Unit 5 Review

One of the prime traits of Romantic artists was their emphasis on intense emotional expression

When did Romanticism in music come into its own?

America's most famous bandmaster was

Music did NOT embrace the Romantic movement until the mid-1800s

The French Revolution had little impact on the Romantic movement

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

Which of the following are types of absolute music

The dynamic range of nineteenth-century orchestras was far greater than that of orchestras of the previous century

Syncopation is the principal musical characteristic of

What nationality was Stephen Foster

Schubert's song Elfking is a setting of a ballad written by

Who is an important composer of nineteenth-century Lieder?

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

The most famous eighteenth-century American band was the

Which nineteenth-century American composer is best remember for his parlor songs and minstrel show tunes

Clara Schumann, whose husband was Robert Schumann, was

The German term for the art song is

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

African slaves in the nineteenth century created a genre of religious song called

Which of the following are ballets by Tchaikovsky

A multimovement, programmatic work for orchestra is called a

Romantic music is characterized by relatively less expression than music of earlier periods

The concept of ballet dates back to the

The Romantic orchestra was the same size as the Classical orchestra

Popular songs sung in a country's native language is/are called

Schubert lived a tragically short life but was a remarkably prolific composer of Lieder, chamber music, and

The nineteenth century saw the rise of a new social order shaped by the

Which of the following describes Romantic orchestral music?

Which composer was called the Poet of the Piano

The French Revolution signaled the

The nineteenth-century novel found its great theme in the conflict between the individual and society

Which of the following is identified as the first great creative Romantic

An interest in folklore and folk music resulted from the rise of nationalism

Brahms is often described as a(n)____ because of his use of forms established by the Classical masters.

The tradition of the ring shout was brought to America from

What type of works did Tchaikovsky compose?

Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique is an example of a

The Industrial Revolution led to the production of less expensive musical instruments but with no technical improvements

The celesta is featured in the _____ from the Nutcracker

In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idée fixe?

The composer who founded the New Journal of Music was

Chopin composed works in all of the following genres EXCEPT the

How many movements are in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Which of the following describes orchestras of the nineteenth century

The Romantics embraced conventional forms

Nineteenth-century composers communicated their desire for increased expressiveness through new descriptive terms

Which of the following describes Romanticism?

What style developed primarily among African American performers that took Euro-American traditions and modified them

Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called ____ music

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the