Romantic Era Music Appreciation

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Romantic Era Dates

1820-1900

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Music Commons

Opera and orchestras dominated music presentation, western music was reliant on concert halls and large ensembles. Nationalism was important.

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Leider

german art songs

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miniatures

really short songs

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Tchaikovsky

Famous pieces: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcrackers

Huge with ballets

Symphony 4, 5, 6

Homosexual, Russian

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Robert Schumann

Big with miniatures

Went “insane” and spent his life in an asylum

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Brahms

Big with symphonies and chamber works

Music inspired by then called “gypsies”, correct term Roma

Music: Hungarian Dance No. 5

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Wagner

Gesantkunstwerk - “total work of art”

Leitmotir (guiding motive)

Used by the nazis and hitler \

Popular music: Ride of the valyries

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Clara Schumann

Composer and pianist (1819 - 1896)

Amazing pianist and performer

Student of Brahms when stayed with the Schumann’s

Wife of Robert Schumann

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Frederic Chopin

Polish-French (1810-1849)

He got tuberculosis, never fully recovered

Piano composer extraordinaire

Big with chopin = Rubato

Nocturne Op. 9, No.2

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Schubert: Leider King

Austrian Composer (1797-1828)

Composed Leider, symphonies, chamber works

Was homosexual

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Romantic Era Traits

EMOTION DRIVEN!

Nationalism - pride

harmony was important, colorful, and complex

tone color

dynamics

rubato

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Impressionist Era

Late 19th-Early 20th century

Lots of influence from Romantic Era

Debussy: Prelude Afternoon of Fawn

Impressionism: color, chromaticism, new orchestration technique