1.Early Romantic music was influenced by which composer?
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Dvorak
Brahms
2.The Romantic period ended before which event?
The American Civil War
World War I
The French Revolution
The War of the Roses
3.Tchaikovsky is known primarily for his ballets.
True
False
4.Brahms often used conventional and traditional forms and techniques in his work.
True
False
5.In the Romantic period, orchestras were much smaller than in the Classical period.
True
False
6.Tchaikovsky wrote 1812 Overture.
True
False
7.What is true about music from the Romantic period?
It was more precise and conformed than that of the Classical period.
Virtually all of the music is vocal or choral music.
It was longer and less constrained than the music of the Classical period.
The only theme of the music was love.
8.The Romantic period of music emphasized reason and form over emotion and feeling.
True
False
9.Program music does which of the following?
Tells a story
Helps a student learn
Gives a virtuoso a standard set of music to play
All of the above
10.Who created the concept of “gesamtkunstwerk,” or “total art”?
Liszt
Tchaikovsky
Wagner
Dvorak