Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 19: Richard Wagner

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was
A)Johann Sebastian Bach.
B)Ludwig van Beethoven.
C)Johannes Brahms
D)Hector Berlioz.
2
Wagner called his works music dramas rather than operas because
A)there is no continuous musical flow within each act.
B)there are no breaks where applause can interrupt.
C)the vocal line is inspired by the rhythms and pitches of Italian libretti.
D)All answers are correct.
3
Wagner's last opera was
A)Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods).
B)Tannhäuser.
C)Rienzi.
D)Parsifal.
4
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A)Arrigo Boito.
B)Wagner himself.
C)King Ludwig of Bavaria.
D)Hans von Bülow.
5
A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used by Wagner in his operas, is called
A)leitmotif.
B)lied.
C)unending melody.
D)speech-song.
6
Valhalla, in Wagner's Ring cycle, is
A)a city in New York State.
B)the castle of the gods.
C)the home of Siegfried.
D)the magic ring.
7
Wagner had an opera house built to his own specifications in
A)Munich.
B)Weimar.
C)Dresden.
D)Bayreuth.
8
Wagner's first successful opera was
A)Tannhaüser.
B)Rienzi.
C)The Twilight of the Gods.
D)Die Walküre.
9
Which of the following operas was not composed by Wagner?
A)Tannhaüser
B)Tristan and Isolde
C)Fidelio
D)Parsifal
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