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RomanticPeriodMusic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What country was Franz Schubert from? | Austria |
| What country was Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel from? | Germany |
| What country was Felix Mendelssohn from? | Germany |
| What country was Robert Schumann from? | Germany |
| What country was Frederic Chopin from? | Poland |
| What country was Franz Liszt from? | Hungary |
| What country was Hector Berlioz from? | France |
| What country was Johannes Brahms from? | Germany |
| What country was Georges Bizet from? | France |
| What country was Gioachino Rossini from? | Italy |
| What country was Richard Wagner from? | Germany |
| What country was Peter Tchaikovsky from? | Russia |
| What country was Giuseppe Verdi from? | Italy |
| Which composers were from Germany? | Schumann, Brahms, Wagner, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn |
| Which composers were from Italy? | Verdi, Rossini |
| Which composers were from France? | Berlioz, Bizet |
| Which composer advanced the art song and composed "The Elf King?" | Franz Schubert |
| Which composer was one of the first great conductors and wrote "Wedding March?" | Felix Mendelssohn |
| Which composer was famous for his song cycles, one of which is named "Fantasy Pieces?" | Robert Schumann |
| Which composer was an extraordinary pianist and wrote all piano music? Compositions include Prelude in E minor, Nocturne and Polonaise? | Frederic Chopin |
| Which composer created the symphonic poem and is famous for his Hungarian Rhapsodies? | Franz Liszt |
| Which composer was the leader of the realist movement and program music? He wrote Symphonie Fantastique. | Hector Berlioz |
| Which composer was a German idealist whose Hungarian Dances were used by Looney Toons in their 3 Little Pigs segment? | Johannes Brahms |
| Which composer used orchestration to enhance the dramatic effect? He wrote the opera Carmen, which was influenced by Spanish melodies. | Georges Bizet |
| Which composer used instruments to support the singers and wrote the operas "The Barber of Seville" and "William Tell?" | Gioachino Rossini |
| Which composer created the music drama and special staging devices? He wrote "Lohengrin" and "The Bridal Chorus." | Richard Wagner |
| Which composer was the leading opera composer in Italy, writing "La Traviata" and "Aida?" | Giuseppe Verdi |
| What was the supreme instrument during the Romantic Period? | piano |
| What were the 4 sociocultural influences on music in the Romantic Period? | Revolutionary spirit (liberty & individualism from French & American Revolutions), Industrial Revolution, Development of the business of music, Nationalism |
| What is a pedagogical study used to teach music? | etude |
| What is the lavish French opera with ballets and pageantry? | Grand Opera |
| What is a fixed idea that uses the same melody throughout a song to unify it? | idée fixe |
| What is a musical motive associated with some person, thing, idea or symbol in a drama? | Leitmotif |
| What is a romantic poem set to music? | Lieder |
| What was the new name for an opera that Wagner invented? | Music drama |
| What was the name of the serious Italian opera based on a literary source? | Opera seria |
| What is music that tells a story using idee fixes? | program music |
| What is a series of short songs connected by some thread of plot; unified with a story or returning musical idea? | Song cycle |
| What is a single movement orchestral work based on a program idea? | Symphonic Poem |
| What were evening gatherings of Schubert and his friends where he played his music for them? | Schubertiades |
| Who did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel often consult about her compositions? | Her brother, Felix |
| Felix Mendelssohn dedicated himself to reviving the works of which great Baroque composer? | Bach |
| What was the name of the collection of 43 pieces Schumann wrote for his children? | Album for the Young |
| What changes were made to the piano during the Romantic period? | Larger range, perfected damper pedals |
| Why were changes made to the piano? | to allow composers to better express their feelings |
| What composer wrote "The Nutcracker" and "1812 Overture?" | Tchaikovsky |
| What composition includes cannons going off at the end? | 1812 Overture |
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