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Chopin Quiz
Chopin was a Spanish composer
• False, he was born in Poland
He composed during the Romantic Era
• True
Prelude No. 15 is in E-flat Major
• False, it’s in D-flat Major
A septuplet is a group of 9 notes
• False, it’s a group of 7 notes
Sostenuto is Italian for ‘Sustained’
• True
The Romantic Period
How did music from the Classical period change
during the Romantic period?
Exploiting new instruments/larger orchestras
Using richer, more complex harmonies
Development of the Piano
Creating emotion through music
Section B
What are the difference in Melody in Section B?
Melody moves into the Bass (Left Hand)
Melody is mostly made up of longer note values
(crotchets and minims), Section A uses Dotted
Rhythms
Key change – moved to C♯Minor (Enharmonic
Tonic Minor)
Romantic or Not?
Listen to the 5 extracts and write down whether you think it’s from the
Romantic period or not
Romantic – Chopin – Prelude No. 3
Not – Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.2
Not – Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Romantic – Mahler – Symphony 5
Not – Michael Nyman – The Heart asks Pleasure First