Quiz on Romantic Period | Nuts about Arts

#1. Which life event led Johannes Brahms to compose German Requiem?

His failing health

When Wagner attacked Brahms in the press.

His mother's death

The end of his love affair with Clara Schumann

#2. Why was Chopin's famous piece named 'Minute Waltz'?

Chopin wanted his waltz to be played really fast and swift, in a minute.

Chopin was inspired by his dog which was playing around his piano for a minute.

Chopin wanted to challenge and train his students' techniques.

Its nickname was intended to mean 'small' in the sense of a 'miniature' waltz, given by its publisher.

#3. What are the characteristics of Romantic period music?

Heavily ornamented, emphasis on upper, lower tones and on layered melodies.

A single melodic idea with a balance of homophonic (melody with chordal harmony) and polyphonic textures.

Freedom of form and design, song-like melodies (lyrical), many chromatic harmonies and discords, dramatic contrasts of dynamics and pitch, personal and emotional.

Mainly simple diatonic harmony, homophonic textures (melody plus accompaniment) but with some use of counterpoint (where two or more melodic lines are combined).

#4. Which piece was based on the last movement of Paganini's second violin concerto?

Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C♯ minor Op. posth. 66

Johannes Brahms's A German Requiem Op. 45

Lizst's La Campanella

Schumann's Carnaval, Op. 9

#5. Name a female Romantic period composer.

Renee Baker

Clara Schumann

Beth Anderson

Esther Allan

#6. Name a male Romantic period composer.

Robert Schumann

Aaron Copland

John Cage

Igor Stravinsky

#7. Which was the most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period?

Clavicymbalum

Piano

Clavichord,

Accordion

#8. How did music change during the Romantic period?

Composer introduced the elements of chance or unpredictability with regard to either the composition or its performance. There was also usage of unorthodox and unique elements.

Composers broke all rules and shocked the music scene with their social and political statements.

Composers prefer complex contrapuntal textures with broken chords where the notes of a chord are played singly rather than together and there were repetitive patterns or pulses.

Composers used music to express themselves and orchestral music became more emotional and subjective than in previous eras. Composers were inspired by romantic love, the supernatural and even dark themes such as death.

#9. When was the Romantic period?

Around 1780 - 1900

Around 1830 to 1900

Around 1400 - 1680

Around 1720 - 1860

#10. Which masterpiece was composed by Frédéric Chopin?

Fantasiestücke, Op. 12

Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

La Campanella

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2

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