Die Forelle - Quiz
Die Forelle
  • 1. In what year was the original version of 'Die Forelle' completed?
A) 1818
B) 1817
C) 1820
D) 1819
  • 2. How many total autographs of 'Die Forelle' did Schubert complete after the original?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Six
D) Seven
  • 3. What does Newbould believe Schubert's ability to replicate his work demonstrated?
A) A lack of focus on the original score
B) A natural command of the language of music
C) An interest in changing the melody
D) A desire to improve the composition
  • 4. According to Reed, what elements do the differences between the autographs primarily concern?
A) Tempo indication and the prelude-postlude
B) Rhythm and lyrics
C) Instrumentation and vocal range
D) Harmony and key signature
  • 5. What tempo marking was used for the first version of the song?
A) Allegro
B) Nicht zu geschwind
C) Andante
D) Mässig
  • 6. Where is the undated 1817 draft currently kept?
A) Stadler, Ebner and Schindler collection in Lund
B) The Schubert Institute
C) Vienna National Archives
D) Library of Congress
  • 7. For whose album was the second version of 'Die Forelle' written?
A) Josef Hüttenbrenner
B) Anselm Hüttenbrenner
C) Sylvester Baumgartner
D) Franz Sales Kandler
  • 8. What was the tempo marking of the version written for Franz Sales Kandler?
A) Mässig
B) Nicht zu geschwind
C) Moderato
D) Presto
  • 9. What were Schubert and Anselm Hüttenbrenner drinking when they discussed Josef Hüttenbrenner?
A) Hungarian wine
B) Coffee
C) Austrian beer
D) Schnapps
  • 10. Why did Schubert pour ink over the manuscript written in February 1818?
A) It was a stylistic choice
B) He was sleepy and clumsy
C) He wanted to destroy the work
D) He was angry at Josef
  • 11. What happened to the manuscript written in February 1818?
A) It was lost
B) It is in the Library of Congress
C) It was destroyed by the Hüttenbrenners
D) It is in the Stadler collection
  • 12. In which year was the version for the 'Neue Ausgabe' publication written?
A) 1818
B) 1819
C) 1821
D) 1820
  • 13. Where is the final version of 'Die Forelle' currently held?
A) The Lund collection
B) Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection
C) The Vienna State Library
D) The Hüttenbrenner family archive
  • 14. Who commissioned the chamber music piece based on 'Die Forelle' in 1819?
A) Sylvester Baumgartner
B) Franz Sales Kandler
C) Anselm Hüttenbrenner
D) Franz Liszt
  • 15. In which movement of the Trout Quintet is the song 'Die Forelle' quoted?
A) Third movement
B) Second movement
C) Fourth movement
D) First movement
  • 16. How many versions of 'Die Forelle' did Franz Liszt transcribe for solo piano?
A) Three
B) One
C) Two
D) Four
  • 17. According to Newbould, what did the Trout Quintet acknowledge regarding the song?
A) Its lack of contemporary appeal
B) Its meteoric rise on the charts
C) Its failure in Vienna
D) Its complex musical structure
  • 18. What is mentioned as a modern-day use of the melody of 'Die Forelle'?
A) An alarm clock tone
B) A popular ringtone
C) Ending tune of Samsung washing machines
D) Background music in films
  • 19. According to Fischer-Dieskau, what accounts for the song's universal appeal?
A) Vivid imagery and exuberance of melody
B) The famous composers who transcribed it
C) The complexity of the piano part
D) The brevity of the piece
  • 20. In what year did Schubert write a series of songs based on Kosegarten's works?
A) 1817
B) 1816
C) 1815
D) 1820
  • 21. What is the D-number for 'Die Erscheinung'?
A) D 518
B) D 550
C) D 229
D) D 454
  • 22. Who considers 'Die Erscheinung' to be a forerunner to 'Die Forelle'?
A) John Reed
B) Schubart
C) Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten
D) Johann Leopold Ebner
  • 23. Which poet's works were used for 'Die Forelle'?
A) Beethoven
B) Schubert
C) Schubart
D) Kosegarten
  • 24. What is the D-number for 'Die Forelle'?
A) D 518
B) D 229
C) D 454
D) D 550
  • 25. Which of these songs was composed in the same year as 'Die Forelle'?
A) Die Erscheinung
B) An den Tod
C) Grablied auf einen Soldaten
D) An die Musik
  • 26. Which work was 'Die Forelle' accused of unconsciously quoting?
A) Der Tod und das Mädchen
B) Die Erscheinung
C) Coriolan Overture
D) An mein Klavier
  • 27. Who composed the Coriolan Overture?
A) Schubart
B) Schubert
C) Beethoven
D) Kosegarten
  • 28. On what date was 'Die Forelle' published in the Wiener Zeitung?
A) Early 1817
B) 9 December 1817
C) July 1815
D) 9 December 1820
  • 29. What did Schubert receive for the publication of his songs in the Wiener Zeitung?
A) Monetary payment
B) Critical acclaim
C) A manuscript copy
D) Free publicity
  • 30. What is the English translation of the title 'Die Forelle'?
A) The Trout
B) The River
C) The Warning
D) The Fisherman
  • 31. In what publication was the poem 'Die Forelle' first published in 1783?
A) Schubert's Almanach
B) The Musical Times
C) Die Forelle Journal
D) Schwäbischer Musenalmanach
  • 32. What key is 'Die Forelle' written in?
A) C major
B) A minor
C) D major
D) D-flat major
  • 33. What musical form does Schubert use in 'Die Forelle'?
A) Binary form
B) Sonata form
C) Through-composed form
D) Varied strophic form
  • 34. Where was Schubart imprisoned when he wrote the poem?
A) Hohenasperg fortress
B) A monastery
C) Vienna
D) A private residence
  • 35. How many stanzas did the original poem by Schubart contain?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 36. What did the moral in the original poem warn young women against?
A) Marrying fishermen
B) Young men with rods
C) Losing their innocence
D) Fishing in forbidden waters
  • 37. Who described the song as a 'lyrical song with admixtures of dramatic traits'?
A) Thomas Kramer
B) Franz Schubert
C) Marjorie Wing Hirsch
D) John Reed
  • 38. What is the tempo marking for 'Die Forelle'?
A) Allegro moderato
B) Andante con moto
C) Vivace
D) Etwas lebhaft
  • 39. Which verse in 'Die Forelle' differs from the others?
A) The third verse
B) The final verse
C) The first verse
D) The second verse
  • 40. What term does Fischer-Dieskau use to describe the strophic song structure?
A) Abgesang
B) Durchführung
C) Streichquartett
D) Gesamtkunstwerk
  • 41. How does Schubert remove the moral of Schubart's original poem?
A) By adding a piano coda
B) By rewriting the lyrics
C) By removing the stanza
D) By changing the melody
  • 42. According to Mark Ringer, what does the melody evoke?
A) Religious fervor
B) Military precision
C) Folklike naïveté
D) Deep melancholy
  • 43. What happens to the flowing phrases when the fisherman catches the trout?
A) They fade into a pianissimo
B) They transition into a solo cadenza
C) They double in length
D) They are broken by startled rests
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