This musician, the most prolific composer of late nineteenth-century program
music, wrote in every genre of nineteenth-century music, but excelled in music
requiring a large orchestra (the program symphony, symphonic poem, and
ballet). The musical strengths of his compositions lie in their sweeping
melodies, colorful instrumentation, dramatic contrasts, and grand gestures.
a. Brahms
b. Chopin
c. Tchaikovsky
d. Wagner
e. Berlioz
C
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