Post Syllabus, Romantic questions

Question 1

Birthday of German Lieder

Answer 1

October 14, 1814

Question 2

Three contributing factors to the rise in German lieder as a genre

Answer 2

1. Elevation of poetry
2. Innovations of the piano
3. Rise of the middle class

Question 3

What were the poetry verses of German lieder filled with?

Answer 3

Personal expression and awareness of self

Question 4

5 prominent poets of German lieder

Answer 4

1. Eichendorf
2. Goethe
3. Heine
4. Ruchert
5. Wolf

Question 5

Name of the German lied composed by Schubert on the Birthday of German lieder?

Answer 5

“Gretchen am Spinnerade”

Question 6

Prominent theme in art and during the Romantic period.

Answer 6

1. Longing
2. Love (unrequited, hopeless, and fatal)
3. Death (the mystery that surrounds us)
4. Supernatural (attracted to Catholicism, the most mystical denomination.
5. Politics and National identity.
6. Nature (storms are frequently present)
7. “The Wanderer” (no path, no destination, not distinct lines)

Question 7

3 forms of German Lieder

Answer 7

1. Strophic: same music for each stanza (e.g.,
2. Modified strophic: similar music for each stanza (e.g.,
3. Through composed: new music for each stanza (e.g., “Erlkonig”

Question 8

Poet for “Erlkonig”

Answer 8

Goethe

Question 9

Characteristics of “Erlkonig”

Answer 9

1. wide range
2. very demanding
3. Juxtaposition of quality of tonality
   Elf King-major key
   Father and son-minor keys
4. Piano becomes a character- horse, galloping
5. Romantic Ballad: through composed
   no repetition of text
   long and dramatic
   supernatural

Question 10

Schubert’s dates

Answer 10

(1797-1828)

Question 11

“Erlkonig” date

Answer 11

1782

Question 12

Lieder

Answer 12

Work for solo song and piano accompaniment in which the piano has an active role and become partner to the voice (e.g., Schubert-“Erlkonig”)

Question 13

Franz Schubert’s nationality

Answer 13

Austrian

Question 14

Training Schubert received

Answer 14

Trained as a choir boy and trained with Sallierei

Question 15

Schubert idolized this composer

Answer 15

Beethoven

Question 16

Number of Lieder composed by Schubert

Answer 16

600

Question 17

Schumann’s dates

Answer 17

1810-1856

Question 18

Year of song in Schumann’s life

Answer 18

1840

Question 19

What was significant about the year of songs for Schumann?

Answer 19

1840

1. He composed 138 song (half of his compositional output)
2. began his career as a pianist
3. became a student of Friedrick Wieck (fell in love with his daughter, Clara, when she was 14)

Question 20

When did Schumann become the editor of Die Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik

Answer 20

1834

Question 21

Name of Schumann’s alter egos who wrote for the Die Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik?

Answer 21

1. Florestan (firey)

2. Eusebius (sensative)

Question 22

What was the focus of Die Neue Zetischrift fur Musik?

Answer 22

New journal for music- Critiqued new music and Prompted new composers (e.g., Chopin & Brahms)

Question 23

What was Schumann’s Father’s profession

Answer 23

Book seller so Schumann’s background was literary

Question 24

Dichtelieder-Number of songs in

Answer 24

16

Question 25

Dichtelieder-Poet

Answer 25

Heinrich Heine

Question 26

Dichtelieder-What is Romantic Irony

Answer 26

Love with a twist

Question 27

Song cycle

Answer 27

A collection of songs unified by a theme, topic, idea, motive. of individually complete songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a unit.