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WorksheetsMusic in the Romantic Period
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which of the following was known for his virtuosic piano playing?
Rossini
Beethoven
Liszt
Schubert
Which of the following statements is TRUE of music in the romantic era?
The music was very rigid and structured
Piano music was simple and easy to play
The music was expressive and dramatic
Composers only stuck to a small range of notes
Music based on folk songs, dances, legends, and history of the composer's homeland.
Program music
Exoticism
Nationalism
Impressionism
What feature is typical of the Romantic era?
Chromatic harmony
Major and minor keys were invented
Diatonic harmony
Atonal Harmony
Which composer started the transition from Classicism to Romanticism?
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
Wagner
When the Romantic period is considered to start?
With the French Revolution
With the Industrial Revolution
With the Technological Revolution
With the Second World War
One of the most important instruments in the Romantic period was...
... the harp
... the piano
... the cello
... the trumpet.
Song written in German, based on a poetic text, usually written for a vocal soloist and accompanied by the piano.
Lied
Sonata
Symphony
Nocturne
A "lied" is played by...
... a piano and a violin
... a piano and a singer
... a piano and a flute
... a singer and a violin
What is the meaning of the word "lied", in German?
Song
Poem
Word
Opera
"Lieder" composers:
Chopin and Liszt
Verdi and Puccini
Schumann and Schubert
Composer who created the "Musical drama":
Bizet
Verdi
Wagner
Rossini
Which instrument doesn't play in a "string quartet"?
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double bass
Musical form based in a text or programme that explains what you will hear instrumentally in the work.
Overture
Lied
Prelude
Symphonic poem
Polish composer who almost exclusively created works for the piano.
Frederic Chopin
Franz Liszt
Hector Berlioz
Giuseppe Verdi
Musical form played by an orchestra and a soloist
Symphonic poem
Concert
Lied
Symphony
Which of the following was a musician during the Romantic Period?
Bach
Beethoven
Liszt
Haydn
What is an art song
A piece for violin
A piece for piano only
A piece for solo voice and piano
A piece for solo voice
The Romantic Period was a time to express
Emotions in love
Emotions in your car
Emotions in art, literature, and music
Emotions in class
This composer has extraordinary skills and genius in using a keyboard
FREDERIC CHOPIN
FRANZ LIZST
PETER TCHAIKOVSKY
CAMILLE SAINTS-SEANS
This composer is an organist conductor and pianist
CAMILLE SAINTS-SEANS
FRANZ LIZST
PETER TCHAIKOVSKY
FREDERIC CHOPIN
This form of music became more evident in Romantic Period.
Religious Music
Vocal Music
Secular Music
None of the above
Chopin, who was born in Poland wrote music based on
Polish songs
Polish dances
Polish poems
Polish stories
What was the term Nationalism means?
Being Patriotic
Pride in one's own composition
Having a strong feeling for one's nation
One of the famous Romantic composers that beautifully combined music and words.
Franz Liszt
Frederic Chopin
Robert Schumann
An instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy mood, for the piano.
Prelude
Mazurka
Nocturne
A piece composed for the development of a specific technique.
Sonata
Etude
Prelude
A musician who performs with masterly ability, technique or personal style.
Rubato
Virtuoso
Imprunto
Which one of the following is not a type of Program music?
song cycle
symphonic poem
incidental music
How many parts are there in Symphony Fantastique?
6
4
5
Romantic composer rumored about his amazing violin skills that was said to be a gift from the devil and that he sold his soul in exchange for those skills.
Franz Liszt
Hector Berlioz
Niccolo Paganini
A Romantic Composers who often wrote under two pseudonyms Eusebius and Florestan in his journal.
Tchaikovsky
Schumann
Saint-Saens
He was know as the virtuoso pianist, a composer and the busiest musician during Romantic Era.
Chopin
Schumann
Liszt
In a slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than andante but faster than larghetto.
Adagio
Allegro
Allegretto
In a quick, lively tempo, usually considered to be faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
Ballade
Allegro
Andante
In a moderately quick tempo, usually considered to be slightly slower than allegro but faster than andante.
Allegro
Ballet
Allegretto
A musical piece adapted from a verse form.
Ballade
Etude
Mazurka
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
A composition for an orchestra and one or more solo instruments, typically in three movements.
Concerto
Mazurka
Piano music
A piece composed for the development of a specific point of technique.
Etude
Adagio
Prelude
Musical compositions intended to depict or suggest non-musical incidents, ideas, or images.
Program Music
Symphony
Virtuoso
An extended piece in three or more movements for symphony orchestra.
Symphony
Ballade
Concerto
A German dance in triple meter
Scherzo
Sonata
Waltz
He first studied law and became a law clerk in St.Petersburg in his twenties.
Peter Ilyich
Camille Saint-Saens
Frederic Chopin
He was considered a composer who creates elegant music, neat, clean, polished, and never excessive.
Frederic Chopin
Camille Saint Saens
Franz Liszt
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
Who is this composer who moved from Warsaw, Poland to Paris, France where he met other famous composers of the Romantic Era? Most people are familiar with his Nocturnes and Piano Etudes.
Beethoven
Chopin
Liszt
Mozart
Who was the composer called “The Devil's Violinist” because of his unique ability to play the violin?
Franz Liszt
Robert Schumann
Frederic Chopin
Niccolo Paganini
Who composed the music for the ballets, "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"?
Frederic Chopin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Niccolo Paganini
Robert Schumann
Which of the following pieces was originally performed on the violin by Niccolo Paganini and later on the piano by Franz Liszt?
La Campanella
Nocturne op.9 no. 2
Requiem in D Minor
The Moonlight Sonata
Which pair was considered great performers during the Romantic Era?
Beethoven and Brahms
Chopin and Liszt
Liszt and Paganini
Schumann and Paganini
He assembled hundreds of musicians for his composition to produce a powerful sound.
Hector Berlioz
Franz Liszt
Camille Saint-Saens
Robert Schumann
It was filled with innovations because most of the composition requires a high level of virtuosity.
Piano Music
Program Music
Romantic Music
Violin and Strings Music
Which of the following is the composition of Camille Saint-Saens?
The Swan Lake
Symphonie Fantastique
Carnival of the Animals
La Campanella
Romantic composer that known for his ballet music but only few of his manuscript has survived.
Hector Berlioz
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Camille Saint-Saen
Niccolo Paganini
