Romantic Era

3. Frederic Chopin composed mostly _____ music. He helped to make this instrument the most popular instrument in the 19th century.
5. Impressionism was an art movement that aimed to capture a moment in time with a focus on _____ and color of the moment as opposed to precise details.
8. Hector Berlioz composed _________ pieces with extensive (very long) scores and which required a large orchestra.
10. _________ inspired many composers to write music about love of their nation, its history, and its culture.
11. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer who wrote many famous _______.
13. _______wrote many songs based on poetic texts.
15. Camille Saint-Saens was a great _________.
16. John Philip _______ composed “Stars and Stripes Forever,” the National March of the United States.
18. Felix Mendelssohn was responsible for the rediscovery of Johann Sebastian ____’s music.

1. Franz Lizst is considered one of the best _________ of all time.
2. __________ played a large role in transitioning from the Classical Period and its strict compositional rules to the Romantic Period, full of experimentation and expression.
4. Johannes Brahms followed the tradition of Beethoven in composing __________.
6. Richard Wagner was the master of ________ opera.
7. Robert Schumann wrote many songs dedicated to his wife, _____ Wieck, and his children.
9. Claude Debussy is often called an “____________.” His music helped to usher in the Modern Period in music.
12. Clara Weick Schumann was more well-known than her _______ during her lifetime.
14. Sergei Rachmoninoff was one of the best pianists of his time. He fled Russia during the ________ Revolution and settled in the United States.
17. Giuseppe Verdi was one of the greatest composers of Italian ________.