Romantic

Describe the melody in Romantic music

Stepwise, repeated patterns, virtuosity, chordal melodies, glissando melodies, irregular phrase lengths, rubato, long phrases, expressive melodies

Describe the articulation in Romantic music

Legato, slurs, accentuation, use of piano glissandos, rubato, fewer ornaments, maybe some trills

Describe the dynamics in Romantic music

Range of dynamics, pianissimo and fortissimo, crescendos and diminuendos, sudden changes in dynamics

Describe the texture in Romantic music

Dense texture when the full orchestra is playing, accompaniment incorporates a lot of rubato, use of call and response, melody and accompaniment, contrast between solo sections and passages for full orchestra, greater variety of texture, predominantly homophonic

Describe the structure of Romantic music

Motifs, some ritornellos

Describe the harmony in Romantic music

Diatonic, greater use of primary chords with less secondary chords, more chromatic harmony, use of diminished 7ths, secondary dominants, more chords that do not relate to they key

Describe the instrumentation in Romantic music

Piano, brass, woodwind, piccolo, cor anglais, bass clarinet, double bassoon, french horns, trumpets, trombones, string section

Describe the rhythm of Romantic music

Rubato, less sense of a pulse, change in time signatures, more variety of rhythm

Describe the tempo of Romantic music

Varies

Name some Romantic composers

Dvorak, Chopin, Brahms, Tchaikovsky