Answers
TCHAIKOVSKY
About Tchaikovsky
Questions:
- What Country did Tchaikovsky come from? (Answer: Russia)
- True/Fase: Tchaikovsky immediately entered the St Petersberg Conservatory and graduated with a music degree at the age of 19? (Answer: False)
- 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:
- What did Romanticism focus on? (Answer: Emotion)
- 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:
- Mozart was known as a child prodigy. At what age did he first begin to compose? (Answer: 6)
- Who was the child princess Mozart proposed to in Vienna? (Answer: Marie Antoinette)
- List 3 musical genres of which Mozart composed... (Answer: Any 3 of the following: vocal music, concerto, chamber music, symphony, sonata, opera)
- How many works did Mozart compose in his lifetime? (Answer: 600 [or: more than 600])
The Classical Era
Questions:
- True/False: Classical music was more elaborate and ornate than Baroque music had been? (Answer: False)
- What instrument did the piano replace? (Answer: Harpsichord)
- True/False: The concerto was a form of instrumental music that was developed during the Classical era? (Answer: True)
- Finish this sentence: Full-stops and commas are to literature what ----- are to music. (Answer: Cadences)
COPLAND
About Copland
Questions:
- Where was Copland born? (Answer: Brooklyn, New York or: America)
- True/False: Copland used ideas from American folk tunes, jazz and hymns in his music? (Answer: True)
- True/Fase: Rodeo was an opera? (Answer: False)
20th Century/Modernist Era:
Questions:
- List 3 forms of Modernist music... (Answer: Any 3 of the following: impressionism, experimentalism, futurism, expressionism, atonality, serialism, neoclassicism, electronic music, jazz-influenced, minimalism)
- Which famous hymn did Copland use in one of his pieces (mentioned in text)? (Answer: Amazing Grace)