Romantic Period Test

Did the Romantic period come before or after the Classical period?

• Before
• After

Choose the word that completes the sentence. Music was highly _____________ and meant to evoke emotions from the listener.

• long
• expressive
• emotional
• sad

Choose the word that completes the sentence. The orchestra was greatly ________________ during this time, which meant larger orchestras and more instruments of varied timbres.

• expanded
• decreased
• unchanged
• modified

Choose the word that completes the sentence. _____________ was an ideology that inspired many composers to write music about the love of their nation, its history, and its culture.

• Exoticism
• Plagiarism
• Romanticism
• Nationalism

What are the years of the Romantic period?

• 1750-1820
• 1820-1900
• 1600-1750
• 1900-2025

Complete the sentence. Program music is....

• music that tells a story.
• music in the printed program.
• always sung.
• always one movement.

Two forms of vocal music were popular during the Romantic period. What are they?

• rap and hip-hop
• slow and fast
• oratorio and recitative
• opera and lieder

Which composer played a large role in transitioning from the Classical Period and its strict compositional rules to the Romantic Period, full of experimentation and expression?

• Beethoven
• Schubert
• Liszt
• Mozart

Definition - a German poem set to music, typically arranged for a singer and piano

• impressionism
• nationalism
• lieder
• tone poem

Definition - an art movement from the 19th century that aimed to capture a moment in time with a focus on light and color of the moment as opposed to precise details

• impressionism
• nationalism
• lieder
• tone poem