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Class:MU 125 - Music In Society
Subject:Music
University:Northern Michigan University
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Regarded by most as the greatest pianist of all time Liszt
His unique compositions bewildered, inspired, and inflamed the imaginations of his own era Liszt
invented the symphonic poem - a new and elastic single-movement form Liszt
documented as being the first person to ever attempt using music as therapy Liszt
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He was the first and true inventor of impressionism and atonal music Liszt
Erecting the Beethoven monument was largely due to his efforts Liszt
He created strikingly original orchestrations utilizing unconventional instruments such as, the triangleand bass drum Liszt
invented the piano recital and master class Liszt
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Altered the course of music history more than any 19th Century composer Liszt
The first musical superstar Liszt
in the year 1848, the world's greatest pianist retired from the concert platform and settled in Weimar Liszt
Born on October 22, 1811 in Raiding Liszt
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Born in Raiding, Hungary Liszt
Recognized to be a child prodigy at the age of six, and his father was Adam Liszt
In 1826 his father Adam died leaving the 15 year old boy to care for his mother. Liszt
Receives kiss from Beethoven in 1823 Liszt
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Tours France and Switzerland. Studies with Reicha. Liszt
Settled in Paris in 1828 he supports his mother by teaching. Liszt
suffers from deep depression and loses interest in music in 1829 Liszt
Befriends Mendelssohn. Meets Chopin for the first time in 1831 Liszt
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October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886 Liszt
In Vienna, Liszt received piano lessons from Carl Czerny Liszt
Received lessons in composition from Antonio Salieri, who was then music director of the Viennese court Liszt
After his father's death he moved to Paris for the next five years he was to live with his mother in a small apartment Liszt
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May 22,1813- February 13, 1883 Wagner
German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas Wagner
Berlioz created his Symphonie fantastique to vent his feelings about: a. his love for the actress Harriet Smithson (Correct) b. his bad relationship with his father c. being raised as an orphan d. being dismissed from his job at a Paris hospital e. his admiration for the poet Lamartine
A tone poem or symphonic poem is: a. an orchestral arrangement of an art song b. a one-movement program work for orchestra (Correct) c. a type of character piece d. music composed to go with a play e. a musical work performed as background for a poetry reading
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The melody of Liszt's La Campanella a. was originally a Hungarian folk song b. was originally a phrase of Gregorian chant Incorrect . c. is a combination of two short songs d. was originally written for a Polish national dance e. was originally a violin piece by Paganini (Correct)
Program music is music that is: a. printed in the program b. played by an orchestra c. in none of the standard forms d. played in response to the continued applause of the audience e. associated by the composer with a non-musical idea (Correct)
Instrumental music cannot literally tell a story because it would: a. sound almost comic b. not do so accurately c. be a weak substitute for music with words d. All of the above (Correct)
Which two composers in addition to Berlioz are especially recognized for their program music? a. Chopin and Liszt b. Liszt and Richard Strauss (Correct) c. Richard Strauss and Felix Mendelssohn d. Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn e. Beethoven and Liszt
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Smetana's The Moldau is: a. about the River Moldau b. Bohemian nationalistic music c. programmatic music d. for orchestra e. all of the above (Correct)
A feature of the fifth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is the use of a. polymeters b. a theme from Gregorian chant (Correct) c. a theme from J.S. Bach d. ritornelli form e. a theme from Mozart
The performer who Liszt copied extensively and admired very much was a. Clara Schumann b. Niccolò Paganini (Correct) c. Beethoven d. Felix Mendelssohn e. Robert Schumann
Nationalism in music refers to musical works that a. are deliberately associated with a particular country or region (Correct) b. are particularly liked by the people of a country or region c. have texts in a language other than English d. contain themes based on the national anthem of a particular country e. all of the above
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The "Poet of the Piano" was a. Liszt b. Beethoven c. Chopin (Correct) d. Schubert e. Mendelssohn
The term rubato means to be played a. very softly b. smoothly c. a little faster d. with rhythmic flexibility (Correct) e. a little slower
Theme transformation is a. a theme that has been turned upside down so an interval that originally ascended now descends, and so forth b. a theme from an absolute work of music that is used in a work of program music c. another name for theme and variations d. a melodic fragment that is subject to changes in rhythm, harmony, and other features (Correct) e. writing a theme or melody for a different instrument or voice
Liszt's La Campanella is a (an) a. sonata b. concerto grosso c. etude (Correct) d. work for piano and orchestra
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A character piece is a. a free-sounding, short work for piano (Correct) b. a short piano work by an eccentric composer c. a short work for orchestra d. a song about an unusual person e. none of the above
The Romantic period is sometimes called "The Golden Age of a. Opera" b. Harmony" c. the Piano" (Correct) d. the Orchestra" e. the Singer"
How many movements does Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique have? a. one b. two c. three d. four e. five (Correct)
Chopin always felt strongly about his native land, which was a. Poland (Correct) b. France c. Belgium d. The Netherlands e. Bohemia
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The main characters in Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly are a. Faust and Thais b. Roberto and Maria c. Cio-Cio-San and Pinkerton (Correct) d. Rigoletto and Gilda
Wagner associated ideas or characters in his music dramas with particular motives. He called these motives a. liedmotivs b. leitmotivs (Correct) c. gleichmotivs d. wundermotivs
One translation of the title Wagner's Götterdämmerung is a. "The Curse of the Gods" b. "The Image of God" c. "The Twilight of the Gods" (Correct) d. "The Final Judgment of the Gods" e. "The Highlight of the Gods"
In the "Immolation Scene" from Wagner's Götterdämmerung a. the gods and heroes live happily ever after when Brünnhilde and Siefgried are wed b. Brünnhilde mounts her steed, Grane, and rides into the funeral fire of Siegfried (Correct) c. Brünnhilde and Siegfried are reunited and ride off together d. Woton, king of the gods, orders his daughter, Brünhilde, out of Valhalla e. Brünnhilde becomes a Rhine maiden
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Wagner's monumental series of four operas is a. The Ring of the Nibelung (Correct) b. Der Freischütz c. Tristan and Isolde d. The Meistersingers of Nuremberg e. Lohengrin
In Verdi's aria "La donna é mobile" the Duke's complaint about women is that they a. like to spend money b. are not interested in making love c. are temperamental and deceiving (Correct) d. spend too much time on their appearance e. are too suspicious of what men do
Son and only child of Marie Anne Lager and Adam Liszt Liszt
Liszt's father, Adam, played cello under the direction of ____ and later in the orchestra of ____ Haydn, Hummel
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Liszt began composing music at the age of_____ and first appeared in concert at age _____ 8, 9
Liszt was born in the village of _____, Hungary but at the age of 11 went to _____, Austria Raiding, Vienna
After the death of his father in 1827, he settled in Paris, France Liszt
studied piano with Carl Czerny and composition with Antonio Salieri in Vienna Franz Liszt
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Who wrote Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2? Franz Liszt
Who wrote Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat? Franz Liszt
Who wrote La campanella from "grand Paganini Etudes" Franz Lizt
Who wrote Totentanz Franz Liszt
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Who Wrote "Symphonie fantastique"? Hector Berlioz
Who wrote The Moldau from Ma Vlast? Beidrich Smetana
Who wrote Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2? Frederic Chopin
Who Wrote "Wedding March" (Bridal Chorus) from Lohengrin? Richard Wagner
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Who wrote "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure Richard Wagner
Who wrote "Magic Fire Music" from Die Walkure? Richard Wagner
Who wrote Overture to Rienzi Richard Wagner
Who wrote "Immolation scene" from Gotterdammerung Richard Wagner
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Who wrote Madama Butterfly, "con onor muore" ("to die without honor") Giacomo Puccini
Who wrote Rigoletto, "La donna e mobile" Giuseppe Verdi
Saw a performance by Niccolo Paganini in 1832 and vowed to become the same type of perfomer on the piano Liszt
Had a relationship with Marie d'Agoult, who left her husband and family to be with him Liszt
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Inspired by Pganini, as well as the originality of the Symphonie Fantastique by Hecto Berlioz Franz Liszt
Richard Wagner was his son-in-law: Franz Liszt
Son of Johanna Rosine Patz and Carl Friedrich Wagner (a police clerk who died the year of his birth Richard Wagner
His mother married the painter, actor, and playwright, Ludwig Geyer the year after his birth Richard Wagner
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His first play was, "Leubald" Wagner
After brief piano lessons, he was given lessons in harmony by Christian Gottlieb Muller Wagner
Studied composition with the cantor orf St. Thomas Church, Christian Theodor Weinling Wagner
To escape creditors, he fled Paris for three years (during this time he wrote 3 operas) Wagner
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria summoned him to return to Munich for a production of Tristan und Isolde, paying all of his past debts Wagner
Was Married two times, First to Wilhemmina "Minna" Planer in 1836, and then to Cosima Liszt von Bulow, cdauthter of Franz Liszt Wagner
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsch was highly influenced by ____ and was a close friend of his during the 1870's Wagner
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 Regarded by most as the greatest pianist of all timeLiszt
 His unique compositions bewildered, inspired, and inflamed the imaginations of his own eraLiszt
 invented the symphonic poem - a new and elastic single-movement formLiszt
 documented as being the first person to ever attempt using music as therapy Liszt
 He was the first and true inventor of impressionism and atonal musicLiszt
 Erecting the Beethoven monument was largely due to his effortsLiszt
 He created strikingly original orchestrations utilizing unconventional instruments such as, the triangleand bass drumLiszt
 invented the piano recital and master classLiszt
 Altered the course of music history more than any 19th Century composerLiszt
 The first musical superstarLiszt
 in the year 1848, the world's greatest pianist retired from the concert platform and settled in WeimarLiszt
 Born on October 22, 1811 in RaidingLiszt
 Born in Raiding, HungaryLiszt
 Recognized to be a child prodigy at the age of six, and his father was AdamLiszt
 In 1826 his father Adam died leaving the 15 year old boy to care for his mother. Liszt
 Receives kiss from Beethoven in 1823Liszt
 Tours France and Switzerland. Studies with Reicha.Liszt
 Settled in Paris in 1828 he supports his mother by teaching.Liszt
 suffers from deep depression and loses interest in music in 1829Liszt
 Befriends Mendelssohn. Meets Chopin for the first time in 1831Liszt
 October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886Liszt
 In Vienna, Liszt received piano lessons from Carl CzernyLiszt
 Received lessons in composition from Antonio Salieri, who was then music director of the Viennese courtLiszt
 After his father's death he moved to Paris for the next five years he was to live with his mother in a small apartmentLiszt
 May 22,1813- February 13, 1883Wagner
 German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operasWagner
 Berlioz created his Symphonie fantastique to vent his feelings about:a. his love for the actress Harriet Smithson (Correct)
b. his bad relationship with his father
c. being raised as an orphan
d. being dismissed from his job at a Paris hospital
e. his admiration for the poet Lamartine
 A tone poem or symphonic poem is:a. an orchestral arrangement of an art song
b. a one-movement program work for orchestra (Correct)
c. a type of character piece
d. music composed to go with a play
e. a musical work performed as background for a poetry reading
 The melody of Liszt's La Campanellaa. was originally a Hungarian folk song
b. was originally a phrase of Gregorian chant Incorrect .
c. is a combination of two short songs
d. was originally written for a Polish national dance
e. was originally a violin piece by Paganini (Correct)
 Program music is music that is:a. printed in the program
b. played by an orchestra
c. in none of the standard forms
d. played in response to the continued applause of the audience
e. associated by the composer with a non-musical idea (Correct)
 Instrumental music cannot literally tell a story because it would:a. sound almost comic
b. not do so accurately
c. be a weak substitute for music with words
d. All of the above (Correct)
 Which two composers in addition to Berlioz are especially recognized for their program music?a. Chopin and Liszt
b. Liszt and Richard Strauss (Correct)
c. Richard Strauss and Felix Mendelssohn
d. Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn
e. Beethoven and Liszt
 Smetana's The Moldau is:a. about the River Moldau
b. Bohemian nationalistic music
c. programmatic music
d. for orchestra
e. all of the above (Correct)
 A feature of the fifth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is the use ofa. polymeters
b. a theme from Gregorian chant (Correct)
c. a theme from J.S. Bach
d. ritornelli form
e. a theme from Mozart
 The performer who Liszt copied extensively and admired very much wasa. Clara Schumann
b. Niccolò Paganini (Correct)
c. Beethoven
d. Felix Mendelssohn
e. Robert Schumann
 Nationalism in music refers to musical works thata. are deliberately associated with a particular country or region (Correct)
b. are particularly liked by the people of a country or region
c. have texts in a language other than English
d. contain themes based on the national anthem of a particular country
e. all of the above
 The "Poet of the Piano" was a. Liszt
b. Beethoven
c. Chopin (Correct)
d. Schubert
e. Mendelssohn
 The term rubato means to be playeda. very softly
b. smoothly
c. a little faster
d. with rhythmic flexibility (Correct)
e. a little slower
 Theme transformation isa. a theme that has been turned upside down so an interval that originally ascended now descends, and so forth
b. a theme from an absolute work of music that is used in a work of program music
c. another name for theme and variations
d. a melodic fragment that is subject to changes in rhythm, harmony, and other features (Correct)
e. writing a theme or melody for a different instrument or voice
 Liszt's La Campanella is a (an)a. sonata
b. concerto grosso
c. etude (Correct)
d. work for piano and orchestra
 A character piece is a. a free-sounding, short work for piano (Correct)
b. a short piano work by an eccentric composer
c. a short work for orchestra
d. a song about an unusual person
e. none of the above
 The Romantic period is sometimes called "The Golden Age ofa. Opera"
b. Harmony"
c. the Piano" (Correct)
d. the Orchestra"
e. the Singer"
 How many movements does Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique have?a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. five (Correct)
 Chopin always felt strongly about his native land, which wasa. Poland (Correct)
b. France
c. Belgium
d. The Netherlands
e. Bohemia
 The main characters in Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly area. Faust and Thais
b. Roberto and Maria
c. Cio-Cio-San and Pinkerton (Correct)
d. Rigoletto and Gilda
 Wagner associated ideas or characters in his music dramas with particular motives. He called these motivesa. liedmotivs
b. leitmotivs (Correct)
c. gleichmotivs
d. wundermotivs
 One translation of the title Wagner's Götterdämmerung isa. "The Curse of the Gods"
b. "The Image of God"
c. "The Twilight of the Gods" (Correct)
d. "The Final Judgment of the Gods"
e. "The Highlight of the Gods"
 In the "Immolation Scene" from Wagner's Götterdämmerunga. the gods and heroes live happily ever after when Brünnhilde and Siefgried are wed
b. Brünnhilde mounts her steed, Grane, and rides into the funeral fire of Siegfried (Correct)
c. Brünnhilde and Siegfried are reunited and ride off together
d. Woton, king of the gods, orders his daughter, Brünhilde, out of Valhalla
e. Brünnhilde becomes a Rhine maiden
 Wagner's monumental series of four operas isa. The Ring of the Nibelung (Correct)
b. Der Freischütz
c. Tristan and Isolde
d. The Meistersingers of Nuremberg
e. Lohengrin
 In Verdi's aria "La donna é mobile" the Duke's complaint about women is that theya. like to spend money
b. are not interested in making love
c. are temperamental and deceiving (Correct)
d. spend too much time on their appearance
e. are too suspicious of what men do
 Son and only child of Marie Anne Lager and Adam LisztLiszt
 Liszt's father, Adam, played cello under the direction of ____ and later in the orchestra of ____Haydn, Hummel
 Liszt began composing music at the age of_____ and first appeared in concert at age _____8, 9
 Liszt was born in the village of _____, Hungary but at the age of 11 went to _____, AustriaRaiding, Vienna
 After the death of his father in 1827, he settled in Paris, FranceLiszt
 studied piano with Carl Czerny and composition with Antonio Salieri in ViennaFranz Liszt
 Who wrote Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2?Franz Liszt
 Who wrote Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat?Franz Liszt
 Who wrote La campanella from "grand Paganini Etudes"Franz Lizt
 Who wrote TotentanzFranz Liszt
 Who Wrote "Symphonie fantastique"?Hector Berlioz
 Who wrote The Moldau from Ma Vlast?Beidrich Smetana
 Who wrote Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2?Frederic Chopin
 Who Wrote "Wedding March" (Bridal Chorus) from Lohengrin?Richard Wagner
 Who wrote "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die WalkureRichard Wagner
 Who wrote "Magic Fire Music" from Die Walkure?Richard Wagner
 Who wrote Overture to RienziRichard Wagner
 Who wrote "Immolation scene" from GotterdammerungRichard Wagner
 Who wrote Madama Butterfly, "con onor muore" ("to die without honor")Giacomo Puccini
 Who wrote Rigoletto, "La donna e mobile"Giuseppe Verdi
 Saw a performance by Niccolo Paganini in 1832 and vowed to become the same type of perfomer on the pianoLiszt
 Had a relationship with Marie d'Agoult, who left her husband and family to be with himLiszt
 Inspired by Pganini, as well as the originality of the Symphonie Fantastique by Hecto BerliozFranz Liszt
 Richard Wagner was his son-in-law:Franz Liszt
 Son of Johanna Rosine Patz and Carl Friedrich Wagner (a police clerk who died the year of his birthRichard Wagner
 His mother married the painter, actor, and playwright, Ludwig Geyer the year after his birthRichard Wagner
 His first play was, "Leubald"Wagner
 After brief piano lessons, he was given lessons in harmony by Christian Gottlieb MullerWagner
 Studied composition with the cantor orf St. Thomas Church, Christian Theodor WeinlingWagner
 To escape creditors, he fled Paris for three years (during this time he wrote 3 operas)Wagner
 King Ludwig II of Bavaria summoned him to return to Munich for a production of Tristan und Isolde, paying all of his past debtsWagner
 Was Married two times, First to Wilhemmina "Minna" Planer in 1836, and then to Cosima Liszt von Bulow, cdauthter of Franz LisztWagner
 The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsch was highly influenced by ____ and was a close friend of his during the 1870'sWagner
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