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Music 8C
Midterm Study Guide
Who was Beethoven’s very first music teacher?
How long did it take Beethoven to write Fidelio? How successful was it?
Nicknames for the following…
A single-movement work for string quartet from Beethoven’s late period.
A song cycle from Beethoven’s late period.
Piano Concerto No. 5
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 6
What was the Heiligenstadt Testament?
What are characteristics of Beethoven’s late period?
What is unusual about the Ninth Symphony?
Which of the following are themes of Romanticism? (which is not?)
The supernatural, nationalism, individualism, objective-rational beauty, insatiable longing.
In addition to music, where did Robert Schumann write about music?
What do you call a group of lieder (songs) to be performed as a set?
Who composed Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne wörter)?
Chopin composed piano pieces inspired by folk music of what county?
Who was the dazzling violin virtuoso who inspired Liszt?
Who were Florestan, Eusibius, and Raro?
Whose nocturnes inspired Chopin’s?
The first American composer with an international reputation was _____.
Who created and first used the term recital?
What did Berlioz call his recurring theme in Symphonie fantastique?
Which work did Robert Schumann praise for its “heavenly length”?
What was the Cecilian movement?
Which early romantic composer (ch. 26) wrote a treatise on orchestration?
[Of the following: Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Rossini]
Who composed Elijah?
Who composed Te Deum?
Who composed the Unfinished Symphony?
Who composed the Spring Symphony?
Who composed Stabat Mater (ch. 26)?
Who composed chamber music using themes from his songs (ch. 26)?
Who composed an octet for strings at age 16?
Who continued to promote the works of Robert Schumann after his death?
Whose music did Felix Mendelssohn help revive through large performances?
True or False? Choral music was usually performed by professional (paid) singers
Simple settings of German texts for four part choir were called? (eg. Fanny Mendelssohn’s Im Wald)
Who was the most famous European Opera composer around 1825?
Which city was the center of opera in the early 19th century?
Who is credited with creating German Romantic Opera?
Who composed William Tell (Guillaume Tell)?
Who composed Norma?
Who composed Les Hugenots?
Who composed Lucia di Lammermoor?
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Grand Opera?
Which opera contains the “Wolf Glen” scene?
Which Donizetti opera contains a famous “mad” scene?
What are characteristics of German Romantic Opera?
True or False? European opera was considered popular music in nineteenth century America?
Who was the first internationally recognized Russian opera composer?
One of the oldest concert organizations in the U.S, specializing in Oratorio (ch. 26)
What best describes the success of American Operas in the 19th century?
Essay Questions:
Write 3-5 paragraphs on one of the following:
1. Describe defining elements of the Romantic Style in songs and piano music.
2. Compare and contrast orchestral, chamber, and choral music of the Early Romantic Era.
3. Describe developments in opera and musical theater in the Early Nineteenth Century.