Romantic Period

The course places the Romantic period in music between the years:

1820 - 1910

Which of the following composers did NOT write any choral music?

Chopin

Which excerpt is not an example of a characteristic Romantic melody? A. Play B. Play C. Play

Excerpt C 06:50

According to the text, Romantic composers abandoned the principles of unity and variety in pursuit of more innovative and expressive sounds.

False

In broad terms, music and the other arts of the Romantic period...

Gave full expression to a wide range of feelings, dreams, and the heroic human potential.

According to the text, the Traditionalists were composers of the Romantic era who:

Held reverence for the music of the masters

During the Romantic period, most composers were:

Independent business persons, earning their living by performing music, writing music for specific occasions and commissions, and collecting royalties on published music.

According to the text, which of the following are Post-Romantic composers?

Rachmaninoff and Holst

An important Romantic composer founded the New Journal of Music, an influential musical periodical in which this same composer frequently published his own musical criticism and promoted the works of other musicians. His name is:

Schumann

During the Romantic period, choral music enjoyed its highest popularity since the Renaissance period.

True