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Romantic Era (Music)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the time period for the Romantic Era?

a)

1820-1910

b)

1850-1950

c)

1750-1820

d)

1810-1920

2.

What three characteristics make up Romantic music?

a)

Moody

b)

Emotional

c)

Personal

d)

Rigid

3.

What are three reasons musical life expanded during the Romantic Era?

a)

Rise of the middle class.

b)

The publishing of music.

c)

The invention of the piano.

d)

The invention of sound recording.

4.

Opera.... musically and commercially.

a)

Suffered

b)

Flourished

c)

Remained stagnant

d)

Tanked

5.

During the Romantic Era, who were the two transitional composers?

a)

Chopin

b)

Liszt

c)

Beethoven

d)

Schubert

6.

Music was inspired by folk tunes and nature.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Musical pieces showcased the happiness of life.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Romantic works incorporated....

a)

Science and fiction.

b)

Literature and the visual arts.

c)

Peas and carrots.

d)

Chili and cinnamon rolls.

9.

Select three of the four reasons for the popularity of solos.

a)

Publishers

b)

Pianos

c)

Public performances

d)

Pepsi

10.

The lied is German for song. It is specifically a song for...

a)

Voice and tuba.

b)

The percussion section.

c)

Voice and piano.

d)

The brass section.

11.

The goal of the art song was to set poetry with music of lesser quality.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Franz Schubert studied music under...

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Chopin

d)

Salieri

13.

Franz Schubert became the first noteworthy...

a)

Basketball champion.

b)

Piano maker.

c)

Bohemian.

d)

Composer.

14.

In Erlkonig, the piano accompaniment depicts the...

a)

Sadness of the father.

b)

Fear the son is feeling.

c)

The sound of the spinning wheel.

d)

The galloping of horses.

15.

What composer almost single-handedly establish the art song as a distinctly and significant Romantic genre?

a)

Chopin

b)

Liszt

c)

Brahms

d)

Schubert

16.

The four characters of Erlkonig are the father, song, elf king, and ...

a)

Witches

b)

Narrator

c)

Children

d)

Composer

17.

The three Bs of musical composers are Bach, Beethoven, and ...

a)

Bullwinkle

b)

Baby Face

c)

Beyonce

d)

Brahms

18.

A requiem is a mass offered to honor the dead.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Pick the correct term: a staged drama set to music made up of vocal pieces with accompaniment

a)

Recital

b)

Opera

c)

Leitmotif

d)

Aria

20.

I am known for writing various piano works such as nocturnes, polonaises, and mazurkas, which are inspired by my homeland. Who am I?

a)

Berlioz

b)

Tchaikovsky

c)

Verdi

d)

Chopin

21.

Music that follows a story line or narrative is called...

a)

Absolute music

b)

Real music

c)

Programmatic music

d)

Incidental music

22.

Music that does not follow a story line or narrative is called...

a)

Programmatic music

b)

Real music

c)

Absolute music

d)

Incidental music

23.

I am known for composing German "lieder," or short vocal songs. I was also very popular and had many friends. Who am I?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Beethoven

c)

Schubert

d)

Brahms

24.

I'm a composer who was incredibly inspired by my native homeland of Poland, though I lived in Paris most of my life. Who am I?

a)

Brahms

b)

Chopin

c)

Berlioz

d)

Beethoven

25.

Pick the correct term: someone who excels greatly in a field, specifically music

a)

Libretto

b)

Aria

c)

Virtuoso

d)

Recital

26.

Pick the correct term: a reoccurring motif used to represent a character through an opera

a)

Leitmotif

b)

Libretto

c)

Opera

d)

Opera House

27.

Franz Liszt is known for writing...

a)

Italian Operas

b)

German Operas

c)

Ballets

d)

Piano Works

28.

A child prodigy, one of the best pianists of all time, developed the symphonic poem

a)

Liszt

b)

Chopin

c)

Debussy

d)

Saint-Saëns

29.

What is a lied?

a)

Program music

b)

Miniature

c)

Art song

d)

a piano piece

30.

Which Classical composer really pushed the boundaries of Classical form and helped usher in the Romantic Era?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Beethoven

d)

Scarlatti

31.

This composer wrote over 600 German Art Songs.

a)

Franz Schubert

b)

Robert Schumann

c)

Mozart

d)

Beethoven

32.

This composer moved from Warsaw, Poland to Paris, France where he me other famous composers of the Romantic Era. His music had a Polish flavor to it. Most people are familiar with his Nocturnes and Piano Etudes.

a)

Franz Liszt

b)

Frederic Chopin

c)

Franz Schubert

d)

Robert Schumann

33.

This Hungarian composer was a famous virtuoso pianist who wrote showy music for himself to perform on tour. Some people regard him as one of the first real "rock stars" of music history.

a)

Franz Schubert

b)

Franz Liszt

c)

Robert Schumann

d)

Maurice Gottschalk

34.

A Nocturne is a piece of music that is supposed to represent the calm emotions of...

a)

The Spring

b)

The Night

c)

The Day

d)

Church music

35.

The word Etude means:

a)

Study

b)

Attitude

c)

Art Song

d)

Night Music

36.

The focus of the Romantic Era was...

a)

Evoking love

b)

Evoking extreme emotions

c)

Reinventing sacred music

d)

an emphasis on humorous pieces

37.

Most popular instrument of the Romantic Era

a)

Sousaphone

b)

Violin

c)

Guitar

d)

Piano

38.

What song form was king in the Romantic Era?

a)

Chamber music

b)

Symphony

c)

Symphonic poems

d)

Opera

39.
Instrumental music that tells a story or evokes another medium such as a painting or poem
a)
Sonata
b)
Symphonic Poem
c)
Symphony
d)
Opera
40.

Languages that operas are most often written in are.....

a)

French, German, Italian

b)

Italian, German, Russian

c)

French, English, German

d)

Italian, French, Russian

41.

Operas can be....

a)

Tragedies, Comedies, Dramas

b)

Tragedies, Comedies, Romances

c)

Romances, Action, Comedies

d)

Any genre

42.

The piece of music played before the show starts

a)

Overture

b)

Encore

c)

Entreacte

d)

Trailer

43.

What are the songs of an opera called?

a)

Aria

b)

Recitative

44.

What is the dialogue of an opera called?

a)

Aria

b)

Recitative

45.

The Libretto is the text of an opera.

a)

True

b)

False