Romantic Styles
Russian Composers
Great Pianists
Late Romantic Composers
Romantic Innovations
100
This type of music expresses love for a composer's own country.
What is nationalism?
100
This composer of "Pictures at an Exhibition" is considered the greatest of the Russian five.
Who is Modest Mussorgsky?
100
They are the best known husband-and-wife composers.
Who are Robert and Clara Schumann?
100
Brahms composed in every traditional form except this one.
What is opera?
100
This type of music is also known as background music.
What is incidental music?
200
Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" is an example of this type of Romantic music.
What is program music?
200
This composer is known for his ballets, like "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker".
Who is Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
200
This virtuoso became the "Paganini of the piano" by practicing 8 to 12 hours a day.
Who is Franz Liszt?
200
This most popular Italian opera composer wrote operas such as "Oberto" and "Rigoletto".
Who is Giuseppe Verdi?
200
This piece, French for "study" is used as a teaching tool.
What is an etude?
300
A composition for solo voice and piano.
What is art song?
300
He is the only one of the Russian five to begin as a professional musician.
Who is Mily Balakirev?
300
This Polish pianist was known for his elegant and graceful style.
Who is Frederic Chopin?
300
This last great Austrian composer conducted the New York Philharmonic.
Who is Gustav Mahler?
300
The one-movement, sonata-form establishes the mood of an opera but is not played before one.
What is concert overture?
400
A dance piece in triple meter. Be careful, it's not the waltz.
What is polonaise?
400
She provided Tchaikovsky time to compose by giving him all the money he needed.
Who is Nadezhda von Meck?
400
This composer wrote "Three Romances" which inspired another composer to write a different "Three Romances".
Who is Clara Wieck Schumann?
400
He revolutionized opera by putting focus on the orchestra.
Who is Richard Wagner?
400
A group of romantic art songs. Often unified by a story line or musical ideas.
What is a song cycle?
500
The ___________________ for "The Joker" in "The Dark Knight" consists of one long note.
What is leitmotif?
500
Tchaikovsky's "Overture 1812" is about the invasion by this 19th century ruler.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
500
This piano cycle is looked at as an autobiography of Robert Schumann.
What is "Carnaval"?
500
This composer's last opera, "Turandot" features one of the greatest tenor arias; "Nessun Dorma".
Who is Giacomo Puccini?
500
This romantic innovation has several movements, each with a descriptive title.
What is a program symphony?
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