Chapter 12 Listening Quiz

Chapter 12 Listening Quiz

Vocal Music for the Recital Hall and Salon

Quiz Content

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. The form of this art song is strophic. How many verses do you year?

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. Listen to the piano accompaniment. How would you characterize its importance in setting the mood and telling the story of the song?

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. In which verse does the song climax?

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. Schumann wrote the song as part of a joint song cycle with her husband. The words state that she should not be loved for beauty, youth, or treasure, but instead for the sake of love. This glorification of romantic love was most important in which era's musical style?

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. In this madrigal Farmer uses a compositional technique of the time in which he sets certain words to specific musical sounds that highlight, enhance, or match the words and the music. We call this technique:

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. The texture of this madrigal is:

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. On the opening line of text, "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone," Farmer uses word painting by:

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. Another example of word painting appears on the words "up" and "down" in the line "up and down he wandered…" How does Farmer set these words?

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. What musical term best describes the music accompanying the text, "Up and down he wandered whilst she was missing?"

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