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What new type of overture was a one-movement, self-contained musical work and first began to appear in the nineteenth century? |
| | A) | the concerto overture |
| | B) | the concert overture |
| | C) | the programmatic overture |
| | D) | the fantasy overture |
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Many concert overtures have programmatic and descriptive elements and in some ways resemble.... |
| | A) | chamber music. |
| | B) | the symphonic poem. |
| | C) | fugues. |
| | D) | song cycles. |
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Which of the following statements is NOT true? |
| | A) | Some concert overtures were written to be used as ballet music. |
| | B) | Some concert overtures were written for festive occasions. |
| | C) | Some concert overtures attempt to evoke some aspect of nature. |
| | D) | Some concert overtures expressed a generalized mood or human condition. |
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What incident in Tchaikovsky's life imitated a character in one of his musical works? |
| | A) | Tchaikovsky received a nutcracker as a child, as did Marie in The Nutcracker. |
| | B) | Tchaikovsky fell in love with a women whose family detested him, as did Romeo. |
| | C) | Tchaikovsky committed suicide by taking poison, as did Romeo. |
| | D) | Tchaikovsky received a crossbow for his birthday, as did Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. |
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What is one of the most popular concert overtures written during the Romantic era by Tchaikovsky? |
| | A) | Swan Lake |
| | B) | The Sleeping Beauty |
| | C) | The Nutcracker |
| | D) | Romeo and Juliet |
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How was Tchaikovsky different from "the Five" Russian composers? |
| | A) | Tchaikovsky was not born in Russia. |
| | B) | Tchaikovsky wrote ballet music, whereas "the Five" Russian composers did not write ballet music. |
| | C) | "The Five" Russian composers were the first Russian composers to have international reputations. |
| | D) | Tchaikovsky integrated Russian and Western European traditions in his compositions. |
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The concert overture retains the strong musical organization embodied in sonata form and is much like the first movement of a symphony, except that... |
| | A) | it has a shorter development section. |
| | B) | it has more tempo variations than the first movement of a symphony. |
| | C) | it is performed by a smaller group of musician than is used for a symphony. |
| | D) | it is a complete work that does not require additional movements. |
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Which of the following Tchaikovsky works was composed first? |
| | A) | Fourth Symphony |
| | B) | Swan Lake ballet |
| | C) | Fifth Symphony |
| | D) | The Sleeping Beauty ballet |
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What themes compete in the coda of Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet? |
| | A) | the Friar Laurence theme and the feud theme |
| | B) | the Friar Laurence theme and the love theme |
| | C) | the feud theme and the love theme |
| | D) | the funeral march and the love theme |
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Which of the following Tchaikovsky overtures is still often performed today? |
| | A) | Romeo and Juliet |
| | B) | Manfred |
| | C) | Overture to A Midsummernight's Dream |
| | D) | Roman Carnival Overture |
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The major sections in Romeo and Juliet are... |
| | A) | exposition, development, recapitulation |
| | B) | introduction, exposition, development, coda |
| | C) | exposition, development, coda |
| | D) | introduction, exposition, development, recapitulation |
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What is incidental music? |
| | A) | Incidental music occurs between themes in a tone poem. |
| | B) | Incidental music is music played prior to an overture. |
| | C) | Incidental music is music in a play that is not primarily musical. |
| | D) | Incidental music has musical parts that can be played interchangeably by various types of instruments. |
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