Romantic Review

Movements of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique are unified by the recurrence of a theme known as

The orchestra in the Romantic period

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

Dvorak traveled to _____, where he became the director of the National Conservatory of Music.

Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by

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

The German master _____ recommended Dvorak's music to his own publisher.

As a writer and critic, Schumann

Which of the following operatic masterpieces was NOT composed by Verdi?

Which of the following operas was NOT composed by Puccini?

Chopin expressed his love of Poland by composing mazurkas and

Brahms composed masterpieces in all the traditional musical forms except

Mendelssohn rekindled an interest in an earlier composer's music by conducting a performance of

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of romanticism?

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

Most of Wagner's librettos were written by

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

Folk music of Russia sounds different from that of Western Europe because it is often based on

Tchaikovsky's "Romeo & Juliet" is

An artistic trend in which operas dealt with ordinary people and true-to-life situations was

Johannes Brahms

Verdi mainly composed his operas

Smetana's most popular opera is

Romantic style flourished in music during the period

Schubert's songs number approximately

The composer who developed the symphonic poem was

Music performed during a play to set the mood for scenes or highlight dramatic action is

Which of the following is NOT a ballet by Tchaikovsky?

An art song is a musical composition for

A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is a(n)

Clara Wieck Schumann was

Absolute music is also known as

During the 1840s, Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso

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

The high point of Mendelssohn's career was the triumphant premiere of his oratorio ______.

A slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano, associate with evening & night time is the

A _____ is an instrumental composition in several movements based on a story line or picture.

Schubert's primary source of income came from his