Romantic Era Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following below best describes the music of the Romantic Period?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 2

Which composer is responsible for Bach's revival and composed "A Midsummer Night's Dream?"

Accepted Answer

Mendelssohn

Question 3

Which composer composed "Danse Macabre" and “Carnival of the Animals?”

Accepted Answer

Saint-Saens

Question 4

What is "Lieder?"

Accepted Answer

Music based on 18th and 19th century poetry.

Question 5

The Romantic Era includes artists and painters, which of these is not a romantic painter?

Accepted Answer

Picasso

Question 6

Who had an opera house built to his own specifications in Bayreuth and also composed "Ride of the Valkyries"?

Accepted Answer

Wagner

Question 7

An orchestra toward the end of the romantic period might include close to ______ musicians.

Accepted Answer

100

Question 8

Which composer studied with Mozart’s teacher Haydn

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 9

Which deaf German composer wrote 722 compositions which included 9 symphonies and Fur Elise?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 10

Which Russian romantic composer composed the Nutcracker, 1812 Overture, and Swan Lake

Accepted Answer

Tchaikovsky

Question 11

This composer preferred to write operas for the masses. He also chose to use "everyday" characters in his works.

Accepted Answer

Verdi

Question 12

Which composer wrote pieces based on planets?

Accepted Answer

Holst

Question 13

Liszt created the _______ a one-movement orchestral composition based to some extent on a literary or pictorial idea.

Accepted Answer

Symphonic Poem

Question 14

Which composer was NOT a visual artist and painter as well?

Accepted Answer

Bruch, Strauss

Question 15

Which famous Italian violinist and composer was considered the devil?

Accepted Answer

Paganini

Question 16

Which of these composers bridged the classical music era to the romantic music era?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 17

Which composer’s wife had an alleged affair with Brahms?

Accepted Answer

Schumann

Question 18

Which composer wrote the famous Processional Wedding March, "Here Comes the Bride?"

Accepted Answer

Wagner

Question 19

At which Polish composer’s funeral was Mozart’s Requiem played

Accepted Answer

Chopin

Question 20

Which Romantic Era composer allegedly poisoned themselves?

Accepted Answer

Tchaikovsky

Question 21

This composer always wrote his own scenario and libretto for his works (Opera's). He also liked to use huge Orchestras.

Accepted Answer

Wagner

Question 22

This Italian born composer is famous for writing 39 Operas, his most famous being the "Barber of Seville."

Accepted Answer

Rossini

Question 23

Which Romantic Era composer used real cannon in one of their pieces?

Accepted Answer

Tchaikovsky

Question 24

What is a good approximation of when the Romantic Period of Music took place?

Accepted Answer

1820-1900

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