.
Mozart
Bach
Beethoven
Were admitted only as vocalists or pianists
Were at first accepted only as students of performance, but by the late 1800's could study musical composition
Were not admitted
50
100
600
Intensely autobiographical
Usually linked with descriptive titles, texts, or programs
Essentially lyrical in nature
All of the above
the daughter of Schumann's piano teacher
A virtuoso pianist
Schumann's wife
All of the above
Founded and edited the "New Journal of Music"
Discovered and made famous some of the leading composers of his day
Wrote appreciative review of young "radical" composers like Chopin and Berlioz
All of the above
A center of romanticism
The artistic capital of Europe
The home of Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, and Heinrich Heine
All of the above
An extroverted virtuoso
Robust and flamboyant
Shy and reserved
Had a charismatic personality
Was a stupendous performer
Was an innovative composer
All of the above
Opera
Symphonic poem
Piano concerto
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Sensationally autobiographical program
Amazingly novel orchestration
Vivid description of the weird and diabolical
All of the above
One of Tchaikovsky's lovers
A wealthy benefactress who provided Tchaikovsky with an annuity
Tchaikovsky's wife
A tremendous success
A dismal failure
Performed by a large orchestra, with chorus and cannon
Commemorated the Suez canal, which was not even in Europe
Were based on Shakespearean plays
Seemed to condone rape, suicide, and free love
Il Trovatore
Otello
Falstaff
New York City
Venice
Milan
To entertain a mass public
For the Italian musical elite
To glorify the singers
He had a marvelous sense of theater
His melodies have short, memorable phrases and are intensely emotional
He minimized the difference between aria and recitative, thus created a continuous flow of music
All of the above
Cavalleria rusticana
Verismo
Exoticism
There is a continuous musical flow within each act
There are no breaks where applause can interrupt
The vocal line is inspired by the rhythms and pitches of the German text
All of the above
Leitmotif
Lied
Unending melody
Weimar
Miami
Bayreuth
Exoticism
Nationalism
Verismo
15
40
100
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