| Mendelssohn helped bring to life a long-forgotten work by | J.S. Bach |
| The connection between Shakespeare’s play and Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream was explained by | Mendelssohn himself, who wanted a brief account of the play in the printed program. |
| Which of the following is true of program music? | It is instrumental music openly linked to an object, idea, or story. |
| Mendelssohn keeps within sonata form protocol by | bringing all themes back in the recapitulation |
| Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream sets the mood in the opening by | setting the winds at a high register |
| Which of the following characters are represented in Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream? | the fairies who live in an enchanted forest and Bottom, a tradesman who is turned into a donkey |
| Which character(s) is/are represented by a high-pitched, scurrying theme? | the fairies |
| Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream makes sense without prior knowledge of the drama because | Mendelssohn knew that not every listener would know the play and composed accordingly |
| Which character is represented by a loud, braying theme? | Bottom, the weaver |
| As a child prodigy who toured much of Europe at a young age, Mendelssohn was similar to | W.A. Mozart |
Chapter 32 Quiz: Felix Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 7, 2019