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