In Wagner's music dramas, what are leitmotivs?

Musical phrases representing objects, characters, thoughts..

Why were the piano and violin the two favorite instruments of the Romantic era?

They were capable of great intimacy, drama, and lyricism

What are the hallmarks of French Romantic grand opera?

Lofty subject matter and spectacular staging

Which of the following was a main aspect of musical Romanticism?

Music tells a story or expresses an idea

Strophic songs are characterized by:

The same music for each stanza of text

Which of the following musical innovations occurred during the Romantic era?

Instruments became louder and more agile

How do Romantic melodies tend to differ from Classic melodies?

They are longer with a "yearning" quality

What is one reason music was considered the perfect vehicle for the expression of Romanticism?

It embraced nature and the exotic

How did Romantic composers create fluid-sounding music at the formal level of phrasing?

By avoiding or undermining cadences

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MUS 100 Romantic Era Review

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1
What is the name for a programmatic orchestral work in one movement?
Song cycle
Orchestral suite
Symphonic poem
Programmatic symphony
2
In Wagner's music dramas, what are leitmotivs?
Musical phrases representing objects, characters, thoughts..
Mechanical devices used at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Characters in the folk legends used in Wagner's operas
Objects that symbolize Romantic philosophical concepts
3
Who was the greatest opera composer of the late 19th-century?
Giacomo Puccini
Arnold Schoenberg
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Franz Liszt
4
Why were the piano and violin the two favorite instruments of the Romantic era?
Violin-piano sonatas were the most popular genre
They were played by famous composers like Mozart
They were brand new inventions
They were capable of great intimacy, drama, and lyricism
5
What are the hallmarks of French Romantic grand opera?
Lofty subject matter and spectacular staging
Down-to-earth plots with humor or romance
Spoken dialogue
A small cast and orchestra
6
Tchaikovsky received annual income from Madame von Meck under the single condition that:
They must never meet
He would stop writing symphonies
He would dedicate all of his pieces to her
He would move in with her for companionship
7
A short programmatic piece usually written for solo piano is known as a:
Symphonic poem
Sonata
Character piece
Overture
8
What is the name for a programmatic orchestral work written in multiple movements?
Orchestral suite
Song cycle
Programmatic symphony
Symphonic poem
9
Which of the following was a main aspect of musical Romanticism?
Music was not important
Music must be balanced and objective
Music cannot express anything nonmusical
Music tells a story or expresses an idea
10
Strophic songs are characterized by:
Different music for each stanza of text
The same music for each stanza of text
A verse-chorus musical structure
A complex web of leitmotivs
11
What historical transition led to increased agricultural efficiency, telegraphs and electricity
Romanticism
Nationalism
The Enlightenment
The Industrial Revolution
12
What are the dates of the Romantic era?
1700-1800
1750-1850
1800-1900
1850-1980
13
What Baroque composer did Felix Mendelssohn help to reintroduce to 19th-century audiences?
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frideric Handel
14
Which of the following musical innovations occurred during the Romantic era?
Changes in dynamics became more predictable
The range of the piano diminished
Instruments became louder and more agile
Orchestras became smaller
15
What is the title of Hector Berlioz's most famous work?
Symphonie Fantastique
Night on Bald Mountain
Danse Macabre
Vltava
16
What sociopolitical reality provided the basis for the 19th-century obsession with the exotic?
Historical fiction set in exotic locales
Immigration
Ethnic restaurants
Colonial expansion
17
The process of moving from one key to another is known as
development
modulation
stagnation
stabilization
18
How do Romantic melodies tend to differ from Classic melodies?
Slightly shorter with no emotion
They are much shorter and based on folk tunes
Same length and are often adaptations of earlier melodies
They are longer with a "yearning" quality
19
What is one reason music was considered the perfect vehicle for the expression of Romanticism?
It focused on balance and proportion
It represented nothing other than itself
It embraced nature and the exotic
It was fascinated with moderating emotion
20
What Romantic composer was known as the "Paganini of the piano?"
Frederic Chopin
Franz Schubert
Franz Liszt
Claude Debussy
21
How did Romantic composers create fluid-sounding music at the formal level of phrasing?
By avoiding or undermining cadences
By combining multiple melodies
By applying sudden changes in tempo
By incorporating long periods of silence

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