music appreciation Romantic period

Before he devoted himself entirely to music, what did Schubert work as?

A teacher at his father's school

Schubert’s song melodies focused on religious themes.

False

At what age did Schubert write his first great song?

17 years old

Which peiece is an example of Schubert’s use of his own song in his composition?

The Trout Quintet in A Major

Which of the following statements about Franz Schubert is true?

He was the earliest master of the Romantic art song.

Select all the descriptions that characterized the instrumental works of Schubert.

Power and intense

Song- inspired

Long, lyrical melodies

Select all the characteristics of program music.

It represents events of a particular story.

It evokes the sound of nature.

it has a title or exploratory comments that describes the nonmusical element.

Select all the 19th century improvements to the piano that helped romantic music achieve, expressive tone colors.

Felt- covered hammers

Cast-iron frame

damper pedal

Music in the romantic air, reflected the composers need for?

Self expression

Select all the ways in which romantic works differ from classical works.

Emphasizes on tone color

More colorful harmony

Greater range of dynamics

Music that reflects a specific national identity is called musical?

Nationalism

Select all the things that could easily be found in a romantic opera or piece.

Lovers in an unhappy situation

Interest in the fantastic

Music depicting nature

Romantic composers used which type of harmony to create exciting color and motion through expanded dissonance.

Chromatic

Which of the following best describes the use of tempo in the romantic error music in comparison to the music that came before it?

More variation

Which is a distinguishing feature of the romantic air, piano pieces written by Chopin and Schubert?

They often last only a few minutes

An instrumental music composition associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene is called _____ music.

Program

To enhance tone colors, romantic composers, called for the flute to play in which of the following registers?

Lower

What did composers of the romantic air emphasize in their music?

Their own individual personality

Which of the following is the best description of a romantic era, Melody?

Expressive and song-like

The composition of romantic music that reflected a fascination with foreign lands and cultures is called _____.

Exoticism

Which subject was most commonly explored by romantic composers?

Feelings

Which features characterized the use harmony and chord progressions in romantic-era music?

Instability and delayed resolution

Which set of the following dynamic symbols became more widely used in the romantic era?

ffff and pppp

A melody that returns altered in a different section of a romantic composition is called thematic ______

Transformation

Select all the ways in which emotions are expressed in romantic music.

Love stories include melancholy and longing.

Aspect of nature, for example, thunderstorms, or depicted.

Emotions are often unpredictable or flamboyant.

In romantic music, composers would often call for_____, a slight slow, slowing down or speeding up of the tempo in a music passage.

Rubato

Smetana’s The Moldau, which depicts several scenes related to the main river of Bohemia, is an example of which type of music?

Program music

Which composition reflects the romantic spirit of exoticism as reflected in music?

Scheherazade by Rimsky - Korsakov

Select all the statements about romantic era symphonies.

They tend to be longer than classical symphonies.

They often reuse the same things throughout the composition.

To achieve a more expressive tone color toward the end of a romantic era, an orchestra might include up to how many musicians?

100

Among the following romantic composure, who is considered “ traditional” as opposed to “experimental” ?

Brahms

The rapid change of key used by romantic composers to expand tension and expressive energy is called?

Modulation

Select all the ways in which public interest in writing and performing music increased in the romantic era.

Young composers and performers begin to attend music conservatories.

The public brought transcriptions of operas and orchestral works to study and perform.

Middle class families begin to keep pianos in their homes.

Select all the features of the “free artists” of the romantic era.

They often faced poverty, and had to fight for their livelihood.

They regularly wrote large compositions that would not be performed until many years later.

They sought to fulfill an inner need to create.

Select all the ways in which the rising middle class shaped the role of music in society during the romantic era.

The demand for public concerts was greater.

Music societies across Europe were funded.

More orchestras and opera groups were formed.

Select all the common motivations that romantic composers had for writing music.

To sell works to performing groups.

To leave a musical legacy.

The founding of music conservatories throughout Europe and the United States led to what?

It allowed more young people to study music than ever before

What feature of the romantic era led to the rise of the “free artist”?

The decline of private opera houses, orchestras, and other aristocratic support systems.

What physical ailment complicated Schummann’s desire to become a piano virtuoso at a young age?

He had a permanently disabled finger.

After 1840, Robert Schummann composed four words in which genre?

Symphonies

Select all the facts about composer, Robert Schummann.

He studied, lol, but rarely attended lectures

His works are autobiographical.

He discovered some of the leading composers of his day.

Select all the non-musical terms that illustrate how Schummann thought of his music.

Literary

Autobiographical

Emotional

Which news journal did Schummann found an edit, helping him discover new musical talent?

New journal of music

Select all the elements that represent the music of Schummann?

Syncopation

A sensitive Melody

Dance rhythms

Select all the events that occurred in Clara Schummann’s life.

She married Robert Schummann, contrary to her father’s wishes.

She met violinist Joseph Joachim, with whom she performed chamber concerts.

She met composure, Johannes Brahms, whose composition she would later perform.

As a young child and teenager, Clara Wieck Schummann was known primarily as a child prodigy as a____.

Pianist

Who was Clara Schummann’s Teacher?

Her Father

In what context did Chopin prefer to perform?

Intimate salons

Which descriptions apply to Chopin’s compositional style?

It was elegant, graceful and melodic.

It was personal and original.

Select all the artist with whom Chopin was acquainted.

Liszt

Delacroix

Berlioz

Select all the stylized dances that Chopin used to capture the Polish spirit.

Mazurka

Polonaise

In which city did Chopin settle at the age of 21?

Paris

Which of the following is true about Chopin’s use of harmony?

It was unique and influenced later composers.

What musician awed Liszt at the age 19 and inspired him to practice 8-12 hours a day?

Paganini

Franz Liszt is credited with creating, which of the following romantic era symphonic forms?

The symphonic poem(Tone Color)

To display his mastery at the piano, Liszt composed the_____ Etudes.

Transcendental

Select all the elements found in the piano composition of Liszt.

Large Leaps

Arpeggios that sound like three hands playing

Rapid octave runs

In the early 1860s, why did Liszt travel to Rome?

To pursue religious studies

Select all the ways in which Liszt embody the romantic movement.

As virtuoso performer

With a charismatic personality

As an innovative composure

What piece did Mendelssohn premier at the high point of his career?

His oratorio Elijah

Select all the characteristics of Mendelssohn’s personality that I reflected in his music.

Balance

Elegance

What piece did Mendelssohn conduct in 1829 that led to a historical revival of the composer’s music?

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

What is the only popular genre of the music in which Mendelssohn did not write?

Opera

At what age did Felix Mendelssohn become conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra?

26

Select all the techniques that Mendelssohn used to give his music and elfin quality.

Lightness

Rapid movement

Transparent texture

Select all the instruments or groups for which most romantic program music was written.

Piano

Orchestra

The program Symphony, the symphonic poem, incidental, music, and the concert overture are the main forms of_____.

Orchestral program music

Select all the ways in which the non-musical elements of program music are specified.

The comments and or program

The Title

Select all the main forms of romantic Orchestral program music.

Program symphony

Incidental music

Symphonic poem

Concert overture

Although program music can be enjoyed without knowing it’s title or program, it is often more enjoyable when we can relate it to, which of the following?

Literary or pictorial ideas

Which prestigious award did Berlizo when in 1830, which subsidized two years of musical study?

Prix de Rome

Select all the elements that contribute to Berlizo’s unique sound.

Changes tempo

Abrupt contrasts

Fluctuating dynamics

The idee fixe is a melody that appears only in the conclusion of the Symphonic fantastiquie and serves to resolve the tensions of the piece.

False

When Berlizo was 23, he fell in love with which actress, for whom he composed his Symphonic Fantastique?

Harriet Smithson

Which of the following terms best describes Berlizo as a composer?

Pioneer

In Berlizo’s Symphonic Fantastique, the single Melody used to represent the beloved is called the______

Idee fixe

When Hector Berlizo was a young adult, his father sent him to Paris to study___

Medicine

Select all the new types of dramatic works Berlizo invented in his pieces.

Dramatic legend

Dramatic Symphony

What is an idee fixe?

A single melody used in every movement by Berlizo to represent the beloved.

Which historical event of the 19th century helped to inspire the nationalist trend in the romantic era music?

Military resistance to Napoleon

Smetana’s heritage influenced his Music interest in which tradition?

Bohemian folksongs, dances, and legends

Select the physical ailments that Smetana suffered after age 50.

Syphilis- induced deterioration

Deafness

Select all the characteristics of most 19 century nationalistic music that made the trend popular.

It was often based on folkloric themes.

It was a celebration of cultural identity.

It was a symbol of liberation from oppression.

What event stirred Smetana as a Bohemian (now the Czech Republic) and was influenced by Bohemian folk culture’s feelings of national identity?

The Czech revolutions of 1848

Select all the styles of American music in which Dvorak was interested.

Black American spirituals

Native American melodies

The music of Dvorak is most strongly inspired by which of the following?

Bohemian folksong and dance

Dvorak commonly quoted actual bohemian folk tunes in his music.

False

Tchaikovsky started his career as a_____

Clerk

Select all the types of works that Tchaikovsky is known for composing.

Symphonies

Operas

Concertos

Ballets

Who was Tchaikovsky wealthy financial supporter?

Nadezhda von Meck

Select all the compositions that are examples of Tchaikovsky’s music of ballet.

Swan Lake

The Nutcracker

Sleeping Beauty

Tchaikovsky began his formal study of music composition at an unusually late age.

True

Tchaikovsky thought of himself primarily as a Russian composer, but his music was influenced just as much, German, French, and Italian music as it was by Russian music.

True

Which composer personally encouraged Brahms and praised him in a magazine article?

Schumann

Which of the following best describes the music of Johannes Brahms?

Personal but rooted in tradition of classical composers

Brahms wanted to become conductor of which Orchestra?

Hamburg Philharmonic

What is the “2 against 3” technique that Brahms used frequently in his music?

A rhythmic pattern in which one instrument place two notes per beat and another plays three notes per beat.

When and where was Johannes Brahms born?

In 1833 in Hamburg, Germany