the romantic era

1820 to 1900

how long did the romantic era last?

romanticism

what is the reaction to the enlightenment movement, where art is all about emotions?

classical music

romanticism can also be defined as the revolt against what?

art for arts sake

the idea of what, was born of the romantic spirit?

a canon

a museum of of classical music that is still performed today is called what?

chromatic harmony

adding chords or harmony on the 5 remaining notes is called?

rubato

meaning “robbed”, and to take great liberties with tempo to enhance the quality is what?

100

during the second half of the nineteenth century orchestras of what number were common?

conductors

orchestras became so large they required who to lead them?

a virtuoso

traveling musicians, usually violinists, that were skillful were called what?

paganini

who was the italian virtuoso that had such technical ability that it led to rumors?

an art song

a song for voice with piano accompaniment that represented the artists aspirations, was called what?

song

lied, and the plural lieder, is german for what?

schubertiads

concerts of schuberts friends, that were a social gathering, were called what?

600

schubert wrote more than how many lieders?

a song cycle

a concept album, or a structured group of individual songs that tell a story is called?

goethe

schubert wrote the music, but who originally wrote the text for erlkonig?

a horse

the loud repetitive figure played in erlkonig represents what?

a ballad

a song that relates a vivid story and narrative dialogue is what?

through composed

ever changing melodic material where there are no obvious representations is called?

strophic form

a single poetic mood maintained from one stanza to the next, and the music is repeated, is?

clara wieck schumann

a child prodigy, who was a piano virtuoso, who made her debut at 11, is named?

modified strophic form

the music from each strophe changes slightly from one to the next is?

program music

an instrumental song for a symphony that seeks to recreate sound in a story is?

absolute music

symphony, quartets, etc without extramusical or references is called?

dramatic overture

proceeds the opera and is a single movement that encapsulates the drama is?

a tone poem

one movement that gives expression to emotions is?

program symphony

symphony with 3, 4, 5, movements that depict the succession of events is?