BYU Music 101 Exam 3 Romantic Era
Questions with Complete Answers
years of the Romantic Era - Answer-1810-1910
Arrangement - Answer--composer takes music and rewrites it by changing style of piece
-ex: string quartet -> rock and roll
ballet - Answer--genre where story told through music and dance
Hector Berlioz known for - Answer-(1803-1869)
-program symphony
Georges Bizet known for - Answer-(1838-1875)
-opera
Johannes Brahms known for - Answer-(1833-1897)
-chamber music
chamber music - Answer--same as classical, but free form and structure
-performed in concert hall for bigger audiences (franz liszt)
character piece - Answer--shorter piano piece with no set form
-convey an emotion mood or character
techniques in character pieces - Answer-rubato
types or titles of character - Answer--varied
-non-programmatic titles, somewhat programmatic titles, completely programmatic titles
see pg 167
Frederic Chopin known for - Answer-1810-1849
character pieces
concert overture - Answer--single movement orchestral piece
-one piece among many in a concert
forms used in concert overture - Answer-sonata form originally, but eventually became
less restrictive
concerto - Answer--same as past but:
-less form
-more flexible number movements
-cadenzas written by composer vs improvised cadenza of past
Questions with Complete Answers
years of the Romantic Era - Answer-1810-1910
Arrangement - Answer--composer takes music and rewrites it by changing style of piece
-ex: string quartet -> rock and roll
ballet - Answer--genre where story told through music and dance
Hector Berlioz known for - Answer-(1803-1869)
-program symphony
Georges Bizet known for - Answer-(1838-1875)
-opera
Johannes Brahms known for - Answer-(1833-1897)
-chamber music
chamber music - Answer--same as classical, but free form and structure
-performed in concert hall for bigger audiences (franz liszt)
character piece - Answer--shorter piano piece with no set form
-convey an emotion mood or character
techniques in character pieces - Answer-rubato
types or titles of character - Answer--varied
-non-programmatic titles, somewhat programmatic titles, completely programmatic titles
see pg 167
Frederic Chopin known for - Answer-1810-1849
character pieces
concert overture - Answer--single movement orchestral piece
-one piece among many in a concert
forms used in concert overture - Answer-sonata form originally, but eventually became
less restrictive
concerto - Answer--same as past but:
-less form
-more flexible number movements
-cadenzas written by composer vs improvised cadenza of past
