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Art Song - The Erlking

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Art song is a musical composition for

a)

Multiple voices

b)

Solo voice and piano

c)

Solo voice and orchestra

d)

All of the above

2.

German word for song

a)

Aria

b)

Lieder

c)

Chanson

3.

Art Song is a fusion of:

a)

Music and imagery

b)

Music and dance

c)

Poetry and music

4.

Tick the common themes often heard in Art Song

a)

Love

b)

Loss

c)

Nature

d)

Supernatural

e)

Myths

5.

Strophic Form is a song structure in which the same music is repeated with every stanza (strophe) of the poem

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The form of The Erlking is:

a)

Strophic

b)

Modified Strophic

c)

Through-composed

d)

None of these

7.

When each stanza is set to new music rather than in a strophic manner is called what?

(a)  

8.

A group of art songs unified by a story line that runs through their poems, or by musical ideas linking the songs is called a...

a)

Song set

b)

Song cycle

c)

Song group

d)

Song suite

9.

The Erlking, in Schubert's song of that name, is a romantic personification of...

a)

Death

b)

Sickness

c)

Life

10.

The mood of an art song is often set by a brief piano introduction and summed up at the end by a piano section called a (a)  

11.

When the same music is repeated for each stanza of poem, the form is known as s (a)  

12.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the romantic art song?

a)

A song that allows music to reflect the poem's changing moods

b)

The accompaniment is an integral part of the composers intent and serves as an interpretive partner to the voice

c)

The art song is restricted to strophic or through-composed forms

d)

A song cycle is a set of romantic art songs that many be unified by a story line that runs through the poems, or by musical ideas linking the songs

13.

Select the three characters depicted in the Erlking

a)

Son

b)

Mother

c)

Father

d)

Erlking

e)

Ghost

14.

The piano's relentless rhythm in The Erlking unifies the episodes of the song and suggests the...

a)

Frightened nature of the child

b)

The anxiety of the Father over his child's sickness

c)

Racing of a heartbeat

d)

Galloping of a horse