Why were Romantic era composers able to portray a wide variety of contrasting emotions in a single movement?
They wrote for a greater number of instruments than their pr
They used looser and more flexible musical forms.
They used dynamics for the first time.
They created instrumental music without lyrics.
Which of the following is NOT a way in which Romantic era composers created nationalistic music?
Forward music
Overtly political music
National music
Patriotic music
Rimsky-Korsakov's piece Scheherazade is an example of which Romantic trend?
classicism
Exoticism
Realism
Nationalism
Rossini specialized in opera buffa. How is opera buffa defined
Virtuoso opera
Comic opera
Food-themed opera
Tragic opera
Which of the following paintings is a visual depiction of nationalism?
Liberty Leading the People
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
The Raft of the Medea
Witches' Sabbath
How did Mendelssohn explore realms of fantasy in his A Midsummer Night's Dream overture?
By writing music based on his dreams.
By writing music based on drug experiences.
By depicting the sounds of a witches' sabbath.
By depicting the sounds of mischievous woodland fairies.
How is dynamic contrast defined?
Using both loose forms and strict forms
Moving from one volume level to another
Contrasting the sounds of different instruments
Playing an emotional melody at the same time as a boring one
One way that Romantic era composers wanted to connect with their audiences was through creating emotionally-charged instrumental music. How did the composers do this?
By using strict musical forms.
By focusing on poetry intended to be read with the music.
By writing rich and memorable melodies.
By writing exclusively for the piccolo, pedal harp, tuba.
Both Paganini and Rossini were composers who lived and worked during the _____.
early Classical era
early Romantic era
late Romantic era
late Classical era
Which composer used the ethnic music of Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, and Bohemia to create the Slavonic Dances?
Frederic Chopin
Antonín Dvorák
Clara Schumann
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Who wrote the famous Nutcracker ballet as well as the 1812 Overture?
Chopin
Mussorgsky
Sand
Tchaikovsky
Why was Nadezhda von Meck important for Tchaikovsky's career?
She was his muse.
She taught him the basics of composition.
She provided him with financial support.
Her compositions inspired his work.
Because a hand injury prevented him from fulfilling his dream of being a concert pianist, what did Robert Schumann do instead of being a performer?
He became a music critic.
He gave up music altogether.
He became a very popular opera singer.
He became a painter.
With the wider selection of standard orchestral instruments that were available to Romantic era composers, which of the following did they NOT do?
Increase the dynamic contrast
Adhere to traditional arrangements
Increase the emotional range
Use more varied sounds
Which of the following is NOT a Romantic era composer?
Beethoven
Bach
Tchaikovsky
Brahms
Why was Liszt famous?
He wrote over 600 lieder before an early death from syphilis
He wrote many nationalistic operas.
He was a Romantic era rock star who toured all over Europe.
He wrote beautiful music for the ballet.
Which composer built the Bayreuth Festspielhaus to stage his operas?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann
Franz Schubert
Which of the following composers was a member of The Russian Five, also known as The Mighty Handful?
Mussorgsky
Chopin
Ravel
Tchaikovsky
Which composer is considered to be a great transitional composer who helped transform music from the Classical to the Romantic style?
Verdi
Tchaikovsky
Beethoven
Liszt
Which composer wrote a virtuosic medley for the concert hall using the melodies from patriotic songs including The Star-Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle, and Hail, Columbia?
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Clara Schumann
Frederic Chopin
Antonín Dvorák
Paganini was best remembered as a virtuoso. What is a virtuoso?
A violin player
A person with exceptional technical and musical ability
An opera composer
A violinist who is also a talented composer
Which of the following were composed by Frederic Chopin?
Character pieces for the piano like mazurkas and nocturnes.
Nationalistic orchestral music like Night on Bald Mountain.
Ballets including Swan Lake and the The Nutcracker.
Operas like Eugene Onegin.