romantics

Question 1

what is rubato

Answer 1

expressive increases and decreacses of speed

Question 2

what are rich harmonies

Answer 2

use of extra notes added to the there standard notes of the chord (7th , 9th etc)

Question 3

who was schumann

Answer 3

schumann was a german composer who was born in 1810. he wrote a lot of piano pieces. many of his picecs have descriptive titles being examples of programme music.

Question 4

the piano forte

Answer 4

invted avround 1700s.it had a hammer action where the strings in the piano struck instead of being plucked.allowing for a greater range of dynamics.the instrument was made strong using an iron frame which allowed for an increase in dynamic possibilites.also allowing the melody to be played between hands. foot pedals were also added right to substain the sound and left to mute.

Question 5

who was chopin

Answer 5

was a polish composer born in 1810.lots of his music uses polish folk tunes and dance rhythms.his music characterised by expressive melodies and made extensive use of the melodies.he wrote many dances such as polonaises, mazurkas and waltzes. as well as etudes and nocturnes which often had a lyrical melody and broken chords.the tempo was generally slow.chopin wrote 24 preludes.many have nicknames like ‘rain drops’.

Question 6

musical features

Answer 6

# dramatic contrasts of dynamics
# tempo changes were common 
# rubato(expressive increases and decreses of speed)
# ornamentation and chromaticism
# rich chords and extend chords