Romantic Flashcards

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developing variation

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Continuous building of a motivic idea. Brahms - Quintet for Piano and Strings in F Minor

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New German School

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A group of composers led by Liszt who believed that music could be linked to other arts.

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symphonic poems

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A one-movement programmatic work with sections of contrasting character and tempo, presenting a few themes that are developed. Liszt

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thematic transformation

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A method designed by Liszt to provide unity, variety, and a narrative-like logic to a composition by transforming the thematic material into new themes or other elements in order to reflect the diverse moods needed to portray a programmatic subject. Les preludes

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tone poems

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Symphonic poem or similar work for medium other than orchestra. Richard Strauss-Don Juan

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realism

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Nineteenth century movement in art, literature and opera that sought to depict the reality of everyday life. Verdi La traviata

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whole-tone scale

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A scale built on whole steps used to create the effect of more than one tonal center. Rimsky-Korsakov

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octatonic scale

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A scale built on alternating whole and half steps. This avoids a tonal center and creates a feeling of otherworldliness. Rimsky-Korsakov and Russian music in late 19th century.

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Nationalism

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Unifying a group of people by creating a national identity through characteristics such as shared culture, common language, historical traditions.

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exoticism

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The evocation of a foreign land or culture through plot or language.

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character piece

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Depicts or suggests a mood, personality or scene usually indicated in the title.

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program music

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Recalls a narrative or sequence of events often provided in a program.

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double-function form

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A combination of single and multi-movement structures that are played without breaks. Liszt - Sonata in B Minor - extended sonata-form reminiscent of a Classical-era sonata

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