Romantic Flashcards
Romanticism
marked by emphasis on originality and individuality, personal emotional expression, and freedom and experimentation of form. (1830-1900)
Lied
a type of German song, especially of the romantic period, typically for solo voice with piano accompaniment
Absolute music
music that is not explicitly “about” anything- it is non-representational. Developed at the end of the 18th century in the writings of authors of early German Romanticism, such as Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, Ludwig Tieck and E. T. A. Hoffmann
Program music
a type of instrumental art music that attempts to render an extra-musical narrative musically
Character music
a musical composition which is relatively brief and is expressive of a specific mood or non-musical idea
Gesamtkunstwerk
a work of art that makes use of all or many art forms or strives to do so. Richard Wagner used the term in two 1849 essays