Romantic Era (FTCC)

Question 1

The piano in most homes, formation of orchestras and their concert series is due to the rise of

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the bourgeoisie, the middle class

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of Robert Schumann's works?

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They are all written for the piano.

Question 3

A movie score can be considered:

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Incidental Music

Question 4

Which of the following forms was not used in composing art songs?

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Concerto

Question 5

The mood of an art song is often summed up at the end by a piano section called a

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postlude

Question 6

The piano's relentless rhythm in Der Erlkönig unifies the episodes of the song and suggests the

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galloping horse

Question 7

A one-movement orchestral composition based to some extent on a literary or pictorial idea.

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Tone Poem

Question 8

Johannes Brahms...

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was close with Clara and Robert Schumann

Question 9

Which woman was a virtuoso pianist, composer and wife of a man named Robert?

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Clara Schumann

Question 10

The form of The Erlking is

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Through Composed

Question 11

Non-program music is called:

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absolute

Question 12

When music conservatories were founded, women...

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were first only accepted for performance

Question 13

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

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an etude

Question 14

The Symphonie Fantastique reflects Berlioz's ___

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love for Harriet Smithson

Question 15

In comparison to the Classical Era, the Romantic orchestra was...

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larger with more tone colors

Question 16

Instrumental music associated with a story, poem or idea is called

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Program Music

Question 17

Repeating music for two or more stanzas of a poem, leading to new music for other stanzas is:

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modified strophic

Question 18

Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin in E Minor opens with the

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soloist with main melody

Question 19

Drawing creative inspiration from the composer's own homeland is known as

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nationalism

Question 20

An art song is a musical composition for

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solo voice and piano

Question 21

A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used in Wagner operas.

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leitmotif

Question 22

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

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rubato

Question 23

Instrumental composition in several movements based on a literary or pictorial idea.

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Program Symphony

Question 24

Music intended to be performed before and during a play.

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Incidental Music

Question 25

Which character in Schubert's Erlkönig is the personification of death?

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The Erlkönig

Romantic Era (FTCC)

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Romantic Era (FTCC)

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