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1
In order to support his family, Berlioz turned to
A)medicine
B)musical journalism
C)teaching
D)arranging concerts
2
Parisians were startled by Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony because of its
A)sensationally autobiographical program
B)amazingly novel orchestration
C)vivid description of the weird and diabolical
D)all of the above
3
In 1830 the Paris Conservatory awarded Berlioz
A)a graduate fellowship
B)a scholarship
C)a position on the faculty
D)the Prix de Rome
4
The liturgical melody quoted in the last movement of the Fantastic Symphony is the
A)Ave Maria
B)alleluia
C)benedictus
D)Dies irae
5
Outside France, Hector Berlioz enjoyed a great career as a(n)
A)conductor
B)concert pianist
C)singer
D)impresario
6
Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony is unified by the recurrence of a theme known as the
A)germ motive
B)thème varié
C)idée fixe
D)basic motive
7
The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
A)intense nationalism
B)experiences in Rome
C)love for the actress Harriet Smithson
D)interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles
8
The fourth movement of the Fantastic Symphony depicts a
A)march to the scaffold
B)ball
C)dream of a witches' sabbath
D)scene in the country
9
Which of the following was not composed by Berlioz?
A)Romeo and Juliet
B)The Damnation of Faust
C)The Sorcerer's Apprentice
D)Requiem
10
The second movement of the Fantastic Symphony is a __________, the most popular dance of the romantic era.
A)waltz
B)minuet
C)country dance
D)gavotte







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