Berlioz Wrote A Requiem Mass.

Berlioz wrote a Requiem Mass.

true

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is connected to the composer's personal life.

true

Hector Berlioz looked to the writings of Shakespeare as the basis for both operas and symphonic works.

true

Hector Berlioz wrote a good deal of music that was meant to evoke images and ideas.

false

In the fourth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantasique, what does the loud chord immediately after the solo clarinet's statement of the idée fixe represent?

the falling of the guillotine's blade

In which movement does Berlioz use the Dies irae (Day of Wrath) chant?

the fifth

Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial association is called:

program music.

Symphonie fantastique is comprised of how many movements?

five

One of Berlioz's key areas of innovation was orchestration.

true

The character development in Symphonie fantastique is realized musically through the thematic development of the_______.

idee fixe

The idée fixe appears in every movement of Symphonie fantastique.

true

The inspiration for Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique was:

the actress Harriet Smithson.

The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of the Symphonie fantastique, is called:

the idée fixe.

The second movement of Symphonie fantastique is best described as a:

dance at a ball.

What gave Hector Berlioz the opportunity to work in Italy?

winning the Prix de Rome

Which best describes the character of the fourth movement of Symphonie fantastique?

a diabolical march

Which movement(s) of Symphonie fantastique embodies(y) the Romantic Era's fascination with the grotesque and supernatural?

the last two movements

Which of the following is NOT true about Hector Berlioz?

He was a German Romantic composer.