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What is the meter of this excerpt?(symphonie fantastique)

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Section 1

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What is the meter of this excerpt?(symphonie fantastique)

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duple

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Which best describes the overall texture heard in this work?(Mazurka)

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homophonic

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This operatic selection features a recurring instrumental passage known as an(rigoletto)

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ritornello

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Which term best describes the gentle push and pull of the tempo in this excerpt?(symphony n 3)

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rubato

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This movement is in ______ meter.(symphony n 3)

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triple

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What character is singing in this excerpt?(Elfking)

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the Elfking

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Which best describes the dynamics in this excerpt?(symphony n 3)

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a crescendo followed by a decrescendo

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What image are the quick, repeated notes in the piano meant to convey?(Elfking)

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a galloping horse's hooves

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What is the meter of this aria?(rigoletto)

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triple

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The movement of the melody in this excerpt is:(Mazurka)

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wide-ranging and often disjunc

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The music that Verdi wrote for the orchestra in this excerpt was designed to emulate:(rigoletto)

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the strumming of a guitar

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Which best describes the scale on which this opening melody is built?(afternoon of a farm)

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chromatic

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The solo female voice in this excerpt is a ________.(Valkyrie)

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soprano

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Which best describes the tempo of this excerpt?(Valkyrie)

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allegro

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What is the size of the orchestra in this excerpt?(Valkyrie)

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very large

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What instrument first introduces this languid melody?(afternoon of a farm)

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flute

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Which best describes the overall rhythm of this work?(afternoon of a farm)

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free-flowing

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The text of The Erlking was written by:

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Goethe

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This movement's opening theme is heard in an ________ key.(symphony n 3)

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minor

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This quartet features two male voices as well as two female voices: a soprano and a: (rigoletto)

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contralto

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In this work, the music is meant to reflect the literal meaning of the words being sung, a technique known as:(requiem)

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word painting

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Which character is speaking at this point in the song Elfking? (Elfking)

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the narrator

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Which term best describes the texture of this excerpt?(rigoletto)

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homophonic

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What term best describes the dynamics at this moment in the excerpt?(symphonie fantastique)

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fortissimo

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What is the technique heard here whereby the performer takes liberties with the rhythm?(Mazurka)

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rubato

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What is the texture of this excerpt?(requiem)

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homophonic

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Which instrument is featured as soloist in this excerpt?(symphony n 3)

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french horn

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The overall dynamics of this excerpt are best described as:(requiem)

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fortissimo

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Which best describes the dynamics of this excerpt?(Valkyrie)

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forte to fortissimo, followed by a decrescend

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Which best describes the texture of this excerpt?(Valkyrie)

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homophonic

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What is the range of the person singing this excerpt?(rigoletto)

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tenor

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Which instrument introduces the main melody in this more animated section?(afternoon of a farm)

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clarinet

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What instrument's glissandos serve to give this work a dreamlike effect(afternoon of a farm)

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harp

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What is happening in the dynamics in this excerpt?(The Moldau)

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a descrescendo

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What part oft he vocalist's range is featured in this selection?(Elfking)

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middle register

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Which instrument plays the fixed idea here?(symphonie fantastique)

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clarinet

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What term best describes the dynamics of this excerpt?(The Moldau)

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piano

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What instruments in this excerpt are employed to evoke the image of a hunt?(The Moldau)

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French horns and trumpets

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What are the brass players doing in this excerpt to change the timbre of their instruments?(symphonie fantastique)

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using mutes

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What is the form of Schubert's song Erlking?

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through-composed

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Which term best describes the tempo of this excerpt?(requiem)

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allegro

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Which term best describes the tempo of this excerpt? (rigoletto)

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andante

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What unpitched (or indefinitely pitched) percussion instrument is predominantly heard in this episode?(The Moldau)

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triangle

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Schubert's Erlking was written:

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early in his life

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Which term best describes the technique employed by the string section in this excerpt?(The Moldau)

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pizzicato

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Which term best describes the overall tonality of this work?(requiem)

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minor

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Which of the Elfking characters is speaking at this point in the excerpt?(Elfking)

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the son

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The tempo of this excerpt is best described as:(Mazurka)

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moderato

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What is the meter of this dance?(Mazurka)

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triple

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Which best describes the nature of this excerpt?(symphonie fantastique)

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marchlike

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Section 2

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The tone of Verdi's Dies irae section in his Requiem is of quiet contemplitude.

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false

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The mazurka was originally a noble, processional dance.

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false

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Which melodic instrument is featured in the opening melody of Debussy's Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun?

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flute

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The fully completed Requiem by Verdi was dedicated to whom?

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Alessandro Manzoni

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What best describes the character of the Chopin's Mazurka?

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dancelike

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The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of the Symphonie fantastique, is called:

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the idée fixe

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What does the loud chord immediately after the statement of the idée fixe in the solo clarinet at the end of the fourth movement in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique represent?

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the falling of the guillotine's blade

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Prisoners condemned to die in Nazi concentration camps sang Verdi's Requiem as an act of defiance.

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true

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What expressive technique does Schubert use in the boy's cry, My father, my father?

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high range and dissonance

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According to legend, a child touched by the Erlking must die.

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true

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Which instrument precedes Wotan's call to Loge?

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trombone

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The literary basis for Verdi's Rigoletto is:

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a play by Victor Hugo

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Which genre best describes the Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun?

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symphonic poem

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The opening melody of the third movement in Brahms's Symphony No. 3 is given to which instrument?

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the cellos

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From which source did Verdi select his text for his Requiem?

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the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass

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The inspiration for Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique was:

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the actress Harriet Smithson

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Chopin's Mazurka in B-flat minor is set in _____ meter.

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triple

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The character development in Sinfonie fantastique is realized musically through the thematic development of the_______.

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dée fixe

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Which type of program best describes Smetana's The Moldau?

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geographic/historic, depicting actual events or places

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Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun?

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chromatic and languorous

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Bedøich Smetana represents the:

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Bohemian nationalist school

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Verdi's Requiem is part of which Christian tradition?

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Lutheran

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Which best describes the character of Wotan?

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the father of the gods

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Which best characterizes the range for the father's role in the song?

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low range

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One of Berlioz's key innovations was his orchestration effects.

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true

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Rigoletto is an opera based on Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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false

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Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique exemplifies the type of program music known as:

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the program symphony

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The Moldau is part of a cycle of works known as:

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my country

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Which category of program music best describes The Moldau?

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symphonic poem

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How is the character of the Erlking differentiated musically in the song?

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medium range and major mode

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There are ____ Valkyries, all daughters of Wotan.

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nine

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Which best describes the character of the fourth movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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a diabolical march

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What is the historical setting for Rigoletto?

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an Italian court, during the Renaissance era

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Chopin paid homage to his Eastern European ancestry by composing:

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mazurkas and polonaises

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The text of Verdi's Requiem is derived from the Catholic tradition.

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true

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The program for Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns:

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a mythological creature in a dreamlike state

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The Requiem aeternam section of Verdi's Requiem is marked by which characteristics?

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a cappella performance

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The Dies irae section of Verdi's Requiem contains all of the following, except:

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major key tonality

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Verdi used the complete mass text for his Requiem:

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false

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The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as:

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sonata-allegro

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In which movement is the Dies irae (Day of Wrath) theme from the Mass for the Dead heard?

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the fifth

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Verdi's Requiem was written to commemorate the death of his mother:

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false

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A leitmotif is:

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a recurring melodic theme that signifies something

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Verdi's Requiem was criticized by the Church in the nineteenth century for:

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being excessively theatrical

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What does the triplet rhythm in the piano accompaniment symbolically represent in this song?

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the horse's hooves

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Which of the following is NOT true about Hector Berlioz?

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He was a German Romantic composer.

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In the Dies irae section of his Requiem Verdi creates a sense of awesome terror through the use of which musical tools?

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both a and b

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What is the basis for the story of Die Walküre?

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a medieval German epic poem

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