9th grade Music
Mr. Roach
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Romantic Time period worksheet
1) What are the dates of the Romantic Era?
2) It was called the romantic era because?
3) List 4 general characteristics of the Romantic era.
4) List 4 characteristics of artwork, and literature of the romantic era.
5) Name three authors of the Romantic Era
6) List 4 musical characteristics of the romantic era.
7) For the following, list the differences between the Baroque and Classical Eras.
Classical
Romantic
Melody
Harmony
Rhythm
Form
Texture
8) Compare the ideals of the classical era with the Romantic era.
Classical
Romantic
9) What is an Art Song
10) Who asked the piano to be turned sideways for his performances and why?
11) Compare the piano music of Liszt to Chopin.
Liszt
Chopin
12) List some Biographical information for Brahms
13) List some Biographical information for Tchaikovsky
14) How did Tchaikovsky die?
15) List some Biographical info for Wagner
16) List some Biographical Information for Schubert
17) Put the following composers in order of birth
Brahms
Liszt
Tchaikovsky
Chopin
Schubert
Wagner
18) Match the correct number of Symphonies with the correct composer
Brahms
Tchaikovsky
Schubert
6
9
4
19) What is Program Music
20) How did Romantic operas differ from those of the classical era
21) What is rubato? Which composer used this technique the most?
22) What is Nationalism and give an example of its use.
23) Name the “mighty 5” Russian nationalist composers
24) List one Romantic instrument for each category.
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25) Significant musical works
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Listening #2
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Listening #3
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26) Do you consider yourself a classic or romantic