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Romantic Period Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the years of the Romantic period?

a)

1750-1820

b)

1820-1900

c)

1600-1750

d)

1900-2025

2.

Which of the following was not a limitation in the Romantic period music?

a)

Number of composers

b)

Types of instruments

c)

Length of pieces

d)

Length of pieces AND types of instruments

3.

What is the Romantic symphony's approach to musical movements?

a)

Fixed number

b)

No movements

c)

Flexible number

d)

Only one movement

4.

Complete the sentence. Program music is...

a)

music that tells a story.

b)

music in the printed program.

c)

always sung.

d)

always one movement.

5.

Complete the sentence. A tone poem is

a)

multiple movements.

b)

one hour in length.

c)

a piece of orchestral music in a single continuous section in which the content of a non-musical source serves as the inspiration.

d)

spoken.

6.

Overtures traditionally began operas and set the mood for the audience. In the Romantic period, composers began writing overtures without attaching them to operas. What is this new type of overture called?

a)

lieder

b)

symphony

c)

concert overture

d)

concerto

7.

Two forms of vocal music were popular during the Romantic period. What are they?

a)

rap and hip-hop

b)

slow and fast

c)

oratorio and recitative

d)

opera and lieder

8.

Fill in the blank. A new trend called (a)   inspired composers to incorporate native folk songs and styles into their music.

9.

Choose the correct word to match the following definition. An ideological movement in the 19th century in which composers wrote music about the love of their nation, its history, and its culture.

a)

Impressionism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Atonality

10.

Choose the correct word to match the following definition. A German poem set to music, typically arranged for a singer and piano.

a)

Opera

b)

Symphony

c)

Lieder

11.

Which composer played a large role in transitioning from the Classical Period and its strict compositional rules to the Romantic Period, full of experimentation and expression?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Schubert

c)

Liszt

d)

Mozart

12.

Which composer was heavily influenced by Beethoven’s music and even attended his funeral?

a)

Pachelbel

b)

Schubert

c)

Bach

d)

Handel

13.

Which composer is considered one of the best pianists of all time?

a)

Liszt

b)

Berlioz

c)

Sibelius

d)

Mussorgsky