Romantic Key Terms Flashcards
Orchestral Forms
One movement symphony
Symphonic Poem
A piece of orchestral music that has content from a poem or other art form, also known as a tone poem
Choral Symphony
Choir + Orchestra
Art Song
A song with piano accompaniment
Baritone
Middle-ranged male singer
Song Cycle
Collections of art songs
Etude
A piece of music used for practice, technical study piece
Rubato
robbed time- when the meter constantly changes to show more emotion
Program Symphony
A symphony that has as many movements as necessary to tell the story
Strophic Form
The same melody is repeated with every stanza, or strophe, of the poem
Modified Strophic Form
When the same melody can be repeated several times and new material gets added when the story requires it
Minstrel Shows
Racially charged theatrical variety shows (racist)
Idee Fixe
Fixed idea, repeated theme
Concert overture
Shorter opening to an opera, 1 movement long
Incidental Music:
Instrumental music for theatrical plays, an overture and a series of pieces performed between the acts of a play and during important scenes
Leitmotif
A melody that is assigned to characters, scenes, actions, etc. - often have a lot of thematic transformation, “leading motifs”
Character Piece
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)
Concert Overture
a single movement concert piece for orchestra that might evoke the idea of liberty
Pentatonic Scale
5 note scale
Gesamtkunstwerk
total artwork- all the arts of music, acting, poetry and drama → music drama
