" // Questions and Answers number_answers = new Array(5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5) q1="Franz Schubert composed piano works in which of these genres?"; q1a="sonatas"; q1b="mazurkas"; q1c="arrangements of orchestral works"; q1d="all of the above"; q1e="none of the above"; q1review=""; q1answer="a"; q2="Lieder ohne Worte<\/i> were composed by __________."; q2a="Schubert"; q2b="Mendelssohn"; q2c="Schubert"; q2d="all of the above"; q2e="none of the above"; q2review=""; q2answer="b"; q3="Robert Schumann wrote __________."; q3a="poems for his own and others' lieder"; q3b="essays and reviews about music"; q3c="treatises on piano technique"; q3d="all of the above"; q3e="none of the above"; q3review=""; q3answer="b"; q4="Chopin composed piano works inspired by the folk music of what country?"; q4a="France"; q4b="Germany"; q4c="Austria"; q4d="Poland"; q4e="none of the above"; q4review=""; q4answer="d"; q5="Which of the following genres did not<\/i> find a place in Chopin's output?"; q5a="polonaise"; q5b="mazurka"; q5c="étude"; q5d="nocturne"; q5e="Chopin composed in all of the above genres"; q5review=""; q5answer="e"; q6="Which of the following was not<\/i> a strong influence on Liszt's compositional style?"; q6a="Paganini's career"; q6b="Hungarian folk music"; q6c="Beethoven's music"; q6d="All of the above were strong influences on Liszt's style."; q6e="None of the above were strong influences on Liszt's style."; q6review=""; q6answer="d"; q7="Which composer used his own lieder melodies as the basis for chamber works?"; q7a="Schubert"; q7b="Chopin"; q7c="Schumann"; q7d="Liszt"; q7e="none of the above"; q7review=""; q7answer="a"; q8="What statement characterizes the poetic form called the ballad?"; q8a="long poems about romantic adventures and supernatural incidents"; q8b="folk tales depicting mythological animals and monsters"; q8c="stories of tragic love affairs spun out over more than a hundred stanzas"; q8d="battles between good and evil in which good triumphs"; q8e="none of the above"; q8review=""; q8answer="a"; q9="A group of lieder designed to be performed as a set is called a __________."; q9a="Wiegenlied"; q9b="song cycle"; q9c="Liedersprache"; q9d="ballad"; q9e="none of the above"; q9review=""; q9answer="b"; q10="Which of the following is not<\/i> a major collection of piano pieces by Robert Schumann?"; q10a="Carnaval<\/i>"; q10b="Papillons<\/i>"; q10c="Phantasiestücke<\/i>"; q10d="Annés de pélerinage<\/i>"; q10e="none of the above"; q10review=""; q10answer="d"; q11="The piano parts of Schubert's lieder are notable for their __________."; q11a="pictorial and dramatic roles"; q11b="restraint and subservient roles"; q11c="extremely chromatic harmonies set against diatonic vocal melodies"; q11d="virtuosic demands on the pianist"; q11e="none of the above"; q11review=""; q11answer="a"; q12="Which composer is considered the successor to Beethoven in chamber music composition?"; q12a="Schubert"; q12b="Schumann"; q12c="Liszt"; q12d="Brahms"; q12e="none of the above"; q12review=""; q12answer="d"; q13="Who were Florestan, Eusebius, and Raro?"; q13a="fictitious characters that represented aspects of Schumann's personality"; q13b="Robert and Clara Schumann's three oldest children"; q13c="characters in a play for which Mendelssohn composed incidental music"; q13d="operatic singers who also excelled in the performance of lieder."; q13e="none of the above"; q13review=""; q13answer="a"; q14="The nocturne was __________."; q14a="a form developed by Field and used frequently by Schubert"; q14b="a form developed by Chopin and used frequently by Schumann"; q14c="a form developed by Field and used frequently by Chopin"; q14d="a form developed by Schumann and used frequently by Field"; q14e="none of the above"; q14review=""; q14answer="c"; q15="Schubert favored which form(s) in setting his lieder?"; q15a="strophic and modified strophic"; q15b="through-composed"; q15c="ballade form borrowed from medieval music"; q15d="da capo"; q15e="none of the above"; q15review=""; q15answer="a"; q16="Dichterliebe<\/i> is __________."; q16a="a song cycle by Schubert"; q16b="a song cycle by Schumann"; q16c="a set of miniatures for piano solo by Schumann"; q16d="a set of piano pieces by Mendelssohn"; q16e="none of the above"; q16review=""; q16answer="b"; // End of hiding the script. --> <body>This page requires a browser that can display frames.<script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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