4.16 Music After Beethoven: Romanticism

miniatures

pieces that are a few minutes long, or shorter

glorification of love

overarching theme in Romantic literature and music

chromaticism

the use of all 12 notes of the chromatic scale

orchestration

the use and combination of the instruments of the orchestra

thematic transformation

short themes freely varied at relatively wide/unpredictable intervals of time

grandiose compositions

very long and impressive pieces

program music

instrumental music written in association with a poem, a story, or some other literary source

rubato

term that showed rhythm would be “handled flexibly” in performance; means “robbed time”

Gesamtkunstwerk

Wagner's idea of "total artwork," combining/blending artistic areas

how did the term "Baroque" come about?

adopted from art historians in the 20th century

how did the term "Romantic" come about?

it was uniquely used by the Romantics themselves

highest goal of Romantic music

emotional expression