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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Romantic Period
Robert Schumann

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Schumann's works are
A)intensely autobiographical
B)usually linked with descriptive titles, texts, or programs
C)essentially lyrical in nature
D)all of the above
2

Robert Schumann's Carnaval is a(n)
A)etude for piano students
B)song cycle
C)composition for orchestra
D)cycle of piano pieces
3

Clara Wieck was
A)the daughter of Schumann's piano teacher
B)a virtuoso pianist
C)Schumann's wife
D)all of the above
4

During the first ten years of his creative life, Schumann published only
A)songs
B)piano pieces
C)symphonies
D)musical criticism
5

As a writer and critic, Schumann
A)founded and edited the New Journal of Music
B)discovered and made famous some of the leading composers of his day
C)wrote appreciative reviews of young radical composers like Chopin and Berlioz
D)all of the above








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