SS241 Final Exam Revision

Which of the musical traits below do NOT belong to the Romantic period?

• New interest in folklore and nationalism

• Wider dynamic range from ppp to fff

• Atonal harmonies and sudden dynamic changes

• Chromatic harmonies and wider usage of foreign keys

Which composer composed lieder such as Die Forelle and song cycles Die Schöne Mullerin?

(a)  

Name the type of structure given to music that repeats for some stanzas but varied in others.

(a)  

Which work below is a song cycle written by Robert Schumann?

• A Poet's Love

• Winter's Journey

• The Maiden of the Mill

• Lyriches Intermezzo

Which of the titles below are character pieces?

• Nocturne

• Sonata

• Intermezzo

• Prelude

What is the name of Felix Mendelssohn's sister who was also a composer?

• Cecile Mendelssohn

• Fanny Mendelssohn

• Clara Mendelssohn

• Camille Mendelssohn

Which Italian composer wrote the operas La traviata, Aida and Rigoletto?

(a)  

Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini's operas marked the high point of (a)   singing.

Name the artistic movement that focused on the usage of light in outdoor works producing an 'unfinished' quality.

• Surrealism

• Cubism

• Expressionism

• Impressionism

Name the title of the ballet that caused a riot during its premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in 1913.

(a)