Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 10: Program Music

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
The aim of most program music is
A)description.
B)expression.
C)to provide an interlude between longer pieces.
D)to showcase the composer's skill.
2
A ________ is a one-movement orchestral composition based to some extent on a literary or pictorial idea.
A)mazurka
B)program symphony
C)symphonic poem
D)nocturne
3
The composer who developed the symphonic poem was
A)Franz Liszt.
B)Ludwig van Beethoven.
C)Franz Schubert.
D)Richard Strauss.
4
Today's movie scores may be regarded as examples of
A)pure music.
B)incidental music.
C)folk music.
D)absolute music.
5
Nonprogram music is also known as _____________ music.
A)pure
B)absolute
C)concert
D)symphonic
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