Question 1

"La donna è mobile" is a(n) :

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A)   round.
B)   aria.
C)   recitative.
D)   arioso.

Question 2

Describe some of Richard Wagner's innovations and explain why they had far-reaching effects on composers for many years.

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Question 3

Who composed The Valkyrie?

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A)   Richard Wagner
B)   Giuseppe Verdi
C)   Giacomo Puccini
D)   Carl Maria von Weber

Question 4

The setting of Rigoletto is:

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A)   Spain.
B)   Rome.
C)   Italy.
D)   Japan.

Question 5

The melody of "Un bel dì" has a ________ character.

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A)   floating, fantasy
B)   dramatic, emphatic
C)   gloomy, sad
D)   jaunty, pompous

Question 6

Many scholars say that,next to Beethoven,________ had the greatest influence on nineteenth-century composers.

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A)   Richard Wagner
B)   Giuseppe Verdi
C)   Giacomo Puccini
D)   Gioacchino Rossini

Question 7

What did Wagner call his new style of opera in the 1850s?

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A)   Gesamtkunstwerk
B)   bel canto
C)   music drama
D)   leitmotiv

Question 8

Which statement is false?

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A)   Many Romantic operas transcend artistic barriers.
B)   The Romantic era was a golden age of opera.
C)   Romantic opera flourished only in Germany and Italy.
D)   Romantic composers came to view opera as a type of serious drama in music, not just a vehicle for song, spectacle, and entertainment.

Question 9

"La donna è mobile" is the first line of a(n) :

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A)   aria.
B)   recitative.
C)   arioso.
D)   duet.

Question 10

Many of Verdi's early operas are associated with:

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A)   ancient Greek myths and legends.
B)   patriotic themes.
C)   Germanic myths and legends.
D)   the Bible.

Question 11

Carl Maria von Weber's most important work is:

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A)   Tristan und Isolde.
B)   Otello.
C)   Don Pasquale.
D)   Der Freischütz (The Magic Bullet) .

Question 12

What were the main contributions of Carl Maria von Weber to early Romantic opera? How is his compositional style different from the styles of Rossini,Donizetti,and Bellini?

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Question 13

Who composed "Bella figlia dell'amore"?

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A)   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B)   Giacomo Puccini
C)   Giuseppe Verdi
D)   Richard Wagner

Question 14

Which was composed by Gaetano Donizetti?

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A)   The Barber of Seville
B)   Norma
C)   Lucia di Lammermoor
D)   Rigoletto

Question 15

Verdi's last two masterpieces were:

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A)   La traviata and Otello.
B)   Falstaff and Il trovatore.
C)   Rigoletto and Otello.
D)   Otello and Falstaff.

Question 16

"La donna è mobile" is in what form?

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A)   strophic
B)   through-composed
C)   A B A
D)   rondo

Question 17

Name the five main characters in Rigoletto and briefly describe the plot and location of the opera.

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Question 18

What are the two most important elements of Wagner's operatic style?

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A)   aria and recitative
B)   predominance of the orchestra and bel canto style
C)   the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk and the technique of leitmotiv
D)   the use of leitmotiv and idée fixe

Question 19

What announces the return of Hunding in the first scene of The Valkyrie?

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A)   a baritone voice
B)   the low strings
C)   the low brasses
D)   the timpani

Question 20

The performing forces in the recitative at the end of "Bella figlia dell'amore" consist of:

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A)   two vocal soloists and the full orchestra.
B)   two vocal soloists.
C)   two vocal soloists, a chorus, and the string and woodwind sections of the orchestra.
D)   three vocal soloists, a chorus, and the full orchestra.

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"La donna è mobile" is the first line of a(n) :

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Many scholars say that,next to Beethoven,________ had the greatest influence on nineteenth-century composers.

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Describe some of Richard Wagner's innovations and explain why they had far-reaching effects on composers for many years.

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