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WorksheetsMUSIC Unit 5 ROMANTICISM SELF-ASSESSMENT 2ESO
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 23mins
The composers of The Five had this nationality.
Russian
Spanish
German
French
Nationalism is based on its study and the use of its musical characteristics as a symbol of identity.
Folklore
Verismo
Leitmotiv
Nationalism
Dance in style in every ballroom of the 19th century, with a ternary rhythm and fast movements in circles.
Waltz
Minuet
Ballet
Dance
Favorite struck string instrument of the Romanticism, due to its capabilities of expressing feelings.
Piano
Guitar
Viola
Harpsichord
Although it is written as two words, it is the beautiful singing of an opera style that allows the singer to shine.
Bel canto
Bello canto
Bel cantor
Bell canto
Wagner called this way his musical theatre, emphasizing the idea of a continuous action that put together all the elements of opera.
Drama
Opera
Zarzuela
Leitmotiv
Opera style that presents more realistic storylines and characters.
Verismo
Verism
Certain
Real
Type of French comical opera with humorous plots and spoken fragments.
Operetta
Zarzuela
Opera
Comedian
Humble genre of zarzuela where the spoken text prevails in just one act.
Chico
Zarzuela
Opera
Comedian
Movement that appeared in the mid-1900s and sought to emphasize the individuality of each country by means of its folklore.
Nationalism
Zarzuela
Opera
Folklore
Marie Taglioni represented the lightness of this fantastic being by dancing on tip toes wearing a tutu.
Sylph
Fairy
Spirit
Mermaid
Berlioz´s symphony that inaugurated program music was called this.
Fantastic
Imaginary
Wonderful
Excellent
A lied that is structured in three sections or parts and is called this way. It is the same thing as a ternaru simple form.
Threepart
Ternarpart
Thirdpart
Triplepart
Expert performer admired by the audience.
Virtuoso
Expert
Musician
Artist
A lied that is made up of just one repeated musical section for each strophe of the text is called this way. It is the same as a primary simple form.
Strophic
Threepart
Twopart
Poem
The music for this healthy physical exercise is one of the most important instrumental repertoires.
Dance
Waltz
Ballet
Minuet
Typical Spanish opera genre.
Zarzuela
Tonadilla
Copla
Operetta
Conductive motif or musical idea used in program music and Wagner´s operas to represent objects, characters or situations.
Leitmotiv
Motif
Melody
Phrase
This is the name of the program symphonic work that is presented in just one movement (although it does not have written verses).
Leitmotiv
Chico
Melody
Poem
Berlioz called this way the melody that represented the obsessive idea of his loved one.
Leitmotiv
Fixed
Motif
Poem
Era that covered the 19th century and was the most brilliant period in the history of music.
Romanticism
Nationalism
Folklore
Patriotism
Although he did not come out of a magic lamp but from a conservatory, the romantic composer was regarded as such.
Genius
Conductor
Virtuoso
Fantastic
Instrumental music based on the description of a plot.
Program
Poem
Opera
Fantastic
Compound instrumental form for soloist and orchestra.
Concerto
Operetta
Opera
Symphony
Compound vocal form of narrative nature and with stage performance that became the wealthy bourgeoisie´s favorite show.
Opera
Concerto
Zarzuela
Symphony
The type of larger and more elaborate zarzuela was called this.
Grande
Large
Big
Great
It is the most important and expressive musical element of Romantic compositions.
Melody
Rhythm
Harmony
Texture
Small form for a foloist voice with piano accompaniment written upon a poetic text.
Lied
Opera
Zarzuela
Song
The Romanticism covered the 20th century it was the result of the new society that appeared from the French Revolution.
True
False
The Romanticism’s large instrumental forms were symphony, concerto and program music.
True
False
The main instrumental music composers were Schubert, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Bruckner, Brahms, Mahler and Berlioz.
True
False
Program music consists of the description of a program or plot (usually literary) and its main representatives were Berlioz and Liszt (and nationalist composers).
True
False
Small Romantic forms were lied and piano pieces and their main composers were Schubert, Schumann, Bizet and Wagner.
True
False
The main opera composers were Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Puccini, Offenbach, Bizet, Weber and Wagner.
True
False
Nationalism appeared in the mid-1900s and it was characterized by cultural individuality and autonomy of different countries.
True
False
The main innovations that defined Romantic ballet were technical virtuosity, pointe dancing and white muslin tutu.
True
False
The main types of ballroom dance were waltz, polka, bolero, courante, mazurca, giga and minuet.
True
False
The main zarzuela composers were Gaztambide, Barbieri, Arrieta, Chueca and Bretón.
True
False
The main representatives of Spanish nationalism were Albéniz and Granados.
True
False
Wagner´s orchestra made use of strophic lied in order to represent all kinds of objects, characters and emotions.
True
False
During what period of time did the Romanticism Music Period occur?
1730-1820 approximately
1850-1900 approximately
1800-1900 approximately
1830-1900 approximately
Romanticism covered practically the whole 18th century and it was the most brilliant period in the history of music.
True
False
Large instrumental forms made use of the enlargement of the orchestra with a stronger use of wind and percussion instruments.
True
False
The lied is a song for a soloist voice with a piano accompaniment, written upon a poetic text and with simple structures.
True
False
Opera was one of the favorite performances of the Romanticism.
True
False
In Italy the operetta was born, even more popular than the opera comique.
True
False
In Germany, the bel canto took precedence, which by the end of the century was replaced by verismo.
True
False
In Spain, Wagner created the musical drama, conceived as a total work of art with continuous progress.
True
False
Social dance became very popular with the new bourgeoisie´s ballroom dance. The favorite one was the minuet.
True
False
Nationalisms appeared in the first half of the 19th century in order to reinforce the Romantic sentiment of individuality.
True
False
The main pillars of Romanticism are
Order, Simplicity and Clarity
Individualism, Nationalism and Exoticism
Restraint of feelings, formality and sequence
The social environment in the Romantic period was characterized by
Poor access to education, the feudal system and theocentrism
Humanism, discoveries and monarchy
Political revolutions, abolishion of slavery and the industrial revolution.
Sources of inspiration during the Romantic period
Rewarded love, anatomy and machines
Unrequited love, death, religion and natural landscapes
Restraint of emotions, atheism and cityscapes
Musical features of Romanticism
Break of form rules, use of dissonances, expansion of instrumentation, no recycling of compositions
Strict rules in form, use of central tonality and modulation to related keys, limited instrumental groups
Use of ritornello form, string instruments and harpsichord, discovery of major/minor system
Composers of the Romantic period
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Bach, Vivaldi, Handel
Schumann, Wagner, Mahler
The idee fixe is
a musical idea that is repeated with no changes throughout the composition
a musical idea that is repeated with changes (unfolded) throughout the composition
all the musical ideas that form a composition
The idee fixe is also known as the
recurring theme or leitmotif
adagio
ritenuto
Musical ensembles of the Romantic period became
expanded
reduced
unusual
The following instruments were included in the orchestra
violin, harp, cello, counterbass, viola
kettle drum, French horn, clarinet, flute
piccolo, English horn, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, tubas
Virtuoso is
A person with exceptional skills in musical theory
A person with exceptional skills in the performance of an instrument or voice
A person with exceptional skills in composing music
True or False: Imagination was emphasized over "reason"
True
False
Were the painters of the Romantic Period more worried about being technically correct or inspired?
technically correct
inspired
In the Romantic period of music...
Nationalism was important in music; folk songs were used
Music had to have universal appeal
Music had to appeal only to wealthy people
Music had no emotion
What is the lied?
Song for voices and instruments
Song for solo voice with no accompaniment
Song for solo voice and piano accompaniment
Song for solo voice and orchestra
What is a Symphonic Poem?
A romantic symphony
A piece for solo voice and orchestra
Piece for orchestra that describes a story using music
Poem sung with musical accompaniment
The Moldau was written by...
Wagner
Dvorak
Smetana
Verdi
Who composed the Sorcerer's Apprentice?
Dukas
Saint Saens
Smetana
Berlioz
Which term is NOT associated with Romantic opera?
bel canto
castrato
verismo
leit motiv
Which composer was NOT from the Romantic period?
Brahms
Schubert
Haydn
Tchaikovsky
Which German composer was known for his epic operas in the Romantic period?
Wagner
Beethoven
Grieg
Mussorgsky
Which opera was NOT written by Verdi?
Nabucco (1841)
La Traviata (1853)
Aida (1871)
Tosca (1900)
Which of these operas was composed by G. Rossini?
The Barber of Seville
La Bohème
The Valkyrie
Tosca
Which of these operas is NOT included in Wagner's "Ring Cycle"?
Siegfried
The Rhine Gold
The Valkyrie
Lohengrin
Who wrote Carmen in 1875?
Chapí
Gounod
Bizet
Puccini
Which of the following operas is not by Verdi?
La Traviata
Turandot
Rigoletto
Aida
Who wrote the Unfinished Symphony?
Schubert
Chopin
Mendelsshon
Brahms
Who was not in the Russian Five?
Cui
Borodin
Glinka
Mussorgsky
Which of the following ideas is associated with Romanticism?
mass distribution of books
impressions of the moment
wild emotions and feelings
political importance of the working class
Which of the following is a characteristic of Romantic Music?
Instrumental music became more important than vocal
The orchestra grows in size
The piano gains popularity
Unlike Baroque music, it was simple, balanced, and non-emotional
All are characteristics of Romantic Music
Ballets during the Romantic period became more poetic and appealed more directly and profoundly to the emotions of the audience.
true
false
