Composers
An important composer who influenced the change from the Classical period to the Romantic period. He went deaf halfway through his life but continued to write music.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
The composer of this piece.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This sub-era existed at the end of the Romantic era and included composers such as Debussy and Ravel who depicted meaning through their music with broad and general sounds rather than specific melodies.
What is the Impressionist Era?
This device that was invented in the Romantic era changed the way we see what composers looked like.
What is a camera?
The name of a brass instrument in an orchestra.
What is a Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, or Tuba?
A composer who wrote primarily piano music and wrote new styles for piano that were much more difficult than previous music.
Who is Frédéric Chopin?
The English translation of the title of this piece.
What is Lullaby (in German—Wiegenlied)?
The focus of music during the Romantic Era.
What is emotion/expression?
Like music, the blurry, atmospheric, qualities of the Impressionist era affected this subject as well.
What is visual art?
The name of a woodwind instrument in an orchestra.
What is a clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, or piccolo?
A married couple who both composed music during the Romanic era. They were friends with Johannes Brahms.
Who are Robert and Clara Schumann?
The name of this ballet.
What is The Nutcracker?
Frédéric Chopin created a new, more difficult, style of music for this instrument.
What is the piano?
A war that began during the Romantic period in 1812 that involved The U.K., Tecumseh's Confederacy, Spain, and the U.S.
What is the War of 1812?
This device was added to the piano to sustain the sound without holding the keys down. It made the piano much more popular.
What is the sostenuto (or sustain) pedal?
A German composer who was close with Clara and Robert Schumann and who wrote a very popular Lullaby.
Who is Johannes Brahms?
The composer of this piece.
Who is Frédéric Chopin?
A style of dance that had symphonic music in the background and was very popular during the Romantic Era.
What is ballet?
One of the most famous Impressionist painters from France.
Who is Claude Monet?
Orchestral music was popular in this era because of the balance of these four instrument families.
What are strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion?
A Russian composer who wrote the music for ballets such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The Sleeping Beauty.
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
The name of this piece.
What is The Planets: Mars?
Emotion and expression were emphasized during this period primarily by these 3 compositional techniques.
What are dynamics, mode (major/minor), and tempo?
Invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, this was the first device to record sound.
What is a phonograph?
A very popular percussion instrument used in orchestras. It has 4 components that are used to create large, booming, sounds.
What is/are the timpani?