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Romantic Era Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Beethoven is BEST described as...
a)
Well dressed, polite and quiet
b)
Angry, quiet and short
c)
Loud, angry, misunderstood
d)
Angry, shy and quiet
2.

In his final years, Beethoven was _____.

a)

blind

b)

deaf

c)

blind and deaf

d)

neither blind nor deaf

3.
Fanney Hensel is best known for her __________.
a)
songs and piano works
b)
concertos
c)
operas and ballets
d)
all of the above
4.
Fanny Hensel was an excellent ____________.
a)
pianist
b)
singer
c)
ballet dancer
d)
novelist
5.

Which composer had to have compositions published under a siblings name?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

6.

Which composer wrote both the music and words to his operas?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

7.
I wrote mostly keyboard, vocal, and chamber music, because women of my era were not encouraged to write symphonies.
a)
Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn
b)
Ludwig van Beethoven
c)
Hector Berlioz
d)
George Frideric Handel
8.

Which composer was financially supported by a wealthy patron the he never met?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

9.

Which composer went deaf?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

10.

Which composer wrote an opera so challenging that after 77 rehearsals the musicians quit?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

11.

Which composer advanced music from the Classical Era to the Romantic Era?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

12.

Which composer wrote the ballet we watched in class?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

13.

Which composer created a fan club for himself to help pay for his elaborate operas?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

14.

Which composer fell in love with his friends widow?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Hensel

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

e)

Tchaikovsky

15.

Beethoven was born in.....

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Russia

d)

Italy

16.

Hensel was born in.....

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Russia

d)

Italy

17.

Brahms was born in.....

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Russia

d)

Italy

18.

Wagner was born in.....

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Russia

d)

Italy

19.

Tchaikovsky was born in.....

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Russia

d)

Italy

20.

Piano piece written by Beethoven

a)

Fur Elise

b)

Farewell to Rome

c)

The Lullaby Song

d)

5th Symphony

21.

Famous symphony by L.V. Beethoven

a)

5th Symphony

b)

Lohengrin

c)

The Ring Cycle

d)

1812 Overture

22.

Which piece did Hensel write?

a)

Fur Elise

b)

Farewell to Rome

c)

The Lullaby Song

d)

5th Symphony

23.

Wagner composed...

a)

5th Symphony and Fur Elise

b)

Symphony No 1 and The Lullaby Song

c)

The Ring Cycle and Lohengrin

d)

1812 Overture and The Nutcracker

24.

Brahms composed...

a)

5th Symphony and Fur Elise

b)

Symphony No 1 and The Lullaby Song

c)

The Ring Cycle and Lohengrin

d)

1812 Overture and The Nutcracker

25.

Tchaikovsky composed...

a)

5th Symphony and Fur Elise

b)

Symphony No 1 and The Lullaby Song

c)

The Ring Cycle and Lohengrin

d)

1812 Overture and The Nutcracker

26.

When was the Romantic era?

a)

1900-2000

b)

1820-1900

c)

400-1600

d)

1750-1820

27.

What was the focus of the Romantic era?

a)

Heightened emotions

b)

Religious exploration

c)

Scientific discovery

d)

Primitive life

28.
Define "Virtuoso"
a)
Descriptive music that attempts to tell a story or paint a musical picture
b)
A reoccurring motif or theme
c)
A staged drama set entirely to music
d)
A person that excels greatly in a field, specifically music
29.
Descriptive music that tells a story or paints a musical picture.
a)
Program Music
b)
Opera
c)
Romantic Era
d)
Patron
30.
School that trains musicians
a)
Opera
b)
Music Drama
c)
Patron
d)
Conservatory
31.
Someone who financially supports musicians or composers.
a)
Opera
b)
Romantic
c)
Patron
d)
Conservatory
32.
A play where all of the words are sung.
a)
Program Music
b)
Opera
c)
Symphonic Poem
d)
Conservatory
33.
A person that excels greatly in a field, specifically music
a)
Opera
b)
Libretto
c)
Leitmotif
d)
Virtuoso
34.

When a composer is paid one time to write a specific piece of music.

a)

commission

b)

ballet

c)

symphony

d)

company

35.

The people who perform a ballet or opera.

a)

commission

b)

ballet

c)

symphony

d)

company

36.

An extended piece of music for orchestra in 3 or more movements.

a)

commission

b)

ballet

c)

symphony

d)

company

37.

A story told through dance and orchestra.

a)

commission

b)

ballet

c)

symphony

d)

company

38.
Which composer is known for writing grand operas, most of which were based on German myths and legends?
a)
Franz Liszt
b)
Richard Wagner
c)
Giuseppe Verdi
39.
Which composer is most often recognized as one of the greatest ballet composers of the Romantic Era?
a)
Giacomo Puccini
b)
Frederic Chopin
c)
Peter Tchaikovsky
40.
Who is this composer?
a)
Beethoven
b)
Mozart
c)
John Williams
d)
Louis Armstrong