RCM History 9 2025-2026| Final Practice
Questions and Answers| Latest Update
Overview, Composers, Required Works, Terms
**Who is the composer of *Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67*?**
Ludwig van Beethoven
**Which work is known as Beethoven's most famous symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy"?**
*Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ("Ode to Joy")*
**Which composer is associated with *The Magic Flute* opera?**
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
**What is the name of the song cycle composed by Franz Schubert that is a key work in German
Romantic lieder?**
*Die Winterreise*
**Which piece by Felix Mendelssohn is based on Shakespeare's play *A Midsummer Night’s
Dream*?**
*A Midsummer Night’s Dream* Overture
**Who composed *Carnaval, Op. 9*, a piano cycle representing different characters?**
1
, Robert Schumann
**What is the name of Brahms’ famous piano concerto that was composed in B-flat major, Op.
83?**
*Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83*
**Which Impressionist composer is known for *Clair de Lune*?**
Claude Debussy
**Which ballet by Igor Stravinsky caused a scandal due to its dissonant music and rhythmic
complexity?**
*The Rite of Spring*
**What are the key characteristics of the Classical period in music?**
Clear form, balance, homophonic texture, and the use of sonata-allegro and theme and
variations form.
**Which style of music, emerging in the late 19th century, is characterized by the use of non-
traditional scales and rich orchestral textures?**
Impressionism
**What term describes the musical technique of associating a recurring theme with a specific
character, place, or idea?**
2
, Leitmotif
**Which composer is most associated with the development of symphonic poems in the
Romantic era?**
Franz Liszt
**What is the defining characteristic of sonata form in Classical music?**
Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and recapitulation.
**Which cultural movement, starting in the early 19th century, emphasized emotional
expression, individualism, and the sublime in music?**
Romanticism
**What technique, often used in Classical music, involves expanding and altering a theme or
melody, changing its rhythm, intervals, or harmony?**
Melodic development
**What term refers to music that tells a story or evokes an image, without the use of words?**
Program music
**Which texture in music involves the simultaneous playing of two or more independent
melodies?**
3
, Polyphony
**What is a cadenza in a concerto?**
A virtuosic solo passage, often improvised, usually placed just before the final section of a
movement.
**Which composer is known for creating *Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune*, a major work of
the Impressionist period?**
Claude Debussy
**What is the term for a work that tells a story without using words, often associated with
composers like Berlioz and Liszt?**
Program music
**Which Romantic composer wrote *Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 ("Rhenish")*?**
Robert Schumann
**Which composer from the Classical period is best known for *Eine kleine Nachtmusik*, K.
525?**
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
**Which symphony by Beethoven is commonly referred to as the "Eroica"?**
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Questions and Answers| Latest Update
Overview, Composers, Required Works, Terms
**Who is the composer of *Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67*?**
Ludwig van Beethoven
**Which work is known as Beethoven's most famous symphony, featuring the "Ode to Joy"?**
*Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ("Ode to Joy")*
**Which composer is associated with *The Magic Flute* opera?**
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
**What is the name of the song cycle composed by Franz Schubert that is a key work in German
Romantic lieder?**
*Die Winterreise*
**Which piece by Felix Mendelssohn is based on Shakespeare's play *A Midsummer Night’s
Dream*?**
*A Midsummer Night’s Dream* Overture
**Who composed *Carnaval, Op. 9*, a piano cycle representing different characters?**
1
, Robert Schumann
**What is the name of Brahms’ famous piano concerto that was composed in B-flat major, Op.
83?**
*Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83*
**Which Impressionist composer is known for *Clair de Lune*?**
Claude Debussy
**Which ballet by Igor Stravinsky caused a scandal due to its dissonant music and rhythmic
complexity?**
*The Rite of Spring*
**What are the key characteristics of the Classical period in music?**
Clear form, balance, homophonic texture, and the use of sonata-allegro and theme and
variations form.
**Which style of music, emerging in the late 19th century, is characterized by the use of non-
traditional scales and rich orchestral textures?**
Impressionism
**What term describes the musical technique of associating a recurring theme with a specific
character, place, or idea?**
2
, Leitmotif
**Which composer is most associated with the development of symphonic poems in the
Romantic era?**
Franz Liszt
**What is the defining characteristic of sonata form in Classical music?**
Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and recapitulation.
**Which cultural movement, starting in the early 19th century, emphasized emotional
expression, individualism, and the sublime in music?**
Romanticism
**What technique, often used in Classical music, involves expanding and altering a theme or
melody, changing its rhythm, intervals, or harmony?**
Melodic development
**What term refers to music that tells a story or evokes an image, without the use of words?**
Program music
**Which texture in music involves the simultaneous playing of two or more independent
melodies?**
3
, Polyphony
**What is a cadenza in a concerto?**
A virtuosic solo passage, often improvised, usually placed just before the final section of a
movement.
**Which composer is known for creating *Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune*, a major work of
the Impressionist period?**
Claude Debussy
**What is the term for a work that tells a story without using words, often associated with
composers like Berlioz and Liszt?**
Program music
**Which Romantic composer wrote *Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 ("Rhenish")*?**
Robert Schumann
**Which composer from the Classical period is best known for *Eine kleine Nachtmusik*, K.
525?**
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
**Which symphony by Beethoven is commonly referred to as the "Eroica"?**
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