Romantic Key Terms

Question 1

Orchestral Forms

Answer 1

One movement symphony

Question 2

Symphonic Poem

Answer 2

A piece of orchestral music that has content from a poem or other art form, also known as a tone poem

Question 3

Choral Symphony

Answer 3

Choir + Orchestra

Question 4

Art Song

Answer 4

A song with piano accompaniment

Question 5

Baritone

Answer 5

Middle-ranged male singer

Question 6

Song Cycle

Answer 6

Collections of art songs

Question 7

Etude

Answer 7

A piece of music used for practice, technical study piece

Question 8

Rubato

Answer 8

robbed time- when the meter constantly changes to show more emotion

Question 9

Program Symphony

Answer 9

A symphony that has as many movements as necessary to tell the story

Question 10

Strophic Form

Answer 10

The same melody is repeated with every stanza, or strophe, of the poem

Question 11

Modified Strophic Form

Answer 11

When the same melody can be repeated several times and new material gets added when the story requires it

Question 12

Minstrel Shows

Answer 12

Racially charged theatrical variety shows (racist)

Question 13

Idee Fixe

Answer 13

Fixed idea, repeated theme

Question 14

Concert overture

Answer 14

Shorter opening to an opera, 1 movement long

Question 15

Incidental Music:

Answer 15

Instrumental music for theatrical plays, an overture and a series of pieces performed between the acts of a play and during important scenes

Question 16

Leitmotif

Answer 16

A melody that is assigned to characters, scenes, actions, etc. - often have a lot of thematic transformation, “leading motifs”

Question 17

Character Piece

Answer 17

melodious and dramatic moods within a compact form often played on a piano- includes Preludes, Intermezzo (interlude), Impromptu (on the spur of the moment), and Nocturne (a night piece)

Question 18

Concert Overture

Answer 18

a single movement concert piece for orchestra that might evoke the idea of liberty

Question 19

Pentatonic Scale

Answer 19

5 note scale

Question 20

Gesamtkunstwerk

Answer 20

total artwork- all the arts of music, acting, poetry and drama → music drama