Romantic Composers
This composer was a famous Polish pianist and a child prodigy at the piano.
Who was Frederick Chopin?
This type of vocal music was written during the Romantic Period for a soloist with piano accompaniment.
What is the Art Song?
This show was performed by white people who darkened their faces?
What are Minstrel Shows?
Three great composers from Germany are known as the 3 "B's". They are:
Who are Bach, Beethoven and Brahms?
Opera houses, concert halls and __________ became performing places for Romantic Period artists.
What are salons?
This composer was friends with Robert and Clara Schumann.
Who is Johannes Brahms?
An important type of piano music that was based on folk songs and had no set tempo.
What is a Rhapsody?
This instrument was a favorite of minstrel shows and brought over from Africa.
What is the banjo?
The name of the song Mendelssohn wrote for his sister who died.
What is "Song without Words"?
Felix Mendelssohn founded this music school in which German town?
What is Leipzig?
This composer wrote over 150 waltzes.
Who is Johann Strauss Jr.?
The orchestra grew smaller or larger?
What is larger?
This is a famous waltz written by Johann Strauss Jr.
What is the Blue Danube?
The name of the woman who Schubert married? (His piano teachers daughter)
Who is Clara Wieck?
Three important inventions were created in the Romantic Period. They are:
What is the telegraph, the telephone and the phonograph?
This composer was from Hungary and considered a child prodigy on the piano.
Who is Franz Listz?
Describe music in the Romantic Period?
What is expressive and emotional?
Two important events that happened during the Romantic Period in America were:
What was the American Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
This composer wrote a "Requiem Mass' for his mother.
Who is Brahms?
The music group founded by Robert Schumann.
What is Davidsbund?
This French composer used tonal progression in his music.
Who is Claude Debussy?
The dates the Romantic Period spanned.
What is 1825-1900?
This composer was known for his beautiful voice as a young boy.
Who is Franz Schubert?
This composer admired 2 great composers - Mozart and Beethoven.
Who is Franz Schubert?
Famous opera written by Giuseppe Verdi?
What is Aida?