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Romantic Music Questions
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Using the book "Story of the Orchestra" please answer the following questions.
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Brahms felt overshadowed by…?
Bach and Beethoven
Wagner and Tchaikovsky
Mozart and Beethoven
Bach and Mozart
2
What did Carl Maria von Weber do in this Era?
First to conduct from the podium using a violin
Designed the standard seating for the orchestra
Designed the first symphony
Composed 104 symphonies
3
Who composed "Marriage of Figaro"
Igor Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven
4
Where to the French Horns sit in the orchestra?
Far out
Far right
In front of Trumpets
Behind 1st violins
5
What was new about the last movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony?
It was a slow rather than fast final movement.
Used the poem "Amazing Grace"
It was written for the Empress of Austria.
The final movement incorporated voices.
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Tchaikovsky wrote many piece for…?
For the piano and violin
For children
The ballet
The Russian Orthodox Church
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How was Wagner led to music?
Studied under Franz Josef Haydn
Familiar with theater and wrote plays
By being employed by a church
His father forced him to tour Europe at a young age
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What is The Ring of the Nibelung? How long was it?
A ballet based on Nordic and German stories, 16 hours long
A concerto based on Nordic and German stories, 16 hours long
An opera based on Nordic and German stories, 16 hours long
A symphony based on Nordic and German stories, 16 hours long
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What are Valkyries?
Swans
Goblins
Siegmund the mortal son of Wotan
Goddess-warrior daughters of Wotan king of the Gods.
10
What “new direction” did composers in the Romantic Era make?
They tried to write safe, soft music for listeners.
Music was fancy and full of notes.
They tried to overwhelm listeners with emotion.
Music was passionate, exciting, and dramatic.
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Like Mozart, composers during this Era were?
Were employed by the local Church.
Were famous, like actors and rock performers
Proposed to the Empress of Austria
Had trade jobs along with being composers
12
Mahler was also known for being…?
A famous conductor in New York
A famous pianist
Being famous during his lifetime
Egotistical and self-centered
13
What are some of Tchaikovsky’s most famous pieces?
Rite of Spring and Firebird Suite
Ride of the Valkyries
Swan Lake and The Nutcraker
The Four Seasons
14
Mahler wrote music for orchestras…
With only brass instruments
That were huge
That were medium sized
With only string instruments
15
Mahler’s music was…?
Written for small orchestras
Powerful and emotional
Bright and light
Full of clashing harmonies
16
Folk melodies were used to…?
To make music more technical
Introduce pre-Baroque chant
To incorporate familiar tunes for the audience
Introduce new exotic elements into composer's music
17
Gustav Mahler…?
Bridge the gap between San Francisco and Oakland.
Bridged the gap between the Romantic and the Classical Eras
Bridged the gap between the Modern and Romantic Eras
Bridged the gap between the Romantic and Modern Eras
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Wagner’s character was?
Self-centered and egotistic
Lazy and unfocused
Hard-working and kind
Canoodling
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What message was Romantic Era music trying to convey?
Emotion (love, heartbreak, triumph)
The technical ability of the performer
Magical fantasies, about goblins, witches, swans
Through the use of musical forms (concerto, fugue, etc...)
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What is a baton?
A large staff used to keep beat when conducting
A keyboard instrument
Looks like Harry Potter's wand, used to conduct orchestra
The rate of speed
