Question 1

Which is true of the social revolution of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Composers such as Liszt personally crossed class boundaries. 
B)  From the start, the ruling class refused to accept the new emotional music. 
C)  Composers such as Wagner refused to join the revolutionaries. 
D)  Composers failed to infiltrate the upper classes; this fueled a rebellious, impassioned creative output. 
A)  Composers such as Liszt personally crossed class boundaries. 
B)  From the start, the ruling class refused to accept the new emotional music. 
C)  Composers such as Wagner refused to join the revolutionaries. 
D)  Composers failed to infiltrate the upper classes; this fueled a rebellious, impassioned creative output.

Question 2

The term Romantic was:

Accepted Answer

A)  applied by music critics in the twentieth century. 
B)  used by writers of literature in the nineteenth century and adopted by musicians. 
C)  applied only to music, not literature, of the nineteenth century. 
D)  applied only to literature, not music, of the nineteenth century. 
A)  applied by music critics in the twentieth century. 
B)  used by writers of literature in the nineteenth century and adopted by musicians. 
C)  applied only to music, not literature, of the nineteenth century. 
D)  applied only to literature, not music, of the nineteenth century.

Question 3

Briefly discuss the influence of the revolutionary political climate on musical trends in the nineteenth century.Refer to two nineteenth-century composers in your answer.

Accepted Answer

The revolutionary political climate of t

Question 4

Increasingly,the focal point for the performance of Romantic music was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  concert hall. 
B)  court. 
C)  church. 
D)  chamber music salon. 
A)  concert hall. 
B)  court. 
C)  church. 
D)  chamber music salon.

Question 5

Briefly describe the relationship between the concertgoer and the composer during the nineteenth century.Did this relationship improve or worsen as the twentieth century approached? How?

Accepted Answer

During the nineteenth century, the relat

Question 6

The composer most responsible for elevating music to a new level of respect during the Romantic era is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ludwig van Beethoven. 
B)  Franz Liszt. 
C)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 
D)  Gustav Mahler. 
A)  Ludwig van Beethoven. 
B)  Franz Liszt. 
C)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 
D)  Gustav Mahler.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the ways Classical composers and Romantic composers used orchestral tone colors.

Accepted Answer

Classical composers and Romantic compose

Question 8

Which describes Romantic composers' view of form and harmony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romantic composers did not allow form or genre to restrain spontaneous creativity. 
B)  Romantic composers fought to maintain all the forms and genres of the Classical era. 
C)  Romantic composers adhered strictly to genre but escaped the restraints of Classical forms. 
D)  Romantic composers adhered strictly to Classical forms but escaped the restraints of strict genres. 
A)  Romantic composers did not allow form or genre to restrain spontaneous creativity. 
B)  Romantic composers fought to maintain all the forms and genres of the Classical era. 
C)  Romantic composers adhered strictly to genre but escaped the restraints of Classical forms. 
D)  Romantic composers adhered strictly to Classical forms but escaped the restraints of strict genres.

Question 9

Which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romantic melodies had more regular phrase lengths than Classical melodies. 
B)  Romantic melodies used a greater range of notes than Classical melodies. 
C)  Romantic melodies had more sustained climaxes than Classical melodies. 
D)  Romantic melodies had less regular rhythms than Classical melodies. 
A)  Romantic melodies had more regular phrase lengths than Classical melodies. 
B)  Romantic melodies used a greater range of notes than Classical melodies. 
C)  Romantic melodies had more sustained climaxes than Classical melodies. 
D)  Romantic melodies had less regular rhythms than Classical melodies.

Question 10

Briefly discuss how artists in the nineteenth century crossed the barriers between literature,the visual arts,and music.

Accepted Answer

In the nineteenth century, artists began

Question 11

In nineteenth-century opera,the orchestra:

Accepted Answer

A)  became less important as vocal lines became more important. 
B)  was reduced to a small group as opera houses became smaller. 
C)  became more important than the vocal lines; the voices now accompanied the orchestra. 
D)  increased in importance, sometimes providing special effects and overshadowing the voices. 
A)  became less important as vocal lines became more important. 
B)  was reduced to a small group as opera houses became smaller. 
C)  became more important than the vocal lines; the voices now accompanied the orchestra. 
D)  increased in importance, sometimes providing special effects and overshadowing the voices.

Question 12

Briefly discuss how program music deals with the problem of form.

Accepted Answer

Program music deals with the problem of

Question 13

Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau? Why is he important to the Romantic movement in all the arts? What were his views on music and the expression of feelings?

Accepted Answer

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-centur

Question 14

Why were the Romantics seen as rebels?

Accepted Answer

The Romantics were seen as rebels becaus

Question 15

Compared to the Classical orchestra,the typical Romantic orchestra was:

Accepted Answer

A)  larger but had fewer different kinds of instruments. 
B)  larger and blended tone colors in new ways. 
C)  larger but had more instruments, such as the piano, in the continuo section. 
D)  smaller but had new stringed instruments. 
A)  larger but had fewer different kinds of instruments. 
B)  larger and blended tone colors in new ways. 
C)  larger but had more instruments, such as the piano, in the continuo section. 
D)  smaller but had new stringed instruments.

Question 16

Name and describe the two most highly valued qualities in Romantic creative activity.

Accepted Answer

The two most highly valued qualities in

Question 17

Which musical genres became established on the concert stage by the end of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  operas and organ recitals 
B)  concertos and symphonies 
C)  lieder and string quartets 
D)  cantatas and masses 
A)  operas and organ recitals 
B)  concertos and symphonies 
C)  lieder and string quartets 
D)  cantatas and masses

Question 18

What was the significance of the music magazine begun by Robert Schumann?

Accepted Answer

The music magazine begun by Robert Schum

Question 19

Define rubato.Briefly explain why it was an important element for Romantic composers and performers.

Accepted Answer

Rubato is a musical term that refers to

Question 20

Briefly describe the attitude embraced by Romantic composers toward form and harmony.

Accepted Answer

Romantic composers embraced a more flexi

Exam 16: Prelude: Music after Beethoven: Romanticism

Which is true of the social revolution of the nineteenth century?

The term Romantic was:

Briefly discuss the influence of the revolutionary political climate on musical trends in the nineteenth century.Refer to two nineteenth-century composers in your answer.

Increasingly,the focal point for the performance of Romantic music was the:

Briefly describe the relationship between the concertgoer and the composer during the nineteenth century.Did this relationship improve or worsen as the twentieth century approached? How?

The composer most responsible for elevating music to a new level of respect during the Romantic era is:

Compare and contrast the ways Classical composers and Romantic composers used orchestral tone colors.

Which describes Romantic composers' view of form and harmony?

Which statement is false?

Briefly discuss how artists in the nineteenth century crossed the barriers between literature,the visual arts,and music.

In nineteenth-century opera,the orchestra:

Briefly discuss how program music deals with the problem of form.

Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau? Why is he important to the Romantic movement in all the arts? What were his views on music and the expression of feelings?

Why were the Romantics seen as rebels?

Compared to the Classical orchestra,the typical Romantic orchestra was:

Name and describe the two most highly valued qualities in Romantic creative activity.

Which musical genres became established on the concert stage by the end of the nineteenth century?

What was the significance of the music magazine begun by Robert Schumann?

Define rubato.Briefly explain why it was an important element for Romantic composers and performers.

Briefly describe the attitude embraced by Romantic composers toward form and harmony.

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