Exam II - Music

Question 1

What is Carl Maria von Weber years and what did he write?

Answer 1

(1786 – 1826) Der Freischütz (1821) – the “Wolf’s Glen” scene

Question 2

What is Vincenzo Bellini years and what did he write?

Answer 2

(1801 – 1835) Norma “Casta Diva” (1831)

Question 3

What is Frederic Chopin years and what did he write?

Answer 3

(1810 – 1849) Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27#2

Question 4

What is Verdi’s years and what did he write?

Answer 4

(1813 – 1901) Nabucco (1841) “Va, pensiero” &
Rigoletto (1851) “La donna e mobile”

Question 5

What is Bizet’s years and what did he write?

Answer 5

(1838 – 1875) Carmen (1875)
“Habanera” (Carmen)
“Toreador Song” (The Toreador)
“The Flower Song” (Don Jose)

Question 6

What is Johannes Brahmans years and what did he write?

Answer 6

(1833 – 1897) (A German Requiem)/iv “How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place” (1869)

Question 7

What is Richard Wagner’s years and what did he write?

Answer 7

(1813 – 1883) Tristan und Isolde (1865) Tristan chord, Act III “Liebestod”
The Ring of the Nibelung (Ring Cycle) (1848-1874)
Das Rheingold - Prelude to Das Rheingold
Die Walküre- Act III - Ride of the Valkyrie
Siegfried Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)

Question 8

What is Tchaikovsky years and what did he write?

Answer 8

(1840 – 1893) Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture (1880)
Nutcracker (1892)

Question 9

What is Debussy’s years and what did he write?

Answer 9

(1862 – 1918) Prelude to “Afternoon of a Faun” (1894)

Question 10

What is Puccini’s years and what did he write?

Answer 10

(1858 – 1924) Madame Butterfly (1904)

Question 11

What is Richard Strauss years and what did he write?

Answer 11

(1864 – 1949) “Also Sprach Zarathustra”

Question 12

What is Mahlers years and what did he write?

Answer 12

(1860 – 1911) Symphony # 1 “Titan” (1889) – only the opening of First mvt
AND, MVT 3 - Symphony #2 “Resurrection” (1895)
MVT 5 - Finale movement