Which Important Late Romantic Composer Responded to the Unbridled Emotionalism

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which important late Romantic composer responded to the unbridled emotionalism of Romanticism with a return to Viennese Classicism?

• A) Johannes Brahms
• B) Gustav Mahler
• C) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• D) Ludwig van Beethoven

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the first stage of psychosexual development, where the mouth is the primary source of gratification.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.

Reaction Formation

A psychological defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring from about ages 3 to 6, where the libido's focus is on the genital area.