Music Appreciation-Romantic Period: Study Guide
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What is Romanticism?
an art movement that rejected the logical and intellectual approach of the classical period and instead embraced unbridled emotion
what is incidental music?
music written to be performed during a scene of a play
what is a concert overture?
a short attention grabber at the beginning of the concert
what is a symphonic poem?
a piece of music that is short creates a scene, a mood
What is a program symphony?
a symphony with a program
what was the rhythm of romantic music like?
they used faster tempos and would often change tempos within a piece, as well as complex and irregular rhythm patterns
Rubato
slight variations in tempo used to add expression to music
what was the melody of the romantic music like?
the melodies were long and flowing and were often used as the themes of the pieces
What was the harmonic aspect of romantic music like?
more dissonant sounds
Who wrote Hear my prayer?
Felix Mendelssohn
what does it mean to chromatically alter the tones of a melody?
use tones that aren’t on the scale on which the piece is built
Who wrote ride of the Valkyries?
Richard Wagner
Who wrote symphonie Fantastique: IV “march to the scaffold”
Hector Berlioz
what were the dynamics of romantic music like?
it explored the extremes of the range going from extremely soft to extremely loud, and this could be gradually or suddenly
what was the texture of romantic music like?
polyphonic combined with sections of homophonic sound
what does it mean when a musical texture is “thicker"?
it means there are more instruments
what was the quintessential romantic instrument
The piano
what was the form like in the romantic period?
sonata-allegro, with expansions in the developments section, and the transitions between sections
who wrote Gretchen am spinnrade?
Franz Schubert
who was one of the first romantic composers?
Schubert
what is notable about schubert?
he lived in anonymity, and did not consider himself on the same level of Beethoven or Mozart
Who along with Mozart was one of the most amazing musical geniuses ever?
Felix Mendelssohn
Who admired Bach?
Mendelssohn
Who wrote hear my prayer
Who established the Leipzig conservatory?
Felix Mendelssohn
who is the most important musical figure in english and German musical culture?
Mendelssohn
Who were one of the most famous couples in music history?
Clara and Robert Schumann
who was one of the first woman Virtuoso performers?
Clara Schumann
Who was not a gifted performer but still composed and put together arrangements so that his music could be performed?
Hector Berlioz
what is the fantastic symphony about?
a man whose unrequited love causes him to kill his beloved, and he is the sentenced to be executed
What virtuoso set the standard for all performers to follow?
Niccolo Paganini
what instrument did Paganini play?
Violin
Who was franz list?
a hungarian composer, learned from salieri, and czerny
who was inspired by Paganini to be as good on piano?
Franz List
Who coined the term recital?
Franz list
who wrote the final symphony of the Faust chorus
Franz List
what became the center of music during the romantic era?
Italy
who was an italian composer with melodic gifts and comic flair?
Gioacchino Rossini
what is nationalism in music?
using folk songs, folk melodies, and dances to evoke patriotic feelings in the listener and promote the cultural and political ideas of their country of origin
who popularized the concept of the leitmotif?
wagner
who wrote the blue danube?
johann strauss jr.
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