Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 2: Romantic Composers and Their Public

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
The composer whose career was a model for many romantic composers was
A)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B)Johann Sebastian Bach.
C)Joseph Haydn.
D)Ludwig van Beethoven.
2
A composer who earned his/her living as a violin virtuoso was
A)Clara Schumann.
B)Niccolò Paganini.
C)Robert Schumann.
D)Frédéric Chopin.
3
One of the few composers fortunate enough to be supported by private patrons was
A)Franz Liszt.
B)Franz Schubert.
C)Hector Berlioz.
D)Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
4
Music criticism was a source of income for both Berlioz and
A)Robert Schumann.
B)Franz Liszt.
C)Niccolò Paganini.
D)Giuseppe Verdi.
5
When music conservatories were founded, women
A)were admitted only as vocalists or pianists.
B)were at first accepted only as students of performance.
C)could study only musical composition, since performance was considered undignified.
D)were not admitted.
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