chapter 25: the romantic generation: song and piano music by jean gomez

Question 1

music focused on:

Answer 1

individuality, originality, fantasy, expression of pure emotions, transcendentalism

Question 2

characteristics

Answer 2

non-harmonic tones, unexpected progressions, chromatic chords and voice leading, distant modulations, tonal ambiguity

Question 3

characteristics 2

Answer 3

tuneful melodies with attractive accompaniments, little counterpoint, uniform rhythm, predictable 4 bar phrasing, simple songlike forms, strong extramusic imagery (titles or nationa/exotic associations

Question 4

music goes from _______ towards a national identity

Answer 4

cosmopolitan

Question 5

instruments

Answer 5

piano, harp, valves, tuba, flute mechanism extends to clarinet and sax, modern bow

Question 6

instrumental works

Answer 6

categories: programmatic, character piece, absolute

Question 6

robert and clara schuman

Answer 6

schubert’s successors, piano is mere accompaniment

Question 7

songs

Answer 7

“the lied”: fusion of music and poetry, individual feelings, folk style

Question 8

franz schubert

Answer 8

text from poetry, strophic form, simple melody (folk song), accompaniment illustrates topic, his songs set the standard that later song composers strove to match

Question 9

categories

Answer 9

1. etudes 2. character pieces and sonatas 3. viruoso repertoire

Question 10

schubert

Answer 10

moments miscaux, impromptus, sonatas, wanderer fantasy, impromptu in g-flat major, op 90, no. 3

Question 11

felix mendelssohn

Answer 11

music in the style of mozard and clementi songs without words

Question 12

fanny hensel confined __________’s music to the domestic sphere

Answer 12

clara schumann

Question 12

clara schumann played _____ _______ and published music

Answer 12

public concerts

Question 13

fryderyk chopin

Answer 13

new genre: concert etude, 24 preludes like the well-tempered clavier, dances: waltzes, mazurkas, and polonaises, nocturnes ballades, scherzon, and sonatas. nocturne in d-flat major op. 27, no. 2

Question 14

franz liszt

Answer 14

first pianist to give solo concerts, recital pioneer. influences from chopin and paganini, character pieces, paraphrases and transcriptions. un sospiro (etude)

Question 15

louis moreau gottschalk

Answer 15

souvernir de porto reci, op. 31