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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?

Absolute Music correct incorrect

Paternalism correct incorrect

Patriotism correct incorrect

Nationalism correct incorrect

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

Program symphonies often have more movements than the traditional four. correct incorrect

Movements within program symphonies typically didn't follow any predictable pattern or sequence. correct incorrect

Composers of the Romantic era sought to create a variety of timbres by using new and different combinations of instruments. correct incorrect

Most program symphony movements retained the titles of Classical movements even though they stretched the boundaries of the various forms involved. correct incorrect

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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."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Hector Berlioz wrote this piece. correct incorrect

The statement is false because the piece is in sonata form, not scherzo. correct incorrect

The statement is false because there are six primary melodic ideas. correct incorrect

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

W. A. Mozart correct incorrect

Franz Liszt correct incorrect

Hector Berlioz correct incorrect

Richard Strauss correct incorrect

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

The fathers of both composers were professional musicians. correct incorrect

Both were famous conductors as well as active composers. correct incorrect

Both began composing at an early age. correct incorrect

Both worked in or around Vienna. correct incorrect

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. Which piece was written to commemorate a military victory?

Johannes Brahms's Academic Festival Overture correct incorrect

Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra correct incorrect

Camille Saint-Saen's Dance macabre correct incorrect

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture correct incorrect

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

The former sets a mood or tells a story, the latter has no allegorical or pictorial meaning. correct incorrect

The former has no allegorical or pictorial meaning, the latter sets a mood or tells a story. correct incorrect

There is no difference, the two terms are synonyms. correct incorrect

The former tells a story, the latter describes a general mood. correct incorrect

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

Decrescendo correct incorrect

Rubato correct incorrect

Ritornello correct incorrect

Idée fixe correct incorrect

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

The use of the oboe correct incorrect

The "Dies irae" chant melody correct incorrect

The repetition of the idée fixe correct incorrect

The march-like style correct incorrect

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

Aaron Copland, United States of America correct incorrect

Ralph Vaughan Williams, England correct incorrect

Arthur Honegger, Germany correct incorrect

Bela Bartok, Hungary correct incorrect

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

It was often intended for use at outdoor events. correct incorrect

It often celebrated national occasions. correct incorrect

It was often intended to be used for political purposes. correct incorrect

None of the above. correct incorrect

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

Leitmotif correct incorrect

Ritornello correct incorrect

Idée fixe correct incorrect

Reverie correct incorrect

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

Most program music is short, so more pieces can be performed. correct incorrect

Since program music doesn't have specific intended associations, it is quite flexible in programming. correct incorrect

Most audiences prefer music from the Romantic era, which is the only era in which program music was written. correct incorrect

Program music can easily create an overall mood thanks to its descriptive nature. correct incorrect

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. Which statement about incidental music is NOT true?

Incidental music is typically written in one long movement, not smaller sections. correct incorrect

Much incidental music is written for large orchestras to take advantage of different timbral combinations. correct incorrect

Film music can be considered incidental music, as it remains secondary to the drama while establishing or reinforcing scenes and emotions. correct incorrect

Incidental music contains many shifts in moods that are meant to mirror and enhance the dramatic action. correct incorrect

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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."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because the Grande Messe des morts is actually by Franz Liszt. correct incorrect

The statement is false because the Grande symphonie funébre et triomphale was written for a small chamber orchestra. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Berlioz wrote both pieces as a private contractor, not for any national event. correct incorrect