Chapter 39

"Tempo rubato" translates as
a. "robbed time"
b. "rhythmic tempo"
c. "in strict time"
d. "quick tempo"

a. "robbed time"

After his conservatory studies, Chopin spent most of his productive career in
a. Vienna, Austria
b. London, England
c. Paris, France
d. Warsaw, Poland

c. Paris, France

Chopin paid homage to his Eastern European ancestry by composing
a. etudes and scherzos
b. preludes and nocturnes
c. sonatas and concertos
d. mazurkas and polonaises

d. mazurkas and polonaises

Chopin taught his students to play rubato by keeping the right hand steady, while the music in the left hand hesitated and hurried forward
True
False

False

Factory production of the nineteenth-century piano meant
a. it became a fixture in middle class homes
b. all possible answers
c. it became a fixture in upper class homes
d. reduced cost

c. all possible answers

What was Chopin’s native land?
a. France
b. Poland
c. Germany
d. Italy

b. Poland

Which are technical advances made to the piano during the nineteenth century
a. metal frame, increased string tension
b. improved mechanical action
c. extended range
d. all possible answers

d. all possible answers

The polonaise represents musical nationalism because it is a
a. Polish lullaby
b. Polish dance
c. French song
d. Russian lullaby

a. Polish dance

Which statement about the nineteenth-century piano is NOT true?
a. There were few technological improvements made to the piano during the nineteenth century
b. The piano was the most central instrument in nineteenth-century musical culture
c. The piano was the most expensive, technologically versatile instrument available
d. The piano became a popular instrument for amateur musicians in the nineteenth century

a. There were few technological improvements made to the piano during the nineteenth century

Works with fanciful titles are _______ pieces
a. chamber
b. character
c. nationalistic
d. concert

b. character

The instrumental equivalent to the song was the
a. Lied
b. character piece
c. concerto
d. sonata

b. character piece

The most valued aspect(s) of the nineteenth-century piano
a. is its suitability for polyphonic and homophonic textures
b. is its ability to play melodies
c. are the sets of pipes that create contrasting tone colors
d. is the unique sound production by plucking of quills

a. is its suitability for polyphonic and homophonic textures

The musical elements that contribute to the "military splendor" in Chopin’s Polonaise include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. unrelenting polonaise rhythms
b. dotted martial theme
c. modal harmonies
d. bold rhythmic chords

c. modal harmonies

What describes the character of Chopin’s Military Polonaise?
a. dancelike
b. marchlike
c. dreamy
d. melancholic

b. marchlike

Which American piano maker took the top award at the Paris Exhibition of 1887?
a. Yamaha
b. Steinway
c. Baldwin
d. Chickering

b. Steinway

Which city was the center of the new Romanticism of the 1830s?
a. Paris
b. Vienna
c. Warsaw
d. New York

a. Paris

Which composer is credited with originating the modern piano style?
a. Beethoven
b. Liszt
c. Chopin
d. Mozart

c. Chopin

Which describes Chopin’s compositional output?
a. He wrote almost exclusively for the piano
b. He wrote sacred and secular works
c. He composed in most genres except opera
d. He composed piano music and string quartets

a. He wrote almost exclusively for the piano

Which describes the character of Chopin’s nocturnes?
a. noble and expansive
b. stately and patriotic
c. marchlike and virtuosic
d. melancholic and meditative

d. melancholic and meditative

Which does NOT apply to Chopin’s compositional style?
a. harmonies sustained by the pedal
b. delicate ornaments in his melodies
c. widely spaced chords in the left hand
d. strict adherence to forms established by Classical composers

d. strict adherence to forms established by Classical composers

Which genre is NOT a part of Chopin’s compositional output?
a. string quartets
b. piano concertos
c. nocturnes
d. piano sonatas

a. string quartets

Which is NOT a characteristic of a polonaise?
a. slow tempo
b. ternary form
c. Polish dance origin
d. stately triple meter

a. slow tempo

Which statement regarding the piano in nineteenth-century culture is NOT true?
a. families gathered around the piano to make and hear music
b. the nineteenth century was an age of great virtuoso pianists
c. playing the piano was part of a refined education
d. few families were able to afford household instruments

d. few families were able to afford household instruments

Who was George Sand?
a. Aurore Dupin, Baroness Dudevant
b. Chopin’s lover
c. All possible answers
d. renowned French Novelist

c. All possible answers

___________ praised Chopin as a "poet" of the piano
a. Schubert
b. Liszt
c. Schumann
d. George Sand

c. Schumann