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The Romantic Period Flashcards

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What are some characteristics of the Romantic Period?

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Tone color, tone poems, nationalism, exoticism, key changes, extreme dynamics such as PPPP or FFFF, timbre, and mature and supernatural themes.

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What is timbre?

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Tone color or a specific sound of the piece it’s used in.

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What was the premiss of most Romantic pieces?

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Shakespeare plays, personal lives, supernatural, and mature themes.

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What is nationalism?

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Adding your OWN cultures ideas into musical pieces.

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What is exoticism?

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Adding OTHER cultures music ideas into your piece, often times in a racist or unknowing manner.

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What is program music?

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Music with a specific music behind it, there’s no chance for listeners interpretation of it. Sometimes comes with a physical program to it.

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What is absolute music?

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Music up for interpretation, no program.

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What was the orchestra size in the romantic period?

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Up to 100 players. Brass, wood winds, and percussion become more prominent and important than the strings section.

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What was new about pianos in the romantic period?

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They were made out of cast iron and have a damper pedal, the hammers were also covered in felt . The range was extended as well.

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What was added to orchestra in the romantic period?

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Triangles, harps, and cymbals.

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What is rebate?

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A variation of tempo.

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What was the form like in the romantic period?

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Forty five minute symphonies and lots of vocal music.

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What is strophic form?

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The same line of music for each verse.

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What does through composed mean?

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A different line of music for each verse.

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What is modified strophic?

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ABA verse formatting.

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What was connected in the Romantic Period?

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Poetry and art.

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Who wrote Die Winterreise (The Winter Journey)?

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Franz Schubert.

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What is a song cycle?

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Many songs connected through one main idea.

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What are some facts about Franz Schubert?

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He was a nervous recluse, aspired to be the next Beethoven, tried the a school teacher but gave up, he lead a gypsy life style and wrote in a cafe. He also made “Schubertiades”, which were parties to celebrate his music.

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Who wrote “The Great Symphony” and “The Unfinished Symphony”?

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Franz Schubert

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Who wrote Erlkönig (Erl King)?

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Franz Schubert

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Who wrote Carnaval?

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Robert Schumann

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What are the two movements of Carnaval?

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Estrella and Reconnaissance (Reunion)

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What are some facts about Robert Schumann?

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He married his piano student and had seven kids with her (Clara Schumann). Screwed up his hand and had to quit playing piano.

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Who wrote “If you Love for Beauty”?

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Clara Schumann

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Who wrote Polonaise in Ab Major?

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Fredric Chopin

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Who wrote Mazurka?

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Chopin

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Who wrote Nocturne in Eb Minor?

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Chopin

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Who wrote Étude in C Minor?

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Chopin

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What are some facts about Fredric Chopin?

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Only wrote for one instrument, Polish, pianist, frail.

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Who wrote Transcendental Étude No. 4?

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Franz Liszt

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What are some facts about Liszt?

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Super human playing skills, practiced obsessively for three years, gave out free piano lessons, three kids from an affair, became an abbey.

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What is a tone poem?

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Symphonic poem, one movement orchestral composition inspired by other forms of art.

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Who wrote Violin Concerto?

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Felix Mendelssohn

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Who wrote The Hebrides Overture?

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Felix Mendelssohn

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What are some facts about Mendelssohn?

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More classical than romantic style, wealthy Jewish family but converted Protistan, composer at age 13, conductor by 26, average guy, worked himself to death at 38.

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What is program music?

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Music with a specific meaning as decided by the composer.

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What is absolute music?

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The meaning of the music is up to interpretation for the audience.

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Who wrote Don Quixote?

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Richard Strauss

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What are some facts about Strauss?

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He’s well known for unique orchestral colors, tone poems, and large works.

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Who wrote Flight of the Valkyries?

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Richard Wagner

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What are some facts about Wagner?

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Rampant anti-semitism, arrogant, German and Norse, always in debt, got kicked out of all German speaking countries.

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Who wrote Symphony No. 3?

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Johannes Brahms

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What are some facts about Brahms?

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German, bass player cafe dad, classical writer, life long feud with Liszt.

45
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Who wrote Kindertotenlieder?

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Gustav Mahler

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Who wrote Symphony No. 5?

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Brahms

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What are some facts about Brahms?

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Conductor, had to change his religion due to anti-semitism, pieces weren’t very popular when first released.

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What is nationalism?

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Taking musical ideas and expressions from ones own country and adding them into their compositions.

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What is exoticism?

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Taking musical ideas and expressions from another country and adding them into their composition. Very racist.

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Who were the members of The Russian Five?

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Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakierev, Cui, and Borodin.

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Who wrote The Great Gate of Kiev?

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The Russian 5

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Who wrote Pictures at an Exhibition?

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The Russian 5

53
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What are some facts about Grieg?

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He spoke Danish, studied under Mendelssohn and Schumann, very poor health, but also very friendly, marries first cousin, conductor.

54
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Who wrote In the Hall of the Mountain King?

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Edvard Grieg

55
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What are some facts about Smetana?

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From Bohemia, lost his hearing but continued to compose, wrote a lot of folk tunes and legends.

56
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Who wrote Moveast (“My Country”)?

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Bedrich Smetana

57
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Who wrote the Moldau?

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Czech Nation Anthem, Bedrich Smetana.

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Who wrote Symphony No. 9?

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Antonin Divorak

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What are some facts about Divorak?

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Another Czech composer, played in Smetana’s orchestra, discovered by Brahms, encourage nationalism, especially for Native American music.

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Who wrote the Romeo and Juliet Overture?

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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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What are some facts about Tchaikovsky?

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Taught himself music theory, gay composer, funded by rich widow, died six days after his American premiere of Symphony No. 6, wrote for lots of ballets.

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What is a lied?

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A song with three different possible forms.

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What is strophic form?

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AB

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What is Through Composed?

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Different for each song

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What is modified strophic?

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ABA

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What is an art song?

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When the vocal and piano parts are both equal.

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What is a lieder?

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Plural form of lied

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What is a song cycle?

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A collection of lieder.

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Who were the programmists?

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Liszt, Wagner, and Mahler.

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Who were the absolutists?

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Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Schumann.

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Who were nationalists?

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Smetana, Divorak, Mussorgsky, Grieg, The Russian 5.

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