quiz 5 (music app)

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Question 1 6.25 / 6.25 points Who am I? | developed a system of what scholars have come to be called Leitmotivs. Leitmotivs, or “guiding motives,” are associated with a specific character, theme, or locale in a drama. | integrated these musical motives in the vocal lines and orchestration of music dramas at many points. This compositional device is even used in movies of the 20th and 215t centuries (e.g., Jaws and Star Wars). Who am |? ' John Williams ) Giuseppe Verdi ' Ludwig von Beethoven () Richard Wagner Question 2 6.25 / 6.25 points What cycle of Wagnerian music am 1? | am a famous cycle of music dramas, was performed starting in 1876. | consist of four music dramas with over fifteen hours of music. My story stems from a medieval Nordic mythological legend that stems back to the Middle Ages. (®) The Ring of the Nibelungen ' The Black Pearl ' The 1812 Overture ' Lord of the Rings Question 3 6.25 / 6.25 points Which composer composed the 1812 Overture which depicts preparation for war, the actual conflict, and victory after the war is ended? - Antonin Dvorak (@) Pyotr (Peter) llyich Tchaikovsky ' William Schumann ' Richard Wagner Question 4 6.25 / 6.25 points Franz Schubert wrote in several musical genres including operas, symphonies, and chamber music. His greatest legacy lies in his compositions of: ' Violin solos o) Lieder ' Folk music ' Hymns Question 5 6.25 / 6.25 points Which two composers are considered the founders of the Czech National(ism) school of music composition? ' Wagner and Dvorak ' Smetana and Berlioz ' Schumann and Smetana ») Dvorak and Smetana
Question 6 6.25 / 6.25 points Which composer was a virtuoso piano soloist that repositioned the piano in performance (turned the piano sideways) so the audience may see the hands, musical nuance, and facial expression of the pianist? ) Debussy ) Mendelssohn ' Schumann (@) Liszt Question 7 6.25 / 6.25 points Which Romantic composer is often thought of as breathing new life into classical forms? He knew and loved the music of forebears such as Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann. He wrote in the genres they had developed, including symphonies, concertos, string quartets, sonatas, and songs. Which composer does this describe? (®) Brahms ' Liszt ) Berlioz Verdi Question 8 6.25 / 6.25 points What is the momentary speeding up or slowing down of the tempo within a melody line, literally “robbing” time from one note to give to another? ' Dynamics (®) Rubato ' Accelerando ' Pitch Question 9 6.25 / 6.25 points Three important innovations found in Berlioz's Symphony fantastique include all but the following: ‘it is a program symphony (®) it required a smaller symphony orchestra it contains five movements rather than the four of most symphonies ‘it incorporates an idée fixe Question 10 6.25 / 6.25 points Which composer wrote a major work for orchestra that calls for large bells depicting church bells/chimes and a battery of cannons in the musical score that is used across the United States for concerts celebrating the fourth of July? ) Antonin Dvorak ) Richard Wagner ' John P. Sousa (®) Pyotr (Peter) llyich Tchaikovsky
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