romantic period

Question 1

created music with a specific national identity

to draw on colorful materials from foreign lands

Answer 1

nationalism and exoticism

Question 2

instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene

Answer 2

program music

Question 3

symphony orchestra larger

piano is the favorite instrument of the period

Answer 3

expressive tone color

Question 4

subjects of romantic era music

Answer 4

the fantastic and the diabolical 
aspects of nature
romantic love
shakespeare's plays 
the middle ages

Question 5

FFFF pppp
range of pitch expanded with piccolo, contrabassoon and piano’s extended range
fluctuation of tempo

Answer 5

expanded range of dynamics, pitch and tempo

Question 6

a slight holding back or pressing forward of the tempo

Answer 6

rubato

Question 7

miniature and monumental

Answer 7

form

Question 8

lieder
form: through composed
singer represents several characters 
piano represents the horse 
perfomance medium: piano and voice

Answer 8

Franz schubert (1797- 1828)
the Erlkonig

Question 9

a composition for solo voice and piano written to be sung and enjoyed at home. text is usually a romantic poem. piano is a partner with the voice

Answer 9

Lied; plural Lieder

Question 10

a composition in several movements

Answer 10

program symphony

Question 11

one movement work in sonata allegro form

Answer 11

concert overture

Question 12

one movement work in free form

Answer 12

symphonic poem or tone poem

Question 13

repeating the same music for each stanza

Answer 13

strophic

Question 14

writing new music for each stanza reflects the poems changing moods

Answer 14

through composed

Question 15

music has 2 distinct contrasting sections

Answer 15

three part ABA

Question 16

• hungarian composer and pianist
• one of the worlds greatest virtuoso pianists
• inventor of the symphonic poem/tone poem
• first performer to play entirely from memory

Answer 16

franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Question 17

overture to a midsummer night’s dream

Answer 17

felix mendelssohn (1809-1947)

Question 18

one movement work in sonata allegro form

Answer 18

concert overture

Question 19

french composer
dropped out of medical school to study music
creative with how he used instruments in the orchestra
fantastic symphony

Answer 19

hector berlioz (1803-1869)

Question 20

a recurring melody that represents a character

Answer 20

idee fixe

Question 21

polish composer
only great composer to write exclusively for the piano
only 30 public pieces
played for people in the homes more often

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frederic chopin (1810-1849)

Question 22

short piece for piano in one basic mood

Answer 22

character piece

Question 23

polish folk dance in tripe meter

Answer 23

mazurka

Question 24

american pianist and popular music composer
born in new orleans
first american born pianist to achieve international fame

Answer 24

louis moreau gottshchalk (1829-1869)