romantic test study guide

Question 1

art song

Answer 1

composition for a solo voice and piano

Question 2

lieder

Answer 2

german art song

Question 3

timbre

Answer 3

character or quality of a musical sound or voice

Question 4

etude

Answer 4

a musical study to improve/demonstrate the technique/skill of a player

Question 5

piano four hands

Answer 5

single piano played by two people; duet

Question 6

opera

Answer 6

story in song

Question 7

virtuoso

Answer 7

person/adult who excels on their instrument

Question 8

opera buffa

Answer 8

comedy

Question 9

opera verismo

Answer 9

everyday life

Question 10

opera seria

Answer 10

history/mythology

Question 11

what ruled the arts

Answer 11

emotion

Question 12

important world events

Answer 12

industrial revolution, westward expansion, civil war

Question 13

importan authors

Answer 13

mary shelley and edgar allen poe

Question 14

composer that bridged between periods

Answer 14

beethoven

Question 15

music was mostly written for

Answer 15

pleasure

Question 16

most popular instrument of the time

Answer 16

piano

Question 17

poetry topics

Answer 17

death, love, nature, supernatural

Question 18

what was chopin was considered to be which instrument

Answer 18

virtuoso on piano

Question 19

titles of pieces by chopin

Answer 19

etudes; butterfly, winter wind, ocean

Question 20

schubert mostly composed

Answer 20

romantic art song

Question 21

art song by schubert

Answer 21

the erlking

Question 22

opera by bizet

Answer 22

carmen

Question 23

what culture was carmen representing

Answer 23

spanish culture (in french language)

Question 24

genre that brahms didnt compose

Answer 24

opera

Question 25

piece by brahms

Answer 25

hungarian dance no. 5

Question 26

famous piece that babies listen to

Answer 26

brahms lullaby

Question 27

what happened to music from classic to romantic

Answer 27

more middle class; more emotional and dramatic because of all the events during the romantic period