Characteristics of Romantic Music

The Romantic Period spanned approximately what years?

• 1600-1750

• 1750-1820

• 1820-1900

• 1900-1990

Romantic composers did not care for individuality of style and self-expression.

• True

• False

When composers draw inspiration from their homelands it is called...

• Musical Exoticism

• Musical Nationalism

• Musical Expression

• Musical Theft

Instrumental Music that tells a story

• Program Music

• Symphony

• Opera

• Sonata

Composers during the Romantic Period used a wide range of dynamics. To what do dynamics refer?

• The speed of the music

• The feel of the music

• The length of the music

• The volume of the music

A Tone Poem consists of how many movements?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The major difference(s) between the classical symphony and romantic symphony is/are...

• the romantic symphony was longer in length than the classical symphony

• the romantic symphony used more musicians than the classical symphony

• there are no differences

• both a and b

Which of the following instruments was used more frequently during the Romantic Period?

• Piccolo

• Bass Clarinet

• English Horn

• Contrabassoon

When composers draw material from foreign lands, it is called...

• Musical Nationalism

• Musical Theft

• Musical Exoticism

• It has no name

When a melody returns later in a Romantic Composition with a new character, it is called...

• Thematic Modulation

• Thematic Transformation

• Program Music

• The Return of the Melody