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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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In what way was Tchaikovsky's life similar to a character in one of his musical works? |
| | A) | He received a nutcracker as a child, as did Marie in The Nutcracker. |
| | B) | He fell in love with a woman whose family detested him, as did Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. |
| | C) | He committed suicide by taking poison, as did Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. |
| | D) | He received a crossbow for his birthday, as did Prince Siegfried in The Swan. |
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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) | He was not born in Russia. |
| | B) | He wrote ballet music, whereas "the Five" composers did not. |
| | C) | "The Five" 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 is a complete work that does not require additional movements. |
| | C) | It has more tempo variations than the first movement of a symphony. |
| | D) | It is performed by a smaller group of musicians than is used for a symphony. |
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Which of the following Tchaikovsky works was composed first? |
| | A) | Swan Lake ballet. |
| | B) | Fourth Symphony. |
| | C) | Fifth Symphony. |
| | D) | The Sleeping Beauty ballet. |
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What two 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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The major sections in Romeo and Juliet are |
| | A) | Exposition, development, and recapitulation. |
| | B) | Introduction, exposition, development, coda. |
| | C) | Exposition, development, coda. |
| | D) | Introduction, exposition, development, recapitulation. |
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