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1
In what way does the text from the Lutheran Bible used by Brahms in his German Requiem differ from the traditional Catholic liturgy text in Latin that other composers used for their Requiems?
A)Brahms' text prays for the souls of the dead. The traditional Latin text is designed to console the living.
B)Brahms' text is more lengthy because it is in the German language. The traditional Latin text is more compact.
C)The traditional Latin text prays for the souls of the dead. Brahms' text is designed to console the living.
D)Brahms' text has many more consonants and is more difficult to sing than the traditional Latin text.
2
What type of text did Brahms use for A German Requiem?
A)traditional Latin texts
B)non-liturgical German texts from the Lutheran Bible
C)German student drinking songs
D)poems written by Goethe
3
In the Romantic period, composers created ________________ to include music for a chorus to sing. In the Classical period, this was not the case.
A)oratorios
B)operas
C)masses
D)symphonic works
4
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)?
A)Ein Deutsches Requiem was composed over a period of eleven years.
B)Brahms wrote Ein Deutsches Requiem before he wrote the majority of his choral works.
C)Brahms wrote Ein Deutsches Requiem during his teen years.
D)Brahms wrote Ein Deutsches Requiem eight years before he wrote his first symphony.
5
Which prominent romantic era composer promoted Brahms as "the coming genius of German music?"
A)Liszt
B)Berlioz
C)Schubert
D)Schumann
6
How many major romantic era composers made significant contributions to choral literature and the choral tradition?
A)One major composer: Brahms
B)Two major composers: Brahms and Liszt
C)Three major composers: Brahms, Liszt, and Mendelssohn
D)Every major composer
7
Of the extremely large musical forces Berlioz wrote for in his Requiem what musical group represented the summons to the Last Judgment?
A)210 singers
B)four brass bands
C)a large orchestra
D)a bell choir
8
The great religious texts of the Catholic Church include all of the following except:
A)Requiem
B)Sempre Fidelis
C)Te Deum
D)Stabat Mater
9
In what way is the use of the soloists unusual in Brahms' German Requiem?
A)A soloist sings in only three of the seven movements.
B)The soloists only sing in the final movement.
C)There is a different soloist in every movement.
D)Only a baritone soloist is used throughout the Requiem.
10
What Baroque composition technique did Brahms employ in the sixth movement of A German Requiem?
A)fugue
B)word painting
C)basso continuo
D)improvisation
11
What is the instrumentation of the popular Liebeslieder Waltzer (Love song Waltzes) by Brahms?
A)piano, 4 hands
B)four-part chorus
C)piano, 4 hands and vocal quartet OR four-part chorus.
D)vocal quartet AND four-part chorus
12
What is Brahms' most important large-scale choral composition?
A)Triumphlied (Song of Triumph)
B)Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
C)Rinaldo
D)Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)





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