Classical Music - 2C + Romantic music

Question 1

How were pieces created for piano during the Romantic period different than those created in the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

they were freer, almost improvised

Question 2

What tempo are the movements in a sonata?

Accepted Answer

fast-slow-fast

Question 3

How many movements are there in a concerto?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 4

What intellectual movement did Classical instrumental compositions reflect the spirit?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment

Question 5

What is the Romantic symphony?

Accepted Answer

a symphony with various movements, not based on a structural form

Question 6

Which instrument was no longer used in Classical compositions?

Accepted Answer

harpsichord

Question 7

What is secular music?

Accepted Answer

non-religious music

Question 8

What is opera buffa?

Accepted Answer

opera about topics familiar to common people, with simpler music

Question 9

What characterized the instrumental music of the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

It was clearer, more balanced, and less ornamented

Question 10

What is musical nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A movement in which composers searched for musical identity

Question 11

What kinds of instruments are used in sonata?

Accepted Answer

one or two solo instruments

Question 12

How many movements are in a symphony?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 13

Which instruments became more popular during the Classical Age?

Accepted Answer

the French horn and clarinet, the piano

Question 14

What were the most representative forms of instrumental music during the Classical Movement?

Accepted Answer

the sonata, symphony, and concerto

Question 15

What is musical ornamentation?

Accepted Answer

musical flourishes that are not essential to the melody

Question 16

What examples of religious vocal music remained popular during the Classical period?

Accepted Answer

the mass and the oratorio

Question 17

What is the tempo of the movements in a conerto?

Accepted Answer

fast-slow-fast

Question 18

What work was Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky famous for?

Accepted Answer

The Swan Lake Ballet

Question 19

Which instruments are involved in a concerto?

Accepted Answer

the orchestra and a solo instrument

Question 20

Where was Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky from?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 21

What tempo are the movements in a symphony?

Accepted Answer

fast-slow-moderato-fast

Question 22

The entire orchestra is involved in a symphony?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

How many movements are in a sonata?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 24

Who popularized the symphonic poem?

Accepted Answer

Franz Liszt

Question 25

Which country did NOT participate in the musical nationalism movement?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 26

During the Classical period, instrumental music continued to become more separate from vocal musical

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

What is the symphonic poem?

Accepted Answer

a musical form of only one movement, accompanied by text

Classical Music - 2C + Romantic music

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