Chapter 37 Quiz

Orchestral Music
. What is the term for a first violinist who, up until the Romantic era, typically led the orchestra?

. What is the term for the unifying melodic device used in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique?

. Which of the following is the term for a small, two-sided drum with wire strings stretched across the lower side?

. Which piece did Mendelssohn famously conduct in 1829, thus reviving interest in the music of the piece's composer?

. Mendelssohn's enthusiasm for the oratorios of Handel prompted him to create a story based on the life of which figure from the Bible?

. In the Romantic era, the art of scoring music for an orchestra gained recognition as a particular skill in its own right.

. As a youth, Berlioz received musical instruction from his uncle, a professor at the Paris Conservatory.

. Match the piece to the text from which it derives its program.

Harold in Italy

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Roméo et Juliette

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Béatrice et Bénédict

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The Trojans

. Listen to the excerpt from Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Which character or character group is signified here?

. Listen to the excerpt from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, movement five. What is Berlioz mocking in this section?

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