Chapter 29 - Late Romanticism in Germany and Austria

Question 1

During the late Romantic, concert programs increasingly featured music by who?

Answer 1

Music by older composers no longer living such as Bach, Beethoven, Palestrina, etc.

Question 2

As the interest in past music grew, a musical canonization of past composers developed. How did this serve nationalistic trends?

Answer 2

Scholars and the new musicologists worked to compile comprehensive editions of the works of past composers considered to be masters. For the most part, scholars focused on composers from their own country.

Question 3

Birth and death dates: Johannes Brahms

Answer 3

1833-1897

Question 4

When did Brahms first symphony premiere and how many years did it take him to write it?

Answer 4

1876 after 20 years

Question 5

List a few characteristics of Brahms

Answer 5

• Widely Spaced melodies
• Clash of triple and duple subdivisions
• Cross relations between major and minor
• Blending past and present musical elements

Question 6

Who invented the symphonic poem?

Answer 6

Franz Liszt

Question 7

What is thematic transformation?

Answer 7

The manipulation of a familiar theme to suit the mood. A good example is the idee’ fixe in the Symphonie Fantastique

Question 8

Define Symphonic poem

Answer 8

A single movement symphonic character piece with the same level of thematic complexity and development as a symphony

Question 9

When did Liszt retire from touring and what did he do afterwards?

Answer 9

He retired in 1848 and focused on composing and conducting, seeking to create works that were more innovative and fully developed artistically.

Question 10

Describe what developing variation is and name the composer for which this is a style characteristic

Answer 10

Developing variation is the building on a germinal idea. Brahms used this technique frequently

Question 11

Birth and death dates: Anton Bruckner

Answer 11

1824-1896