Unit 3 Flashcards
Robert Schumann Birth and Death Years
1810-1856
Where was Robert Schumann active?
Leipzig
Which genres did Robert Schumann compose?
Piano Music, Songs, Chamber Music, and Symphonies
Why is Robert Schumann significant to music history?
Created the “New Journal of Music,” music critic that introduced the world to Chopin and Brahms, major advocate for “classic” music and fought against the “music of the future.”
Robert Schumann Major Works
Carnaval, Album for the Young, Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, 75 partsongs, and about 300 songs.
What did you find interesting about Robert Schumann?
He made up fake characters for his music journal and even wrote pieces about them.
Franz Liszt Birth and Death Years
1811-1886
Where was Franz Liszt active?
Hungary
What genres did Franz Liszt compose?
Piano Music, Partsongs, Chamber Music, Piano Concerto, Symphony
Why is Franz Liszt significant to music history?
Virtuoso pianist, “Rockstar” super famous during his lifetime, invented the masterclass, fought for the “music of the future,” and established the modern recital.
Franz Liszt Major Works
Hungarian Rhapsodies, Sonata in B minor, Symphonic Poems, Mazeppa, and Faust Symphony.
What is something you found interesting about Franz Liszt?
“Lisztomania,” coined by his fans, got the true rockstar treatment of modern celebrities.
Gioachino Rossini Birth and Death Years
1792-1868
Where was Gioachino Rossini active?
Paris
What genres did Gioachino Rossini compose?
Opera
Why is Gioachino Rossini significant to music history?
Most important European composer at the time, created the Rossini Code for opera scene structure, and created French Grand Opera.
Gioachino Rossini Major Works
Barber of Seville, Otello, Guillaume Tell, Semiramide, and Tancredi
19th Century Song by Nation
Germany: Lied
France: Mélodie
Britain: Drawing Room Ballads
North America: Parlor Songs
19th Century Song Composers by Nation
Germany: Shubert and Schumann
France: Messenet, Debussy
Britain:
U.S.: Stephen Foster
What is the significance of 19th century song?
Fueled by the market, created for the home music-making industry, and piano and voice.
“Symphonie Fantastique” Design
5 movements, tells a dark love story, ends with macabre themes.
“Symphonie Fantastique” Movements
Passions, A Ball, Scene in the Fields, March to the Scaffold, and Dream of the Witch’s Sabbath
What was the significance of “Symphonie Fantastique”?
Music drama, programmatic work, audience must read the program provided by the composer, established the “Music of the Future.”
What is “Romantic” music?
Music that focused on the new ideals of individuality, originality, fantasy, and expression of pure emotion. Now refers to music of the 19th century.
