Music Appreciation Quiz 2

50 possible Points, each question is worth 2.5 points

1. Why did Choral music become popular in the 19th century?

a. Increasing numbers of amateur music lovers
b. It attracted people who couldnt afford to learn an instrument
c. Minimal amounts of rehearsal could allow people to be part of great
choral works
d. All of the above

2. What are the 4 favorite choral genres of the 19th century?

a. Rounds, Canons, Call and Response, Opera
b. Part Songs, Oratorio, Mass, Requiem Mass
c. Oratorio, Symphony, Opera, Quartet
d. Mass, Motet, Round, Canon

3. Which of the following composers wrote Choral music in the Romantic

period?
a. Brahms
b. Liszt
c. Mendelssohn
d. All of the Above

4. What three distinct national styles developed in Opera?

a. French, German, and Italian
b. Bel canto, Farfalle, Gelato
c. Program Music, Requiem, Symphony
d. Russian, American, Czech

5. Which of the following composers wrote Italian opera?

a. Wagner
b. Offenbach
c. Weber
d. Verdi

6. What literary figure inspired many of Verdis operatic works?

a. Baudelaire
b. Chausson
c. Shakespeare
d. Mark Twain

7. What nationality was Wagner?

a. German
b. Russian
c. Czech
d. Italian
8. Which two compositional styles was Wagner best known for?
a. Gesamtkunstwerk (total artwork) and Film Music
b. Leitmotif (Recurring theme) and Gesamtkunstwerk (total artwork)
c. Ostinato and Ritornello
d. Sprechstimme and Leitmotif (Recurring theme)

9. Name Tchaikovskys most famous ballet

a. Firebird
b. Nutcracker
c. Rite of Spring
d. Petrushka

10. Name one Impressionist composer we have discussed in class

a. Debussy
b. Mahler
c. Mozart
d. Puccini

11. Which of the following is the correct definition for Neoclassicism?

a. A 19th century style that combines Baroque with Romantic style
trends
b. A 20th century style that combines elements of Classical style with
Modernist trends
c. A 17th century style that anticipated trends of the Classical period
d. A new style of music that has no resemblance to classical music

12. What nationality was Stravinsky?

a. German
b. French
c. Russian
d. English

13. Which of the following ballets did Stravinsky compose?

a. The Rite of Spring
b. Nutcracker
c. Alice in Wonderland
d. Batman Returns

14. What compositional technique did Schoenberg revolutionize?

a. Twelve-Tone / Serial
b. Neoclassicism
c. Film Music
d. Repitition

15. What are Schoenbergs 4 distinct compositional periods?

 a. Post Wagnerian Romanticism, American Phase, Twelve-Tone, Atonal-
Expressionist
b. American Phase, Russian Phase, Italian Phase, German Phase
c. Twelve-Tone, Ten-Tone, Four-Tone, Eight-Tone
d. Atonal-Expressionist, Atonal-Impressionist, Atonal-Romanticism,
Atonal-Classicism

16. What compositional technique did Schoenberg employ in his piece Pierrot
Lunaire
a. Sprechstimme (spoken word)
b. Simbelstern
c. Gesamtkunstwerk
d. Leitmotif

17. What nationality was Bartok?

a. American
b. Italian
c. Russian
d. Hungarian

18. What type of music was Copland most inspired by?

a. Old West
b. Ragtime
c. Square Dancing
d. Jazz

19. What nationality was Copland?

a. Italian
b. German
c. American
d. Hungarian

20. What musical genre is Coplands piece Billy the Kid?

a. Ballet
b. Opera
c. Symphony
d. Choral