This composer is considered to have begun the Romantic Period in music by composing music that mocked the formality of the Classical styles.
Who is Beethoven?
100
The revolution of this nation was an utter failure.
What is France?
100
This instrument was invented in the Romantic Period to service the very low pitches Wagner required in his operas.
What is the Wagnerian Tuba?
100
This theme reflected the turmoil in many nations.
What is change in political philosophy?
100
Easily the most recognizable nationalistic composer from Poland, Chopin primarily wrote for this instrument.
What is the piano.
200
This composer lived much of her life trying to be a dutiful wife and ignoring her talents. In the end, she burned her husband's last compositions to keep the world from knowing he had gone insane.
Who is Clara Schumann?
200
This nation's revolution was centered on a desire to be free from English rule.
What is America?
200
The size of most orchestras in the Romantic period changed in this way.
What is 'grew larger'?
200
Exoticism in music sought to express the fascination with all things different. This fascination was largely fueled by this event.
What is the World's Fair or the Crystal Palace Exhibition?
200
Programmatic music became the focus of many composers in this period including this work which depicted the ride of a boy kidnapped by the Elf King.
What is Der Erlkonig?
300
This composer is beloved by infants all over the world, but his true contribution to music is in his enormous, emotional symphonies.
Who is Johannes Brahms?
300
The French Revolution came largely from the poorest classes because of their want for this.
What is food.
300
The introduction of this sub-group of instruments was necessary in the Romantic Period to accommodate the portrayal of nature.
What is auxiliary percussion?
300
This dark theme infiltrated every aspect of Romantic Period life from architecture to art to music to clothing and home decor.
What is Gothicism?
300
The manuscript of this symphony still bears the savage slashes inflicted by its composer.
What is Symphony No. 3 in E flat major or the Eroica Symphony?
400
This person is considered the father of modern psychology, even though all of his theories have been proven false.
Who is Sigmund Freud.
400
The concept of a Welfare State was a stark contrast from this type of political philosophy that was commonly practiced in the Classical Period.
What is authoritarian rule or non-representational rule?
400
This occupation, required in all orchestras as of the Romantic Period, reflected the new complexity of symphonies.
What is a dedicated conductor.
400
This theme was largely inspired by a sense in Europe that the old-world countries were losing touch with their native culture and that something had to be done to reinvigorate pride.
What is Nationalism?
400
This 4-night long opera changed the way the Western World conceived of the boundaries of music.
What is Der Nibelungen or the Ring Cycle?
500
This person oversaw the most prosperous and far-reaching empire in the world, fostering a fascination with the exotic.
Who is Queen Victoria?
500
The power vacuum left by the revolution in France led to this dramatic political and social result, despised by Beethoven.
What is the crowning of Emperor Napoleon?
500
This instrument became the central focus of German nationalistic music during the Romantic Period.
What is the piano?
500
Possibly the most distinct theme of the Romantic Period is the acceptance and even glorification of this, previously unacceptable in public.
What is strong emotion?
500
This type of nationalistic composition was favored by art connoisseurs in Germany during the Romantic Period.