Review 02: Classical and Romantic Eras

Between the Classical and Romantic Eras, music was elevated to be seen as a genius-level Art form.

Which of the following titles belong to Franz Joseph Haydn? (Select all that apply!)

Haydn's music was considered light and humorous during his time.

Beethoven passed away in 1815

Which of the following is NOT true of Ludwig van Beethoven?

Franz Schubert wrote approximately how many Art Songs?

Franz Schubert was very famous and well-known during his lifetime.

Romantic music has increased amounts of chromaticism, as compared with Classical music.

The book-end dates of the Romantic Era are:

Orchestras tripled in size between the Classical and Romantic Eras.

A _____ is a single-movement work for orchestra that is meant to evoke a poem, story, or piece of art.

The Classical and Romantic Eras have extremely little in common.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his first composition when he was 5 years old.

Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead is an example of a Symphonic Poem.

Which of the following composers is known as the Father of the Classical Era?

Which of the following is NOT part of Franz Liszt's legacy?

Which of the following did NOT happen to Orchestras between the Classical and Romantic Eras?

When music is ________, that means it is easy for many people to enjoy it.

______ is the dominant driving force in Western Art Music:

Ludwig van Beethoven nearly single-handedly ushered in the Romantic Era.

Sergey Rachmaninoff was a piano virtuoso.

Franz Schubert invented the Art Song.

Which of the following IS a value of Romantic Music?

Which of the following composers made significant contributions to Classical Opera?

Which of the following is arguably the single biggest difference between the Classical and Romantic Eras?

Gioachino Rossini was extremely famous during his lifetime... even more so than Beethoven!

_____ are usually written for solo voice and piano, the music enhances the emotions of pre-existing text (like a poem).

The book-end dates of the Classical Era are:

Franz Liszt is remembered as one of the most prolific Symphony composers in history.

____ is a light-hearted style of opera with a pleasant subject, comedy, and a happy ending. (Select all that apply!)

Which of the following is NOT a value of Romantic Music?

Classicism takes the formal structures and conventions of Romanticism and stretches/ expands them.

Rossini's Opera The Barber of Seville is an example of Comedic Opera.