Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called: |
program music. |
Grieg was a Finnish nationalist composer who wrote the much-loved symphonic poem Finlandia. |
False |
A multimovement programmatic work for orchestra is called: |
a program symphony. |
Baba Yaga was the witch in Grimm's tale "Hansel and Gretel." |
False |
"The Mighty Five" were composers from: |
Russia |
A piece of program music for orchestra in one movement that, through several contrasting sections, develops a poetic idea or suggests a scene or mood is called: |
a symphonic poem. |
Grieg's music for Peer Gynt was published as a suite. |
True |
Berlioz was one of the boldest musical innovators of the nineteenth century. |
True |
Smetana's My Country is: |
a set of six symphonic poems. |
Who was the first composer to use the term symphonic poem? |
Liszt |
In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idée fixe? |
the basic theme of the symphony, heard in all movements |
Who was the first Bohemian composer to achieve international prominence? |
Smetana |
The Dies irae is: |
a chant from the Mass for the Dead. |
Who composed the opera The Bartered Bride? |
Smetana |
The symphonic poem was created in the nineteenth century. |
True |
A symphonic poem is a multimovement programmatic work for orchestra. |
False |
In the play Peer Gynt, Peer accomplishes several heroic deeds. |
False |
Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is an example of: |
a program symphony. |
Which of the following is NOT a famous Russian ballet based on folklore? |
Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet |
What scene is depicted in Smetana's The Moldau? |
all of the above |
Edvard Grieg was an important representative of the Czech school of composition. |
False |
Which of the following compositions is LEAST likely to be an example of program music? |
String Quartet in B-flat major |
Which composer is considered the first great exponent of musical Romanticism in France? |
Berlioz |
Edvard Grieg is a composer from: |
Norway |
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the music of Berlioz? |
It relies on traditional forms. |
The growth of nationalism became a decisive force within the Romantic movement. |
True |
Nineteenth-century Russian composers had a strong tradition of utilizing folk tales as the basis of their compositions. |
True |
Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by: |
employing native songs and dances in their works. |
Which of the following is a Finnish nationalist composer? |
Jean Sibelius |
How many movements are in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique? |
five |
Although a musical nationalist, Smetana avoided getting involved with political revolution. |
False |
Music endowed with literary or pictorial associations is called absolute music. |
False |
Russia represented one of the major nationalist schools of composition in the Romantic era. |
True |
Of the following, which is NOT an orchestral work by Berlioz? |
Italian Symphony |
The Moldau represents: |
all of the above |
In his Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz used a recurrent theme, which he called the idée fixe, symbolizing the beloved. |
True |
Which of the following inspired Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique? |
the actress Harriet Smithson |
Nationalism can be seen in all of the following EXCEPT: |
Chopin's waltzes. |
Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in D major is a good example of a program symphony. |
False |
Hector Berlioz was born and spent most of his career in: |
France |
Had movies been invented in the nineteenth century, to which genre of program music would film soundtracks be most similar? |
incidental music |
Which of the following is NOT a type of orchestral program music? |
concerto |
In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, the idée fixe: |
all of the above |
Folk tales have had little influence on composers of Western classical music. |
False |
Incidental music to a play is generally considered to be absolute music. |
False |
Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is an example of: |
program music. |
Smetana's The Moldau is a musical painting of a river. |
True |
Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt is unified by a recurring: |
theme |
Nationalism found natural expression in music, among other arts. |
True |
Music written for plays, generally consisting of an overture and a series of pieces to be performed between acts, is called: |
incidental music. |
Of the following, which does NOT characterize Grieg's Morning Mood from Peer Gynt? |
prominent roles for a solo trumpet and trombone |
Which of the following is NOT true of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique? |
The program deals entirely with nature. |
The finale to Symphonie fantastique projects a satanic character. |
True |
Expressions of nationalism were more prevalent in Romantic music than in works of the Classical period. |
True |
In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, the idée fixe melody appears only at the very end of the fourth movement, March to the Scaffold. |
False |
Berlioz was awarded the Prix de Rome in the year that he wrote his Symphonie fantastique. |
True |
Grieg's incidental music for Peer Gynt was written for a play by: |
Henrik Ibsen. |
Berlioz, who excelled in composing orchestral works, wrote no operas. |
False |