| A | B |
| Gericault | depicted violent scenes of remote events, dramatic |
| Constable | recorded the drama of atmospheric effects on familiar English views |
| Friedrich | reflected devout religious experience via the majesty of nature |
| Turner | based many of his works on literary sources and scenes from the Grand Tour |
| Cole | elevated the American landscape such that it became a symbol of American character |
| Church | recored grand and epic views to spark nationalistic pride |
| Bierdstadt | explored and recorded the grandeur of the American West |
| Bonheur | was a popular painter of animals and rural scenes |
| Millet | focused on peasant life and the realities of rural life |
| Whistler | was an advocate of "art for art's sake" |
| Wagner | music drama |
| Clara Schumann | influence on the solo piano recital and the art of the virtuoso |
| Verdi | Il trovatore |
| Mussorgsky | Night on bald Mountain |
| Bizet | Carmen |
| Mahler | Titan |
| Strauss | sunrise |
| Tchaikovsky | Nationalism in Russia |
| Richter | coined term Ronanticism |
| Germany | the impetus (start) of the Romantic movement |
| Beethoven | Romanticism was a movement against him |
| Gesamtkunstwerk | Wagner's term for his music dramas |
| Mazurka | Polish folk dance |
| Polonaise | Polish court dance |
| Nocturne | night |
| etude | study for the piano |
| Dvorak | major influence in America |
| Chopin | Revolutionary Study |
| The Storm | from the Pastorale |
| Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique |