Quiz 42

A  his sister, Fanny

B  his friend, Clara Schumann

C  his mother, Lea Solomon

D  his grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn

A  Franz Liszt

B  Felix Mendelssohn

C  Ludwig van Beethoven

D  Hector Berlioz

A  concert overture

B  symphonic poem

C  program symphony

D  tone poem

A  incidental music

B  program overture

C  symphonic poem

D  program symphony

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  the building of a cottage in the woods.

B  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

C  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

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

A  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

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

C  the building of a cottage in the woods.

D  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

A  Russia’s Finest.

B  The Mighty Handful.

C  St. Petersburg’s Finest.

D  The Great Composers.

A  All possible answers.

B  nationalistic pride.

C  evoking a land or seascape

D  a literary idea.

A  Josquin

B  Vivaldi

C  J. S. Bach

D  Machaut

A  evoking the country’s landscape

B  celebrating a national hero

C  utilizing ritornello form

D  basing the work on regional folklore

A  All possible answers.

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

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

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

A  Russian folktales.

B  a medieval German poem.

C  a Norwegian folktale.

D  Norse mythology.

A  Edgar Allan Poe

B  Victor Hugo

C  Henrik Ibsen

D  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

A  Russian

B  English

C  Polish

D  Scandinavian

A  Norway

B  Hungary

C  Germany

D  Spain

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Scandinavian

B  Bohemian

C  Greek

D  Russian

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

C  took place at the Conservatory of Leipzig.

D  was conducted by his sister Fanny.