Unit 5 Review

The most famous eighteenth-century American band was the

Brahms is often described as a(n)____ because of his use of forms established by the Classical masters.

The tradition of the ring shout was brought to America from

The nineteenth-century novel found its great theme in the conflict between the individual and society

Which composer was called the Poet of the Piano

Which of the following describes Romanticism?

One of the prime traits of Romantic artists was their emphasis on intense emotional expression

Music did NOT embrace the Romantic movement until the mid-1800s

Who is an important composer of nineteenth-century Lieder?

Clara Schumann, whose husband was Robert Schumann, was

Romantic music is characterized by relatively less expression than music of earlier periods

The French Revolution signaled the

African slaves in the nineteenth century created a genre of religious song called

When did Romanticism in music come into its own?

The composer who founded the New Journal of Music was

Which of the following are types of absolute music

What style developed primarily among African American performers that took Euro-American traditions and modified them

An interest in folklore and folk music resulted from the rise of nationalism

The Romantic orchestra was the same size as the Classical orchestra

Schubert's song Elfking is a setting of a ballad written by

Which American composer became known as the "King of Ragtime"

How many movements are in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called ____ music

In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idée fixe?

A multimovement, programmatic work for orchestra is called a

Which of the following describes orchestras of the nineteenth century

The dynamic range of nineteenth-century orchestras was far greater than that of orchestras of the previous century

Which of the following describes Romantic orchestral music?

America's most famous bandmaster was

Popular songs sung in a country's native language is/are called

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the

Syncopation is the principal musical characteristic of

The Romantics embraced conventional forms

Which of the following are ballets by Tchaikovsky

The Industrial Revolution led to the production of less expensive musical instruments but with no technical improvements

What type of works did Tchaikovsky compose?

Which nineteenth-century American composer is best remember for his parlor songs and minstrel show tunes

The celesta is featured in the _____ from the Nutcracker

What nationality was Stephen Foster

Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique is an example of a

During the nineteenth century, concert life began to center on the

The nineteenth century saw the rise of a new social order shaped by the

Nineteenth-century composers communicated their desire for increased expressiveness through new descriptive terms

The concept of ballet dates back to the

The French Revolution had little impact on the Romantic movement

The German term for the art song is

Chopin composed works in all of the following genres EXCEPT the

Romantic composers sought to make instruments sing. This statement best describes the element of

Schubert lived a tragically short life but was a remarkably prolific composer of Lieder, chamber music, and

Which of the following is identified as the first great creative Romantic