Answers

 TCHAIKOVSKY

 

About Tchaikovsky

Questions:

  1. What Country did Tchaikovsky come from?  (Answer: Russia)
  2. True/Fase:  Tchaikovsky immediately entered the St Petersberg Conservatory and graduated with a music degree at the age of 19? (Answer: False)
  3. List 3 musical genres of which Tchaikovsky composed... (Answer:  Any 3 of the following:  opera, ballet, symphony, piano & violin concertos, symphonic poems and overtures, and chamber music & songs)

 

The Romantic Era

Questions:

  1. What did Romanticism focus on?  (Answer: Emotion)
  2. List 3 of the 6 stylistic features listed above and give a brief explanation of each... (Answer:  Any 3 of the following:  freedom in form and design, lyrical melodies and striking harmonies, bold dynamics, expansion of the orchestra, closer link to other art forms, greater technical virtuosity)

MOZART

 

About Mozart

Questions:

  1. Mozart was known as a child prodigy.  At what age did he first begin to compose?  (Answer: 6)
  2. Who was the child princess Mozart proposed to in Vienna? (Answer: Marie Antoinette)
  3. List 3 musical genres of which Mozart composed... (Answer:  Any 3 of the following:  vocal music, concerto, chamber music, symphony, sonata, opera)
  4. How many works did Mozart compose in his lifetime? (Answer: 600 [or: more than 600])

 

The Classical Era

Questions:

  1. True/False: Classical music was more elaborate and ornate than Baroque music had been?  (Answer: False)
  2. What instrument did the piano replace? (Answer: Harpsichord)
  3. True/False: The concerto was a form of instrumental music that was developed during the Classical era? (Answer: True)
  4. Finish this sentence: Full-stops and commas are to literature what ----- are to music. (Answer: Cadences)

 


 

COPLAND

 

 

About Copland

Questions:

  1. Where was Copland born? (Answer: Brooklyn, New York or: America)
  2. True/False: Copland used ideas from American folk tunes, jazz and hymns in his music? (Answer: True)
  3. True/Fase: Rodeo was an opera? (Answer: False)

 

20th Century/Modernist Era:

Questions:

  1. List 3 forms of Modernist music... (Answer:  Any 3 of the following: impressionism, experimentalism, futurism, expressionism, atonality, serialism, neoclassicism, electronic music, jazz-influenced, minimalism)
  2. Which famous hymn did Copland use in one of his pieces (mentioned in text)? (Answer: Amazing Grace)