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Sergei Prokofiev 1891-1953
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seen here with Sergei Eisenstein)
1. Prokofiev received his early conservatory training in:
A
St. Petersburg
B
Moscow
C
Stalingrad
D
Novgorod
2. All of the follwoing are characteristic of Prokofiev's early piano music except:
A
striking use of dissonance
B
machine like rhythmic passages
C
strong sense of percussion
D
left hand lines modeled after those of Chopin
3. The Bolshevik Revolution began:
A
August, 1914
B
November, 1918
C
August, 1939
D
October, 1917
4. Prokofiev's operas follow the Russian tradition of looking to Russian history or folklore for subject matter. His fantasy operas are influenced by those of
A
Anton Rubenstein
B
Shostakovich
C
Mussorgsky
D
Rimsky-Korsakov.
5. Prokofiev made notable contributions in all of the following fields except
A
film music
B
sacred choral music
C
solo piano literature
D
ballet music
6. Prokofiev wrote patriotic music for the Russian war effort.
A
True
B
False
7. All of the following works by Prokofiev have political overtones except:
A
Ivan the Terrible
B
War and Peace
C
Alexander Nevsky
D
The Love for Three Oranges
8. Shostakovich was one of the most important composers in Stalinist Russia. His relationship with Prokofiev could be described as that of:
A
antagonists
B
political allies
C
artistic allies
D
a father and son
9. Who was Alexander Nevsky?
A
the librettist for The Love for Three Oranges
B
a famous filmaker who collaborated with Prokofiev in War and Peace
C
a 13th century Russian knight who defended Russia against Teutonic invaders
D
a Russian composer who was a rival of Prokofiev
10. All of the following are characteristics of Prokofiev's orchestral music except:
A
uninterrupted dissonance
B
octave displacement of melodies
C
periods of poignant lyricism
D
prominance of woodwinds
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