chapter 22: late 19th century

Question 1

hugo wolf (1860 - 1903) is an _____/________ composer

Answer 1

austrian/slovenian

Question 2

wolf’s famous work is called _________

Answer 2

zur ruh, zur ruh (1833)

Question 3

gustav mahler (1860 - 1911) is a leading _______ composer of symphonies after barhms, and bruckner

Answer 3

austro-german

Question 4

mahler’s fifth symphony - mahler 5, has a ____________

Answer 4

trumpet solo in beginning, super iconic

Question 5

mahler also composed _______

Answer 5

kindertotenlieder (songs on the death of children, 1901- 1904

Question 6

richard strauss operas:

Answer 6

salome (1905), der rosenkavalier 1911 - final trio

Question 7

richard strauss (1864 - 1949) is a ________ composer

Answer 7

german

Question 8

strauss lieder

Answer 8

ver letzte lieder (four last songs) 1948

Question 8

mighty five russian composers

Answer 8

mily balakirev, cecar cui, aleksander borodin, modest musorgsky, nikolay rimsky korsakov

Question 9

modest musorgsky (1839 - 1881)

Answer 9

widely considered most original of the mighty five

Question 10

norway: edvarg grieg (1843 -1907)

Answer 10

peer gynt suite (1875), piano concerto in a minor

Question 11

norway: edvarg grieg (1843 -1907)

Answer 11

elgar

Question 12

edward elgar (1857 - 1934) is an ______

Answer 12

english composer

Question 13

elgar’s most popular works

Answer 13

pomp and circumstance marches (1901 - 1930)

Question 13

paris is the ______ of french musical life

Answer 13

center

Question 14

paris conservatoire is the most ____ school

Answer 14

prestigious

Question 14

cesar franck (1822 - 1890) is a _______ composer

Answer 14

beligian

Question 15

franck’s most popular symphony after berlioz is _________

Answer 15

symphony in d minor (1888)

Question 15

gabriel faure (1845 - 1924) is a ______ composer

Answer 15

french

Question 16

faure;s major works:

Answer 16

requiem and two operas: melodies (french art songs); piano music: preludes, impromptus, nocturnes, barcarolles; chamber music

Question 16

___ and ____ are fundamental

Answer 16

order and restraint

Question 17

faure is the master of ________

Answer 17

french song

Question 18

la bonne chanson (the ____ song), op. 61 (1892 - 1894)

Answer 18

good

Question 19

beach’s major works:

Answer 19

mass in e-flat (1890), gaelic symphony (1894 - 1896), piano concerto (1899), wrote 120 songs, dozens of piano and choral pieces

Question 20

verismo is the ____ opera of the late 19th century that depicted everyday people in familiar situations and often depicted brutal or sordid events

Answer 20

italian, important works: i pagliacci

Question 20

amy beach (1867 - 1944) is a ________ composer

Answer 20

boston

Question 21

giacomo puccini (1858 -1924) is the most _________ italian opera composer after verdi

Answer 21

successful, madama butterfly (1904) is one of his works