Romantic Period Quiz 23 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... attempts to portray a specific story, idea, or scene through music.
2. Frederic Chopin composed Aida March.
3. Romantics thought lyric poetry was the "true voice of feeling" or the " ..... of the heart"
4. In a moderately quick tempo, usually considered to be slightly slower than allegro but faster than andante.
5. Which writer was NOT a Dark Romantic or American Gothic writer?
6. The characters of an opera is represented by the costumes they wear.
7. Frederick Chopin:Piano music as to ..... :Program music
8. Composer subject usually traditional myths, legends and folklore.
9. Which of the following sacred vocal compositions was not composed by Mendelssohn?
10. The harmony during the Romantic Period were
11. Which IS NOT a Baroque instrument
12. Which period was right before the Baroque Period?
13. What musical instrument was given an iron frame instead of wood?
14. He has a fondness for dark and mysterious background settings in his paintings.
15. What is the first song in the song cycle 'A Poet's Love' titled?
16. True or False:The Romantic Period used mostly homophonic texture
17. ..... Music Education became a component of public school instruction in Europe and North America
18. "He made his first Great orchestral work, Romeo and Juliet at age of 30."
19. Who influenced Baroque fashion?
20. Which composer graduated from medical school but decided not to become a doctor and instead decided to go to music school?
21. An instrumental music composition that conveys images or scenes to tell a short story without the use of the lyrics.
22. I am a composer from the Baroque time period. I played the organ more than any other instrument. I was such a great composer that my death signaled the end of the Baroque era. Who am I?
23. Terraced Dynamics refer to a technique in Baroque period music in which the volume would stay constant for a period of time and then shift suddenly.
24. Which composer started the transition from Classicism to Romanticism?
25. The inclusion of choirs into the orchestra became very popular in the Classical period
26. Which composer left his wife at the alter to run off with another woman
27. A musician who performs with masterly ability, technique or personal style.
28. The first or most eminent performance of a work.
29. The signs of Romantic literature came into viewaround ..... when William Blake started writing hisSongs of Innocence.
30. Who was invited to serve as director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York?
31. Identify the movement which is characterized by:the use of diagonals to show the peak of an emotion or moment (versus a regular moment)
32. The following wars happened during this period except:
33. The scientist in Frankenstein is.....
34. Ludwig van Beethoven dedicated the "Eroica" Symphony No. 3 to what person?
35. Lord Byron wrote The Raven
36. He is the "Poet of the piano."
37. Romantic piano works were long as Classical works and featured bigger gestures.
38. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement which took place in?
39. What is the famous masterpiece of Giacomo Puccini?
40. Tchaikowsky wrote The 1812 Overture.
41. Who became the most well-known transcendentalist?
42. What is the meaning of the word public?
43. When did the Puritans arrive to New Land?
44. Which of these might be the name of a Romantic Era piece of music?
45. This refers to the art forms produced in antiquity or inspired by ancient times, but created later.
46. Yellow Submarine was written and performed by what popular band?
47. Music of the Romantic Era.
48. What feature is typical of the Romantic era?
49. Neoclassism and Romanticism were the movements after the Rococo period that flourished across Western Europe and the United States.
50. His work has had an impact on contemporary film scores including those of Harry Potter and Lord of the Ring
51. A leitmotif is a short musical idea associated with .....
52. Which of the following events influenced the Romantic Movement?
53. How many parts does a Piccolo have?
54. During this era, Romantic composers drew their inspiration from all the followingexcept
55. Which of the following is not Frederic Chopin's piano works?
56. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sublime?
57. The tempo scheme of a traditional symphony is:slow-fast-slow-moderate
58. ..... music require singers to perform a greater range of tone color, dynamics and pitch.
59. What is called the highest male voice?
60. Musical form based in a text or programme that explains what you will hear instrumentally in the work.