Music Appreciation – The Ninetheenth Century – Chapter 42

During what time of year is The Nutcracker usually performed?

Christmas

Nadezhda von Meck’s relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his _____.

patron

Tchaikovsky was the first Russian _____.

whose music appealed to Western tastes

The overall structure of both the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Trepak from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is best outlined as _____.

A-B-A

What was an Italian precursor to ballet?

intermedio

Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?

celesta

Which of the following genres influenced Tchaikovsky’s compositions?

both Italian opera and French ballet

Which of the following is an opera by Tchaikovsky?

Eugene Onegin

Which of the following is NOT a famous ballet written by Tchaikovsky?

Romeo and Juliet

Which of the following parts of The Nutcracker is based on a Russian dance?

Trepak

Ballet has been a part of theatrical entertainments since the Renaissance.

True

Ballet was first featured in Russian opera in the Romantic era.

False

Ballet was part of the court of Louis XIV.

True

In The Nutcracker, a wooden toy comes alive.

True

Tchaikovsky lived and worked mostly in Paris.

False

Tchaikovsky struggled with attacks of depression.

True

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker was choreographed by Marius Petipa.

True

The Nutcracker was based on a story originally written by the Romantic writer Victor Hugo and expanded by E. T. A. Hoffman.

False

The Nutcracker was Tchaikovsky’s first ballet.

False

The pas de deux, or dance for two, was developed by the choreographer Marius Petipa.

True