Question 1

Briefly describe the various facets of the musical career of Gustav Mahler.

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Gustav Mahler was a prolific composer, c...

Question 2

With regard to form,Brahms's Violin Concerto in D is more ________ than Romantic.

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A)   Renaissance
B)   Baroque
C)   Classical
D)   modern

Question 3

The third movement of Symphony No.1 is:

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A)   in sonata form.
B)   a dance scene.
C)   a funeral march.
D)   in a major mode.

Question 4

Was Tchaikovsky a Russian nationalist composer? Explain.

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Question 5

What characterizes the music of nationalist composers?

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A)   rebellion against the traditional rules of harmony and form of European Romantic composers
B)   following in the path of German Romantic composers in terms of harmony and form
C)   following in the path of Italian Romantic composers in terms of opera but not orchestral music
D)   following in the path of Wagner in terms of chromaticism, but also following French composers of grand opera

Question 6

Which composer responded to late Romanticism with a bittersweet nostalgia for lost innocence?

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A)   Johannes Brahms
B)   Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
C)   Gustav Mahler
D)   Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 7

Briefly discuss the connection between music and drama,as well as music's contribution to drama.

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The connection between music and drama i...

Question 8

Beijing opera songs are like the arias of Italian opera in that:

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A)   new text is written to old music.
B)   they are performed unaccompanied.
C)   they are interspersed with choral ensembles.
D)   they are the musical heart of the drama.

Question 9

Define nationalism as it pertains to late Romantic music.Refer to musical sources and other characteristics in your answer.

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Question 10

How many themes does Romeo and Juliet have? Name and briefly describe each theme and explain how Tchaikovsky uses the orchestra to evoke the mood of each.

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Romeo and Juliet has several themes, inc...

Question 11

Grieg and Sibelius represented their countries,________ and ________,respectively,in nationalistic music.

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A)   Sweden; Norway
B)   Norway; Denmark
C)   Finland; Norway
D)   Norway; Finland

Question 12

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet opens with:

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A)   a hymnlike theme.
B)   an idée fixe for Juliet.
C)   the soaring Love theme.
D)   the agitated Vendetta theme.

Question 13

Until the Communist era,female roles in Beijing opera were almost always sung by:

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A)   sopranos.
B)   mature, virtuous women.
C)   male impersonators.
D)   acrobats.

Question 14

What characterizes the focus of the arts from the 1850s on?

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A)   an increased interest in realism
B)   an increased interest in the supernatural
C)   an increased interest in ancient Greek myths
D)   a return to religious themes

Question 15

Name two genres in which Mahler composed,then name two of his works in each of these genres.

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Question 16

At the end of section 3 of the third movement of Symphony No.1:

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A)   the clarinets evoke a dance band.
B)   the oboes play a folk melody.
C)   the flutes play two new phrases.
D)   the violins erupt in a passionate outburst.

Question 17

In what condition did Romanticism live on in the second half of the nineteenth century? Why? Refer to the year 1848 in your answer.

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Romanticism lived on in the second half ...

Question 18

Symphony No.1 started out as a(n) ________ and became a ________.

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A)   symphonic poem; symphony in four movements
B)   opera; song cycle with orchestra
C)   concert overture; symphonic poem
D)   symphonic poem; symphony in five movements

Question 19

The full a b a statement of the Love theme in Romeo and Juliet is joined by:

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A)   the timpani.
B)   a "sighing" motive in the French horn.
C)   the Hymn theme in the English horn.
D)   the harp.

Question 20

In the third movement of Mahler's Symphony No.1,the ________ section contains a ________.

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A)   first; lyrical trio
B)   third; parody of dance music
C)   second; funeral march.
D)   second; parody of dance music

Exam 19: The Late Romantics

The third movement of Symphony No.1 is:

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At the end of section 3 of the third movement of Symphony No.1:

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How many themes does Romeo and Juliet have? Name and briefly describe each theme and explain how Tchaikovsky uses the orchestra to evoke the mood of each.

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Was Tchaikovsky a Russian nationalist composer? Explain.

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Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet opens with:

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In what condition did Romanticism live on in the second half of the nineteenth century? Why? Refer to the year 1848 in your answer.

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Grieg and Sibelius represented their countries,________ and ________,respectively,in nationalistic music.

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Briefly discuss the connection between music and drama,as well as music's contribution to drama.

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Name two genres in which Mahler composed,then name two of his works in each of these genres.

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Which composer responded to late Romanticism with a bittersweet nostalgia for lost innocence?

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Briefly describe the various facets of the musical career of Gustav Mahler.

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Symphony No.1 started out as a(n) ________ and became a ________.

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What characterizes the music of nationalist composers?

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Beijing opera songs are like the arias of Italian opera in that:

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Until the Communist era,female roles in Beijing opera were almost always sung by:

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What characterizes the focus of the arts from the 1850s on?

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