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WorksheetsRomantic Period music
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What characteristic is typical of the Romantic music?
Chromatic harmony
Diatonic harmony
Major and minor keys were invented
Atonal harmony
What characteristic is typical of the Romantic music?
Music was balanced and symmetrical
Music expressed intense feelings
Piano music was simple and easy to play
Composers only used a small range of notes
Which of the following are NOT composers from the Romantic period?
Liszt
Haydn
Schumann
Vivaldi
Chopin
Which of the following was known for his virtuosic piano playing?
Rossini
Liszt
Paganini
Vivaldi
Type of instrumental music that was composed based on an external source such as a poem or image.
Character piece
Motete
Program music
Sonata
19th century music style based on folk songs, dances and legends of the composer's homeland, breaking with the influence of Italian, German and French music.
Program music
Nationalism
Exoticism
Impressionism
Which of these instruments appeared in the Romantic era?
piano
accordion
saxophone
flute
theremin
Which of the following are famous female composers from the Romantic period?
Fanny Mendelssohn
Hildegard von Bingen
Barbara Strozzi
Clara Schumann
Maddalena Casulana
When was the Romantic period became well-known?
1820-1910
1825-1925
1920-2000
1820-1920
This is a form of music that portrays an idea or relays a story to the audience.
Vocal Form
Art Form
Opera
Program Music
Program Music is evident in the following EXCEPT:
Instrumental Music
Concert Overtures
Program Symphonies
Symphonic Poems
Who was NOT a composer during the Romantic Period?
Tchaikovsky
Wagner
Schumann
Bach
What word describes music of the Romantic Period?
emotional
dreamy
fancy
simple
How did orchestras change in the Romantic Period?
They were bigger and louder.
They were smaller.
They weren't allowed to sit down.
They added the harpsichord back.
The Romantic era was a time when composers...
Came up with new ways to compose
Went back to Baroque music
Got rid of the orchestra
Explored the power of music
Some composers composed pieces of extreme difficulty because...
They wanted to impress their fans
They wanted to trick people
They wanted to be awkward
They wanted to impress their families
Which of these is NOT a Romantic composer
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Rachmaninoff
Tchaikovsky
What was the status of the piano at this time
Less popular
Very expensive
Never used
Popular and affordable to a larger number of people
What happened to the orchestra during this time
It expanded to include brass and percussion instruments
It got rid of the string section
It got smaller
It expanded but got rid of the conductor
What section played the important parts during the Romantic period
The string section
The woodwind section
They all played important parts
The brass section
Why was the Romantic Era called the Age of Romanticism? (Check all that apply.)
There was nationalism in music.
It was very emotional.
The music was very strict.
Creativity was used.
How did the Industrial Revolution impact the music of the Romantic Era?
The products of the industrial revolution led to better quality instrument manufacturing.
The middle class was the primary supporter of the arts.
People who worked in factories had more time to attend concerts for entertainment.
All of the above
Which is an instrumental musical composition, usually short, of considerable difficulty, and designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill?
etude
nocturne
polonaise
romance
Which Classical composer really pushed the boundaries of Classical form and helped usher in the Romantic Era?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
Chopin
Who is this Hungarian composer who was a famous virtuoso pianist and wrote showy music for himself to perform on tour? Some people regard him as one of the first real "rock stars" of music history.
Beethoven
Chopin
Liszt
Mozart
