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Music in the Romanticism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

In the Romantic period of music...

a)

Nationalism was important in music; folk songs were used

b)

Music had to have universal appeal

c)

Music had to appeal only to wealthy people

d)

Music had no emotion

2.

What is the lied?

a)

Song for voices and instruments

b)

Song for solo voice with no accompaniment

c)

Song for solo voice and piano accompaniment

d)

Song for solo voice and orchestra

3.

Clara Schumann was ...

a)

virtuoso pianist

b)

touring performer

c)

composer

d)

all are correct

4.

Clara Schumann formed a close and lifelong friendship with which of the following composers:

a)

Johannes Brahms

b)

Franz Liszt

c)

Giuseppe Verdi

d)

Richard Wagner

5.

What is a Symphonic Poem?

a)

A romantic symphony

b)

A piece for solo voice and orchestra

c)

Piece for orchestra that describes a story using music

d)

Poem sung with musical accompaniment

6.

The Moldau was written by...

a)

Wagner

b)

Dvorak

c)

Smetana

d)

Verdi

7.

Who composed the Sorcerer's Apprentice?

a)

Dukas

b)

Saint Saens

c)

Smetana

d)

Berlioz

8.

Which term is NOT associated with Romantic opera?

a)

bel canto

b)

castrato

c)

verismo

d)

leit motiv

9.

Which composer was NOT from the Romantic period?

a)

Brahms

b)

Schubert

c)

Haydn

d)

Tchaikovsky

10.

Which German composer was known for his epic operas in the Romantic period?

a)

Wagner

b)

Beethoven

c)

Grieg

d)

Mussorgsky

11.

Which opera was NOT written by Verdi?

a)

Nabucco (1841)

b)

La Traviata (1853)

c)

Aida (1871)

d)

Tosca (1900)

12.

Which of these operas was composed by G. Rossini?

a)

The Barber of Seville

b)

La Bohème

c)

The Valkyrie

d)

Tosca

13.

Which of these operas is NOT included in Wagner's "Ring Cycle"?

a)

Siegfried

b)

The Rhine Gold

c)

The Valkyrie

d)

Lohengrin

14.

Who wrote Carmen in 1875?

a)

Chapí

b)

Gounod

c)

Bizet

d)

Puccini

15.

Which of the following operas is not by Verdi?

a)

La Traviata

b)

Turandot

c)

Rigoletto

d)

Aida

16.

Who wrote the Unfinished Symphony?

a)

Schubert

b)

Chopin

c)

Mendelsshon

d)

Brahms

17.

Who was not in the Russian Five?

a)

Cui

b)

Borodin

c)

Glinka

d)

Mussorgsky

18.

Which piece of music did Modest Mussorgsky write about a demon?

a)

Danse Macabre

b)

Night on Bald Mountain

c)

March to the Scaffold

d)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

19.

Giselle was composed by...

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Adolphe Adam

c)

Minkus

d)

Petipa

20.

A ballet dance with two dancers:

a)

Pas de deux

b)

Ballet duo

c)

Pas de trois

d)

Ballet pair