MUS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2024/2025
How was music impacted by the Romantic movement? - ANSWERS- new instruments that were more
affordable and sounded better
- music moved from church to concert halls
what are some characteristics of Romantic style music? - ANSWERS-pitches were more chromatic and
dissonant
-highly expressive harmony
-new orchestral forms
what was the new role of a musicians in romantic society? - ANSWERS-composers were now considered
equal to their audience
-they could make a living
-idolized by the public
-some women become composers
a song set to a high- quality literary text, usually accompanied and intended for concert performance -
ANSWERSart- song
german for song - ANSWERSLied
proceeds from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections - ANSWERSthrough composed
same melody may be repeated several times, with new material introduced when the poem requires it -
ANSWERSmodified strophic
same melody repeated in every stanza - ANSWERSstrophic
, what composer was apart of the famous Vienna Boys Choir? - ANSWERSFranz Schubert
what piece made franz schubert be seen by the public eye? - ANSWERSelfking
who was franz shubert's idol? - ANSWERSbeethoven
what genre of music is franz schubert associated with? - ANSWERSromantic
what piece has a child and his father riding through the forest at night? - ANSWERSElfking
why was the piano important to romantic style and society? - ANSWERSbecause it became attainable to
the more common man
"borrowed time", common in Romantic music, in which the performer hesitates here or hurries forward
there, imparting flexibility to the written note values - ANSWERSrubato
songful - ANSWERScantabile
short lyrical piano piece - ANSWERScharacter piece
what instrument did Frederic Chopin play? - ANSWERSpiano
who originated the modern piano style? - ANSWERSFrederic Chopin
what instrument did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel study? - ANSWERSpiano
T/F Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was a composer, but was faced with difficulties in trying to pursue a
career because she is a woman. - ANSWERSTrue
ANSWERS 2024/2025
How was music impacted by the Romantic movement? - ANSWERS- new instruments that were more
affordable and sounded better
- music moved from church to concert halls
what are some characteristics of Romantic style music? - ANSWERS-pitches were more chromatic and
dissonant
-highly expressive harmony
-new orchestral forms
what was the new role of a musicians in romantic society? - ANSWERS-composers were now considered
equal to their audience
-they could make a living
-idolized by the public
-some women become composers
a song set to a high- quality literary text, usually accompanied and intended for concert performance -
ANSWERSart- song
german for song - ANSWERSLied
proceeds from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections - ANSWERSthrough composed
same melody may be repeated several times, with new material introduced when the poem requires it -
ANSWERSmodified strophic
same melody repeated in every stanza - ANSWERSstrophic
, what composer was apart of the famous Vienna Boys Choir? - ANSWERSFranz Schubert
what piece made franz schubert be seen by the public eye? - ANSWERSelfking
who was franz shubert's idol? - ANSWERSbeethoven
what genre of music is franz schubert associated with? - ANSWERSromantic
what piece has a child and his father riding through the forest at night? - ANSWERSElfking
why was the piano important to romantic style and society? - ANSWERSbecause it became attainable to
the more common man
"borrowed time", common in Romantic music, in which the performer hesitates here or hurries forward
there, imparting flexibility to the written note values - ANSWERSrubato
songful - ANSWERScantabile
short lyrical piano piece - ANSWERScharacter piece
what instrument did Frederic Chopin play? - ANSWERSpiano
who originated the modern piano style? - ANSWERSFrederic Chopin
what instrument did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel study? - ANSWERSpiano
T/F Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was a composer, but was faced with difficulties in trying to pursue a
career because she is a woman. - ANSWERSTrue
