Test 5 Review

What trend inspired composers to write music evoking scenes or sounds of far-off lands?

The German term for the art song is:

Schubert was born in:

Robert Schumann’s A Poet’s Love is a:

What is the principal musical characteristic of ragtime?

Romantic composers sought to make instruments sing. This statement best describes the element of:

Which of the following is true of Schubert’s Elfking?

Which of the following does NOT describe Romanticism?

Wagner chose to base his early operas on:

The democratic character of the Romantic movement is illustrated by:

Which of the following does NOT characterize musicians of the Romantic era?

Which of the following does NOT describe Romantic orchestral music?

The Impressionist painters’ interest in color is paralleled by Impressionist composers’ interest in:

Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of:

During the nineteenth century, concert life began to center on the:

In Schubert’s Elfking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents:

The composer whos considered the most important figure in the artistic world of the latter half of the 19th century?

Which American composer became known as the "King of Ragtime"?

The principal themes in Wagner’s operas, which recur throughout and carry specific meanings, are called:

Which of the following does NOT characterize Romantic music?