Question 1

The technique of having the same theme fragment reappear with some sort of variation at loosely recurring intervals is:

Accepted Answer

A)  thematic transformation. 
B)  theme and variations form. 
C)  program music. 
D)  rondo variation form. 
A)  thematic transformation. 
B)  theme and variations form. 
C)  program music. 
D)  rondo variation form.

Question 2

Briefly describe the nineteenth-century miniature composition.For what performing forces were miniatures usually written?

Accepted Answer

The nineteenth-century miniature composi

Question 3

Briefly define Gesamtkunstwerk in terms of Wagner's operas.

Accepted Answer

Gesamtkunstwerk is a German term that tr

Question 4

An early monument to supernatural Romanticism was the opera The Magic Bullet by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Franz Schubert. 
B)  Carl Maria von Weber. 
C)  Richard Wagner. 
D)  Hector Berlioz. 
A)  Franz Schubert. 
B)  Carl Maria von Weber. 
C)  Richard Wagner. 
D)  Hector Berlioz.

Question 5

Which is true of the relationship between Romantic composers and the public?

Accepted Answer

A)  With the popularity of public concerts, composers and the public saw eye to eye on what sort of music fit the Romantic ideal. 
B)  Popular performers and composers such as Liszt and Wagner helped close the gap between the Romantic artist and the public. 
C)  Nineteenth-century audiences became more conservative and more critical of innovative composers. 
D)  The music of innovative composers such as Liszt, Wagner, and Mahler was embraced enthusiastically by a forward-looking public in the nineteenth century. 
A)  With the popularity of public concerts, composers and the public saw eye to eye on what sort of music fit the Romantic ideal. 
B)  Popular performers and composers such as Liszt and Wagner helped close the gap between the Romantic artist and the public. 
C)  Nineteenth-century audiences became more conservative and more critical of innovative composers. 
D)  The music of innovative composers such as Liszt, Wagner, and Mahler was embraced enthusiastically by a forward-looking public in the nineteenth century.

Question 6

Romantic treatment of form was:

Accepted Answer

A)  exact. 
B)  close to that of the Classical era. 
C)  free and spontaneous. 
D)  innovative but highly structured. 
A)  exact. 
B)  close to that of the Classical era. 
C)  free and spontaneous. 
D)  innovative but highly structured.

Question 7

Music without singing but derived from a poem,story,or other literary source is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gesamtkunstwerk. 
B)  a Romantic symphony. 
C)  thematic transformation. 
D)  program music. 
A)  Gesamtkunstwerk. 
B)  a Romantic symphony. 
C)  thematic transformation. 
D)  program music.

Question 8

How did composers such as Carl Maria von Weber,Richard Wagner,and Hector Berlioz use the elements of music to summon up images of the supernatural and macabre?

Accepted Answer

Composers such as Carl Maria von Weber,

Question 9

Thematic unity occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)  within only one movement at a time. 
B)  when a composer uses the same themes in all the movements of a work. 
C)  mostly in theme and variations form. 
D)  only in the recapitulation section of sonata form. 
A)  within only one movement at a time. 
B)  when a composer uses the same themes in all the movements of a work. 
C)  mostly in theme and variations form. 
D)  only in the recapitulation section of sonata form.

The technique of having the same theme fragment reappear with some sort of variation at loosely recurring intervals is:

Briefly describe the nineteenth-century miniature composition.For what performing forces were miniatures usually written?

Briefly define Gesamtkunstwerk in terms of Wagner's operas.

An early monument to supernatural Romanticism was the opera The Magic Bullet by:

Which is true of the relationship between Romantic composers and the public?

Romantic treatment of form was:

Music without singing but derived from a poem,story,or other literary source is called:

How did composers such as Carl Maria von Weber,Richard Wagner,and Hector Berlioz use the elements of music to summon up images of the supernatural and macabre?

Thematic unity occurs:

Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo

Pitch,Dynamics,and Tone Color

Scales and Melody

Harmony, Texture, Tonality, and Mode

Musical Form and Musical Style

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Early Baroque Period

Prelude: The Late Baroque Period

Baroque Instrumental Music

Baroque Vocal Music

Prelude: Music and the Enlightenment

The Symphony

Other Classical Genres

Beethoven

The Early Romantics

Romantic Opera

The Late Romantics

Prelude: Music and Modernism

Early Modernism

Modernism between the Wars

The Late Twentieth Century

Music in America: Jazz and Beyond

Musical Notation

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Exam 16: Prelude: Music after Beethoven: Romanticism

The technique of having the same theme fragment reappear with some sort of variation at loosely recurring intervals is:

Briefly describe the nineteenth-century miniature composition.For what performing forces were miniatures usually written?

Briefly define Gesamtkunstwerk in terms of Wagner's operas.

An early monument to supernatural Romanticism was the opera The Magic Bullet by:

Which is true of the relationship between Romantic composers and the public?

Romantic treatment of form was:

Music without singing but derived from a poem,story,or other literary source is called:

How did composers such as Carl Maria von Weber,Richard Wagner,and Hector Berlioz use the elements of music to summon up images of the supernatural and macabre?

Thematic unity occurs:

Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo

Pitch,Dynamics,and Tone Color

Scales and Melody

Harmony, Texture, Tonality, and Mode

Musical Form and Musical Style

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Early Baroque Period

Prelude: The Late Baroque Period

Baroque Instrumental Music

Baroque Vocal Music

Prelude: Music and the Enlightenment

The Symphony

Other Classical Genres

Beethoven

The Early Romantics

Romantic Opera

The Late Romantics

Prelude: Music and Modernism

Early Modernism

Modernism between the Wars

The Late Twentieth Century

Music in America: Jazz and Beyond

Musical Notation

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