Quiz 42

A  his friend, Clara Schumann

B  his grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn

C  his sister, Fanny

D  his mother, Lea Solomon

A  Hector Berlioz

B  Felix Mendelssohn

C  Ludwig van Beethoven

D  Franz Liszt

A  tone poem

B  program symphony

C  symphonic poem

D  concert overture

A  symphonic poem

B  program symphony

C  incidental music

D  program overture

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

B  the building of a cottage in the woods.

C  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

D  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

A  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

B  the building of a cottage in the woods.

C  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

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

A  The Mighty Handful.

B  St. Petersburg’s Finest.

C  Russia’s Finest.

D  The Great Composers.

A  All possible answers.

B  a literary idea.

C  evoking a land or seascape

D  nationalistic pride.

A  Josquin

B  Machaut

C  Vivaldi

D  J. S. Bach

A  basing the work on regional folklore

B  utilizing ritornello form

C  celebrating a national hero

D  evoking the country’s landscape

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

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

D  All possible answers.

A  a medieval German poem.

B  Norse mythology.

C  Russian folktales.

D  a Norwegian folktale.

A  Victor Hugo

B  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

C  Edgar Allan Poe

D  Henrik Ibsen

A  Polish

B  English

C  Russian

D  Scandinavian

A  Spain

B  Germany

C  Norway

D  Hungary

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Greek

B  Bohemian

C  Russian

D  Scandinavian

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  was conducted by his sister Fanny.

B  took place at the Conservatory of Leipzig.

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

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