FINAL EXAM

Question 1

Who composed Elfking?

Answer 1

Schubert

Question 2

What are the Performing Forces of Elfking by Schubert?

Answer 2

Piano and Voice

Question 3

What is the Genre of Elfking by Schubert?

Answer 3

Lied

Question 4

What are the different parts featured in the Elfking by Schubert, and who plays them?

Answer 4

Narrator, Father, Boy, Elfking (All played by Singer) and the Horse (Played by Piano)

Question 5

Who composed the Revolutionary Etude?

Answer 5

Chopin

Question 6

What is the genre of the Revolutionary Etude by Chopin?

Answer 6

Etude

Question 7

Why is the Revolutionary Etude by Chopin titled Revolutionary?

Answer 7

It was written because of Russia’s invasion of Poland

Question 8

What is an Etude and why were they important?

Answer 8

An Etude is a study piece, meant to teach a specific skill or style. Etudes are important because there were multiple new skills being developed.

Question 9

Who composed the Symphonie Fantastique?

Answer 9

Berlioz

Question 10

What is the Genre of Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz?

Answer 10

Program Symphony

Question 11

What time period is Elfking by Schubert from?

Answer 11

Romantic Period

Question 12

What time period is the Revolutionary Etude by Chopin from?

Answer 12

Romantic Period

Question 13

What time period is the Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz from?

Answer 13

Romantic Period

Question 14

What is an “Idee Fixe” and how is it used in Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz?

Answer 14

“Fixed Idea”. It is used to represent the woman Berlioz obsessed over who did not share the same feelings in return.

Question 15

What are the Performing Forces of Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz?

Answer 15

Orchestra

Question 16

How is the Symphonie Fantastique different from other symphonies?

Answer 16

It has an extra movement

Question 17

Who composed Rigoletto?

Answer 17

Verdi

Question 18

What is the genre of Rigoletto by Verdi?

Answer 18

Opera Buffa

Question 19

What are the Performing Forces of Rigoletto by Verdi? (Also the Performing Forces of an Opera)

Answer 19

Orchestra, Singers, Costumes, and Sets

Question 20

Who composed The Valkyrie?

Answer 20

Wagner

Question 21

What is the Genre of The Valkyrie by Wagner?

Answer 21

Melodrama

Question 22

What time period is Rigoletto by Verdi from?

Answer 22

Romantic Period

Question 23

Everything in Wagner’s opera’s was on a _ scale.

Answer 23

Larger

Question 24

What is happening in Wagner’s The Valkyrie?

Answer 24

The Valkyries ride to pick up fallen soldiers.

Question 25

What did Wagner call his Operas?

Answer 25

Melodramas

Question 26

What are the Performing Forces of The Valkyrie by Wagner?

Answer 26

Costumes, Sets, Orchestra, Singers

Question 27

What time period is The Valkyrie by Wagner from?

Answer 27

Romantic Period

Question 28

Who composed The Nutcracker?

Answer 28

Tchaikovsky

Question 29

What is the Genre of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky?

Answer 29

Ballet

Question 30

What are the Performing Forces of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky?

Answer 30

Orchestra, Sets, Costumes, Dancers

Question 31

What is the art form that accompanies a ballet?

Answer 31

Dance

Question 32

What time period is The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky from?

Answer 32

Romantic Period

Question 33

Who composed Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

Answer 33

Debussy

Question 34

What is the Genre of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

Answer 34

Symphonic Tone Poem

Question 35

What is important about