Chapter 39 Quiz

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. Which composition is widely viewed as Brahms's most ambitious composition?

5th symphony correct incorrect

Piano concerto no. 12 correct incorrect

German Requiem correct incorrect

Nabucco correct incorrect

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. Mahler's output is best understood as a fusion between what two genres?

Symphonies and song cycles correct incorrect

Operas and oratorios correct incorrect

Lieder and character pieces correct incorrect

String quartets and concert overtures
correct incorrect

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. Wagner's large-scale music dramas are an example of realism, or faith in observable truth, thanks to their grounding in scientific philosophy

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Listen to the selection from Brahms's Violin Concerto, mvt. 3. What is the term for this type of section in a concerto?

Cadenza correct incorrect

Arpeggiation correct incorrect

Double stop correct incorrect

Recitative correct incorrect

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. Listen to the selection from Dvoøák's New World Symphony, mvt. 2. What instrument has the main theme in this selection?

Violin correct incorrect

Piano correct incorrect

Flute correct incorrect

English horn correct incorrect

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. Listen to the selection from Mussorgsky's The Great Gate of Kiev. What section of the piece is this?

First statement of the main theme correct incorrect

The second theme, based on a Russian orthodox chant correct incorrect

Promenade theme from the first movement of the larger theme correct incorrect

Final, majestic statement of the opening theme correct incorrect

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. Listen to the selection from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet. Which character or group of characters is represented by this thematic idea?

Friar Lawrence correct incorrect

The lovers correct incorrect

The warring families correct incorrect

The prince correct incorrect

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. Listen to the selection from Strauss's Death and Transfiguration. Which theme is presented here?

The first artist's theme correct incorrect

The second artist's theme correct incorrect

The agitation theme correct incorrect

The theme of the realized ideal correct incorrect

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. Listen to the excerpt from Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Which strophe is this, and why?

First, because the flute and voice are featured correct incorrect

Second, because the flute and voice are featured while the cello imitates correct incorrect

Third, because the voice and violin are featured correct incorrect

Fourth, because the voice and brass are featured while the strings imitate correct incorrect

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. Listen to the excerpt from the "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen and describe the performance forces at work.

Carmen sings her famous melody while the orchestra plays accompaniment; the chorus interjects only occasionally correct incorrect

The chorus and Carmen together sing her melody, but the orchestra plays the theme of her soon-to-be-lover Don José correct incorrect

The chorus repeats Carmen’s music, Carmen comments upon it, and the orchestra accompanies correct incorrect

The orchestra is the focal point, with light accompaniment by the chorus; Carmen is silent correct incorrect