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AQA A-Level Music: Romantic Piano Composer Characteristics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following composers was considered to have the most conservative/traditional style?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

2.

Which of the following composers was the most obviously influenced by the music of his country (nationalist)?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

3.

Which of the following composers pieces often had a virtuosic or improvised feel?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

4.

Which of the following composers often used complex rhythmic ideas such as triplets, sextuplets and demisemiquavers?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

5.

Which of the following composers often used heavy chordal textures (often with 6 or more notes being played at the same time)?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

6.

Which of the following composers frequently used Classical periodic phrasing?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

7.

Which of the following composers often included cross-rhythms in their works for piano?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

8.

Which of the following composers most frequently used the half-diminished 7th chord?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

9.

Which of the following composers had the most diatonic approach to harmony (i.e. not as chromatic as the other two)?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg

10.

Which of the following composers used open 5th's frequently in the accompaniment (influenced by Norwegian folk music)?

a)

Chopin

b)

Brahms

c)

Grieg