Music in the Romantic Period

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the approximate dates of the romantic period?

1650-1720

1750-1810

1825-1910

1945-2000

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following are NOT composers from the Romantic period?

Liszt

JS Bach

Schumann

Vivaldi

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was known for his virtuosic piano playing?

Rossini

Liszt

Beethoven

Schubert

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What nationality was Chopin?

Polish

English

Russian

German

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What country was Schumann from?

Germany

Austria

Poland

Russia

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What tonal feature is typical of the Romantic era?

Chromatic harmony

Diatonic harmony

Major and minor keys were invented

Atonal Harmony

7.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Beethoven is a bridge composer between these two eras

Modernist and Neo-Classical

Romantic and Modernist

Baroque and Classical

Classical and Romantic

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following statements is TRUE of music in the romantic era?

The music was very rigid and structured

The music was expressive and dramatic

Piano music was simple and easy to play

Composers only stuck to a small range of notes

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the term for a musical phrase played smoothly?

staccato

legato

adagio

rubato

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The correct term for music that was composed in the Romantic period to tell a story or paint a picture or image is.....

Symphony

Prelude

Programme Music

Sonata

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In the Romantic period, composer wrote music that was technically extremely demanding to perform. This was called....

Difficult

Expressivissimo

Virtuosic

Valiant

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What type of piano composition is this?

Prelude

Etude

Noctune

Waltz

13.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

What expressive features were common in the piano music of this era? Select as many as you think are correct.

Rubato

Dynamic contrast

Use of dissonance

Chromaticism

alberti bass

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following words means to play something with expressive and rhythmic freedom (so slowing down slightly or speeding up slightly)?

repetition

recitative

rallentando

rubato

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the name given to the German songs set to music that Schumann and Schubert became well-known for?

Polonaise

Waltz

Lieder

Aria

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