Pieces That Changed the World - Classical & Romantic

Question 1

Which of the following did Mozart compose?

Accepted Answer

Requiem, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Question 2

Which word most identifies with the Romantic Era of music history?

Accepted Answer

Expression

Question 3

Which of the following was composed to honor someone who has passed away?

Accepted Answer

Verdi's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem

Question 4

Which of these pieces uses human voices?

Accepted Answer

Carmen

Question 5

Classical-Era composers used these when they composed their pieces:

Accepted Answer

Forms

Question 6

Which composer changed history and moved us into a new musical time period?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 7

Which of the following were influential people during the Classical Period?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton, Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 8

Which of the following are operas we discussed in class?

Accepted Answer

Carmen, The Ring of the Nibelung

Question 9

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik was composed for which of these purposes?

Accepted Answer

To be background music at a party

Question 10

Verdi's Requiem was important because:

Accepted Answer

It was performed 16 times in a Jewish concentration camp, It was a sacred piece performed in a secular style

Question 11

Which of these pieces emphasized that all humanity would be brothers one day?

Accepted Answer

Symphony No. 9

Question 12

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 uses which instrument entirely?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 13

This painting represents which time period of history?

Accepted Answer

The Romantic Era

Question 14

Symphonie Fantastique, composed by _____________, was a 5-movement program symphony.

Accepted Answer

Berlioz

Question 15

Which of the following can you NOT hear in Symphonie Fantastique?

Accepted Answer

voices telling you a story

Question 16

Which of the following pieces tells stories from Norse mythology?

Accepted Answer

The Ring of the Nibelung

Question 17

Which of the following contains a story about Sarka, who leads an army of warrior women?

Accepted Answer

Ma Vlast (My Country)

Question 18

Who composed this piece?

Accepted Answer

Liszt

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9?

Accepted Answer

It contained 4 movements

Question 20

Which of these composers was deaf during their career?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven, Smetana

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