Romantic Period

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1	Which 2 musical periods did Beethoven occupy?	Classical and Romantic. He was commited to the principles of Classicism but not the mood behind...
2	The Romantic movement began as a ______ movement with poetry and literature.	literary
3	Why was the French Revolution significant?	It compelled artists to express their symphonies with ideas of freedon in their music.
4	Eroica symphony was orginally titled ______ in honor of Napoleon before he crowned himself...	Bonaparte
5	A fast rushing movement in triple meter, in the basic Minuet and Trio form. Means "joke" in...	The Scherzo
6	______ ______ became the goal of Romanticism.	Emotional Expression
7	Artist's concepts in The Romantic period included what 5 things?	Individual feeling + striving for a higher state of being, revolution, supernatural + appreciation...
8	What does Gesamtkunstwerk mean in German?	"Total art work". Meant blending of artistic genres.
9	What 2 places were most likely places where music was presented?	Opera House and Concert Hall
10	T/F? Almost every town had a symphony association	T
11	T/F? genres that performed in private spaces were still not allowed to perform on the concert...	False. All genres presented on the concert stage including String quartets and Lieder concerts...
12	Why were some composers stifled and disturbed while playing?	Audiences wanted to hear music they knew or understood and therefore was a level of conversation...
13	This means to handle the rhythm felxibly	Rubato
14	What was the melody like in the romantic period?	emotional, effusive, and demonstative. Climaxes are built up to and are more irregular in rythm...
15	What was the tone color like in the Romantic period?	Very enthusiastic with many instruments mixing.
16	What was form like in Romatic period?	form was looser and was wrote so that listeners could follow along.
17	Short compositions consisting usually of songs and piano works.	Miniature compositions
18	Larger works with greater forces such as symphonies and operas	Grandiose Compositions
19	What was the Principle of Thematic Unity?	Idea of utilizing the same thematic material throughout the entire works. The theme from one...
20	This is when new versions of a single theme are used at important new points in the music	Thematic transformations
21	A term for nonvocal music written in association with a poem, story, or other literary source.	Program music
22	What were the 3 types of works of the Early Romatics?	The Lied, Character pieces for piano, and Early Program Music.
23	This part of the Lied describes and equal partner to the singer and was usually a piano.	Accompaniment
24	This characteristic of the Lied is when the composers setting reflects his/her response to...	poetry
25	This characteristic of the Lied describes the intimacy of expression that is captured by these...	Mood
26	What was the Lied form like?	Strophic, through composed, variations of ABA or ABAB
27	A group of songs with a common poetic theme or an actual story connecting all of the poems.	The Song Cycle
28	Name some of the composers of the Lieder	Franze Schubert, Robert Schumann, Clara Wieck Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wold, Richard...
29	What are some characteristics of the Character piece for Piano?	The individuality of the musical styles is prominent in these works, some songs were placed...
30	Intrumental compositons associated with poems, stories, and the like	Early Romantic Programatic Music
31	A work thats not intended to be followed by something else but is written in sonata form and...	Concert Overture. one of the most well-known concert overtures is Delix Mendelssohn's based...
32	Who was Hector Berlioz?	Known for his Symphoney called Fantastique that is about his romantic fantasy that he wrote...
33	A reocuuring theme is called a ?	idee fixe
34	The ___ Century was the golden age for opera	19th
35	What 3 composers were important in the Early Romantic Opera?	Rossine, Donizeti, Bellini
36	Means "beautiful singing", a style of Italian opera emphasizing the beauty of the voice	Bel Canto
37	A musical motive associated with some person, thing, idea, or symbol in drama.	Leitmotiv. Means guiding or leading
38	A one-movement orchestral composition with a program in free musical form	Symphonic poem
39	Focuses on distinct artistic heritages, incorporation of national folk music into concert pieces,...	Nationalism
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