The Romantic Era

Question 1

Why was Symphonie Fantastique considered progressive for the time period?

Accepted Answer

The music told a narrative

Question 2

Tchaikovsky was more Pro-Russian music than The Five

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Why was Liszt so famous?

Accepted Answer

He wrote music that only he could play

Question 4

Tchaikovsky was sad for a lot of reasons. Which of these is NOT that?

Accepted Answer

Went bald prematurely

Question 5

Modest Mussorgsky died penniless

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Franz Liszt spent most of his life in poverty

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Which composer was French?

Accepted Answer

Chopin, Liszt

Question 8

This composer struggled with mental health his entire life and admitted himself into an asylum

Accepted Answer

Schumann

Question 9

Chopin often wrote smaller pieces. Which of these is NOT a style of music he composed?

Accepted Answer

Novellas

Question 10

How did the War of the Romantics end?

Accepted Answer

It was never really resolved and fizzled out, The advent of Modernism

Question 11

Franz Liszt was Hungarian

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Monarchies were stronger and unchallenged during the Romantic Era

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

A lied is typically shorter in length than a symphonic movement

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Which of these composers were NOT an early Romantic composer?

Accepted Answer

Brahms

Question 15

Who did the Progressives see as their spirit guide?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 16

The Russian Music Society was founded in 1859. Which conservatory did they found in 1861?

Accepted Answer

Moscow Conservatory, St. Petersburg Conservatory

Question 17

Which of the following is a goal of a Bohemian

Accepted Answer

Emotional Connection with the Universe

Question 18

In addition to being an amazing pianist, what did Liszt invent?

Accepted Answer

Symphonic Poem

Question 19

Felix Mendelssohn experienced discrimination because.....

Accepted Answer

He came from a Jewish family

Question 20

Who did the Conservatives see as their spirit guide?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 21

What Classical composer is credited with starting the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 22

The end of this composer's sanity and life was believed to be caused by mercury radiation

Accepted Answer

Schubert

Question 23

What would a Bohemian lifestyle be against?

Accepted Answer

Machines

Question 24

Which composer was brought into the Schumann home at a young age and was a life-long friend?

Accepted Answer

Brahms

Question 25

Which of these is NOT true about Franz Schubert?

Accepted Answer

He died by drowning at a party

Question 26

Who was the villain of Die Forelle?

Accepted Answer

The Fisherman

Question 27

Who was the most significant operatic composer of the Romantic Era

Accepted Answer

Wagner

Question 28

Which of these composers was NOT a progressive in the War of the Romantics

Accepted Answer

Schumann

Question 29

Which aspect of Wagnerian operas made them progressive?

Accepted Answer

Harmonic structures were more complicated

Question 30

This is a picture of Clara and Robert.......

Accepted Answer

Schumann

Question 31

Clara Schumann's father forbade her relationship with Robert (maybe the age gap...?) What was a result of this denial?

Accepted Answer

Robert writes an abundance of lieds

Question 32

What was the nickname of Tchaikovsky's last symphony?

Accepted Answer

Pathetique

Question 33

Which Wagnerian opera is the largest event of the time?

Accepted Answer

The Ring Cycle

Question 34

A lied derives from German bible verses

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

What was the ideal piece of music for a Romantic conservative?

Accepted Answer

Absolute Music

Question 36

Which of these was a direct influence of the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution

Question 37

Which composer was German?

Accepted Answer

Wagner

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