Romantic Music Test
Raleigh Charter High School
Dr. Cynthia C. Brown
Identify the following:
roman –
nationalism –
exoticism –
program music –
absolute music –
List and describe four characteristics of Romantic music.
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Name three Romantic composers.
Name one traditionalist Romantic composer.
Name one progressive Romantic composer.
Who composed Symphonie Fantastique?
Name two orchestral innovations used in Symphonie Fantastique.
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2.
What was the favorite keyboard instrument of the Romantic period?
Describe the following musical elements in Romantic music.
1. Melody –
2. Harmony –
3. Rhythm –
4. Dynamics –
5. Texture –
6. Instrumentation –
7. Form –
What are the dates of the musical Romantic era?
List three ideals stressed during the Romantic era.
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Match the following:
_____ Symphony No. 5
_____ Symphonie Fantastique
_____ The Moldau
a. Berlioz
b. Smetana
c. Beethoven
_____ Nationalism
_____ Traditionalist
_____ Progressive
a. Berlioz
b. Smetana
c. Beethoven
Short answer (from the Romantic video):
This composer wrote no program music. ______________________________________
This composer introduced the new genre of symphonic poems. ____________________
This composer composed Italian operas. ______________________________________
This composer composed German music dramas. _______________________________
This composer had two personalitites. ________________________________________
Composer Bank:
Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Fryderyk Chopin, Robert Schumann, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner,
Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Bedrich Smetana