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