VOCAL MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

These were clearly evident in almost all forms of vocal music during the Romantic period.

These were clearly evident in almost all forms of vocal music during the Romantic period.

Parallelisms of Music and Literature

It is is often set at the beginning with piano introduction and concluded with a piano postlude.

Mood

Romantic artists found inspiration in

Landscapes

Vocal music in the romantic period requires singers to perform a

greater range of tone color, dynamics and pitch.

The subjects of romantic artists were

traditional myths, legends and folklore usually dealing with the supernatural, grotesque, and less ordinary.

Important source of musical expressions.

Opera

The place where all the arts converged

Opera House

Lieders were developed to

create a powerful dramatic impact on the listeners.

The proper name for Franz Schubert (german word for songs)

lieder

The last of the Classical composers and one of the first romantic ones.

Franz Peter Schubert

The characters in German operas are ____?

Those of the royal family

The characters of Giuseppe Verdi are _____?

Ordinary people

Where did Giuseppe Verdi study?

Busseto and Milan

Where was Giuseppe Verdi's first opera performed?

La Scala

What was Giuseppe Verdi's first opera?

Oberto

Most of Giuseppe Verdi's works were

serious love stories with unhappy endings.

Giuseppe Verdi completed ____ operas throughout his career

25

He studied at the Milan Conservatory.

Giacomo Puccini

He belonged to a group of composers who stressed realism, therefore, he drew material from everyday life, rejecting heroic themes from mythology and history.

Giacomo Puccini

What school did Richard Wagner attend?

Leipzig University

He was very much inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Richard Wagner

He introduced new ideas in harmony and in form, including extremes of chromaticism.

Richard Wagner

He explored the limits of the traditional tonal system that gave keys and chords its own identity.

Richard Wagner

Wagner exerted a strong influence on the _________.

operatic medium

_____________ was an advocate of a new form of opera which he called "_______________" where musical and dramatic elements were fused together.

Richard Wagner, music drama

He developed a compositional style in which the orchestra has equal importance in dramatic roles as the singers themselves.

Richard Wagner

The expressiveness is aided by the use of "__________" or musical sequences standing for a particular character/plot element.

leitmotifs

George Bizet was registered with the legal name _________?

Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet

When and where was George Bizet born?

He was born October 25, 1838 in Paris, France.

Bizet's most famous opera was ________?

Carmen

Bizet died on the first round of "Carmen" which happened in

June 3, 1875