MUSIC 1010- exam 5 questions well
answered 2025/2026
strophic - correct answer ✔✔same melody repeated for every stanza (hymns, carols, etc.)
through-composed - correct answer ✔✔does not repeat, music changes with text
modified strophic form - correct answer ✔✔same melody repeated for some time, then a
change occurs
lied - correct answer ✔✔A German-texted solo vocal song with piano accompaniment
song cycle - correct answer ✔✔Groups of Lieder that were unified by a narrative thread or
descriptive themes
tempo rubato - correct answer ✔✔Romantic: Rhythmic diversity and elasticity
concert overture - correct answer ✔✔Operatic overtures became separate concert pieces
incidental music - correct answer ✔✔Overture and series of pieces performed between acts of
a play or during important scenes
program symphony - correct answer ✔✔A multimovement orchestral work based on a program
symphonic poem - correct answer ✔✔Free in structure, contrasting sections develop a poetic
idea, suggest a scene or create a mood
, idee fixe - correct answer ✔✔"Fixed idea"
Recurring theme that links the movements together
nationalism - correct answer ✔✔Composers based their music on songs and dances of their
people
four hand piano music - correct answer ✔✔two people playing side by side- Romantic period
absolute music - correct answer ✔✔music that is not explicitly "about" anything; in contrast to
program music, it is non-representational.
program music - correct answer ✔✔instrumental music that has literary or pictoral associations.
The associations are indicated by the title of the piece or by an explanatory note by the
composer.
bel canto - correct answer ✔✔"beautiful singing" - flowery melodic lines, voices of great agility
and purity of tone
exoticism - correct answer ✔✔a genre in which the rhythms, melodies, or instrumentation are
designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times- not worried about
authenticity
singspiel - correct answer ✔✔form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre
of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs,
ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like.
music drama - correct answer ✔✔a work where all the arts are integrated
answered 2025/2026
strophic - correct answer ✔✔same melody repeated for every stanza (hymns, carols, etc.)
through-composed - correct answer ✔✔does not repeat, music changes with text
modified strophic form - correct answer ✔✔same melody repeated for some time, then a
change occurs
lied - correct answer ✔✔A German-texted solo vocal song with piano accompaniment
song cycle - correct answer ✔✔Groups of Lieder that were unified by a narrative thread or
descriptive themes
tempo rubato - correct answer ✔✔Romantic: Rhythmic diversity and elasticity
concert overture - correct answer ✔✔Operatic overtures became separate concert pieces
incidental music - correct answer ✔✔Overture and series of pieces performed between acts of
a play or during important scenes
program symphony - correct answer ✔✔A multimovement orchestral work based on a program
symphonic poem - correct answer ✔✔Free in structure, contrasting sections develop a poetic
idea, suggest a scene or create a mood
, idee fixe - correct answer ✔✔"Fixed idea"
Recurring theme that links the movements together
nationalism - correct answer ✔✔Composers based their music on songs and dances of their
people
four hand piano music - correct answer ✔✔two people playing side by side- Romantic period
absolute music - correct answer ✔✔music that is not explicitly "about" anything; in contrast to
program music, it is non-representational.
program music - correct answer ✔✔instrumental music that has literary or pictoral associations.
The associations are indicated by the title of the piece or by an explanatory note by the
composer.
bel canto - correct answer ✔✔"beautiful singing" - flowery melodic lines, voices of great agility
and purity of tone
exoticism - correct answer ✔✔a genre in which the rhythms, melodies, or instrumentation are
designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times- not worried about
authenticity
singspiel - correct answer ✔✔form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre
of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs,
ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like.
music drama - correct answer ✔✔a work where all the arts are integrated
