Quiz 42

A  his sister, Fanny

B  his mother, Lea Solomon

C  his friend, Clara Schumann

D  his grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn

A  Franz Liszt

B  Felix Mendelssohn

C  Ludwig van Beethoven

D  Hector Berlioz

A  tone poem

B  symphonic poem

C  program symphony

D  concert overture

A  incidental music

B  program overture

C  symphonic poem

D  program symphony

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

B  the building of a cottage in the woods.

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

D  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

A  the wild troll daughters chasing Peer.

B  the building of a cottage in the woods.

C  an atmospheric depiction of a sunrise.

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

A  St. Petersburg’s Finest.

B  Russia’s Finest.

C  The Mighty Handful.

D  The Great Composers.

A  All possible answers.

B  evoking a land or seascape

C  nationalistic pride.

D  a literary idea.

A  Machaut

B  Josquin

C  J. S. Bach

D  Vivaldi

A  celebrating a national hero

B  utilizing ritornello form

C  evoking the country’s landscape

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

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

A  Norse mythology.

B  a medieval German poem.

C  a Norwegian folktale.

D  Russian folktales.

A  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B  Henrik Ibsen

C  Victor Hugo

D  Edgar Allan Poe

A  Polish

B  Scandinavian

C  English

D  Russian

A  Norway

B  Spain

C  Germany

D  Hungary

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Greek

B  Bohemian

C  Russian

D  Scandinavian

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  took place at the Conservatory of Leipzig.

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  was conducted by his sister Fanny.