1. The styles of singing in Wagner and Verdi operas differ. Jane says
that the style of singing in a Verdi opera is virtuosic and elaborate. Lynn
says that the style of singing in a Wagner opera is more syllabic. Who is
correct in describing the different styles of singing?

2. Which one of the following musical notations allows performers to improvise
slightly with the rhythm?

3. Why was Richard Wagner considered the most progressive composer of his day?

4. In response to the outbreak of the Civil War, which composer wrote a solo
piano piece that incorporated the “Star Spangled Banner,” “Hail
Columbia,” and “Yankee Doodle” into the work?

5. In Verdi’s La Traviata, Violetta sings _______ when unsure of herself.

6. To show his intense national pride, _______ wrote a large number of
mazurkas.

7. During the nineteenth century, harmony became

8. The third movement of Dvorak’s “String Quartet in F Major”
contains a light-hearted passage in a fast tempo and in triple meter called a

9. Ravi Shankar is known for his mastery of the 18-stringed lute called the

10. The _______ measures musical time using a pendulum.

11. A single pair of notes played repeatedly in succession is known as a/an

12. Wagner drew on _______ for his opera The
Ring of the Nibelungs.

13. The various melodies heard in “Dvorak’s String Quartet in F
Major” have a/an _______ quality.

14. Which of the following composers helped the United States establish its own
musical sound by drawing on cultural idioms?

15. Which composer is thought to epitomize Romanticism?

16. The first American-born piano virtuoso to achieve international fame was

17. _______ exemplifies the best elements of nineteenth-century Italian opera.

18. Compared to a violin, a cello has a _______ register.

19. In Brahms’ Symphony no. 4 in E Minor, the composer derived much of the form
and theme from the

20. Which opera was written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal?