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Romantic Period

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the approximate dates of the romantic period?

a)

1650-1720

b)

1750-1810

c)

1820-1910

d)

1945-2000

2.

Which of the following are NOT composers from the Romantic period?

a)

Verdi

b)

Bach

c)

Schubert

d)

Tchaikovsky

3.
Beethoven is a bridge composer between these two eras
a)
Modernist and Neo-Classical
b)
Romantic and Modernist
c)
Baroque and Classical
d)
Classical and Romantic
4.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of music in the romantic era?

a)

The music was very rigid and structured

b)

The music was expressive and dramatic

c)

Instrumental music was simple and easy to play

d)

Composers only stuck to a small range of notes

5.

What was Beethoven big secret?

a)

He really never like playing the piano.

b)

He was going deaf.

c)

He had a wife.

6.

What was VERY common during the Romantic period (what life was like)?

a)

Selling perfume

b)

Public concerts

c)

Traveling far distances

d)

Attending church

7.

In the Romantic period, composer wrote music that was technically extremely demanding to perform. This was called....

a)

Difficult

b)

Expressivissimo

c)

Virtuosic

d)

Valiant

8.

Listen to the excerpt from the opera "La Traviata". Who is the composer?

a)

Brahms

b)

Verdi

c)

Beethoven

d)

Mendelssohn

9.

Beethoven's 3rd Symphony was called?

a)

Moonlight Sonata

b)

Ode To Joy

c)

Eroica

d)

Jingle Bells

10.

Which three composers were part of the Romantic era?

a)

Shoenberg, Bitten, and Stravinsky

b)

Bach, Handel, Vivaldi

c)

West, East, and South

d)

Brahms, Verdi, Chopin

11.

How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

10

d)

9

12.

The TWO main events that influenced the Romantic movement were...

a)

Restoration and Christian reformation

b)

French revolution and industrial revolution

c)

Civil right movement and civil war

13.

Which Beethoven Symphony is this?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

14.

In the ________ period they expanded on musical forms that were established during the classical period.

a)

Medeival

b)

Renaissance

c)

Baroque

d)

Romantic

15.

What does VIRTUOSIC mean?

a)

Playing and dancing simultaneously

b)

Demonstrating high abilities on an instrument

c)

Virtual reality

d)

Keeping the beat with a wooden stick

16.

Russian Composer who did not start studying music until the age of 21. Wrote symphonies, concertos, overtures, opera, and was most famous for his ballets. He is especially know for the Nutcracker ballet.

a)

Brahms

b)

Liszt

c)

Tchaikovsky

d)

Wagner

17.

Which Beethoven symphony is this?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

18.
Which of these sets of composers were part of the Romantic Era?
a)
Tall, Dark, Hummel
b)
Beethoven, Wagner, Tchaikvosky
c)
Copeland, Williams, and Ma
d)
Bach, Teleman, Vivaldi
19.

Select all of the following that are correct terms for a recurring melody or rhythmic idea in a piece of music?

a)

Leit motif

b)

Motif

c)

Idee fixe

d)

Fixed Idea

20.

Listen to this excerpt form the Nutcracker ballet. Who is the composer?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Schumann

c)

Paganini

d)

Puccini