Romantic Test 9 ACE

Russian composer; "Night on Bald Mountain"

One who exhibits great technical brilliance on a musical instrument is a virtuoso.

Symphonic poem; "Hungarian Rhapsody"

Which of the following is NOT a shorter piano form from the Romantic era?

The approximate dates of the Romantic era:

Italian opera composer; "William Tell Overture"

German "music drama"; "Ride of the Valkyries"

"Adagio" would be an appropriate title for the second movement of a concerto.

Which composer is NOT one of the "3 B's" of music history:

Russian composer; "The Nutcracker"

Orchestration and composition are exactly the same.

"Flight of the Bumblebee" is an example of program music.

Russian composer who composed "Pictures at an Exhibition".

Instrumental music which suggests something extra-musical, something tangible or real, with a very descriptive title.

The Romantic orchestra ALWAYS includes a piano and does not include a conductor.

Romantic era dynamics return to terraced dynamics, much like the Baroque era.

The first true, fully Romantic composer; crosses the bridge to Romanticism; known for his many art songs.

The only instrument family that does not increase in size in the Romantic orchestra is the string family.

Composer credited with building the bridge from the Classical era to the Romantic era:

Italian opera; "La Traviata"

Operas of the Romantic era become far more serious and grand.

"Fugue in G Major" is an example of absolute music.

Opened her own music salon; Known for her piano music.

Appropriate title for the 3rd movement of a concerto.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romanticism?

Transitional composer; "Moonight Sonata"

Appropriate title for the 4th movement of a Symphony:

French composer; "Symphonie Fantastique"

Romantic era composers take a far more emotional approach, as opposed to an intellectual approach, to compositions.

Beethoven was known for his many revisions while composing.

An art song is a setting of a poem for solo voice and ORCHESTRA.

During the Romantic era, music moved from the ____ to the ____.

This form is an expansion of Beethoven's concert overture; Liszt is credited with its developement:

Approximate size range of the Romantic orchestra:

Virtuoso piano music; "Minute Waltz"

The assigning of a melodic theme to a person, place, thing, or emotion is "leitmotiv."