Chapter 17 Review (The Romantic Era)

Who was France's most distinguished composer during the Romantic period?

Which art style ("ism") came after the Romantic era?

What does the term scherzo mean? And who invented it?

What Chopin, Mussorgskey, & Smetana have in common?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romanticism?

Marx believed that _____ & ______ are the driving forces of historical events.

Between which two eras is the Romantic Movement usually placed?

Who are two early developers of photography?

Who was the most important Spanish artist of the Romantic Era?

What is the title of Wagner's most monumental operatic work?

Who were the Transcendentalists?

Beethoven wrote this symphony for Napoleon Bonaparte.

Most important German Romantic painter?

Gesamtkunstwerk (Wagner's invented word) means ___.

Who painted Raft of the Medusa?

Who composed more than 60 Leider (German for song)?

Who was the leader of the German literary movement Sturm ind Drang (Storm and Stress)?

The popularity of the novel in the 19th century can be attributed to increased literacy and __.

Which of these 19th c. artists were known especially for their nature scenes?

Tolstoy's War and Peace is set during the French Revolution?

Natural selection is essentially the sam as ___.

Who painted Saturn Devouring One of His Sons?

In his Symphony #1, Brahms replaced the scherzo with a quiet Intermezzo (called an interlude).

Niccolo Paganini composed exclusively for which instrument?

Who was the founder of the Romantic movement in England?