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Reading Quiz for Chapter 19

Read Chapter 19 in your book and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

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In the 1850s, European literature and art began to turn toward
A. Romanticism.
B. realism.
C. Classicism.
D. rococo.

In the 1850s, European literature and art began to turn toward

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Incorrect. See Romanticism and Realism in Chapter 19.
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Which composer popularized the symphonic poem and inspired other composers to use this new genre?
A. Gustav Mahler
B. Franz Liszt
C. Richard Wagner
D. Hector Berlioz

Which composer popularized the symphonic poem and inspired other composers to use this new genre?

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Incorrect. See Late Romantic Program Music in Chapter 19.
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Which term refers to an orchestral composition in one movement that has a program and a free musical form?
A. fantasy
B. overture
C. symphonic poem
D. concerto

Which term refers to an orchestral composition in one movement that has a program and a free musical form?

Correct.

Incorrect. See Late Romantic Program Music in Chapter 19.
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Although Tchaikovsky called his Romeo and Juliet an “overture-fantasy,” it is an example of a
A. symphonic poem.
B. concerto.
C. concert overture.
D. funeral march.

Although Tchaikovsky called his Romeo and Juliet an “overture-fantasy,” it is an example of a

Correct.

Incorrect. See Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Overture-Fantasy, Romeo and Juliet in Chapter 19.
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Tchaikovsky’s way of musically following the Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet was to
A. have a narrator tell the story while the music was playing.
B. have the conductor tell the basic story before conducting.
C. have the story printed in the program.
D. have the interaction and transformation of the themes in the piece “tell” the story.

Tchaikovsky’s way of musically following the Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet was to

Correct.

Incorrect. See Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Overture-Fantasy, Romeo and Juliet in Chapter 19.
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During his career as a composer, Tchaikovsky
A. was famous in Russia but remained unknown to the rest of the world.
B. was unappreciated by concert audiences.
C. achieved international fame and even toured the United States as a conductor.
D. finished very few of his works.

During his career as a composer, Tchaikovsky

Correct.

Incorrect. See Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Chapter 19.
Question

What is nationalism in music?
A. composing songs with patriotic lyrics
B. composing pieces dedicated to a nation’s leader or government
C. composers’ use of other nations’ folk music styles—for example, a Russian composer writing Italian music
D. composers’ use of their own nation’s folk music in concert pieces, songs, or operas

What is nationalism in music?

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Incorrect. See Nationalism in Chapter 19.
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What is exoticism in music?
A. the use of unconventional scales and harmonies
B. the use of traditional musical instruments in unconventional ways
C. composers’ use of other nations’ folk music styles—for example, a Russian composer writing Italian music
D. composers’ use of their own nation’s folk music in concert pieces, songs, or operas

What is exoticism in music?

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Incorrect. See Exoticism in Chapter 19.
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Modest Musorgsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov were both part of the kuchka, which was
A. the Russian Imperial Guard.
B. the nickname of a close group of Russian nationalist composers.
C. a group of political revolutionaries.
D. a group of antinationalists.

Modest Musorgsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov were both part of the kuchka, which was

Correct.

Incorrect. See The Russian Kuchka in Chapter 19.
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What is depicted in the first number, “Promenade,” from Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition?
A. the composer strolling around a picture gallery
B. a military parade
C. a square dance
D. a walk along the seashore

What is depicted in the first number, “Promenade,” from Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition?

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Incorrect. See Modest Musorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition in Chapter 19.
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The major works of Johannes Brahms tend toward
A. grandiose Romantic genres such as program symphonies.
B. mythological operas.
C. the same emotional striving as the works of the early Romantics.
D. Classical genres and forms.

The major works of Johannes Brahms tend toward

Correct.

Incorrect. See The Renewal of Classicism: Brahms in Chapter 19.
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The third movement of Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D is written in
A. sonata form.
B. theme and variations form.
C. rondo form.
D. free form.

The third movement of Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D is written in

Correct.

Incorrect. See Johannes Brahms, Violin Concerto in D in Chapter 19.
Question

As a young man, Brahms became a close friend and protégé of
A. Ludwig van Beethoven.
B. Gustav Mahler.
C. Robert and Clara Schumann.
D. Madame von Meck.

As a young man, Brahms became a close friend and protégé of

Correct.

Incorrect. See Johannes Brahms in Chapter 19.
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Mahler’s ambivalence toward the Romantic tradition is often expressed in his music through
A. restraint and control.
B. balance and symmetry.
C. exaggeration and distortion.
D. a return to Classical genres.

Mahler’s ambivalence toward the Romantic tradition is often expressed in his music through

Correct.

Incorrect. See Romantic Nostalgia: Mahler in Chapter 19.
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The third movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 is
A. a symphonic poem.
B. a concert overture for The Huntsman’s Funeral Procession.
C. a parody of a funeral march.
D. an unexpected fast movement.

The third movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 is

Correct.

Incorrect. See Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 1 in Chapter 19.

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