Music 101 Final BYU Hinckley Exam
Questions and Answers
Program Music - Answer-Music that describes a nonmusical subject, like a story, object,
or scene, through the use of musical effects
miniatures - Answer-A short, evocative composition for piano or for piano and voice,
composed in the Romantic period
lieder - Answer-The plural of lied, the German word for "song." It refers to art songs in
German mainly from the nineteenth century. The most notable composer of the word
was Franz Schubert. Piano is just as important as the voice
strophic - Answer-describes a song where the stanzas are all sung to the same music
through-composed - Answer-a term used to describe music that exhibits no obvious
repetitions or overt musical form from beginning to end
Modified strophic - Answer-A variation of strophic form. Rather than repeating the
melody exactly, the music may be slightly altered from verse to verse.
song cycle - Answer-group of art songs unified by a story line that runs through their
poems, or by musical ideas linking the songs.
Franz schubert - Answer-Romantic art song composer of Erlkonig, used Lied (german
song w/ voice & piano)
Robert Schumann - Answer-German romantic composer known for piano music and
songs (1810-1856) Character pieces and lieder
Clara Schumann - Answer-wife of Robert; gave up concert career for family, but
returned to it following husband's death; called the Queen of the Piano; also composed
for piano - Romances
Rubato - Answer-a flexible tempo using slight variations of speed to enhance musical
expression
Franz List - Answer-Very violent, known for character pieces, symphonic poems: one
movement orchestral piece. Romantic Era
Fredric Chopin - Answer-most well known for character pieces included ballades,
mazurkas, bolonaises and nocturnes. Romantic era
, Chamber music - Answer-Instrumental music played by a small ensemble, with one
player to a part, the most important form being the string quartet
grandiose compositions - Answer-opposite of miniatures-involved larger symphonies,
more movements, increased performing forces, and a longer total time span
Hector Berlioz - Answer-One of the first composers to really utilize the program
symphony. Early Romantic. -- Fantastic Symphony, 5th movement. Idee Fixe
Program Symphony - Answer-a symphony with the usual three, four, or five movements
in which the individual movements together tell a tale or depict a succession of specific
events or scenes
idee fixe - Answer-A recurring melody/theme that is used throughout all movements & is
associated with a specific character or idea.
Dies irae - Answer-the "day of wrath" in Barlioz's 5th movement of symphonie
fantastique
concert overture - Answer-independent composition for orchestra in one movement,
usually in sonata form
symphonic poem - Answer-One-movement orchestral form that develops a poetic idea,
suggests a scene, or creates a mood, generally associated with the Romantic era. Also
tone poem.
Romantic Orchestra - Answer-bigger, longer, louder, exploration of dynamics, timbre of
instruments and orchestral combinations
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky - Answer-Russian who wrote ballet music, operas, and
symphonies.
Nationalism - Answer-Infuses music with something from their homeland
Modest Mussorgsky - Answer-Russia, 19th Century, in "The Five", Works: Boris
Gudonov Khovanschina, Sorochintsi Fair, Night on Bald Mountain, Pictures at an
Exhibition. wrote miniatures
Romantic Opera - Answer-Had themes of nature, the supernatural, the medieval era,
madness, and the exotic-escape from reality. Gradual shift away from a predictable
alternation of aria and recitative. Verdi and Wagner.
Giuseppe Verdi - Answer-A nineteenth-century italian composer, a master of Italian
grand opera. among his best-known operas are Aida, Otello, Rigoletto, and La Traviata.