Edward Grieg was much more interested in becoming known as a cosmopolitan composer than in writing anything that was associated too strongly with his country, Norway.
Incorrect True

False
Answer Key: False
Question 2 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)

The symphonic poem The Moldau is a piece of programmatic music describing a _______ .
Correct 	A. 	river

	B. 	mountain

	C. 	village

	D. 	archeological ruin
Answer Key: A
Question 3 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
The Moldau is the second in a series of symphonic poems known as Ma Vlast by the composer Smetena. How many symphonic poems are in the sequence, where does the Moldau fit in this sequence, and what is the translation of the name of the series?

	A. 	5 symphonic poems; the Moldau is first; the name translates as "My Vast Homeland."

	B. 	5 symphonic poems; the Moldau is second; the name translates as "My Motherland."

	C. 	6 symphonic poems; the Moldau is first; the name translates as "The Fatherland."

	D. 	7 symphonic poems; the Moldau is second; the name translates as "My Fatherland."
Correct 	E. 	6 symphonic poems; the Moldau is second; the name translates as "My Fatherland."
Answer Key: E
Question 4 of 25     Score: 3   (of possible 4 points)
Which of the following characteristics apply accurately to Richard Strauss?
Correct 	A. 	He was born into a musical family with a father who was a famous horn player.

	B. 	Some of his most famous compositions are symphonic poems, including Tod and Verklärung, Till Eulenspeigel, and Also sprach Zarathustra (which incidentally was used for the them to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey).

	C. 	Strauss was born into a Jewish family that suffered with the Nazi anti-semitism.
Correct 	D. 	Strauss was associated with the Nazis, even becoming the state composer for the Third Reich and signing some pro-Nazi documents.
Correct 	E. 	the target of this quip from the great conductor Arturo Toscanini: "to Strauss the composer I take off my hat; to Strauss the man, I put it back on again."
Answer Key: A,B,D,E
Question 5 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
In 1867, Edward Grieg married Nina Hagerup, who was his:

	A. 	sister-in-law
Correct 	B. 	cousin

	C. 	best friend's wife

	D. 	niece

	E. 	mother's younger sister
Answer Key: B
Question 6 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)

The Czechoslavakian nationalist movement had three important composers. Who were they?
Correct 	A. 	Smetana
Correct 	B. 	Dvorak

	C. 	Sibellius

	D. 	Bartok
Correct 	E. 	Janacek
Answer Key: A,B,E
Question 7 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
The Peer Gynt suite is based on incidental music to a play that had been constructed as a dramatic poem by the Norweigian playright:
Correct 	A. 	Henrik Ibsen

	B. 	Niels Gade

	C. 	Henrich Nielssen

	D. 	Jejja Gavourstnik

	E. 	William Tell
Answer Key: A
Question 8 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
Mussourgksy's piece "Pictures at an Exhibition" was originally written for what instrument(s), but the most famous version of the piece was arranged for orchestra by what composer? (Choose 2---the original, and the most famous)

	A. 	The original version was for string quartet.

	B. 	The original version was for chamber ensemble.
Correct 	C. 	The original version was for piano.
Correct 	D. 	The most famous version was arranged by Ravel.

	E. 	The most famous version was arranged by Borodin.
Answer Key: C,D
Question 9 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
Nationalism in music tended to develop in some countries and not in other countries. Which of the countries below did NOT have strong nationalist music movements?

	A. 	Russia

	B. 	Norway
Correct 	C. 	Italy
Correct 	D. 	Germany
Correct 	E. 	France
Answer Key: C,D,E
Question 10 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
The name for the musical style that was composed in Germany at the end of the century is called “late romantic” or “post romantic.” Who are some representative composers?
Correct 	A. 	Hugo Wolf
Correct 	B. 	Richard Strauss
Correct 	C. 	Anton Bruckner
Correct 	D. 	Gustav Mahler

	E. 	Anton Dvorak
Answer Key: A,B,C,D
Question 11 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
Gustav Mahler was Jewish, born in what country?

	A. 	Norway

	B. 	Finland

	C. 	Austria

	D. 	Germany
Correct 	E. 	Bohemia
Answer Key: E
Question 12 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
Nationalism in music tended to develop in some countries and not in other countries. Which of the countries below DID have at least moderate, if not strong, nationalist movements?
Correct 	A. 	Russia
Correct 	B. 	Norway
Correct 	C. 	Spain

	D. 	Germany

	E. 	France
Answer Key: A,B,C
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Question 13 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
Pictures at an Exhibition was based on an exhibition of paintings by a friend of Mussorgksy's, the Russian artist and architect Victor Hartmann. The piece is a series of programmatic sections that attempt to convey the emotions and scenes in a series of Hartmann's paintings that one sees as they walk through the exhibit. The piece begins with a "Promenade" to represent the viewer walking toward the gallery, and then the "Promenade" returns as the viewer moves through the exhibit to look at new paintings. How many times is the "Promenade" played in the piece?

	A. 	1

	B. 	2

	C. 	3

	D. 	4
Correct 	E. 	5
Answer Key: E
Question 14 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
The roots of musical nationalism appeared earliest in which country?

	A. 	Germany

	B. 	France
Correct 	C. 	Russia

	D. 	Norway

	E. 	Bohemia
Answer Key: C
Question 15 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)

The composer Smetana is associated with nationalism in relation to:

	A. 	Norway
Correct 	B. 	Bohemia

	C. 	Russia

	D. 	Sweden
Answer Key: B
Question 16 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
In 1848, a new revolution broke out in Paris and similar revolts happened across much of Europe. On what date did Louis Kosouth make an impassioned speech on the virtues of liberty in Budapest?

	A. 	February 24, 1848
Correct 	B. 	March 1, 1848

	C. 	March 13, 1848

	D. 	March 15, 1848

	E. 	March 18, 1848
Answer Key: B
Question 17 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
Bedrich Smetana was born in Bohemia to a master brewer in the service of Counts Waldstein (This Count had been a friend and patron of Beethoven) and Czernin. When he decided to secure systematic instruction in harmony, counterpoint, and composition he arranged to have lessons with distinguished teachers in the local conservatory. During this period of his life, he also met important "older" composers and even developed a deep friendship with one of them. Who were these composers?
Correct 	A. 	Berlioz
Correct 	B. 	The Schumann's (Robert and Clara)

	C. 	Grieg

	D. 	Dvorak
Correct 	E. 	Liszt
Answer Key: A,B,E
Question 18 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
In 1848, a new revolution broke out in Paris and similar revolts happened across much of Europe. On what date did Venice (not Vienna! ;-) proclaim itself an independent republic?

	A. 	February 24, 1848

	B. 	March 1, 1848

	C. 	March 13, 1848

	D. 	March 15, 1848
Correct 	E. 	March 18, 1848
Answer Key: E
Question 19 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
Who were members of the "Russian Five?"
Correct 	A. 	César Cui
Correct 	B. 	Alexander Borodin
Correct 	C. 	Modest Mussorgsky
Correct 	D. 	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

	E. 	Mikhail Glinka
Answer Key: A,B,C,D
Question 20 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
The theme that Smetana uses to represent the Moldau is:

	A. 	the Czech national anthem.

	B. 	the Bohemian national anthem.

	C. 	an old Bohemian dance melody.
Correct 	D. 	an old Bohemian folk melody.

	E. 	the idee fixe for the entire series of symphonic poems.
Answer Key: D
Question 21 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
One of Mahler's greatest compositions is a song scyle on the death of children, which was composed (ironically) just before the death of:

	A. 	mother.

	B. 	cousin.
Correct 	C. 	daughter.

	D. 	son.

	E. 	father.
Answer Key: C
Question 22 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
While nationalism was very prominent in Russia in the last half of the 19th century, there were also Russian composers who were composing in the traditional style of Western European classical music. Who were these composers?
Correct 	A. 	Tchaikovsky
Correct 	B. 	Anton Rubinstein

	C. 	Scriabin

	D. 	Stravinsky

	E. 	Shostakovitch
Answer Key: A,B
Question 23 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
While Mahler was studying at the conservatory, he changed his focus from playing piano to:

	A. 	playing violin.

	B. 	playing cello.
Correct 	C. 	composition.

	D. 	arranging.

	E. 	conducting.
Answer Key: C
Question 24 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
In some ways, Smetana's life was similar to Schumann's. For example he needed to be confined to an insane asylum at the end of his life. Like Schumann, he also suffered from what disease?

	A. 	tuburculosis
Correct 	B. 	syphillis

	C. 	cancer of the liver

	D. 	cancer of the lungs

	E. 	consumption
Answer Key: B
Question 25 of 25     Score: 4   (of possible 4 points)
Mahler gave his first public performance when he was how old?

	A. 	7

	B. 	8

	C. 	9
Correct 	D. 	10

	E. 	11
Answer Key: D