so severe he even contemplating taking his own life, as revealed in a document he wrote known today as:


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a. the last will and testament of Beethoven.

b.

the suicide note of Beethoven.

c. the Selbstverstandis Dokumenti.

d.

the Heiligenstadt Testament.

e. None of these.


Beethoven's only opera was entitled:


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a. Die Zauberflote.

b. Fidelio.

c. Die Zigeunerbaron.

d. Figaro.

e. None of these.


Beethoven's Middle Period is also referred to as his:


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a. Contemplative Period.

b. Deaf Period.

c. Despondent Period.

d. Heroic Period.

e. None of these.


Beethoven's teacher, who figured as an early positive influence in his life, was:


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a. Heine.

b. Hiller.

c. Neefe.

d. Schiller.

e. None of these


Beethoven wrote a total of _____ sonatas for piano.


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a. 12

b. 22

c. 32

d. 42

e. None of these


Beethoven wrote a total of _____ symphonies.


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a. 5

b. 6

c. 7

d. 8

e. 9


Beethoven's last symphony featured the use of a _____, which had never before been used in a symphonic composition.


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a. ballet

b. choir

c. narrator

d. staged opera

e. None of these.


More than anything else, Beethoven's _____ formed a musical legacy which was wrestled with by every composer for the rest of the nineteenth century.


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a. Sonatas

b. Sonatinas

c. String quartets

d. Symphonies

e. None of these.


The Romantic Period saw its earliest manifestations in literature during the 1770s, when the _____ movement--a conscious reaction against what was then considered the restraining influences of Classicism - began in Germany.


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a. Hals und Beinbruch

b. Stolz und Demutigkeit

c. Sturm und Drang

d. Feuer und Holz

e. Steinweg und Sohne


An aspect of Romantic musical style which is contrastive to Classical style is:


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a. a greater emphasis on chromaticism.

b.

the use of programmatic titles.

c. music is considered more expressive than text.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


Franz Schubert is an important composer of the early Romantic period, whose fame rests

primarily on his composition of over 600 _____.


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a. songs

b. sonatas

c. string quartets

d. symphonies

e. None of these


Schubert also wrote 9 _____, including the famous "Unfinished".


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a. songs

b. sonatas

c. string quartets

d. symphonies

e. None of these


Like Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn was an important early Romantic composer. Among his claims to fame, he reintroduced the world to the music of _____.


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a. J. S. Bach.

b. Beethoven.

c. Haydn.

d. Mozart.

e. None of these.


Mendelssohn composed a total of _____ symphonies.


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a. 5

b. 6

c. 7

d. 8

e. 9


Mendelssohn wrote several oratorios, among them the oratorio _____ (which we heard listening examples of during Trip 5).


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a. Abraham

b. Elijah

c. Isaac

d. Isaiah

e. None of these.


Besides his symphonic and choral works, Mendelssohn wrote Incidental Music for several plays, among them _____ by Shakespeare.


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a. Romeo and Juliet

b. Richard III

c. Much Ado about Nothing

d. The Merry Wives of Windsor

e. None of these.

General feedback:

A Midsummer Night's Dream.


Beethoven worked out his compositional ideas at the _____.


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a. cello

b. piano

c. trumpet

d. violin

e. None of these


It has been truly said that to understand Mozart one must understand his operas; to understand Beethoven, one must understand his:


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a. sonatas.

b. string quartets.

c. symphonies.

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


An important patron of Beethoven, who told him "Receive from Haydn the spirit of Mozart", was:


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Answer Choices

a. Baron von Richtoven.

b. Count Chocula.

c. Duke Weimar.

d. Earl von Sachsen.

e. None of these.

General feedback:

Baron von Swieten, a patron of the arts and friend to Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.

QUIZ 6


By 1800, most operas were written in the wildly popular _____ style.


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a. Florentine

b. Neapolitan

c. Opera buffa

d. Opera seria

e. None of these.


The greatest composer of the early 1800s in the operatic style mentioned in the preceding question (#1) was:


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a. Bach.

b. Beethoven.

c. Haydn.

d. Mozart.

e. None of these.


Weber, Bellini and Donizetti were all famous composers in the _____ style.


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a. bel canto

b. bellissima

c. dolce vita

d. verissimo

e. None of these.


Chopin is known as a _____ composer (his mother was of _____descent), even though his father was French and he spent most of his adult life in France.


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a. Austrian

b. Czech

c. German

d. Hungarian


General feedback:

His mother was Polish, he was born in Poland, and his heart is buried in a marble obelisk in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Warsaw.


In accordance with Chopin's wishes, at his memorial each year _____ is performed.


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a. Beethoven's Ode to Joy

b. Handel's Messiah

c. Monteverdi's Vespers

d. Mozart's Requiem

e. None of these.


Chopin is quite different from composers who preceded him, inasmuch as he chose to write almost exclusively for the _____


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a. ballet.

b. opera.

c. string quartet.

d. symphony.

e. None of these.

General feedback:

Chopin wrote almost exclusively for the piano.


German composer Robert Schumann embodied the Romantic spirit. He married _____, one of the greatest pianists of her day.


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a. Brunnhilde von Metz

b. Hilde Einegard

c. Monika Bruhn

d. Viktoria Eisengarten

e. None of these.

General feedback:

Clara Wieck was a famous concert pianist touring Europe when Schumann met her; after they wed, she gave up her career to support him.


Schumann was one of the first composers to publish his own magazine to promote his ideas about music, it was called:


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a. Die alte Schrift.

b. Die neue Wiener Tagblatt.

c. Die Zeit.

d. Die Heilige Schrifte.

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT a collection of piano pieces by Robert Schumann?


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a. Carnaval

b.

Children's Corner

c. Fantastic Pieces

d.

Forest Scenes

e. None of these are collections by Schumann.

General feedback:

Children's Corner is a suite of six piano pieces by Claude Debussy, whose music we'll learn about later in the course.


Like Schubert before him, Schumann distinguished himself as a composer of German art-songs known as _____


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a. Gedichte.

b. Geschichte.

c. Lieber.

d. Lieder.

e. None of these.


Hector Berlioz was an innovator, considered the greatest _____ of his day.


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a. opera singer

b. orchestrator

c. conductor

d. choreographer

e. None of these.


Berlioz' most famous work is:


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a. Ave Maria.

b. Le Damnation de Faust.

c. Les Sylphides.

d. Symphonie Fantastique.

e. None of these.


Franz Liszt was considered a great instrumental _____


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a. composer.

b. opera star.

c. singer.

d. virtuoso.

e. None of these.


Along with Liszt, a famous violinist of his day was Niccolo _____


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Dmitri.

b. Kerkavich.

c. Paganini.

d. Skrowaczewski.

e. None of these.


Liszt was a prolific composer, second only to _____


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Bach.

b. Beethoven.

c. Haydn.

d. Mozart.

e. None of these.


Along with _____, Richard Wagner is the most important composer of the 19th century.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Bach

b. Beethoven

c. Mendelssohn

d. Schubert

e. None of these.


Wagner wrote more about _____ than he did about music.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. philosophy

b. politics

c. social commentary

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


During the 1830s, Wagner wrote three operas in the style of:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Bellini.

b. Meyerbeer.

c. Weber.

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


Among Wagner's important operas written during the 1840s are:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Die Walkure

b. Die Zauberflote

c. Die Zigeunerbaron

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


During his exile in Switzerland, Wagner laid out his concepts for the future of opera in a treatise called:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Hals und Beinbruch

b. Oper und Drama

c. Sturm und Drang

d. Zeit und Zeitgeist

e. None of these.


Wagner's called his concept of a having short musical ideas or themes that are linked to a character, event or emotion in the drama:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Buhnensprache.

b. Ewige Melodie.

c. Gesamtkunstwerk.

d. Leitmotif.

e. None of these.


Wagner drew his subject matter for the Ring Cycle from:


e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Greek Mythology.

b.

Grimm's Fairy Tales.

c. Norse Mythology.

d.

The Legends of the Teutonic Knights.

e. None of these.


There are a total of _____ operas in Wagner's Ring Cycle.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. 5


Which of these is NOT an opera from Wagner's Ring Cycle?


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Das Rheingold

b. Die Walkure

c. Gotterdammerung

d. Siegfried

e. Tannhauser


Wagner's most important patron was:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Duke Ernst of Prussia.

b. Duke Ferdinand of Saxony.

c. King Leopold I of Austria.

d. King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

e. None of these.


During his lifetime, an honor was accorded to Wagner unprecedented in the history of music: the building of a special edifice in the city of _____, created solely for the performance of Wagner's operas.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Baden

b. Bamberg

c. Bayreuth

d. Berchtesgaden

e. Berlin


The edifice erected in the city listed in number 26 above was named as a:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Festspielhaus

b. Palazzo

c. Schloss

d. Tiergarten

e. None of these.


Wagner's last opera is based on:


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Answer Choices

a. the history of King Arthur.

b. the sagas of the Norsemen.

c. the epic of the last Crusade.

d. the legend of the Holy Grail.

e. German folklore.


The title of Wagner's last opera is:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Braveheart.

b. Reinhardt.

c. Parsifal.

d. Reichenfall.

e. None of these.


In terms of its impact on future generations of composers, Wagner's opera _____ is his most significant work; providing a point of departure for future composers, who used it as justification for their own journeys into avant-garde.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Peter und das Wolf

b. Romeo und Juliet

c. Siegfried und das Rheingold

d. Sigmund und Sieglinde

e. Tristan und Isolde

QUIZ 7


The second half of the nineteenth century saw growing _____ movements in most European countries.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. communist

b. fascist

c. nationalist

d. socialist

e. None of these.


The first noteworthy American classical composer was:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Frederic Chopin.

b. Franz Liszt.

c. Edvard Grieg.

d. Edgar Allen Poe.

e. None of these.

General feedback:

Edward MacDowell is the first noteworthy American composer; the so-called "Father of American Music" title goes to Charles Ives, whom we discuss later in a Trip devoted to American music.


Edvard Grieg was born in:


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Answer Choices

a. New Hampshire.

b. New York.

c. Norway.

d. Nova Scotia.

e. None of these.


Among Grieg's most famous works:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Lyric Pieces for piano.

b. Piano Concerto in A minor.

c. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra.




Dvorak was of _____ descent.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Croatian

b. Czech

c. Hungarian

d. Rumanian

e. None of these.


While visiting the United States, Dvorak composed his "_____" Symphony No. 9.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. American

b. European

c. New World

d. Old World

e. None of these.


Like Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer came from a distinguished Jewish family and was born in _____.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Berlin

b. London

c. Paris

d. Vienna

e. None of these.


The success of the opera entitled _____ brought Meyerbeer international acclaim.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Il Crociato in Egitto

b. Le Prophète

c. Les Huguenots

d. Robert le Diable

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT an opera by Meyerbeer?


e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Les Hugeunots

b.

Les Sylphides

c. L'africaine

d.

Le Prophète

e. All of these are operas by Meyerbeer.

General feedback:

Les Sylphides is a ballet with music by Chopin; the other three titles are all listed in Trip 7 as Meyerbeer operas.


Meyerbeer was the target of an anti-Semitic essay written by:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Jules Massenet.

b. Camille Saint-Saens.

c. Richard Strauss.

d. Richard Wagner.

e. None of these.


Georges Bizet's fame rests on a single work, _____, an all-time favorite of opera goers.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Don Giovanni

b. Don Escamillio

c. Carmen

d. Daphine

e. None of these.

General feedback:

If you were picking your very first opera to see, I would recommend this one.


The opera "The Barber of Seville" was written by:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Meyerbeer.

b. Rossini.

c. Verdi.

d. Wagner.

e. None of these.


Gioacchino Rossini was one of the greatest and most popular _____ composers of all

time.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. opera

b. oratorio

c. string quartet

d. symphony

e. None of these.


Among Rossini's most famous works is:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Daphne and Chloe.

b. William Shakespeare.

c. William Tell.

d. Zeus and Apollo.

e. None of these.


Along with Wagner, the greatest opera composer of his day was:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Cavalli.

b. Corelli.

c. Handel.

d. Verdi.

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT an opera by Giuseppi Verdi?


e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Aida

b.

Canaletto

c. Otello

d.

Rigoletto

e. All of these are operas by Verdi.


Verdi's last opera is entitled:


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Falstaff.

b. Faust.

c. Il Egitto.

d. Il Paisano.

e. None of these.


Verdi sums up his life philosophy in the vocal quartet from his last operawhich translates roughly into English as:


e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. All's well that ends well.

b.

Behind every cloud, there's a silver lining.

c. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

d.

Life is meant to be jolly.

e. None of these.


Both the ascent of _____ and the emergence of Musical Nationalism occurred during the second half of the nineteenth Century.


StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Italian Light Opera

b. Romantic Grand Opera

c. Symphonic composition

d. Socialist music

e. None of these.


Another trend taking place during the second half of the Nineteenth Century was the emergence of a group of composers known as _____.


e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Les Six.

b.

The Sturm und Drang composers.

c. The Dirty Dozen.

d.

The Post-Wagnerians.

e. None of these.

QUIZ 8


Brahms' music can be characterized as an attempt to:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. infuse Classical form with Romantic expressivity.

b.

master the Symphonic Genre.

c. reject the legacy of Beethoven.

d.

embrace Wagnerian ideals in music.

e. None of these.


Brahms works include:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. "A German Requiem".

b. Four symphonies.

c. Numerous songs.

d. All of these.

e. 1 and 2 only.


Brahms was almost _____ years old when he published his First Symphony.

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. 10

b. 20

c. 30

d. 40

e. 50


Many of the short lyric pieces for piano Brahms published in Opus 116-119, including the listening examples, are entitled:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. ballades.

b. intermezzos.

c. scherzos.

d. sonatas.

e. None of these.


Along with the Lullaby, Brahms most famous work is:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. The opera Deutschland.

b. The cantata Ein feste Burg.

c. The German Symphony No. 5.

d. The Hungarian Dance No. 5.

e. None of these.


The school of classical music composition in Russia began with the work of:

Student Correct Student Answer Choices

response: Response Response

a. Mikhail Glinka.

b. Mikhail Gorbachev.

c. Peter the Great.

d. Peter Ustinov.

e. None of these.


Besides Borodin, a great composer of the second generation in Russia was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Popov-Smirnoff.

b. Rimsky-Korsakov.

c. Sviatoslav Richter.

d. Sergei Seryeivich.

e. None of these.


Besides his ballet music, Pyotr Tschaikowsky is also known for his:

Student response:

CorrectResponse

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Answer Choices

a. Piano Concerto.

b. Symphonies.

c. Violin Concerto.

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


Listening to Tschaikowsky's music, elements of _____ can be heard.

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Brass band music

b. French folk music

c. German polka music

d. Italian street songs

e. None of these.


An interesting story about the Tschaikowsky Piano Concerto centers around American pianist:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. George Gershwin.

b. Oscar Levant.

c. Oscar Peterson.

d. Van Cliburn.

e. None of these.


Tschaikowsky drops his mask to bare his tortured soul in the final movement of his _____ Symphony, the "Tragic".

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. First

b. Third

c. Fifth

d. Seventh

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT part of the music for the Nutcracker ballet?

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Chinese Dance

b. French Dance

c. Russian Dance

d. Dance of the Reed Flutes

e. Waltz of the Flowers


The famous Tschaikowsky orchestral work the 1812 Overture includesas part of its orchestration the use of a:

Student response:

CorrectResponse

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Answer Choices

a. cannon.

b. string of firecrackers.

c. gong.

d. volley of live gunfire.

e. None of these.


Anton Bruckner was important as a teacher; among his famous pupils was:

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Gustav Mahler.

b. Richard Strauss.

c. Hugo Wolf.

d. All of these.

e. 1 and 3 Only.


Bruckner was also renowned as a(an):

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. flutist.

b. harpsichordist.

c. organist.

d. painter.

e. sculptor.


Like Beethoven and Dvorak, Bruckner:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. announced his devotion to Brahms.

b.

became deaf in his later years.

c. composed nine symphonies.

d.

drank heavily.

e. None of these.


Hugo Wolf carried on the tradition of the _____, bringing it to new heights of expressiveness.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. French ballet

b. German lied

c. Italian opera

d. Russian Orthodox music

e. None of these.


Wolf is almost exclusively remembered for the beauty of his _____

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. sonatinas.

b. serenades.

c. scherzoes.

d. nocturnes.

e. None of these.


Richard Strauss is most famous for his _____

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. operas.

b. symphonies.

c. tone poems.

d. All of these.

e. 1. and 3. only.


Gustav Mahler's fame rests on his nine _____ (the 10th is incomplete).

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. operas

b. symphonies

c. tone poems

d. All of these.

e. 1. and 3. Only.

QUIZ 9

User ID: trkhon72 Attempt: 1 / 1 Out of: 40

Started: January 22, 2007 4:23pm

Finished: January 22, 2007 4:46pm

Time spent: 23 min. 21 sec.

Student finished 6 min. 39 sec. ahead of the 30 min. time limit.


The composer known as the Waltz King was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Johann Strauss, Jr.

b. Johann Strauss, Sr.

c. Levi Strauss.

d. Richard Strauss.

e. None of these.


The composer mentioned in #1 above composed over _____ waltzes [note: only the most accurate answer will be considered correct].


response: Response Response

a. 200

b. 400

c. 600

d. 800

e. 1000


The European city that became known as "The Waltz Capital of the World" was:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Berlin.

b. Bonn.

c. Budapest.

d. Byzantium.

e. None of these.


The title of Strauss' most famous waltz is:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Sixteen Going on Seventeen.

b. Edelweiss.

c. The Blue Danube.

d. Die Fledermaus.



The British duo of Gilbert & Sullivan excelled in the writing of:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. symphonies.

b. sinfoniettas.

c. operas.

d. operettas.

e. None of these.


Gabriel Faure could rightfully be called

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. The first significant French composer

b.

The father of modern French music

c. The finest opera composer in France in his day

d.

The French Wagner

e. None of these.


Faure is noted for the beauty and lyricism of his

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. operas

b. songs

c. sonatas

d. symphonies

e. None of these.


Faure's _____ is considered his finest choral work.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Mass in B minor

b. Magnificat

c. Vespers

d. Ave Sancta Spiritus

e. None of these.


The seminal event which profoundly impacted Debussy's music was:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. His rejection of the hierarchy of triads.

b.

Encountering Javanese gamelan music at the World's Fair.

c. Discovering the lost works of J. S. Bach.

d.

His contact with Italian music during his travels in Italy.

e. None of these.


The terms pentatonic and whole-tone in Debussy's music refer to:

Student response:


Response

Response

a. Non-traditional chords.

b.

Non-traditional scales.

c. New musical forms he pioneered.

d.

Tertian harmony.

e. None of these.


Debussy abandoned the concept of _____ as defined by Western harmonic practices; in the process, he redefined Western thinking about harmony.

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. cadences

b. chords

c. scales

d. structure

e. None of these.


The new sounds of Debussy's music came to be referred to as musical:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Abstractivism.

b. Dadaism.

c. Expressionism.

d. Impressionism.

e. Surrealism.


Which of these is NOT composed by Debussy?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Suite Bergamesque

b.

La Mer

c. Images

d.

Preludes

e. All of these are works by Debussy.


Some of the Spanish influence in French composer Maurice Ravel's music can be traced to his ethnic heritage: his mother was of _____ descent, and he was born and lived near the _____ region of Spain.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Basque

b. Catalonia

c. Granada

d. Sevilla

e. None of these.


Ravel was one of the first classical composers to embrace _____ idioms which emanated from America.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Folk

b. Jazz

c. Native American

d. Rock

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT a work composed by Ravel?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Clair de Lune

b.

Gaspard de la Nuit

c. Pavane pour une Infante defunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess)

d.

Bolero

e. All of these are works by Maurice Ravel.


Erik Satie is most famous for:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. his compositions.

b. his writings and caricatures.

c. his paintings.

d. his operatic voice.

e. None of these.


Though many French composers in the 19th century embraced German Romanticism, the general attitude of French intellectuals towards German Romanticism was:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. they abhorred German cultural hegemony.

b.

they found it "impossibly ponderous".

c. they parodied it as "excessive" or "obtuse".

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


At the age of 18, Debussy was awarded _____ in Paris.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. The Iron Cross

b. The Grand Prix

c. The Medal of Honor

d. The Legion du Honeur

e. None of these.


A famous Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Die Fledermaus.

b.

The Beautiful, Blue Danube.

c. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

d.

The Pirates of Penzance.

e. None of these.

QUIZ 10







The general attitude of late nineteenth-century European society was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. ambient.

b. furtive.

c. optimistic.

d. pessimistic.

e. None of these.


A growing arms race between _____ and _____ exacerbated growing tensions on the Continent.

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Britain, France

b. Britain, Germany

c. France, Germany

d. France, Russia

e. Germany, Russia


The total loss of life in World War I exceeded: (only the closest correct answer will be counted as correct)

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. over two million.

b. over four million.

c. over six million.

d. over eight million.

e. over ten million.


The reaction to the war led to an artistic movement known as:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Extroversion.

b. Introversion.

c. Expressionism.

d. Impressionism.



The term "Second Viennese School" refers to:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. the next generation of waltz composers after Johann Strauss, Jr.

b.

the work of Arnold Schonberg and his followers.

c. the followers of Johannes Brahms in Vienna.

d.

the followers of Eduard Hanslick in Vienna.

e. None of these.


Chromaticism, which had already been pushed to extreme limits in Wagner's Tristan, was completely unraveled by this 1899 composition:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Berg's Lulu.

b.

Mahler's Sixth Symphony.

c. Schonberg's Verklarte Nacht.

d.

Webern's Symphonic Variations.

e. None of these.


Schonberg's transitional compositional period, in which tonality was abandoned, is known as his _____ period.

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. achordal

b. atonal

c. non-musical

d. zero-tonal

e. None of these.


His most important work during the period mentioned in #7 above was entitled:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Albert Giraud.

b. Alfred Cortot.

c. Arnold Piraud.

d. Austin Pyrreaux.

e. None of these.


The term "Sprechstimme" refers to:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. a staged event in a Schonberg vocal work.

b.

a style of singing in-between speech and song.

c. a movement that emphasized facial features when singing.

d.

an actor who prompts the singers from backstage.

e. None of these.


In abandoning tonality completely, Schonberg wrote his own set of "rules" on how music was now to be composed; this new style of music, and the "rules" which accompanied it, are referred to as:

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Chromaticism.

b. Diatonicism.

c. Hexachordalism.

d. Pentatonicism.

e. None of these.


The organization of the twelve tones of the chromatic scale into a pre-specified order is an important aspect of the compositional style mentioned in #10 above: this process, or ordering of tones, results in a construction referred to as a:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. ball.

b. line.

c. row.

d. set.

e. None of these.


Schonberg's most important dramatic work was the opera:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Elijah.

b. Israel in Egypt.

c. Messiah.

d. Moses und Aaron.

e. None of these.


Alban Berg's first opera was based, in part, upon his own military service during World War I, an experience he called:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. "exhilarating".

b. "my finest hour".

c. "service to the Fatherland".

d. "too degrading to recount".

e. None of these.


The title of Berg's opera mentioned in #13 above was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Leila.

b. Lulu.

c. Werther.

d. Wozzeck.

e. None of these.


Berg's contemporary Anton Webern also followed Schonbergian models; unlike Berg, however, Webern's music retains a(n):

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Randomness of chance elements.

b.

Intense emotional expressivity.

c. Economy of means.

d.

Grand scale of Romantic style.

e. None of these.


Webern followed the Schonbergian concept of:

Student response: Correct

Response

Student

Response

Answer Choices

a.

Bremsenoten.

b.

Fahrvergnugen.

c.

Klangfarbenmelodie.

d.

Viertelpfunderverpflichtigkeit.

e.

Zehntausendneunhundertachtundachtzig.


The concept mentioned in #16 above refers to:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. bisecting the row by multiples of 2 on each successive occurrence.

b.

categorizing each of the notes based on volume and length.

c. leaving off one note of the row every other time it occurs.

d.

supplying successive tones of the row to different instruments.

e. the practice of stringing notes like words are joined in the German language.


Webern's most important works are his:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. symphonic pieces.

b. chamber music.

c. songs.

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


During his years in the United States, Schonberg was affiliated with:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Columbia University.

b.

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

c. The University of Southern California (USC).

d.

All of these

e. 2. and 3. Only.


Arnold Schonberg's archives are currently located:

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. at Columbia.

b. at UCLA.

c. at USC.

d. in Vienna.

e. None of these.

QUIZ 11







A major school of Russian Modernist musical composition was based in:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Kiev.

b. London.

c. Moscow.

d. St. Petersburg.

e. Vladivostok.


After the Russian Revolution, many Soviet composers migrated to other countries; among those who remained was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Aram Khachaturian.

b. Dmitri Kabalevsky.

c. Dmitri Shostakovich.

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


Together with Arnold Schonberg, _____ is the most important composer of the twentieth century

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Answer Choices

a. Sergei Prokofiev

b. Dmitri Shostakovich

c. Igor Stravinsky

d. Pyotr Tschaikowsky

e. None of these.


The choreographer/director of a renowned Russian ballet troupe during the early 1900s was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Sergei Diaghelev.

b. Asher Lev.

c. Sergei Mendleyev.

d. Mischa Sturyevevich.

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT a ballet for which Stravinsky wrote music:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Petrouchka.

b.

The Rite of Spring.

c. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird).

d.

Stravinsky wrote music for none of these.

e. Stravinsky wrote music for all of these.


Stravinsky's breakthrough work - which was so controversial that a riot broke out after its premiere--was:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Petrouchka.

b. The Rite of Spring

c. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird).

d. Les noces.

e. None of these.


The new style called neoclassicism pioneered by Stravinsky featured:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. clarity of sound and form.

b.

avoidance of chromaticism and Romantic style.

c. mostly dissonant harmony.

d.

reference to pre-19th century materials or forms.

e. All of these.


Which of these is NOT an important work of Stravinsky's neoclassical period?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Symphonies for Wind Instruments

b.

Octet

c. Oedipus Rex

d.

Symphony of Psalms

e. All of these are important works of Stravinsky's neoclassical period.


An important later Stravinsky work modeled on 14th and 15th century models was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Laudate Dominum.

b. Mass.

c. Qui Tollis.

d. Veni Creator Spiritus.

e. Veni Sancta Spiritus.


Always innovative in trying on new styles, in his 70s Stravinsky turned to the one style he'd not yet attempted:

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Answer Choices

a. French Impressionism.

b. German Romanticism.

c. Russian Mysticism.

d. Schonbergian Serialism.

e. None of these.


Prokofiev composed ballet music to the same subject his Russian predecessor Tschaikowsky had written music for some years before; that subject was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Romeo and Juliet.

b. Samson and Delilah.

c. Tristan and Isolde.

d. Vladimir and Anastasia.

e. None of these.


Prokofiev wrote music for a famous Russian folk tale entitled:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Death and the Maiden.

b. Prince Igor's Feast.

c. Peter and the Wolf.

d. Sascha and Ivan.

e. None of these.


Prokofiev composed _____ piano concertos.

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Answer Choices

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

e. 5


Prokofiev composed _____ piano sonatas.

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Answer Choices

a. 6

b. 7

c. 8

d. 9

e. 10


Prokofiev is also famous for his _____ Concerto.

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Baroque..

b. Classical.

c. Romantic.

d. Warsaw.

e. None of these.

QUIZ 12







Which of these was NOT a French Romantic composer?

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Claude Debussy

b.

Vincent D'Indy

c. Cesar Franck

d.

Jules Massenet

e. All of these are French Romantic composers.


Camille Saint-Saens wrote in a _____ style.

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Answer Choices

a. Classical

b. Neoclassical

c. Romantic

d. Serialist

e. None of these.


Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 is also called the _____ Symphony.

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Answer Choices

a. Organ

b. Reformation

c. Revolutionary

d. Scottish

e. None of these.


A parody work never intended for public performance is Saint-Saens':

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Carnival of the Animals.

b. Parade of the Jesters.

c. Secret Lives of Elaine.

d. Wild, Wild West.

e. None of these.


The most famous piece from the work mentioned in #4 above is entitled "The Swan", and features a beautiful solo for the:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Bassoon.

b. Cello.

c. Harp.

d. Organ.

e. Violin.


Giacomo Puccini was most renowned as a composer of _____

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Answer Choices

a. oratorios.

b. symphonies.

c. sonatas.

d. string quartets.

e. None of these.


The plot of _____ deals with an ill-fated love affair between an American naval officer and a Japanese woman.

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Aida

b. Madame Butterfly

c. Tosca

d. Turandot

e. None of these.


One of the most famous arias of all time, "Nessun dorma", which has been recorded by singers from Luciano Pavarotti to Michael Bolton, is from the Puccini opera:

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Aida.

b. Madame Butterfly.

c. Tosca.

d. Turandot.

e. None of these.


The Puccini opera which sets the heroine and her lover Mario against a backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars is:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Aida.


c. Tosca.

d. Turandot.

e. None of these.


The Puccini opera set in China which features a plot in which the suitor seeking the hand of the Princess has to answer three questions correctly or lose his life is:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Aida.


c. Tosca.

d. Turandot.

e. None of these.


For his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rachmaninoff used:

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Answer Choices

a. a rhapsody form.

b. a rondo form.

c. a symphony form.

d. a theme and variations form.

e. None of these.


One of the sections of the Rhapsody was used as part of the soundtrack for the movie:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Sleepless in Seattle.

b. Somewhere in Time.

c. Titanic.

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


Rachmaninoff's music uses elements of Russian folk music and _____ liturgical chants.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Byzantine.

b. Catholic.

c. Jewish.

d. Orthodox.

e. None of these.


Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto was written for what occasion?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. His first trip to England

b.

His first trip to the United States

c. His second tour of Europe

d.

His triumphal return to Russia

e. None of these.


Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto is prominently featured in the Academy-Award winning movie:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. The Competition.

b. Days of Wine and Roses.

c. The Piano.

d. Shine.

e. None of these.

QUIZ 13







Charles Ives is renowned as:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. America's first avant-garde composer.

b.

"The Father of American classical music".

c. an eclectic whose music eventually was recognized as innovative.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


Ives experimented with:

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Answer Choices

a. Chromaticism

b. Microtonality

c. Polytonality

d. All of these.

e. B and C only.


Charles Griffes was labeled:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. "The Last of the Mohicans".

b.

"The American Impressionist".

c. "The Guru of the Keyboard".

d.

"An American in Paris".

e. None of these.


_____ is usually cited as "the birthplace of jazz".

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Chicago

b. Memphis

c. New Orleans

d. New York

e. St. Louis


Jazz incorporates musical elements of the _____ tradition.

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. African

b. Caribbean

c. European

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


Ragtime music was featured at the turn of the century in New York's _____ District.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Broadway

b. Brooklyn Bar

c. Nightclub

d. Swing Quarter

e. Tin Pan Alley


Irving Berlin's song "Alexander's Ragtime Band"

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. revealed a huge potential market for music sales.

b.

sold over 6 million copies.

c. helped birth the music industry in America.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


One of the greatest ragtime composers of all time was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Stephen Foster.

b. Charles Griffes.

c. Charles Ives.

d. Scott Joplin.

e. None of these.


A 1970s hit movie which revived interest in ragtime music was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. "Ragtime".

b. "The Great Gatsby".

c. "The Wright Brothers".

d. "Chaplin".

e. None of these.


Scott Joplin was the first African-American composer to receive:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. the Presidential Medal of Honor.

b.

the Grand Prix du Rome.

c. the knighthood of St. Alban.

d.

the Academy Award for Best Score.

e. None of these.


Louis Armstrong:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. has been called "The King of Jazz".

b.

is one of the greatest musicians of all time.

c. was nicknamed "Satchmo".

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT an important jazz work performed by Louis Armstrong?

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Creole Junction Blues

b. Potato Head Blues

c. St. Louis Blues

d. Weather Bird

e. West End Blues


George Gershwin began his career as a:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Bootlegger

b. Liquor runner

c. Song plugger

d. Tailor

e. Peanut vendor


Gershwin attempted to infuse classical form with _____ elements.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Bebop

b. Boogie

c. Jazz

d. Ragtime

e. Rockabilly


Which of these is NOT an important orchestral work by George Gershwin?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. American in Paris

b.

Amsterdam Suite

c. Concerto in F

d.

Rhapsody in Blue

e. All of these are orchestral works by George Gershwin.


George Gershwin's only opera, Porgy and Bess:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. starred Gene Kelly in the movie version.

b.

sought to more realistically portray African-American life of that period.

c. featured the use of symphonic form.

d.

is set in Florida.

e. All of these.


Which of these is NOT a song written by George and Ira Gershwin?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. I'm in the Mood for Love

b.

I Got Rhythm

c. Love Walked In

d.

Our Love is Here to Stay

e. All of these are songs written by George and Ira Gershwin


Which of these is NOT a song featured in Porgy and Bess?

Student response:


Response

Response

a. Bess, You Is My Woman Now

b.

Come to me, Porgy

c. It Ain't Necessarily So

d.

Summertime

e. All of these are songs from Porgy and Bess.


Gershwin's American in Paris was made into a movie featuring:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Fred Astaire

b. Bing Crosby

c. Gene Kelly

d. Frank Sinatra

e. None of these.


Charles Griffes' work "The White Peacock" shows the influence of:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Claude Debussy.

b.

French musical impressionism.

c. ragtime.

d.

all of the above.

e. a and b only.

Total score: 40 / 40 = 100.0%

QUIZ 14







What important historical event took place during the 1930s?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. The Dust Bowl era.

b.

The Great Depression.

c. The Golden Days of Hollywood.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


This same time period saw the rise of the European dictator:

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Franco.

b. Hitler.

c. Mussolini.

d. Stalin.

e. All of these.


Erich von Korngold:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. was a leading film composer of Hollywood's Golden Age

b.

considered a career as an actor before turning to music.

c. chose to reside in Austria rather than America.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


Korngold won the Best Film Score Oscar for:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Captain Blood.

b.

The Adventures of Robin Hood.

c. The Sea Hawk.

d.

All of these.

e. A and B only.


The world's first ethnomusicologist was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Bela Bartok.

b. Johannes Brahms.

c. George Gershwin.

d. Pyotr Tschaikowsky.

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT a work by Bartok?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Mikrokosmos

b.

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste

c. Duke Bluebeard's Castle

d.

Concerto for Orchestra

e. All of these are works by Bartok.


The German composer Paul Hindemith coined the term _____, suggesting accessible music which would appeal to even the most common listener.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Gebrauchsmusik

b. Gesamtkunstwerk

c. Klangfarbenmelodie

d. Leitmotif

e. Sprechstimme


The term "Les Six" was coined by French poet and playwright:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Collet.

b. David.

c. Henri.

d. Rameau.

e. Rousseau.


Which of these contemporary French composers is a member of "Les Six"?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Honegger

b.

Milhaud

c. Poulenc

d.

None of these are members of "Les Six".

e. All of these are members of

"Les Six".


Which of these is NOT an important 20th century English composer?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Benjamin Britten

b.

Edward Elgar

c. Gustav Holst

d.

Ralph Vaughan Williams

e. All of these are important 20th century English composers


Of all his compositions, Gustav Holst is most famous for the work:

Student response:

CorrectResponse

StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. 2001: A Space Odyssey.

b. The Planet of the Apes.

c. Desiderata.

d. Extra-Terrestrial.

e. None of these.


Aaron Copland is a leading 20th Century American composer; which of these is NOT a leading 20th Century American composer?


response: Response

Response

a. Elliott Carter

b.

Roy Harris

c. Walter Piston

d.

Roger Sessions

e. All of these are leading 20th Century American composers.


The most popular form of jazz in America during the 1930s was called _____, and this time period is referred to as the _____ Era.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Bebop

b. Boogie-Woogie

c. Rockabilly

d. Swing

e. None of these.


Which of these is NOT a great jazz musician mentioned in Trip 14?

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Charlie Parker

b.

Count Basie

c. John Coltrane

d.

Miles Davis

e. All of these are jazz greats mentioned in Trip 14.


The performing artist known as "Empress of the Blues" was:

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Ella Fitzgerald.

b. Billie Holiday.

c. Ethel Merman.

d. Bessie Smith.

e. Kate Smith.


After World War II, _____ reemerged as an expression of protest.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Anti-war songs

b. Folk Music

c. Ragtime

d. All of these.

e. None of these.


Rock music emerged from _____ music.

Student response:

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StudentResponse

Answer Choices

a. Polka

b. Rhythm and blues

c. Swing

d. Tribal

e. None of these.


"Covering" a tune in the 1950s referred to the practice of:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. getting airplay for a new song by changing its lyrics.

b.

changing the rhythm of the music to reach a wider audience.

c. having white performers perform songs written by black musicians.

d.

promoting a new song enough to have it played on "American Bandstand".

e. All of these.


The artist who first popularized rock n roll music most successfully was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Elvis Presley.

b. Fabian.

c. Frankie Avalon.

d. Ricky Nelson.

e. None of these.


It has been aptly said that along with Hollywood movies, rock music is:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. America's most lucrative industry.

b.

America's most powerful lobby.

c. America's greatest influence on world culture.

d.

America's only living art form.

e. All of these.

Total score: 40 / 40 = 100.0%

QUIZ 15







Karlheinz Stockhausen:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. revived interest in the music of Richard Wagner.

b.

opened a New School for Music Study in Stockholm.

c. pioneered the composition of electronic music.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


Milton Babbitt:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. wrote exclusively for the piano.

b.

is considered a musical conservative.

c. consciously rejected electronic music and the avant-garde.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


Luigi Dallipiccola and Luciano Berio explored:

Student response:


Response

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a. the serialization of all aspects of music.

b.

the importance of Italian composers in the avant-garde movement.

c. the music of Monteverdi as it translated onto the synthesizer.

d.

All of these.

e. None of these.


The compositional technique which includes randomness as a constant is called:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Chance music.

b. Indeterminate music.

c. Aleatory composition.




John Cage's most famous work - which involved a period of silence - is:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Blessed Silence.

b. Bliss.

c. Ode to Carl Jung.

d. The Four Stages of Zen.

e. None of these.


Steve Reich is famous as a composer of _____ music.

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Aleatory

b. Classical

c. Jazz

d. Minimalist

e. Serial


Among the important works of composer Philip Glass is:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. The Fried Potato.

b. Einstein on the Beach.

c. Nixon in Rio.

d. The Cascades.

e. Irreverent Behavior.


The effect of academic bias and elitism in American and European universities created a hostile climate in which students of music composition could not receive positive sanction for their works unless they were deemed by academics to be:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. as good as Beethoven.

b. better than Bach.

c. completely original.

d. completely serialized.

e. None of these.


An important work by living composer John Adams is:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Kennedy vs. Castro.

b. Nixon in China.

c. Reagan in Moscow.

d. Rocky Revisited.

e. None of these.


The genius behind the Beach Boys, who wrote most of their songs, is:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Brian Epstein.

b. Brian Wilson.

c. Carl Wilson.

d. Dennis Wilson.

e. Wilson Phillips.


The Beach Boys' breakthrough album which pioneered new uses of recording technology was entitled:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Good Vibrations.

b. Help Me Rhonda.

c. Pet Sounds.

d. Surfin' Safari.

e. Surfin' USA.


The Beatles arrival in New York in the Spring of 1964 helped Americans forget:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Dr. Martin Luther King.

b.

Judeo-Christian ethics.

c. Kennedy's assassination.

d.

Marilyn Monroe's untimely death.

e. None of these.


The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and the Who are some of the UK bandsthat began arriving in America in the 1960s; this "onslaught" was dubbed:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. The British Invasion.

b. The Normandy Invasion.

c. Revenge of the Boy Bands.

d. Custer's Last Stand.

e. None of these.


The Beatles spent six months in the studio, then in 1967 released the breakthrough album _____, which featured classical and avant-garde elements and along with the Beach Boys' album (mentioned in #11 above), became the standard by which all other rock albums were measured.

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Magical Mystery Tour

b.

Revolver

c. Rubber Soul

d.

Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

e. Yesterday, Today, and Forever


Which of these is not a great folk music artist of the 1960s?

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Joan Baez

b.

Bob Dylan

c. Jimi Hendrix

d.

Joni Mitchell

e. All of these are great folk music artists of the 1960s.


An example of how the Beatles incorporated classical music instruments into their songs is:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. A Day in the Life.

b. Eleanor Rigby.

c. Penny Lane.

d. The Fool on the Hill.

e. All of these.


In the 1950s, the first person to place an electronic pickup on an acoustic guitar - hence inventing the electric guitar - and manufacture it successfully was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. Leo Fender.

b. Bob Gibson.

c. Buddy Holly.

d. Les Paul.

e. Eddie Van Halen.


The breakthrough electronic instrument of the 1960s and 70s was:

Student response:

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Answer Choices

a. The Mellotron.

b. The Moog Synthesizer.

c. The Hammond B-3 organ.

d. The Fender Rhodes piano.

e. None of these.


The acronym MIDI stands for:

Student response:

CorrectRespons

e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. Make It Difficult, Idiot!

b.

Much Information, DisIntegration.

c. Market It, Digest It.

d.

Mind If I Don't smoke In here?

e. None of these.


The term "world music" refers to:

Student response:

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e

StudentRespons

e

Answer Choices

a. any non-Western music.

b.

music of East Asia only.

c. the harmony of the planets

d.

music of primitive cultures only.

e. none of these.

Total score: 40 / 40 = 100.0%

-- Tino Khong

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