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| 209264652 | The first conservatory was established in... | Paris | |
| 209264653 | Musicians supported themselves by what means? | public performance, teaching, and composing for commissions and publications | |
| 209264654 | What are some Romantic themes? | love, nature, the past, myths, dreams, supernatural, irrational | |
| 209264655 | define song cycle | songs that are grouped into collections with a unifying characteristic, such as a single poet or common theme | |
| 209264656 | what was the first song cycle? | An die ferne Geliebte | |
| 209264657 | Who wrote the first song cycle? | Beethoven | |
| 209264658 | What are Beethoven's dates? | 1770-1827 | |
| 209264659 | When was Beethoven's first compositional period? (the early period) | 1792-1802 | |
| 209264660 | What piano sonatas did Beethoven write in his early period? | Nos. 1-20 | |
| 209264661 | What was the most significant piano sonata that Beethoven wrote in his early period? | Sonate pathetique (Sonata with Pathos) Op. 13 in C Minor | |
| 209264662 | What many symphonies did Beethoven write in his early period? | Nos. 1-2 | |
| 209264663 | What is the most significant symphony that Beethoven wrote in his early period? | Symphony No. 1 in C Major | |
| 209264664 | What string quartets did Beethoven write in his early period? | Nos. 1-6 | |
| 209264665 | What is the most significant string quartet that Beethoven wrote in his early period? | Op. 18 | |
| 209264666 | What violin sonatas did Beethoven write in his early period? | Nos. 1-5 | |
| 209264667 | What trios did Beethoven write in his early period? | Nos. 1-4 | |
| 209264668 | What piano concertos did Beethoven write in his early period? | Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 15 in C Major and Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 19 in Bb Major | |
| 209264669 | What were the years of Beethoven's second compositional period, aka his middle period? | 1802-1814 | |
| 209264670 | What piano sonatas did Beethoven write in his middle period? | Nos. 21-27 | |
| 209264671 | What were the most significant piano sonatas that Beethoven wrote in his middle period? | Waldstein, Appassionata, and Farewell | |
| 209264672 | What many symphonies did Beethoven write in his middle period? | Nos. 3-8 | |
| 209264673 | What were the most significant symphonies that Beethoven wrote in his middle period? | Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major (Eroica), Symphony No. 5, and Symphony No. 6 (The Pastoral) | |
| 209264674 | What string quartets did Beethoven write in his middle period? | Nos. 7-11 | |
| 209264675 | What violin sonatas did Beethoven write in his early period? | Nos. 6-10 | |
| 209264676 | What piano concertos did Beethoven write in his early period? | Nos. 3-5 | |
| 209264677 | What was the most significant piano concerto the Beethoven wrote in his middle period? | Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major | |
| 209264678 | What was the only violin concerto that Beethoven wrote in his middle period? | Violin Concerto in D Major | |
| 209264679 | How many triple concertos did Beethoven write in his middle period? | one | |
| 209264680 | What were the most significant string quartets that Beethoven wrote in his middle period? | 3 Razumovsky Quartets, Op. 59 | |
| 209264681 | What was the most significant violin sonata that Beethoven wrote in his middle period? | Archduke Trio | |
| 209264682 | What was Beethoven's only opera? | Fidelio | |
| 209264683 | What compositional period did Beethoven compose Fidelio? | his middle period | |
| 209264684 | When was Beethoven's third compositional period, aka his late period? | 1814-1827 | |
| 209264685 | What piano sonatas did Beethoven compose in his late period? | Nos. 28-32 | |
| 209264686 | What was the most significant piano sonata that Beethoven wrote in his late period? | The Diabelli Variations for Piano | |
| 209264687 | What string quartets did Beethoven composer in his late period? | Nos. 12-16 | |
| 209264688 | What were the most significant string quartets Beethoven wrote in his late period? | The Great Fugue and String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, p. 131 | |
| 209264689 | What cello sonatas did Beethoven write in his late period? | Nos. 4-5 | |
| 209264690 | What major choral work did Beethoven compose in his late period? | Missa solemnis | |
| 209264691 | What symphony did Beethoven write in his late period?What | No. 9 | |
| 209264692 | What compositional period did Beethoven write the first song cycle? | his late period | |
| 209264693 | When was the Congress of Vienna? | 1814-1815 | |
| 209264694 | When did Beethoven learn about his deafness? | 1802 | |
| 209264695 | What was the significance of the Heiligenstadt Testament? | Beethoven's confession of considering suicide but finding salvation in his music | |
| 209264696 | Describe Sonate pathetique's title | suggests suffering and a tragic mode of expression | |
| 209264697 | how many movements is the Sonate pathetique? | 3 | |
| 209264698 | describe the first movement of Sonate pathetique | begins with a dramatic slow intro, which returns twice during the movement | |
| 210359202 | describe the middle movement of Sonate pathetique. | is in A-flat major | |
| 210359203 | describe the finale of Sonate pathetique. | returns to the stormy mood and key of the first movement | |
| 210359204 | describe Fidelio | based on a rescue plot: Leonore, dressed as a man, rescues her husband from prison | |
| 210359205 | what was the theme of Fidelio's plot? | heroism and humanitarian ideas of the Revolution | |
| 210359206 | what genre did An die Ferne Geliebte fall under? | German Lied | |
| 210359207 | what was the nickname for Beethoven's 3rd symphony? | Eroica | |
| 210359208 | What was the nickname for Beethoven's 6th symphony? | the Pastoral | |
| 210359209 | what was the nickname for the 5th piano concerto? | the Emperor | |
| 210359210 | what was the nickname for the String Quartet op. 59? | 3 Razumovsky Quartets | |
| 210359211 | which composer was a model for Missa Solemnis? | Handel | |
| 210359212 | what is specific for the 9th symphony? | was with chorus and solo voices | |
| 210359213 | what was Schubert known as? | the first great master of the Romantic Lied | |
| 210359214 | where was Schubert born and spend his entire career? | Vienna | |
| 210359215 | what was impressive about his composition output? | he composed with astonishing speed and wrote over 140 songs in 1815 alone | |
| 210359216 | how many Lieder did Schubert end up writing? | over 600 | |
| 210359217 | what is characteristic for the piano part in his Lieder? | was always reflective of an image in the song's poem | |
| 210359218 | name two song cycles Schubert wrote | Die schone Mullerin and Winterreise | |
| 210359219 | name two art songs Schubert wrote that we studied in class | Gretchen am Spinnrade and Erlkonig | |
| 210359220 | Schubert's major piano genre was what? | sonata | |
| 210359221 | what were Schubert's dates? | 1797-1828 | |
| 210359222 | what was Schubert's major piano work? | Wanderer Fantasy | |
| 210359223 | what modulations were frequent in Schubert's songs and instrumental works? | thirds rather than fifths | |
| 210359224 | what was Schubert's trademark? | alteration between a major and a minor | |
| 210359225 | who did Schubert end up influencing when it came to harmonic practice? | Liszt | |
| 210359226 | what were Schumann's dates | 1810-1856 | |
| 210359227 | how many songs did Schumann write in his "year of song?" | 120 | |
| 210359228 | when was Schumann's "year of song"? | 1840 | |
| 210359229 | name two song cycles Schumann wrote: | Dichterliebe and Frauenliebe und-leben | |
| 210359230 | what did Schumann do for a living other than compose music? | wrote articles on music for a journal he co-founded and edited | |
| 210359231 | what was the journal he wrote for called? | Neue Zeitschrift fur Music | |
| 210359232 | what was unique about how Schumann made his opinion known in his journal? | used various pen names | |
| 210359233 | what instrument was all of Schumann's published music before 1840 for? | piano | |
| 210359234 | most of Schumann's works before 1840 were what type of piece? | short character pieces | |
| 210359235 | how were Schumann's character pieces grouped together? | in sets with colorful names | |
| 210359236 | describe Carnaval, Op. 9 | was to depict a masquerade ball in carnival season, was 20 short pieces in dance rhythm | |
| 210359237 | what was Carnaval subtitled? | Little Scenes on Four Notes | |
| 210359238 | what did the four little notes used in Carnaval do? | puzzle the listener | |
| 210359239 | how are the pieces in Carnaval connected? | by a recurring motif of 4 notes | |
| 210359240 | where was Schumann born? | Asch, Germany | |
| 210359241 | what are Felix Mendelssohn's dates? | 1809-1847 | |
| 210359242 | describe blended characteristics from important composers that Felix Mendelssohn used in his piano music | contrapuntal activity and formal clarity, romantic expression, beautiful melodies, interesting and often unpredictable melodies, fluent technique | |
| 210359243 | what types of piano music were F. Mendelssohn's larger piano works? | 3 sonatas, variations, and fantasias | |
| 210359244 | what piece written by Mendelssohn helped to define the genre of a character piece? | Seven Character Pieces | |
| 210359245 | name an important work by Mendelssohn | Lieder ohne Worte | |
| 210359246 | describe Lieder ohne Worte | 48 works in 8 books | |
| 210359247 | what did Mendelssohn believe about music? | that music could express feelings that words cannot | |
| 210359248 | what are Chopin's dates? | 1810-1849 | |
| 210359249 | where was Chopin born? | Poland | |
| 210359250 | where did Chopin move as an established performer? | Paris | |
| 210359251 | what instrument did Chopin compose almost exclusively for? | piano | |
| 210359252 | what were the 6 genres that Chopin worte in? | etudes, preludes, dances, nocturnes, ballads and scherzos, sonatas | |
| 210359253 | what was significant of Chopin's etudes? | were the first with significant artistic content and can be called concert etudes | |
| 210359254 | name his most famous sonata? | Sonata No. 2 in Bb Minor, Op. 35 | |
| 210359255 | define rubato style | a departure from the regular pulse either in the right hand only or with both hands together | |
| 210359256 | who were some of Liszt's influences | his Hungarian roots, Carl Czemy, Antonio Salieri, Berlioz, Chopin, and Nicolo Paganini | |
| 210359257 | who was Liszt's most important influence? | Nicolo Paganini | |
| 210359258 | how many compositions did Liszt write? | over 700 | |
| 210359259 | how many of Liszt's compositions for written for solo piano? | over 100 | |
| 210359260 | what is Liszt's most important sonata? | Sonata in B Minor | |
| 210359261 | why is Liszt's Sonata in B Minor important? | was his only work in this genre and is considered one of the greatest piano sonatas and one of his best works for piano | |
| 210359262 | name one of Liszt's concert etudes | Un sospiro | |
| 210359263 | describe Hungarian Rhapsodies | the meter and rhythm are flexible, used gypsy scale | |
| 210359264 | name 3 character pieces that Liszt wrote | Years of Pilgrimage, Poetic and Flexible Harmonies, Legends | |
| 210359265 | what were Liszt's dates? | 1811-1886 |
