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The Story of Great Music

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Introduction

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The Renaissance and Baroque Eras

1. Renaissance

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2. Early Baroque

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3. Handel

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4. Bach

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The Classical Era

5. Haydn

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6. Mozart

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7. Beethoven

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The Romantic Era

8. Early German Romantics

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9. French Romantics

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10. Masters of the Piano

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11. Romantic Opera

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12. Brahms

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13. Romantic Nationalism

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14. Russian Romantics

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The 20th Century

15. French Impressionism

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16. Finland, England, & America

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Quiz: Beethoven

Thomas Purifoy, Jr.

The Story of Great Music 7. Beethoven Quiz: Beethoven

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Question 1 of 15

1. Question
(True or False) Beethoven’s father was exceedingly rich, but extremely abusive.
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Question 2 of 15

2. Question
How did Beethoven compose his music?
- Beethoven put much blood, sweat, and tears into the making of his music.
- Beethoven composed music whenever he had a burst of inspiration and was always satisfied with his first try.
- Beethoven thought a long time and struggled mentally over his pieces.
- Beethoven composed music easily over short periods of time.
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Question 3 of 15

3. Question
Which famous composer did Beethoven study under as a young man?
- Johann Christian Bach
- Franz Joseph Haydn
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Franz Schubert
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Question 4 of 15

4. Question
Which of the following pieces did Beethoven not compose?
- ‘Pathétique’ piano sonata
- ‘Kreutzer’ sonata for violin and piano
- Fidelio opera
- ‘Haydn’ quartets
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Question 5 of 15

5. Question
How were Beethoven’s early compositions generally received?
- They were received as unusual and depressing.
- They were popularly received as pretty and unassuming.
- They were received as strongly conservative in character.
- They were received as unusual, and often wild and unsettling.
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Question 6 of 15

6. Question
Which of the following major events did not coincide with at least part of Beethoven’s life?
- The French Revolution
- The Napoleonic Wars
- The American War for Independence
- World War I
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Question 7 of 15

7. Question
(Select all that apply) What happened during Beethoven’s Early Period?
- Beethoven surpassed the need for the sonata form with his strong piano style.
- Beethoven often used the forms and idioms of Haydn and Mozart in his music.
- In his music, Beethoven’s strong and independent personality seems to leap out at the listener in an incredibly personal way.
- Beethoven composed the ‘Pathetique’ sonata, the Waldstein sonata, and the Fifth symphony.
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8. Question
(Select all that apply) What happened during Beethoven’s Middle Period?
- Beethoven refined and enriched his own speech to a point where it was touched with poetry.
- He raised musical form to its highest point of development in the history of music.
- His sublime output in this period was climaxed by the creation of the Seventh and Eighth symphonies.
- His sublime output in this period was climaxed by the creation of the Ninth symphony.
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Question 9 of 15

9. Question
(Select all that apply) What happened during Beethoven’s Late Period?
- Beethoven composed the ‘Eroica’ symphony, the Egmont overture, and the Missa Solemnis.
- Beethoven composed music with greater profundity of ideas and thought, but with new ideas and approaches.
- Many musicians and friends who found his former music difficult and strange loved his works from this period.
- Beethoven often discarded the charm of carefully balanced chords and harmonic effects, and replaced them with notes of turbulent energy followed suddenly by serene calm.
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Question 10 of 15

10. Question
(Select all that apply) Choose the following options that best describe what Beethoven valued in compositions.
- Authenticity
- Personal conviction
- Expressiveness
- Public acceptance
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Question 11 of 15

11. Question
Match the symphony with its title/description.
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- “Eroica” (Heroic) – Originally intended to be called the “Buonaparte symphony.”
- “Pastoral” (Of the country) – Captures the feeling of Beethoven’s love for nature.
- “Fate” – Dramatic and very famous.
- “Choral” – Includes Schiller’s Ode to Joy.
- Symphony 3
- Symphony 6
- Symphony 5
- Symphony 9
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Question 12 of 15

12. Question
What did Beethoven emphasize that ushered in the Romantic period of music?
- The culmination of musical form and structure.
- The characteristic of experimentation; notes of turbulent energy followed suddenly by serene calm.
- The principle that everything beautiful was worth expressing and could be expressed by certain forms traditionally accepted.
- The characteristic of the “poetic idea”; the expression of profound thoughts and poignant emotions.
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13. Question
What is Beethoven’s Late Period sometimes known as?
- Beethoven’s unorthodox period
- Beethoven’s experimental period
- Beethoven’s metaphysical period
- Beethoven’s deaf period
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Question 14 of 15

14. Question
Listen to this piece and identify it.

https://youtu.be/N1JWz8jwWsQ?t=50
- Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
- Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata
- Beethoven’s Egmont Overture
- Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata
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15. Question
When Beethoven described the opening theme of his Fifth symphony by saying “Thus Fate knocks at the door”, what was he most likely referring to?
- The death of Mozart.
- His increasing deafness.
- The beginning of Romanticism.
- His increasing pull towards experimentation.
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