Romantic Era Flashcards
It was a time of war and revolution when people were radical and in search of freedom of self-expression and individualism.
Romantic period
A revolt against strict rules, established laws, formulas, balance, and idealization characterized classicism.
Romanticism
Romanticism favored _________ over reason, _________ over logic, and _________ over scientific method.
Imagination, emotion, instinct
He bridged the transition between the Classical and the Romantic periods.
Ludwig van Beethoven
The ____________ is also one of the prominent themes of this era, showing destructive force of nature over people’s creation.
Power of nature
Romanticism is not about love or romance; it is all about _________, ___________, _______________ and __________, ___________, _____________, ______________, _____________, _____________, ____________, and ________________.
nature, childhood, supernatural and gothic elements, rebellion, nationalism, patriotism, heroism, passion, freedom, and self-expression
________________ is how we can describe the artworks of the Romantic period.
Art with the heart
The orchestra became massive, louder, and resembled the present ensemble.
Golden Age of Virtuoso
Classical music followed strict rules, but Romantic music featured _____________, _____________, ___________, ____________, and ________________.
freedom, creativity, emotion, imagination, experimentation
The use of ___________ and ___________ were practiced to create drama in their music.
chromatics and syncopations
An instrumental music that narrates a story through music.
Program music
Program music describes an ________, ____________, and ____________.
event, situation, and feeling
3 main kinds of orchestral/instrumental program music
- Concert overture
- Program symphony
- Symphonic poem or tone poem
This is an overture used for a concert performance.
Concert overture
This is a multi-movement orchestral music that follows the same structure of symphony, but it is usually extended with its forms that depend on the scene of the story it describes.
Program symphony
