WorksheetsThe Romantic Period
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
When was the Romantic period?
1820-1920
1825-1925
1920-2000
1820-1920
This is a form of music that portrays an idea or relays a story to the audience without using lyrics
Vocal Form
Art Form
Opera
Program Music
A popular form for solo voice and piano in the Romantic period that is a distinct form of folk song and popular song.
Program Music
Opera
Art Song
Vocal Music
Franz Schubert is the writer of "The Erlking."
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is the correct English translation of the German word "lieder"?
Love of music
Music Leader
Art Song
Singer
Which of these is a Romantic composer
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Beethoven
Handel
Which of these is a Romantic composer
Haydn
Vivaldi
Monteverdi
Wagner
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
A theatrical presentation of a group or solo dancing to a musical accompaniment, usually with costume and scenic effects, conveying a story or theme.
Concerto
Etude
Ballet
Devotional to the interests or the culture of one's nation.
Nationalism
Polonaise
Rubato
Which of these were ALL characteristics of the Romantic Period?
Individuality of musical style
Development of new harmonies
Development of the broadway musical
Development of program music
Development of Nationalism in music
Even though Beethoven was considered a Classical Period composer, some of his later and more famous works were written in the Romantic style.
True
False
Which of the following are NOT one of the 4 types of Orchestra Program Music?
Tone Poem or Symphonic Poem
The Concert Overture
The Programme Symphony
Concerto Grosso
What is a type of program music written for textual materials including stories and plays?
The Minuet
The Waltz
An Aria
The Tone Poem
Which composer below was a Russian Nationalistic composer famous for Ballet's - Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker?
Dvorak
Tchaikovsky
Berlioz
Schumann
Which of the following Tchaikovsky compositions is an example of a Symphonic Poem?
Sleeping Beauty
The Nutcracker
Swan Lake
Romeo and Juliet
Which is a famous piece by Hector Berlioz that was a pictorial orchestral work that represented his courtship and love for his wife?
La Boheme
Symphonie Fantastique
Peter and the Wolf
Who composed "Till Eulenspiegel" and his merry pranks?
Richard Wagner
Richard Strauss
Frederich Chopin
Antonin Dvorak
In Opera, what is the definition of Verismo?
A rigid strict treatment of the tempo
meaning "realism" or true
What was the name of Wagner's large Opera work consisting of 4 Opera's and comprising of about 15 hours of music?
Barn Dance
Ring Cycle
Ring of Fire
The Valkeries
What was the name of Robert Schumann's wife who was also a very celebrated piano performer and composer?
Susan
Clara
Sophia
Claudia
Who wrote the "New World Symphony"
Tchaikovsky
Schubert
Dvorak
Wagner
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
