M - PROGRAM AND PIANO MUSIC

Question 1

A composition in numerous movements

Answer 1

Program symphony

Question 2

Consists of only one movement

Answer 2

Concert overture

Question 3

A musical composition for orchestra in one movement

Answer 3

Symphonic Poem

Question 4

Intended to accompany the action or mood of a dramatic stage performance

Answer 4

Incidental Music

Question 5

Became the mainstay of music in homes all over America and Europe

Answer 5

Piano Music

Question 6

Quiet reflective movement with a mood of melancholic nature

Answer 6

Nocturne

Question 7

Refers to piano compositions that have an extemporaneous character

Answer 7

Impromptu

Question 8

Narrative song without words

Answer 8

Ballade

Question 9

Short mood piece of no prescribed form

Answer 9

Prelude

Question 10

Described the musical style that accompanies dances

Answer 10

Minuet

Question 11

Must be played quickly and with an understanding of the humor that has been put into its writing

Answer 11

Scherzo

Question 12

A short piece that gives the student practice in a particular technical problem

Answer 12

Etude

Question 13

Involves series of dance movements with no rigid order but nearly always in the same key

Answer 13

Mazurka and Polonaise