Academic Decathlon: Music Sect. 3 (2019-2020)

Gustav Mahler utilized ___ singer and ____ instrumentalist in his Symphony No. 8, nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand"

Many poets during the Romantic era believed their poems were better set to music.

Artist, composers, and authors during the Romantic Era "wore their hearts on their sleeves". What does this phrase mean?

Grand Operas originated in _____, where _______ had built his magnificent palace during the baroque period.

Who is the composer of Schwanenlied ?

The _____ is a now-obsolete brass instrument with holes along the side that are controlled by keys similar to a sax.

The piano in Erkonig is like a horse galloping ,while the piano in Schwanenlied creates a rippling effect similar to ___

Adia, the story of a forbidden love between an Egyptian prince and an Ethiopian princess, was written by whom?

Schwanenleid is an excellent example of ______, similar to Stop in the Name of Love.

tHaNkS fOr pLaYiNg!1!1!! {*~*}

Verdi accepted a commission for the opening of the Suez Canal and the Cario Opera House.

Did Berlioz ever get married to his real life "Beloved"?

What instrument plays the distorted idée fixe melody?

The Classical era's love of reason, balance, and order gave way to the Romantic era's desire for _____ expression

How old was Franz Schubert when he compsed Erlkonig, one of his most prolific Lieder?

How long were Berlioz and Harriet Smithson married?

What is the name of the melody that represents the Beloved?

Johann Friedrich Reichart wrote over 1,500 Lieder

The Swan Lament was an ancient Greek myth which stated a swan sang once before it died and was refuted by ornithologist

The term programmatic describes musical pieces that convey a storyline during the performance.

The term medieval romance has the same connotations of love and amorous emotions as today's romance.

What is the name of the English actress that was the inspiration for Berlioz's Beloved in his symphony?

The Elf kings voices shifts from a major mode to a minor cord after what happens?

Did Fanny ever perform in any way prior to her 1st public performance at a benefit concert?

The Elf Kings sing-song voice reveals his alluring yet terrifying character.

What does the word "Erlkonig" translate to?

How is Schwanenlied's portrayal of death different from other songs in the resource guide?

What did Berlioz initially study to become?

What famous melody is parodied throughout this piece?

Which movement of the Symphonie Fantastique is featured in the selected works?

What role does the relentless piano part play?

How many Lieder( plural of Lied) did Robert Schumann write in 1840, the year he married his wife, Clara Wieck?

What is a miniature in regards to Romantic era music?

Miniature could not be transformed into large-scale works.

How does Berlioz describe the gathering of ghost, monsters, and sorcerers in Dreams of a Witches' Sabbath?

Which Italian composer was deeply involved in the Italy’s unity under one king, sparking the phrase Viva ____?

The Symphonie Fantastique describes a man known as The Artist continuously seeing his Beloved during a drug trip

What do the two striking cords at the end of the piece seem to announce?

Which Romantic composer was best known for his extravagant, programmatic symphonies?

_______ are several melodies meant to represent several people in a musical composition.

What character does the vocalist in Erlkonig play?

The two foremost types of miniatures were the______ and the ______.

As the doomed lover, attune themselves and repeat the phrase, “________”, saying good by to their cruel world.

What effect does the high accompanying violin have on the atmosphere of the scene?

What is a cycle in relation to a miniature?

Which of the two Mendelssohn siblings gained the most notoriety for their efforts in music?

Which of these did NOT use the "Dies irae" plainchant in music after Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique?

The change in the pitch of the child's motif "Mien Vater, mien Vater" does what to the tone of the Lied?

The Romantic Era brought about what notion concerning the creation of music?

One scholar has counted 11,396 definitions for what word?