Romantic Period Chapter 1-21

What were the distinctive features of the Violin Concerto in E minor?

Which of the following composers is not associated with the romantic period?

The deliberate intent to draw creative inspiration from the composer’s own homeland is known as

Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any

Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by

Smetana’s most popular opera is

An orchestra toward the end of the romantic period might include close to ______ musicians.

Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western art music, encompassed the years

The Fantastic Symphony is a romantic manifesto that reflects Berlioz’s love to

The _______ is a dance in triple meter that originated as a stately processional for the Polish nobility.

A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as

Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene, popular during the romantic period, is called

The movement in opera known as verismo is best exemplified by which composer?

Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin in E Minor opens with a(n)

A very important musical part of every middle-class home during the romantic period was the

Smetana grew up when Bohemia was under ____________ domination.

Brahms’s works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music composed from

Mendelssohn is known as the man who rekindled an interest in the music of

Chopin's Revolutionary Étude develops the pianist’s left hand because

When the same music is repeated for each stanza of a poem, the form is known as

Schubert’s primary source of income came from his

A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associated with evening and night time, is the

As one of the first great ____________, Berlioz influenced a whole generation of musicians.

Personally supervised the acting/costumes/scenery/music of every performance, brought the __to new heights of excellence

A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used by Richard Wagner in his 

Instrumental music written for its own sake, and for which the composer did not intend a program, is called

A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as

Mendelssohn earned an international reputation, by conducting the first performance since the death of

The opera that laid the groundwork for a Russian national style, A Life for the Tsar, was composed by

Who is Johannes Brahms to the Schumann?

The high point of Mendelssohn’s career was the triumphant premiere of his oratorio _____________ in England.

Smetana was deaf at the time he composed a musical work depicting Bohemia’s main river.

62. Mahler’s experiences in New York were not happy because?

Which of the following is not a ballet by Tchaikovsky?

Liszt abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso to become court conductor at ____.

The course of Brahms’s artistic and personal life was shaped by the influence of the composer

Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except

In 1892, Dvorák went to ____, where he spent almost three years as director of the National Conservatory of Music

Who was Nadezhda von Meck?

When a composer writes new music for each stanza of a poem, the form is known as 

Who was a part of the Russian Five?

Of all the inspirations for romantic art, none was more important than

An artistic trend of the 1890s, in which operas dealt with ordinary people and true-to-life situations, was known as

Program music is

Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as

Because of the French Revolution and the __, aristocrats couldn't afford to maintain private opera houses, orchestras

Robert Schumann founded and edited the New Journal of Music

Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism?

Robert Schumann’s works are characterized as

Unable to gain sufficient financial support from his compositions, Berlioz turned to

Schubert created _______ compositions in his lifetime.

As a composer, Clara Schumann mainly composed what?

The word _______ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.

In 1843 who founded the Leipzig Conservatory?

Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso

In 1891 Tchaikovsky was invited to the United States to conduct four concerts inaugurating

Music intended to be performed before & during a play to set the mood for scenes/highlight dramatic action is known as

Liszt’s piano works are characterized by

Mendelssohn wrote in all musical forms except

The strongest impact of musical nationalism was felt in

At its premiere in 1870, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture was

The citizen’s sense of national identify and patriotic feelings were intensified by