Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 11: Hector Berlioz

Multiple Choice Quiz

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 answers are correct.
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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