A Recap of the Romantic Period

Name a composer from the Romantic Period.

Some features of the Romantic orchestra differed from the Classical. Identify two features below.

• The English Horn was included in the orchestra

• The French Horn was invented

• Brass instruments had valves

• The orchestra was much larger

What is the literal translation of 'rubato'?

(a)  

True or False: Romantic music focuses on provoking emotion and passion.

(a)  

What is the musical term for a note that does not belong to the key, adding ‘colour’ to a melody/chord?

(a)  

Watch the video. A Romantic concerto often require the needs for a v________ soloist.

• Vibrant

• Virtuosic

• Vigorous

• Valiant

Identify another two instruments to be added to the Romantic Orchestra.

• Harp

• Double Bass

• Piano

• Timpani

Romantic melodies were often...

• Long and complex

• Short and simple

• Long and simple

• Short and complex

What was the main texture used during the Romantic Period?

• Polyphonic

• Monophonic

• Imitation

• Homophonic

Which of these composers is from the Romantic Period?

• Mozart

• Schubert

• Bach

• Haydn