Development of the symphony

Question 1

Describe the orchestra size of early Romantic pieces

Answer 1

Similar to late classical composers

Question 2

Describe the forms and styles used in early Romantic pieces

Answer 2

Continued to work within established forms of the classical era with some modifications

Question 3

Describe the harmony of early romantic music

Answer 3

More adventurous than the classical era but still using lyrical melodies

Question 4

Name two early romantic composers who worked to develop the symphony

Answer 4

Mendelssohn and Schubert

Question 5

Describe the structures used in late romantic music

Answer 5

Vast increase in the popularity of program music

Question 6

What benefit did program music have to composers in the late romantic era

Answer 6

Less rigidity in structure, more room to develop the style more fully and change the number and length of movements

Question 7

Name some of the key inspirations for program music

Answer 7

Ballet
Folk Tunes
Fairy Tales
Myths and Legends

Question 8

Describe the orchestra size of late romantic music

Answer 8

Increased number of instruments as well as the addition of instruments with a extreme ranges eg, contrabassoon and piccolo

Question 9

How did the length of symphonies change from the early to late romantic era

Answer 9

They became much longer, some over 1 1/2 hours

Question 10

Describe harmony in late romantic music

Answer 10

Increased creativity and dissonance in chords, becoming increasingly less set in one key

Question 11

Name some of the late romantic composers

Answer 11

Berlioz
Schumann
Liszt
Brahms