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

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Clara Wieck Schumann was
A)a composer
B)a concert pianist
C)the mother of a large family
D)all of the above
2

Romanze (romance) in the nineteenth century was often used for a(n)
A)steamy, sexy novel
B)short, lyrical piece for piano or solo instrument with piano accompaniment
C)autobiographical song cycle
D)descriptive programmatic symphony
3

Clara Schumann frequently performed the works of her husband and her close friend
A)Hector Berlioz
B)Richard Wagner
C)Johann Sebastian Bach
D)Johannes Brahms
4

Clara Schumann
A)composed many works for orchestra
B)stopped composing at the age of thirty-six when her husband died
C)gave up concertizing when she got married
D)continued to compose music throughout her life
5

As a composer, Clara Schumann
A)wrote songs, piano pieces, a piano concerto, and a trio for piano, violin, and cello
B)wrote only operas
C)wrote only short lyrical piano pieces
D)never performed her own music








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