Classical and Early Romantic Study Guide

“Evening Star” was written for a ____________________ of Franz Schubert’s.

Franz Schubert wrote over ____________ songs before his death in 1828.

What is a Nocturne? _______________________________________________

Which composer went deaf, but continued to compose well after he was deaf? ______________________________

Which composer used conversation books late in his life? ___________________________

The Classical composer who shaped and developed the symphony, more than any other, was ______________________________

Instead of being written solely for the aristocracy and the church, music started being written for the ________________

Franz Schubert is basically the inventor of the _____________________________.

Which composer only gave 14 public performances in his life? ______________

Which composer put jokes into his symphonies? ______________________________

Which composer was composing at age 4? ___________________________________

What years were the classical period? ________________ - _____________________

Which Romantic composer wrote over 600 songs before dying of syphilis? _____________

The thinking in the Classical Period valued rules and reason. True or False? _______________

Which composer first believed isolation made a composer more creative? ______________________

In the patronage system, the patron was a servant to the middle class. True or false?

What is an Etude?__________________________________________________

After a period of harmonic _____________________, the musical pendulum swung back towards harmonic _____________________

Which Classical composer wrote over 600 compositions in his life? _______________________________

Which composer is the “father of the symphony?”________________________________

Beethoven was saying that the symphony shouldn’t be about music only, but about the _____________________.

In what years was the Romantic Musical Era? ___________________________

Which composer could recreate pieces after one hearing? ____________________________

Which composer became a sort of diva or rock star? ______________________________

Franz Schubert’s songs were meant to sound like _________________________.

Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony was originally dedicated to whom? _______________________

Which composer died at the age of 35? _____________________________________

Which composer helped to make the piano popular? _______________________________

Who was Beethoven’s near-contemporary? _________________________________

What does “rubato” mean?___________________________________________

Who was a father figure for both Mozart and Beethoven? ______________________________

Which chords did composers use the most? ________________________________________

Which composer could hear complete pieces in his head? __________________________

Chopin’s type of music was different that Beethoven’s because it was meant to be played ________________________________

Who came up with the "template" for the modern orchestra? ____________________________

Music started to have ______________________ and _______________________ themes.

Which composer composed in both the classical and romantic periods and styles? _______________________

Which composer detested the patronage system? _____________________________