Quiz 5-Romantic Period

Nonprogram music is also known as _____________ music. concert absolute pure symphonic

Liszt created the ______________, a one-movement orchestral composition based to some extent on a literary or pictorial idea. symphonic poem concert overture piano concerto sonata

Which of the following composers is not associated with the romantic period? Robert Schumann Frédéric Chopin Giuseppe Verdi Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Romanticism, as a stylistic period in Western music, encompassed the years ______. 1450-1600 1750-1820 1600-1750 1820-1900

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ______. -was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age -began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one -studied music theory and violin as a teenager -preferred his government position to music

An orchestra toward the end of the romantic period might include close to ______ musicians. 100 60 24 40

Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism? -An interest in exoticism and the past -An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages -An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures -A fascination with fantasy

Which of the following is not true of Robert Schumann's works? -They are intensely autobiographical. -They are frequently lyrical in nature. -They are usually linked with descriptive titles, texts, or programs. -They are all written for the piano.

The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's ______. -experiences in Rome -love for the actress Harriet Smithson -intense nationalism -interest in composing for small, intimate ensembles

Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as ______. exoticism program music nationalism verismo

The composer who developed the symphonic poem was ______. Franz Liszt Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Schubert Richard Strauss

All of the following romantic composers were also virtuoso instrumentalists giving solo recitals except ______. Hector Berlioz Clara Wieck Schumann Niccolò Paganini Franz Liszt

Which of the following statements is not true of the romantic art song? -Composers sought to make hte music bring out the meaning and atmosphere of the text. -The art song is restricted to strophic form. -A song cycle is a set of romantic art songs that may be unified by a story line that runs through the poems, or by musical ideas linking the songs. -The accompaniment of a romantic art song is an integral part of the composer's conception, and it serves as an interpretive partner to the voice.

The German composers of art songs favored, among others, the lyric poetry of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and ______. Heinrich Heine William Wordsworth Victor Hugo Walt Whitman

A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used by Richard Wagner in his operas, is called ______. lied speech-song leitmotif unending melody

A ____________ is an instrumental composition in several movements based to some extent on a literary or pictorial idea. program symphony nocturne concert overture polonaise

A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as ______. fermata rubato ritardando accelerando

The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by ______. Claudio Monteverdi Richard Wagner Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Giacomo Puccini

Johannes Brahms ______. -was a violinist who performed Clara Schumann's compositions -was a close friend of Clara and Robert Schumann -was an admirer of Robert Schumann, but never met him -married Clara Schumann after her husband died

A ________________ is a one-movement orchestral composition based to some extent on a literary or pictorial idea. program symphony symphonic poem nocturne mazurka

What is program music? -Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene -All answers are correct. -Vocal music that tells a story -Music that depicts aspects of nature

An artistic trend of the 1890s, in which operas dealt with ordinary people and true-to-life situations, was known as ______. Cavalleria rusticana opera seria exoticism verismo

The deliberate intent to draw creative inspiration from the composer's own homeland is known as ______. individualism nationalism exoticism verismo

Liszt abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso to become court conductor at __________, where he championed works by contemporary composers. Rome Paris Budapest Weimar

The ___________ is a dance in triple meter that originated as a stately processional for the Polish nobility. mazurka waltz polka polonaise

Liszt's piano works are characterized by ______. -an unprecedented range of dynamics -rapid octaves and daring leaps -arpeggios -All answers are correct.

Which of the following is not a characteristic aspect of romanticism in literature and painting? Fantasy Emotional restraint Emotional subjectivity Exoticism

Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene, popular during the romantic period, is called ______. absolute music symphony opera program music

Which of the following statements is not true? -Franz Schubert led a bohemian existence, living with friends because he had no money to rent a room of his own. -In addition to symphonies, operas, string quartets and other chamber works, Schubert composed over six hundred songs. -Schubert labored at great length over each of his compositions, which accounts for his small output. -At the time of his death, Schubert's reputation was mainly that of a fine song composer.

The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was ______. Johannes Brahms Hector Berlioz Ludwig van Beethoven Johann Sebastian Bach

The soul of a Verdi opera is ______. extensive thematic development expressive vocal melody atmospheric orchestral parts the situation comedy

An art song is a musical composition for ______. -multiple voices -All answers are correct. -solo voice and piano -solo voice and orchestra

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet is ______. -a ballet based on Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet -an early programmatic symphony inspired by the characters in Shakespeare's play -a medley of popular melodies taken from his opera of that name -a concert overture consisting of a slow introduction and a fast movement in sonata form

Giuseppe Verdi mainly composed his operas ______. to glorify the singers for his fellow composers for the Italian musical elite to entertain a mass public

A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as ______. a lied an étude a nocturne a polonaise

The founder of Czech national music was ______. Antonin Dvořák Bedřich Smetana Boris Godunov César Cui

The form of The Erlking is ______. strophic modified strophic through-composed None of these

Brahms's musical trademarks included ______. -the use of da capo arias -the use of two notes against three -bombastic flamboyance -All answers are correct.

A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and nighttime, is the ______. nocturne waltz etude mazurka

Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any ______. chamber music operas art songs choral works