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WorksheetsRomantic Composers: Mendelssohn to Debussy 20-21
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 29mins
Chopin was so patriotic and felt a great love for the country he was born in, that he requested his heart be buried there after his death. (True or False)
Who was Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's younger brother?
Felix
George
Johann
Franz
Why were many of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's songs published under her brother's name?
Who helped Bach's choral work, St. Matthew Passion, become widely recognized?
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Felix Mendelssohn
JS Bach
Chopin
What contributed to Felix Mendelssohn's early death? Choose 2
sadness over his sister's death
cancer
overworked himself
typhoid fever
Unlike most opera composers, Richard Wagner wrote the
libretto (words)
music
both
neither
Which famous composer became Richard Wagner's father in law?
Giuseppe Verdi became very famous and successful because of his
concertos
symphonies
operas
librettos
Verdi's most famous opera is
Il Trovatore
Rigoletto
Oberto
Aida
He lived a simple life even though he was what would today be considered to be a millionaire _____________________.
Beethoven
Brahms
Bach
Mozart
How did Johannes Brahms help his family financially?
Who did Brahms fall in love with?
Costanze Mozart
Elise Beethoven
How long did it take Brahms to write his first symphony?
About 22 days
Around 22 years
Where was Tchaikovsky born?
Russian Empire
Finland
Czech Republic
Germany
What did Tchaikovsky use at the end of the 1812 Overture to make it more grand? Choose 2.
cymbals
cannons
church bells
cello
Which did Tchaikovsky write?
The Nutcracker
The Moldau
Finlandia
Lullaby
True or False: Tchaikovsky was a child prodigy and toured Europe as a pianist with his father
True
False
Tchaikovsky received financial support from
A wealthy patroness
The German Government
The China Shop he owned
His wife
John Philip Sousa was name conductor of what band in 1880?
What instrument did Sousa help to create for marching bands?
Sousa is known as
The King of Rock and Roll
The March King
The King of Rag
The King of the Big Band Era
What years did Debussy live?
1900-2000
1750-1801
1304-1375
1862-1918
Where was Debussy born?
Germany
France
Romania
United States
Which piano piece is Debussy most well-known for today?
Clair de Lune
Clowns
Estampes
Nuages
Debussy's music was loved by critics and performers in Italy.
true
false
Debussy and Tchaikovsky had the same wealthy female patronness.
true
false
Describe Romantic music.
Simple
Emotional
Extravagant
Unique
Many Romantic composers (choose all that apply)
were wealthy
were celebrities
earned income through the sale of printed copies of their music
produced performances of their music, like operas
