Music 5

A song that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called

• modified strophic.

• through-composed.

• strophic.

• themes and variations.

A song whose text is a short lyric poems in German with piano accompaniment is called a

• chant.

• ballad.

• Lied.

• sonata.

Which of the following was a typical theme of Romantic poetry?

• All answers are correct.

• the beauty of nature

• the fleeting nature of human happiness

• love and longing

A song form in which the same melody is repeated for every stanza of text is called

• strophic.

• rubato.

• durchkomponiert.

• through-composed.

A group of Lieder unified by a narrative thread or by a descriptive or expressive theme is called a(n)

• song cycle.

• cantata.

• ballad cycle.

• opera.

Which of the following describes music in America during the early nineteenth century?

• Music was largely created by American composers.

• Because of the influence of the Puritans, no dance music was composed.

• Music was largely imported from Europe.

• The difficulty of life in the New World eliminated music making.

Which American composers helped to lay the foundation for the enormous international influence of North American music culture during the twentieth century?

• George Gerwish

• Stephen Foster

• Louis Moreau Gottschalk

• William Billings

Which of the following describes minstrelsy?

• idealized scenes from the plantation

• All answers are correct.

• explicit racist stereotypes

• shows the featured performers in blackface

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the

• organ.

• clavichord.

• piano.

• harpsichord.

Which of the following describes the genre of "etude" during the nineteenth century?

• technical study.

• All answers are correct.

• virtuous show piece.

• short piece.