Chapter 8 Quiz 2

Program Music

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. What is the term used for music that evokes images of native countrysides and people to express pride in one's ethnicity or country?

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. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the program symphony?

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "In Paul Dukas's The Sorceror's Apprentice, which follows the form of a large, two-part scherzo, the composer uses four primary melodic ideas in different combinations and variations to create numerous shifts in mood."

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. Which composer studied in this chapter was also a famous concert pianist?

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. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between the lives of Richard Strauss and W. A. Mozart?

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. Which piece was written to commemorate a military victory?

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. What is the difference between "pure" music and "absolute" music?

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. Intentionally changing tempo within a work to highlight certain climactic moments is known as:

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. Which element of the Symphonie Fantastique's final movement is meant to bring to mind images of damnation?

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. Which nationalist composer is NOT correctly paired with their country of origin?

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. Which statement about program music in France is NOT true?

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. What is the term for the musical phrase that unifies the five movements of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique?

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. What about program music makes it particularly ideal for themed concert programming?

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. Which statement about incidental music is NOT true?

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Hector Berlioz's Grande symphonie funébre et triomphale and Grande Messe des morts are both excellent examples of French program music, as each was written for a huge number of musicians to celebrate national occasions."

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