3 BDF Romantic Test

"Flight of the Bumblebee" is an example of absolute music.

Romantic era composers take a far more emotional approach, as opposed to an intellectual approach, to composition.

Orchestration and composition are exactly the same.

Symphonic poem; "Hungarian Rhapsody"

Italian opera; "La Traviata"

NOT one of the "3 B's" of music history:

The only instrument family that does not increase in size the Romantic era orchestra is the string family.

An art song is a setting of a poem for solo voice and ORCHESTRA.

Composer credited with building the bridge from the Classical era to the Romantic era.

Virtuoso piano music; "The Minute Waltz"

Transitional composer; "Moonlight Sonata"

Italian opera composer; "William Tell Overture"

Appropriate title for the 3rd movement of a concerto:

Russian composer, master teacher, composed "Flight of the Bumblebee."

The Romantic era orchestra ALWAYS includes a piano.

Beethoven was known for his many revisions while composing.

This form is an expansion of Beethoven's concert overture; Liszt is credited with its development:

Which of the following is NOT a shorter piano form from the Romantic era?

"Fugue in G Major" is an example of program music.

Opened her own music salon. Known for her piano music.

Operas of the Romantic era became far more serious and grand.

Approximate size range of the Romantic era orchestra:

The first true, fully Romantic composer; crosses the bridge to Romanticism; known for his many art songs.

The assigning of a melodic theme to a person, place, thing, or emotion is "leitmotiv."

During the Romantic era, music moved out of the ___ and into the ____.

German "music drama"; "Ride of the Valkyries"

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romanticism?

"Adagio" would be an appropriate title for the 2nd movement of a concerto.

The approximate dates of the Romantic era.

One who exhibits great technical brilliance on a musical instrument is a virtuoso.

Master of orchestration; Part of the "Russian Five"

Romantic era dynamics return to terraced dynamics, much like the Baroque era.

Russian composer; "The Nutcracker"

Appropriate title for the 4th movement of a symphony:

French composer; "Symphonie Fantastique"

Instrumental music which suggests something extra-musical; something tangible or real, with a very descriptive title