Music- The Romantic Era

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"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" was the slogan of the

French Revolution

Musicians and composers achieved a higher social status during the Romantic era than in the Classical era. T/F

Romantic artists were drawn to

the fanciful and the passionate

What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on the production of musical instruments?
Less expensive
Advanced technology
Better quality
All of the above
None of the above

All of the above

What was the effect of the move from the salon to the public concert hall on the size of the Romantic orchestras?

How would you describe exoticism in music?

music from other lands or cultures

Name a musical work that is not representative of exoticism:
- Brahms: Symphony No 4
- Puccini: Madame Butterfly
- Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italian
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

Brahms: Symphony No 4

Which of the following is NOT typical of Romantic music?

smaller orchestras

Romantic composers did not write as many symphonies as their Classical era counterparts because:
- their harmony was more chromatic
- their orchestras were larger
- their symphonies were longer and more complex
- all of the above
- none of the above

all of the above

French novelist

Alphonse du Lamartine

English Painter

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Which of the following is Romantic?

harmony is chromatic and treated expressively

A song form that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections is called

through-composed form

A song form in which the same melody is repeated for each stanza is known as:

A song form in which the same melody is repeated for several stanzas but then changed at the end to emphasize the text is called:

modified strophic form

A group of Lieder unified by a descriptive or narrative theme is known as a

A lied is a German song form for solo voice and piano. T/F

The composer normally writes the lyrics for the Lied. T/F

The Lied composer often attempts to portray musically the imagery of the poem. T/F

Favorite themes of the Lied include love and nature. T/F

Schubert's "Earlking" Narrator

sung middle register, minor mode

Schubert's "Earlking" Father

sung low register, minor mode, reassuring

Schubert's "Earlking" Son

sung high register, minor mode, frightenced

Schubert's "Earlking" Erlking

sung medium range, major mode; coaxing, then insistent

Schubert's "Earlking" Horse

played in the left hand of the piano

Which genre is NOT a part of Chopin's compositional output?

Chopin was romantically involved with George Sand, the renowned:

French novelist

Frederick Chopin spent Mose of his productive career in

The piano changed little technically during the nineteenth century. T/F

The short lyric piano work might be considered the instrumental equivalent of the nineteenth-century Lied. T/F

Clara Schumann's personal life was closely linked with two major composers: Robert Schumann and Johaness Brahms. T/F

The piano was a popular instrument for amateur musicians in the nineteenth century. T/F

The nineteenth century was an age of grat virus pianists. T/F

What is tempo rubato?

Instrumental piece that has some literary or pectoral association supplied by the composer

A type of program music written to accompany plays.

incidental music

A one-movement work for orchestra with a literary program.

symphonic poem or tone poem

A multi movement orchestra work with literary program.

program symphony

A one-movement work originally written to introduce a large work, but played independently

concert overture

What composer is generally credited with the first use of the term symphonic poem?

What composer used the term "idea fixe" to associate a theme with a character?

The chief difference between a symphonic poem and a program symphony is:

the number of movements in the work

Berlioz won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1830. T/F

Berlioz was an Italian composer. T/F

Symphonie fantastique is autobiographical, inspired by the composer's infatuation with a Shakespearean actress. T/f

The "idée fixe" is stated in each movement of "Symphony Fantastique", and is never varied musically. T/F

The program of Symphony Fantastique exemplifies the Romantic interest in the macabre and the bizarre. T/F

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