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Music History Final 2011

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168164186Who is the composer of "Beautiful Dreamer"?Foster
168164187Who is the composer of "Caprices, no. 24, Op. 1 in A minor"?Paganini
168164188Who is the composer of "Virga Jesse floruit"?Bruckner
168164189Who is the composer of "Lyrical Pieces, Op. 47: Halling"?Grieg
168164190Who is the composer of "Symphony No. 3, Op. 55, Mvt. 1 and 2" and what are the names of the movements we're studying?Beethoven; Eroica and Marcia Funebre
168164191Who is the composer of "Piano Sonata in C, Op. 53"?Beethoven
168164192Who is the composer of "Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt. 5"?Berlioz
168164193Who is the composer of "Wanderers Nachtlied, D. 768"?Schubert
168164194Who is the composer of "Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4"?Chopin
168164195Who is the composer of "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"?Rossini
168164196Who is the composer of "Etudes d'execution transcendante, No. 1"?Liszt
168164197Who is the composer of "The Banjo"?Gottschalk
168164198Who is the composer of "Rigoletto, Act 3, No. 16"?Verdi
168164199Who is the composer of "Tristan und Isolde"?Wagner
168164200Who is the composer of "Symphony No. 9, Mvt. 2" and what was it called?Dvorak; "New World Symphony"
168164201What type of composition is "Beautiful Dreamer"?Parlor Song
168164202What piece did Foster write?"Beautiful Dreamer"
168164203What instrument(s) was "Caprices, No. 24, Op. 1 in A minor" written for?Violin
168164204What type of group would perform "Virga Jesse floruit"?Four-Part Chorus
168164205What piece did Bruckner compose?"Virga Jesse floruit"
168164206What instrument(s) perform "Lyrical Pieces"?Fiddle and Piano
168164207What piece did Grieg write?"Lyrical Pieces"
168164209What is another name for Beethoven's "Piano Sonata in C"?"Walstein Sonata"
168164208What pieces did Beethoven compose?"Symphony No. 3, Mvts. 1 and 2" and "Piano Sonata in C"
168164210Who composed the "Walstein Sonata" and for which instrument was it written?Beethoven; Piano
168164211What piece did Berlioz compose?"Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt. 5"
168164212Which piece did Schubert compose?"Wanderers Nachtlied"
168164213What type of composition is "Wanderers Nachtlied"?Lieder; Song
168164214What did Chopin compose?"Mazurka in A minor"
168164215What type of composition is "Mazurka in A minor"?Character Piece; Dance
168164216What piece did Rossini compose?"Barber of Seville"
168164217What type of composition is "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"?Opera
168164218Which parts are we studying from "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"?Act 1, Scenes 2 (Figaro) and 5 (Rosina)
168164219What opera style characteristic do Act 1, Scenes 2 and 5 of "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" fall under?Cavatina
168164220What grouping of pieces does "Wanderers Nachtlied fall under?"Three Lieder" by Schubert
168164221For which instrument was "Mazurka in A minor" composed?Piano
168164222What type of composition did Liszt write?Etudes
168164223For which instrument(s) did Liszt write?Piano
168164224For which instrument was "Etudes d'execution transcendante, No. 1" written?Piano
168164225Which composition did Gottschalk write?"The Banjo"
168164226Which instrument did Gottschalk write for?Piano
168164227For which instrument was "The Banjo" composed?Piano
168164228What type of composition is "Rigoletto"?Opera
168164229What composition did Verdi write?"Rigoletto"
168164230Which work did Wagner write?"Tristan und Isolde"
168164231What type of work is "Tristan und Isolde"?Opera
168164232What piece did Dvorak write?"Symphony No. 9"
168164233What was Dvorak's piece named?"New World Symphony"
168164234What was an alternative name for "Symphony No. 9" by Dvorak?"New World Symphony"
168164235Which country did Chopin represent?Poland
168164236Poland was represented by which composer?Chopin
168164237Which country did Glinka represent?Russia
168164238Russia was represented by which composer?Glinka
168164239Which country did Dvorak represent?Bohemia/Czech
168164240Bohemia/Czech was represented by which composer?Dvorak
168164241Which non-native country did Dvorak compose for?America
168164242Which non-native composer represented America?Dvorak
168164243Which country was represented by Verdi?Italy
168164244Italy was represented by which composer?Verdi
168215264Romantic Ideology focuses ona persona; a person or role portrayed through a piece.
168215265Romanticism emphasizesthe worth of a person as a unique individual.
168215266The concept of organic unity meanshumanity is the culmination of life and art and religion are its pinnacles.
168215267Dionysianpassion, vastness, ruggedness, yearning toward the unattainable.
168215268Who established a discipline of musicology?Guido Adler
168215269Who came up with the idea of romantic rhetoric?Carl Dahlhaus
168215270Was there an increased or decreased sense of national identity?Increased
168215271ExoticismInterest in "the other"
168215272Name a piano virtuoso of this time.Liszt
168215273Name a violin virtuoso of this time.Paganini
168215274Musical periods as along continuum.
168215275The Cecilian Movement wasa nineteenth century movement for reform in the Roman Catholic Church.
168215276The Cecilian Movement brought aboutthe development of church choirs and congressional singing.
168215277The Cecilian Movement promoteda cappella polyphony and Gregorian Chant.
168215278Beethoven wrote a letter called theHeiligenstadt Testament.
168215279The Heiligenstadt Testament was written byBeethoven.
168215280The Heiligenstadt Testament detailedBeethoven's sorrow about his deafness and death wishes.
168215281Beethoven fought a legal battle forhis nephew.
168215282The Beethoven Myth claims thatBeethoven began the Romantic composer model.
168215283The Romantic composer model includedan artist enduring affliction and living for music alone.
168215284Beethoven worked mainly inVienna.
168215285Berlioz was in love withHarriet Smithson.
168215286Berlioz was interested inShakespeare.
168215287Berlioz wrote theTreatise on Instrumentation.
168215288The Treatise on Instrumentation was written byBerlioz.
168215289Berlioz was considered ______ and prefered ______ music.too progressive; program
168215290"Symphonie Fantastique" is aprogram symphony.
168215291Berlioz is the"creator of the modern orchestra."
168215292The Treatise on Instrumentation indicatedinstruments' ranges and abilities and how to/not to use them.
168215293Idee fixe meansfixed idea; a musical idea that recurrs throughout a piece.
168215294"Symphonie Fantastique" transforms from movements 1-5 but is connected throughout because it isthrough-composed.
168215295Romantic song became popular because ofchanges in class, focus on home, more time and money (Industrial Revolution), rise of the amateur musician, more individualistic ideas, and war.
168215296The biggest cause of romantic song popularity iswar.
168215297Who are poets of German literature?Goethe, Schiller, Heine
168215298Schubert studied withSalieri.
168215299Schubert wrote more than600 songs.
168215300Schubert's main category of music wasthe song.
168215301Strophichymn-like; each verse of a poem set to the same music
168215302Modified Strophicmusic is mainly the same but is varied to fit new verses' texts
168215303Through-composedmusic written to fit a poem with no real pattern or repetition throughout
168215304Chopin lived mainly inParis.
168215305Schubert lived mainly inVienna.
168215306Chopin concentrated on music forthe salon.
168215307Chopin was usually employed byaristocratic patrons.
168215308Chopin was a composer as well as ateacher.
168215309Which composer was also a teacher?Chopin
168215310Chopin mainly wrote music forpiano; his primary instrument.
168215311Chopin wrote dances calledMazurkas and Polonaises.
168215312Chopin was interested in what musical characteristic?Harmonic color
168215313Chopin's style usually includedlong melodic lines, chromaticism, colorful harmonic palette, tempo rubato, and melancholic character.
168416176There were ______ kinds of of subject matter for librettos, including ______ themes.new; narrative/novelistic
168416177Lyricism in romantic operaincreased during this time.
168416178Romantic operas made use of what technical style?Bel Canto
168416179Opera seria plots were formerly based onancient mythology.
168416180Opera seria plots transformed intohistorical and romantic historica novelistic dramas.
168416181Opera buffa styleremained traditional.
168416182Opera buffa included what type(s) of characters?Everyday/commedia dell'arte
168416183Rossini spent most of his compositional life inItaly.
168416184Rossini's compositions were mostlyoperas.
168416185Scena ed AriaTwo-part form of Italian Romantic Opera
168416186The first section of Scena ed Aria is called thecavatina.
168416187Cavatinafree passage; a mixture of recitative and arioso-style singing
168416188The cavatina has a ______ nature and is ______.reflexive; slow/ lyric
168416189How many stanzas are usually included in the cavatina?Two
168416190The second section of Scena ed Aria is called thecabaletta.
168416191Cabalettafast and brilliant form
168416192The cabaletta expresses ______ and is the _____.powerful emotions; climax of a scene
168416193Bel Canto Style Era was characterized byimpeccable legato, light tone, flexible technique, execution of fast passages, the expectation of improvisation.
168416194The Bel Canto tradition declined for many reasons including:it was difficult to find able singers the style had been around for a long time it was not easy to perform in the home the orchestra overshadowed singing over time composers were moving back toward realism
168416195Composers of romantic opera preferredrealistic themes.
168416196Virtuosi becamemore popular.
168416197Virtuosi and composers were seen asdemigods.
168416198There was ____ drive for public concerts during this era.more
168416199Music was used as adistraction from war.
168416200What key factor made amateur musicianship and public concerts more attainable?Technological Advances
168416201Which technological advances impacted the music world most?Mass paper-making and printing; instrumental structure improvements
168427704Etudes focused on which two aspects of music?sound and technique
168427705Etudes were lacking inharmonic progression.
168427706Etudes includednon-tonal sections and chromaticism in the bass.
168427707Verdi built on the styles of which two Italian composers?Rossini and Bellini
168427708Verdi achieved greater flexibility of _______ and ______ than his predecessors?harmony; phrase structure
168427709Verdi was very careful in his choice oflibretto.
168427710Verdi preferred what type of libretto?Serious
168427711The La Scala Opera House was associated with which composer?Verdi
168427712Which of the composers we're studying was known for his serious, melancholic librettos?Verdi
168427713Verdi was associated with which architectural structure?The La Scala Opera House
168427714The La Scala Opera House was built in which city?Milan, Italy
168427715Verdi's topics included mostlyimportant events and forces from his own life.
168427716Verdi wrote about two specific main topics, which includedtragic relationships between father and son as well as political liberty and the overthrow of tyranny.
168427717The Risorgimento was wheneveryone wanted a piece of Italy.
168427718The Risorgimento occurred becauseItaly was perfectly located geographically for money-making purposes.
168427719Verdi was used as apolitical tool.
168427720Verdi's name was a politicalacronym.
168427721Verdi was a symbol ofItalian unity.
168427722Which of Verdi's operas stood for Italian independence?"Nabucco"
168427723Who was the composer whose works were sometimes censored?Verdi
168427724Which composer was a political activist?Verdi

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