Romantic Era: Exam 5 Flashcards
One of the prime traits of Romantic artists is their:
emphasis on intense emotional expression
The French-born composer who is considered the father of modern orchestra for daring originality and use of a larger ensemble is:
Berlioz
A special theater was built at ______ for the presentation of Wagner’s operas.
Bayreuth
Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of:
Claude Debussy
During the 19th century, concert life began to center around the:
Public Concert Hall
The Moldau represents:
Smetana’s finest achievement in orchestral music.
A river that runs through Bohemia.
A nationalistic work.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
The democratic character of the Romantic movement is illustrated by:
Sympathy for the oppressed
interest in folk culture
faith in humankind and its destiny
ALL OF THE ABOVE
A group of Lieder unified by some narrative thread or a descriptive or expressive theme is called:
A song cycle
How does the 19th-century orchestral music differ from the 18th-century orchestral music?
The symphonies are larger.
Individual composers wrote fewer symphonies.
Composers began writing symphonic poems as well as symphonies.
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
The French Revolution signaled:
The transfer of power from the aristocracy to the middle class.
Titles such as prelude, Impromptu, and Intermezzo are used for:
Short lyrical piano pieces
Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique is an example of:
A program symphony
Dvorak’s Symphony #9 is subtitled:
From the New World
The emotional quality of Wagner’s music is heightened by the use of:
Chromatic Dissonance
Which best describes the inspiration for Berloiz’s Symphonie Fantastique?
The actress Harriet Smithson
Which of the following was not characteristic of Impressionistic music?
Accents on the first beat of every measure
Brahms wrote no symphonies until he was past the age of forty, in part because he was in awe of the symphonies of:
Beethoven
What is a Nocturne?
A short lyric piano piece about night
The principal themes in Wagner’s music dramas, which recur throughout a work and carry specific meanings, are called:
Leitmotifs
The favorite subjects for Romantic poets were:
Love, longing, nature
Music written for plays, generally consisting of an overture and a series of pieces to be performed between acts if called:
Incidental music
