WorksheetsRomantic Era (Music)
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is the time period for the Romantic Era?
1820-1910
1850-1950
1750-1820
1810-1920
What three characteristics make up Romantic music?
Moody
Emotional
Personal
Rigid
What are three reasons musical life expanded during the Romantic Era?
Rise of the middle class.
The publishing of music.
The invention of the piano.
The invention of sound recording.
Opera.... musically and commercially.
Suffered
Flourished
Remained stagnant
Tanked
During the Romantic Era, who were the two transitional composers?
Chopin
Liszt
Beethoven
Schubert
Music was inspired by folk tunes and nature.
True
False
Musical pieces showcased the happiness of life.
True
False
Romantic works incorporated....
Science and fiction.
Literature and the visual arts.
Peas and carrots.
Chili and cinnamon rolls.
Select three of the four reasons for the popularity of solos.
Publishers
Pianos
Public performances
Pepsi
The lied is German for song. It is specifically a song for...
Voice and tuba.
The percussion section.
Voice and piano.
The brass section.
The goal of the art song was to set poetry with music of lesser quality.
True
False
Franz Schubert studied music under...
Beethoven
Mozart
Chopin
Salieri
Franz Schubert became the first noteworthy...
Basketball champion.
Piano maker.
Bohemian.
Composer.
In Erlkonig, the piano accompaniment depicts the...
Sadness of the father.
Fear the son is feeling.
The sound of the spinning wheel.
The galloping of horses.
What composer almost single-handedly establish the art song as a distinctly and significant Romantic genre?
Chopin
Liszt
Brahms
Schubert
The four characters of Erlkonig are the father, song, elf king, and ...
Witches
Narrator
Children
Composer
The three Bs of musical composers are Bach, Beethoven, and ...
Bullwinkle
Baby Face
Beyonce
Brahms
A requiem is a mass offered to honor the dead.
True
False
Pick the correct term: a staged drama set to music made up of vocal pieces with accompaniment
Recital
Opera
Leitmotif
Aria
I am known for writing various piano works such as nocturnes, polonaises, and mazurkas, which are inspired by my homeland. Who am I?
Berlioz
Tchaikovsky
Verdi
Chopin
Music that follows a story line or narrative is called...
Absolute music
Real music
Programmatic music
Incidental music
Music that does not follow a story line or narrative is called...
Programmatic music
Real music
Absolute music
Incidental music
I am known for composing German "lieder," or short vocal songs. I was also very popular and had many friends. Who am I?
Tchaikovsky
Beethoven
Schubert
Brahms
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?
Brahms
Chopin
Berlioz
Beethoven
Pick the correct term: someone who excels greatly in a field, specifically music
Libretto
Aria
Virtuoso
Recital
Pick the correct term: a reoccurring motif used to represent a character through an opera
Leitmotif
Libretto
Opera
Opera House
Franz Liszt is known for writing...
Italian Operas
German Operas
Ballets
Piano Works
A child prodigy, one of the best pianists of all time, developed the symphonic poem
Liszt
Chopin
Debussy
Saint-Saëns
What is a lied?
Program music
Miniature
Art song
a piano piece
Which Classical composer really pushed the boundaries of Classical form and helped usher in the Romantic Era?
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
Scarlatti
This composer wrote over 600 German Art Songs.
Franz Schubert
Robert Schumann
Mozart
Beethoven
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.
Franz Liszt
Frederic Chopin
Franz Schubert
Robert Schumann
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.
Franz Schubert
Franz Liszt
Robert Schumann
Maurice Gottschalk
A Nocturne is a piece of music that is supposed to represent the calm emotions of...
The Spring
The Night
The Day
Church music
The word Etude means:
Study
Attitude
Art Song
Night Music
The focus of the Romantic Era was...
Evoking love
Evoking extreme emotions
Reinventing sacred music
an emphasis on humorous pieces
Most popular instrument of the Romantic Era
Sousaphone
Violin
Guitar
Piano
What song form was king in the Romantic Era?
Chamber music
Symphony
Symphonic poems
Opera
Languages that operas are most often written in are.....
French, German, Italian
Italian, German, Russian
French, English, German
Italian, French, Russian
Operas can be....
Tragedies, Comedies, Dramas
Tragedies, Comedies, Romances
Romances, Action, Comedies
Any genre
The piece of music played before the show starts
Overture
Encore
Entreacte
Trailer
What are the songs of an opera called?
Aria
Recitative
What is the dialogue of an opera called?
Aria
Recitative
The Libretto is the text of an opera.
True
False
