Romanticism Flashcards
Romanticism derived from…
romance literature (romances).
Romanticism evoked…
idealized medieval heritage.
Romanticism defined as…
opposition to real/concrete/predictable/rational and embraced irrational/imaginative/fantastic.
Romantism, in music, meant…
pushing the boundaries of existing forms, harmonic structures, etc., for the purposes of emotional expression.
lied
German song setting poetry to music; Performed by single vocalist and piano (Schubert)
idee fixe
recurring theme/motif (Berlioz)
In Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz’s idee fixe transforms throughout symphony to become a…
grotesque caricature (i.e. witches).
Many works from early 1800s emphasized…
the melancholic, fantastic, or both.
Prevailing music in America included…
dance music and marches (Frank Johnson).
Variety of programs were an important means of…
keep audiences engaged.
Boundaries of form and harmony were…
increasingly stretched for the purpose of expressivity.
The main musical debate in the late 1800s was…
absolute versus program music.
absolute music
music only about itself with no significant extramusical references (i.e. Beethoven’s 5th)
program music
music that tells a story or refers to extramusical events in a way that has a significant effect on form and content of work (i.e. Beethoven’s 6th)
Musical absolutists were cast as…
conservatives.
