Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 12: Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Music

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
The most original, and probably the greatest of the Russian five, was
A)César Cui.
B)Modest Mussorgsky.
C)Alexander Borodin.
D)Mily Balakirev.
2
Libretti that fanned the public's hatred for its Austrian overlords were deliberately chosen by the composer
A)Gioacchino Rossini.
B)Modest Mussorgsky.
C)Giuseppe Verdi.
D)Richard Wagner.
3
Smetana grew up when Bohemia was under ________________ domination.
A)German
B)Austrian
C)Polish
D)Russian
4
Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition was inspired by
A)paintings in the Louvre Museum.
B)buildings designed by Musssorgsky's friend, architect Victor Hartmann.
C)pictures in a memorial exhibit.
D)pictures in an exhibit for a new artist.
5
Even though Smetana was deaf at the time, he composed a musical work depicting Bohemia's main river as it flows through the countryside. The name of the river, and the musical composition, is the
A)Moldau.
B)Seine.
C)Danube.
D)Thames.
6
The first American concert pianist to gain international recognition was
A)Harry T. Burleigh.
B)Charles Ives.
C)Stephen Foster.
D)Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
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