Romantic Period in Music

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When did the Romantic period in music start and end?

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1820-1900

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How is music from the Romantic period described?

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Expressive, passionate, and inventive

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What is programmatic music meant to describe?

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A particular feeling or emotion

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romantic music? Boundless and free from limitations of form, Inspired by visual art and literature, Follows rigid forms of classical music, Known for its intense energy and passion

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Follows rigid forms of classical music

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Which of the following composers is NOT associated with the Romantic period? Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms

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Bach

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What did Beethoven pioneer in the realm of classical music?

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Romanticism

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Which of Beethoven's symphonies is known for its reference to countryside scenes?

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Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

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What type of orchestral music became popular as stand-alone pieces that could evoke anything from a painting to a feeling of nationalistic pride?

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Tone poems and descriptive overtures

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What led to the biggest change in music for centuries, known as the beginning of Modernism? Options: The decline of public interest in classical music, The invention of new musical instruments, The increasing outlandishness and inventiveness of ideas and compositions, requiring musical rules to be rewritten, The spread of music through radio and recordings

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The increasing outlandishness and inventiveness of ideas and compositions, requiring musical rules to be rewritten

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What did the Romantic era give birth to according to the text? Options: The virtuoso, The concerto, The sonata, The symphony

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The virtuoso