Romantic, Year 9 Lesson 1

What are the dates of the Romantic Period?

• 1825 - 1900

• 1600-1750

• 1900- present

• 1750 - 1825

The Romantic Period developed out of which other musical period?

• Classical

• Hip - Hop

• Renaissance

• Rock

Select the Romantic Composers (3)

• Brahms

• Grieg

• Bach

• Tchaikovsky

• Williams

True or False? Romantic Music focusses on provoking emotion and passion.

• True

• False

What does the musical term Rubato mean?

• Keeping a steady tempo

• Getting increasingly louder

• slight speeding up and slowing down of the music

• Playing smoothly

How many movements does a Romantic symphony typically have?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

Which instrument was added later in the Romantic Period to the Brass section of the orchestra?

• The Bagpipes

• The Tuba

• The Violin

• The Harpischord

The Romantic Orchestra could perform using a wider variety of dynamics, but what are dynamics?

• Changes in speed

• Changes in volume

• Changes in pitch

• Changes in the length of the notes