Romanticism Test

Beethoven's symphonies, sonatas, and quartets are performed in concert and on radio more than those of any other classical composer.

• True

• False

What personal adversity did Beethoven struggle to overcome during his adult life?

• alcoholism

• drug addiction

• blindness

• deafness

This composer was born in Bonn, Germany, but eventually moved to Vienna, where he began his career working as a piano virtuoso. It was not unusual for audiences to be so moved by the expressive style of his playing that many broke down with loud sobbing.

• Beethoven

• Haydn

• Mozart

• Schubert

Which composition suggests passion and pathos?

• Don Giovanni

• A Little Night Music

• Piano Sonata, Op. 13 the Pathetique

• Piano Concerto in C major, K 467

Where did Beethoven generally play his Piano Sonata, Op 13 the Pathetique?

• in the parlors of middle class homes for his friends

• he didn't play the compositin with any frequecy

• in the homes and palaces of the Viennese aristocracy

• in the parlors of families with young women whom he wanted to woo

Which one of Beethoven's nine symphonies changed the historical direction of the symphony?

• Symphony # 3 - the Eroica

• Symphony # 4

• Symphony # 6, the Pastoral

• Symphomy # 7

Which symphony did Beethoven dedicate to Napoleon Bonaparte>

• Symphony #1

• Symphony # 3 the Eroica

• Symphony # 5

• Symphony #7

Which statement does not apply to Beethoven Symphony Number 9?

• the four movements convey a sesnse of psychological progression

• the initial motive dominates the first movement.

• It is the first symphony to use them and variation form as one of its movements.

• Beethoven is said to have described the motive as Fate knocking at the door.

Most of Beethoven's late works are symphonies.

• True

• False

While Beethoven stayed within the bounds of Classical forms, his great urge for person expression caused him to expand their length.

• True

• False