Romantic Era Flashcards
What are the forms of the Romantic Era?
- Strophic
- Through-composed
- Modified strophic
What 3 traits for Romantic Music?
- emphasizes expression of feeling and emtion
- idea of absolute music become rare
- Escapist:escape from everyday industrial life
What occurs historically during the Romantic Era?
- Industrial Rev.
- growth of the middle class
- “Bourgeois”
What are 2 places Romantic Music draws there influence from?
- Folklore: use of folk music
- Exoticism: use of foreign, usual sounds emphasized
What is Strophic?
-same melody repeated with every strophe
What is Through-Composed form?
-no particular repetition of section
What is Modified Strophic?
-uses repeating section along with new section
What is a Lield?
- german for song
- single singer with piano accopianiment
Where is Chopin music mostly derived from?
- his own polish roots
- polish dance songs
What is rubato?
Chopin use in his piano pieces of randomly speeding up or slowing down
What is a musurka?
-Chopin created this genre based on his polish roots
What is a celesta?
-keyboard instrument that rings bells
What is impressionism?
- art movement to attempt to portray “impression” of a scene rather than the acute image
- influenced by romantic music
What are strophic form used for?
- Hymns
- folk songs
- popular songs
What is through composed used for?
music that follows a story line
