Classical/Romantic Review

Which leader of Russia was terrorizing the country and much of Eastern Europe in the early and middle 20th Century?

Which is NOT an example of Neo-Classical Architecture?

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The romantic era focuses on the classic ideals of romance

Perhaps the greatest difference between Romantic composition and Classical is...

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Beethoven was best known for what during his life

All BUT which of the following instruments underwent substantial change/invention in the 19th Century

Rhythm includes all EXCEPT the following

This European capital was a melting pot of culture around the time of Mozart and Haydn

Popular Song Form includes all EXCEPT

Romanitic composers like Schubert and Tchaikovsky loved their "day" jobs as much as their composing

Despite the myth that Salieri killed Mozart due to his raging jealousy, Mozart actually died of Rheumatic fever

What makes music of the Classical Era so appealing?

Why did Beethoven scribble out Napoleon's name on the score?

Tchaikovsky collaborated with important social and artitic circles such as the ____________.

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___________ was a movement across Europe in the 19th Century that strengthened the identity of individual countries

Both music and art of the Romantic period share all of the following EXCEPT

Which is NOT a feature of Neo-Classical art?

Mozart's hometown of Salzburg and capital of Vienna where he worked can be found in which modern-day European country?

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The celebration of the end of a grueling war is the subject of Tchaikovsky's _________ including live cannon fire

Beethoven collaborated with all but which composer?

Assertive statement, hesitant retraction, and __________ is the forumula for much of Shostakovich's 5th Symphony

A charming story of children traveling far away, exotic new lands is the subject of which Tchaikovsky ballet?

Humanitarianism stood for all except:

Which is NOT one of the unique instruments we discussed in The Nutcracker

Although very emotional, the score to Shostakovich's 5th Symphony has almost no indication of

Beethoven's music can be described by all EXCEPT which of the following?

What does "Neo-Classical" mean?

The piece that got Shostakovich in big trouble with its now infamous article condoning the work was

Chopin loved _________ and modeled his series of piano etudes/preludes after this composer

Romantic authors were interested in all of the following EXCEPT

Orchestration means

Ironically, Shostakovich's _________ was arrested before they could question him

Although Mozart lived a relatively short life, he wrote a large volume of music

Beethoven initally dedicated his "Eroica" symphony to which monarch?

This musical form features a series of quick repeats of the main melody continually returning after contrasting sections

Despite Mozart's fame and impact on music, he did NOT actually do what?

Neo-Classical was a throw-back to what ancient culture?

Beethoven's meticulous writing set a pattern that ushered in the ______ Era

The end of Shostakovich's 5th Symphony is best described as a

Romanticism is a throwback to what other time period

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Three greats of the Classical Era are:

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Beethoven's father supported and nurtured the young Beethoven as a child

The growing ______ class supported public concerts of the Classical Era

What aspect of music was Beethoven most famous for during his life?

This musical form features an exposition, development, recapitulation and a coda

Which form of art first started the Romantic movement?

Music of the Classical Era has been overshadowed by other eras and rarely gets performed today

Tchaikovsky lost his ________ at age 14 which devistated him for the rest of his life

Although much of the music in the Romantic Era was massive, smaller-scale music was quite popular with...

Beethoven shared a similar output of music as the Classical Era composers such as Mozart

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Chopin really helped shape musical expression using the piano by using all EXCEPT

The only composer to survive the ban in Russia under Stalin was

Shostakovich was widely known for writing for all EXCEPT

19th Century audiences were obsessed with ______ musicians because of their super-human skill

Which two Revolutions shaped politics and culture of the Neo-Classical era?

Chopin's home country where he modeled much of his music is...