Quiz 42

A  his grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn

B  his mother, Lea Solomon

C  his sister, Fanny

D  his friend, Clara Schumann

A  Ludwig van Beethoven

B  Felix Mendelssohn

C  Hector Berlioz

D  Franz Liszt

A  program symphony

B  symphonic poem

C  concert overture

D  tone poem

A  symphonic poem

B  incidental music

C  program symphony

D  program overture

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  the building of a cottage in the woods.

B  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

C  Peer setting out for his fantastical adventures in North Africa.

D  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

A  Peer setting out for his fantastical adventures in North Africa.

B  the building of a cottage in the woods.

C  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

D  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

A  Russia’s Finest.

B  The Mighty Handful.

C  St. Petersburg’s Finest.

D  The Great Composers.

A  nationalistic pride.

B  evoking a land or seascape

C  All possible answers.

D  a literary idea.

A  Vivaldi

B  Josquin

C  Machaut

D  J. S. Bach

A  basing the work on regional folklore

B  evoking the country’s landscape

C  celebrating a national hero

D  utilizing ritornello form

A  Some, such as Tchaikovsky, wrote dramatic works based on folklore or peasant life.

B  Some, like Chopin, based their music on the songs and dances of their people.

C  Some wrote symphonic poems and operas celebrating the exploits of a national hero, a historic event, or the scenic beauty of their country.

D  All possible answers.

A  Norse mythology.

B  a Norwegian folktale.

C  a medieval German poem.

D  Russian folktales.

A  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B  Edgar Allan Poe

C  Henrik Ibsen

D  Victor Hugo

A  English

B  Polish

C  Scandinavian

D  Russian

A  Germany

B  Norway

C  Spain

D  Hungary

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Greek

B  Bohemian

C  Scandinavian

D  Russian

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  was conducted by his sister Fanny.

B  took place in Mendelssohn’s Berlin home, conducted by Felix.

C  did not take place until 1989, after the discovery of the manuscript in Leipzig.

D  took place at the Conservatory of Leipzig.