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