Romantic period - test

Question 1

inclusion of folk songs, dances, legends and other national material in a composition to associate it with the composer’s homeland.

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nationalism

Question 2

use of melodies, rhythms or instruments that suggest foreign lands

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exoticism

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

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program music

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use of chords containing tones not found in the major or minor scale but included in the chromatic scale (all 12 notes)

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chromatic

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vocal form in which the same music is repeated for each stanza of a poem

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strophic

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vocal form in which there is new music for each stanza of a poem

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through-composed form

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• form in which two or more stanzas of poetry are set to the same music while other stanzas have new music

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Modified strophic form

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• instrument music having no intended association with a story, poem, idea or scene; nonprogram music

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Absolute music

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• single melody used in several movement of a long work to represent a recurring idea (Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique)

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Idée fixe—

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• short musical idea associated with a person object or thought (Wagner’s The Ring)

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Leitmotif

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• setting of a poem for solo voice and piano

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art song

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• slow, lyrical piano piece

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Nocturne

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• a piano piece designed to help the performer master specific technical difficulties

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Étude

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• symphony related to a story, idea, or scene, in which each movement usually has a descriptive title (Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique)

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Program symphony—

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• composition for orchestra; one movement, usually in sonata form

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concert overture

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• Programmatic composition for orchestra in one movement, which may have a traditional form (such as sonata or rondo) or an original, irregular form

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Symphonic poem (tone poem) –

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• music intended to be performed before and during a play

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incidental music

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mass for the dead

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requiem

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Developed the “art song.” –

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schubert

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German composer of a Jewish family who was responsible for the revival of Bach’s music; most “classic” of the Romantic composers; child prodigy like Mozart –

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mendelssohn

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Two great Italian opera composers –

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• Verdi and Puccini

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Polish composer known mostly for his piano pieces; known as the “poet of the piano” –

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• Chopin

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Moved to the US and was the director of the National Conservatory of Music

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• Dvorak

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German composer known for his piano “character pieces” –

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• R. Schumann

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Most “classic” of the Romantic composers

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Mendelssohn

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After Robert Schumann was committed to an institution, this composer moved in with Clara Schumann, one of the “3 B’s” –

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Brahms

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French composer who first studied medicine, known for his grandiose compositions and skills as an orchestrator and conductor; wrote a symphony based on his spurned love –

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Berlioz

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One of the “3 B’s”

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brahms

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Child prodigy similar to Mozart

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mendelssohn

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German composer known for massive music dramas where all the arts—music, drama, dance and painting are fused (Gesamtkunstwerk—universal artwork) –

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• Wagner

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Outstanding pianist attributed with creating the “solo” recital –

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liszt

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Wrote the music for 3 ballets; had a “pen-pal” relationship with a wealthy widow , Maria von Meck–

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• Tchaikovsky

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Took 25 years to compose a music drama

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wagner

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His most famous opera was originally unsuccessful as critics were critical of its sexual content and violence

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• Bizet

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Female composer and performer; more successful than her husband –

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• C. Schumann

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What are the dates of the Romantic period?

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1820-1900

Question 37

Describe the evolution of the Romantic orchestra

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• larger, may have as many as 100 players; more emphasis on brass and expanded percussion

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Where was the center of Romanticism?

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paris

Question 39

Describe the typical Romantic audience and where music was typically performed

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• A middle-class audience in a concert hall

Question 40

Describe the main differences between Romantic and previous musical eras

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• Romantic composers wanted to express the full range of emotions, explore nature, and draw on the Middle Ages and Shakespeare for inspiration
• Countless songs and operas about love
• There was a fascination with fantasy and the diabolical
• Nature music included such things as a wild horseback ride on a stormy night, the flow of a river, or a walk in the countryside

Question 41

Describe the main differences between Romantic and previous musical eras

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• Nationalism and Exoticism
• Nationalism in music: composers deliberately create music with a specific national identity
• Exoticism in music: composers used colorful materials from foreign lands in their music

Question 42

Describe the main differences between Romantic and previous musical eras

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• Program music
• Music during this time was closely associated with literature and many composers were also authors.
• Poets wanted their poetry to be musical and composers wanted their music to be poetic
• Instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or theme
• The program is indicated in the title or comments written about the piece
• Can represent emotions, characters, or events of a particular story

Question 43

Describe the main differences between Romantic and previous musical eras

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• Expanded range of dynamics, tempo, and pitch; emphasis on beautiful melodies; expanded harmonic vocabulary—use of chromaticism

Question 44

What was the most important solo instrument of the Romantic period?

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piano

Question 45

Who is the “Father of Russian music

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Mihkail Glinka

Question 46

How many symphonies did Brahms write?

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4

Question 47

How many movements are typically in a symphony and how are they usually organized?

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4; 1st—fast in sonata form; 2nd—slow and lyrical; 3rd—dance-like minuet or scherzo; 4th—fast in sonata form

Question 48

The Moudou

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smetana

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Erlkonig

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schubert

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Aufschwung and Warum? –

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• R Schumann

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He has come in Storm and Rain–

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• C Schumann

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Nocturne in E Flat Major and Étude in C Minor—Revolutionary –

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• Chopin

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Transcendental Étude –

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• Liszt

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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor –

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Mendelssohn

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Symphonie Fantastique –

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Berlioz

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Romeo and Juliet –

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Tchaikovsky

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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor –

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Dvorak

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Symphony No. 3 in F Major –

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• Brahms

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Rigoletto –

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• Verdi

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La Bohéme –

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puccini

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Die Walkure –

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• Wagner

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Carmen

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• Bizet