The Romantic Period
In which century did the Romantic period mainly develop?
The 19th century
What is the name of degree I of a scale?
The tonic
Which instrument was considered the most important Romantic instrument?
The piano
Which vocal genre was the most popular among the bourgeoisie?
opera
Which Russian composer wrote the music for Swan Lake?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Which social class supported the liberal revolutions because it wanted political power?
The bourgeoisie.
In a major scale, between which degrees are the semitones?
Between III–IV and VII–VIII.
Who invented the saxophone in 1845?
Adolphe Sax
Which country was one of the main creative centres of Romantic opera together with Germany and France?
Italy
Which ballroom dance became especially popular in Vienna?
The waltz.
What years does the musical Romantic period cover according to the text?
From 1820 to 1910.
What is placed at the start of the stave to avoid writing accidentals before each affected note?
A key signature.
In the Romantic period, the symphony orchestra had more than how many musicians?
More than 80 musicians.
What does the German word lied mean?
Song
Which folk dance spread thanks to nationalism together with the Spanish fandango?
The polonaise
Did Romanticism give more importance to reason and balance or to individuality and feelings?
Individuality and feelings.
In a minor scale, between which degrees are the semitones?
Between II–III and V–VI.
Which type of instrumental music describes an extra-musical theme, such as a landscape or literary text?
Programme music.
Which composer used the leitmotiv and developed the idea of opera as a complete work of art?
Richard Wagner.
What was the name of the Russian nationalist group formed by Borodin, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev and Cui?
The Five
Which economic system became definitively established during the Romantic period?
Capitalism
According to the text, what character was associated with C minor?
Dark and sad.
Which one-movement orchestral form was created by Franz Liszt?
The symphonic poem.
Which Spanish lyrical and theatrical form includes folk and local elements?
Zarzuela
Which Spanish composer later took Spanish musical nationalism beyond its borders in the 20th century?
Manuel de Falla