Exploring Brahms and Impressionism

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Johannes Brahms’s A German Requiem was composed for the Catholic Church.

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False

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Which of the following was not a source from which Johannes Brahms drew text for A German Requiem?
Poetry of Heinrich Heine,
Book of Revelation,
Psalms

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Poetry of Heinrich Heine

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In the nineteenth century, Requiems were only performed in the Catholic Church and always with the same specific texts.

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False

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Johannes Brahms was born into which religious tradition?

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Protestantism

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Impressionist composers used various non-Western scale patterns in their works.

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True

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Impressionist composers explored the whole-tone scale.

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True

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The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world.

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True

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Programmatic forms were not used by the Impressionists.

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False

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Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of Impressionist music?
Options:
Strong triumphant cadences,
Unresolved dissonances,
Veiled and blended sounds

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Strong triumphant cadences

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Impressionist composers often made use of strong tonal centers.

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False