Classical and Romantic Concerto

Question 1

A cadenza in the Romantic period was...

Accepted Answer

pre-written by the composer

Question 2

Cadenzas were more complex in the Romantic period than the Classical period

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What type of ornamentation does a cadenza usually end on?

Accepted Answer

Trill

Question 4

Classical concertos are more expressive than Romantic concertos

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Concertos have three movements: fast-slow-fast

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Valves on brass instruments were introduced in which era?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 7

Romantic concertos usually change tempo and time signature throughout

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Roughly how many musicians played in a Classical orchestra?

Accepted Answer

30-60

Question 9

Roughly how many musicans played in a Romantic orchestra?

Accepted Answer

90-100

Question 10

A concerto is...

Accepted Answer

a musical composition for a solo instrument(s) accompanied by an orchestra

Question 11

Famous composers from the Romantic era include...

Accepted Answer

Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Brahms

Question 12

A cadenza in the Classical period was...

Accepted Answer

improvised by the soloist

Question 13

Many concertos in the Romantic period were written for...

Accepted Answer

piano and violin

Question 14

Which of these instruments were introduced in the romantic orchestra?

Accepted Answer

piccolo, harp, trombone and tuba

Question 15

A cadenza is...

Accepted Answer

a brilliant dramatic solo passage where the soloist shows off

Question 16

Orchestras were larger in the romantic period than the classical period

Accepted Answer

True

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