Romanticism

Which of the following is a characteristic of Romantic Music?

• Instrumental music became more important than vocal

• The orchestra grows in size

• The piano gains popularity

• Unlike Baroque music, it was simple, balanced, and non-emotional

• All are characteristics of Romantic Music

___ was a Romantic composer who was considered a bridge between the Baroque and Romantic Periods. He is best known for his reform of Opera. Ever since Monteverdi’s time opera had become a singer’s showcase. His mission was to return to the original ideal of opera as a story told through music. Thus, he is known as the “father of modern Opera”.

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Cristoph Gluck

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Franz Schubert

___ was a Romantic composer whose musical life was unique in that he was very isolated and hardly ever heard music of other composers, thus forcing him "to become original". He is referred to as the Father of the Modern Symphony.

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Cristoph Gluck

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Franz Schubert

___ was a Romantic composer who was a child prodigy born in Austria. By the time ___ was 10, he wrote his first full symphony. By age 14, he was writing operas. ____ added to musical tradition by adding the advanced use of the clarinet and placing the trombone into the symphony for the first time. Despite his genius and musical accomplishments, he died a very poor man, at only 35 years old. In his short life, he composed 18 operas, 40 symphonies, 13 masses, 26 quartets among hundreds of other types. He lives on as being a great composer, but first a child prodigy.

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Cristoph Gluck

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Franz Schubert

___ was a Romantic composer who was not favored by many of his teachers because he was thought to be “too uncultured in manner and too free with his musical ideas”. Since the piano was fairly new his skills at performing were unmatched during his time. His compositions can be divided into 3 periods. The First Period 1792-1802 is where he mostly reflects the classic structure used by composers before him. He began to break the rules of classical structure with his own ideas. The Second Period 1802-1815 resulted in a hearing loss due to typhoid fever, damage, to the acoustic nerve. In the Third Period 1815-1827 he became completely deaf but wrote his most famous work, 9th Symphony. He became completely absorbed in his creativity, being unaware of his surroundings and having no concern for his personal needs. The premiere of his famous 9th symphony was conducted by himself completely deaf upon completion, his eyes were closed and he kept conducting, the concert master had to tell him, “Maestro, we’re done”

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Cristoph Gluck

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Franz Schubert

___ was a Romantic composer who a smooth flowing, poetic quality to his music that opened doors for the increased expression of the Romantic Period. He was born in Germany and was a child genius. ___ would write whole pieces of music in just one afternoon. ___ greatest known works are songs, voice with piano accompaniment. ___ became ill during the composing of his 8th symphony which caused him to skip the completion of his 8th symphony, and move straight on to his 9th. His 8th symphony is now known as The Unfinished Symphony.

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Cristoph Gluck

• Franz Joseph Haydn

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Franz Schubert

The Romantic period is considered the Ages of ____ and ____.

• Expressionism, Individual

• Individual, Reason

• Reason, Expressionism

• Reason, Idealism

Which two revolutions took place during the Romantic period?

• American

• British

• French

• Russian

The Arts in the Romantic period were an emotional reaction against established order, especially the religious and political order of the time.

• True

• False

Life of the Baroque period become too artificial which lead to the desired life of the poor man which was viewed as simple, good and honest, as opposed to the immoral and decadent aristocrat.

• True

• False