Exam 19: The Late Romantics

Was Tchaikovsky a Russian nationalist composer? Explain.

The third movement of Symphony No.1 is:

Briefly discuss the connection between music and drama,as well as music's contribution to drama.

Which composer responded to late Romanticism with a bittersweet nostalgia for lost innocence?

Until the Communist era,female roles in Beijing opera were almost always sung by:

In the third movement of Mahler's Symphony No.1,the ________ section contains a ________.

What characterizes the focus of the arts from the 1850s on?

What characterizes the music of nationalist composers?

Beijing opera songs are like the arias of Italian opera in that:

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet opens with:

Define nationalism as it pertains to late Romantic music.Refer to musical sources and other characteristics in your answer.

Grieg and Sibelius represented their countries,________ and ________,respectively,in nationalistic music.

The full a b a statement of the Love theme in Romeo and Juliet is joined by:

With regard to form,Brahms's Violin Concerto in D is more ________ than Romantic.

At the end of section 3 of the third movement of Symphony No.1:

Name two genres in which Mahler composed,then name two of his works in each of these genres.

Symphony No.1 started out as a(n)________ and became a ________.

In what condition did Romanticism live on in the second half of the nineteenth century? Why? Refer to the year 1848 in your answer.

How many themes does Romeo and Juliet have? Name and briefly describe each theme and explain how Tchaikovsky uses the orchestra to evoke the mood of each.

Briefly describe the various facets of the musical career of Gustav Mahler.