Quiz 42

A  his friend, Clara Schumann

B  his mother, Lea Solomon

C  his sister, Fanny

D  his grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn

A  Franz Liszt

B  Felix Mendelssohn

C  Ludwig van Beethoven

D  Hector Berlioz

A  symphonic poem

B  program symphony

C  tone poem

D  concert overture

A  symphonic poem

B  program overture

C  program symphony

D  incidental music

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

B  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

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

D  the building of a cottage in the woods.

A  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

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

C  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

D  the building of a cottage in the woods.

A  The Mighty Handful.

B  The Great Composers.

C  St. Petersburg’s Finest.

D  Russia’s Finest.

A  nationalistic pride.

B  All possible answers.

C  evoking a land or seascape

D  a literary idea.

A  Machaut

B  Vivaldi

C  J. S. Bach

D  Josquin

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  a medieval German poem.

B  Norse mythology.

C  Russian folktales.

D  a Norwegian folktale.

A  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B  Edgar Allan Poe

C  Henrik Ibsen

D  Victor Hugo

A  Polish

B  Russian

C  English

D  Scandinavian

A  Norway

B  Hungary

C  Spain

D  Germany

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Scandinavian

B  Russian

C  Greek

D  Bohemian

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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.