IGCSE Romantic Music

Question 1

To make the music more expressive, composers gave extra instructions – as well as tempo markings

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Mrs Porter's favourite composer is:

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Mahler

Question 3

Composers added extra notes to chords which

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created dissonance, created more interesting harmony, showed emotions like pain and emotion

Question 4

Which two composers wrote piano music written on four staves

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Rachmaninov, Liszt

Question 5

Melodies were important and often marked cantabile which means

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singing style

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romantic Era music?

Accepted Answer

Strict Tempos

Question 7

What era is this music from?

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Romantic

Question 8

Trumpets could play more notes because they now had keys

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Romantic composers were inspired by ...

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Supernatural Ideas, Feelings and Nature, Poems and Paintings

Question 10

What era is this music from?

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Classical

Question 11

Speeding up the tempo

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Accelerando

Question 12

Composers of Romantic era?

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Dvorak, Brahms

Question 13

Who were the best know composers of lied?

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Brahms, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann

Question 14

Which two national anthems did Tchaikovsky include in his 1812 overture?

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Russian and French

Question 15

What are the approximate beginning and ending dates of the Romantic Era?

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1820-1900

Question 16

How did the piano further develop?

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Strings became longer and thicker, Frame was made of metal, Felt covered the hammers

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