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Module Four Exam Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

The Romantic Period in western music ranged from approximately:

a)

1600-1750

b)

1865-1719

c)

1825-1900

d)

1750-1850

2.

The nineteenth century saw innovation in instruments shaped by:

a)

the monarchies of the major political powers.

b)

French Impressionism.

c)

the Catholic church.

d)

the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution.

3.

Of the following instruments, which first appeared in the Romantic era?

a)

trombone

b)

saxophone

c)

dulcimer

d)

piano

4.

Brass instruments became more technically capable due to the invention of:

a)

cork

b)

exhaust pipes

c)

piston valves

d)

crooks

5.

Which of the following skews the historical record of preserving Native American music and culture?

a)

Incompleteness of the surviving data.

b)

Differences between music in its natural habitat and outside of it.

c)

Contrast between native and non-native perceptions of Native American culture.

d)

All of the above

6.

Of the following, which does NOT describe orchestras of the Romantic Period?

a)

The conductor emerged as a central figure.

b)

The range of dynamics increased.

c)

The size of orchestras decreased, making for more compact ensembles.

d)

New instruments were added to the ensemble.

7.

What trend inspired composers to write music evoking scenes or sounds of far-off lands?

a)

virtuosity

b)

chromaticism

c)

nationalism

d)

exoticism

8.

The motivations behind the preservation and dissemination of African American folk music, spirituals, and slave songs are closely connected with similar concerns regarding ___________ music in 19th century America.

a)

Anglo-Celtic

b)

Indonesian

c)

Native American

d)

Greek

9.

Of the following, who was the most noted female composer of the Romantic era?

a)

Ruth Crawford

b)

George Sand

c)

Nadezhda von Meck

d)

Clara Schumann

10.

During the mid-nineteenth century, the American popular music industry was consolidated in what city?

a)

New York City

b)

Philadelphia

c)

San Francisco

d)

Boston

11.

Instrumental music based on literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called:

a)

absolute music

b)

background music

c)

program music

d)

existential music

12.

The practice of incorporating the folk music of one’s own country within a composition is known as:

a)

exoticism

b)

chromaticism

c)

nationalism

d)

virtuosity

13.

Which nineteenth-century American composer wrote The Banjo?

a)

William Billings

b)

Louis Gottschalk

c)

Hector Berlioz

d)

Edvard Grieg

14.

The German art song style of the Romantic Era was known as the:

a)

lied

b)

operetta

c)

madrigal

d)

chanson

15.

Which composer was NOT a member of the Mighty Five?

a)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

b)

Mily Balakirev

c)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

d)

Modest Mussorgsky

16.

The ___________ was a musical device Wagner popularized to highlight heroes and villains in his operas.

a)

appoggiatura

b)

suspension

c)

anticipation

d)

leitmotif

17.

The New World Symphony was composed by:

a)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

b)

Bedrich Smetana

c)

Antonin Dvorak

d)

Jean Sibelius

18.

Tchaikovsky was best known for being a prolific __________________ composer.

a)

mass

b)

ballet

c)

opera

d)

overture

19.

Symphonie Fantastique was the epitome of the Romantic Era ____________________.

a)

Tone Poem

b)

Program Symphony

c)

Double Concerto

d)

Concert Overture

20.

Which composer is most notably affiliated with the evolution of French opera?

a)

Jean Sibelius

b)

Georges Bizet

c)

Giuseppe Verdi

d)

Gustav Mahler

21.

Which composer was known national hero and helped unify a nation through opera?

a)

Johannes Brahms

b)

Giuseppe Verdi

c)

Gustav Mahler

d)

Stephen Foster

22.

How many songs was Schubert credited with composing before he died?

a)

Only 1, he died so young.

b)

20

c)

Over 600.

d)

Exactly 5,342.

23.

Music recording technology emerged in the late 1800s with the invention of the:

a)

Computer

b)

Juke Box

c)

Phonograph

d)

Cassette Tape

24.

Which Hungarian composer was known as a legend during his lifetime and inspired the “Seven Innovations” in Howard Goodall’s BBC Documentary Story of Music, each of which revolutionized Romantic Era music?

a)

Franz Liszt

b)

Frederic Chopin

c)

Frederic Chopin

d)

Richard Wagner

25.

The attached score sample is an example of _________________?

a)

Recitative

b)

Ostinato

c)

Wave form

d)

Shape-note notation