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Franz Schubert
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Early or late romantic? Early
What did he compose? Symphony, chamber music, sacred, sonata, art song
What did he pioneer? Art song (lied)
What kind of fish did he write about? The Trout
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Robert Schumann
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What did he injure, and how? His hand, playing piano
What did he pioneer? Music criticism
What did he write? The New Journal of Music
What was his wife? Clara Schumann - piano virtuoso who played his compositions
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| When was the romantic era? |
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| What was emphasized in the romantic era? |
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| individuality and individuality of style |
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| What is the German word for art song(s)? |
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| What appened to the orchestra throughout the romantic era? |
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| What was the most important instrument? |
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| How did brass instruments evolve during this era? |
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| They got valves so they could play more varied parts |
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| What is chromatic harmony? |
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| chords not in the key. They are expressive and dissonant |
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| Who was the first music critic? |
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| A piece that evokes nighttime |
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| What is a mazurka and a polonaise? |
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| piece with Polish dance origin |
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| Who wrote Polish dance pieces? |
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| What instrument did Liszt play? |
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| Who was Liszt influenced by, as a pianist? |
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| Violinist Niccolo Paganini |
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| Who invented the symphonic poem (tone poem)? |
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| Describe a symphonic poem. |
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| Programmatic, 1 movement, tells a story |
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| Who wrote Symphonie Fantastique, and when? |
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| Who breathed new life into classical forms? |
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| Who was afraid to write symphonies until he was 40, and why? |
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| Johannes Brahms, because Beethoven was so good |
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| What is Brahms' music characterized by? |
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| Lyrical warmth and rhythmic complexity/energy |
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| What brought about nationalism? |
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| Response to a national crisis, also Napoleonic Wars |
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| local music, music of the people |
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| Where was Bedrich Smetana from? |
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| Where was Tchaicovsky from? |
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| What piece begins and ends with a Russian Hymn? |
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| What order did they happen in: Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini |
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Gioachino Rossini
Giuseppe Verdi
Giacomo Puccini |
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| Which Italian opera composers emphasized boundaries between recitative and aria and said the orchestra was subordinate to the voice? |
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| Which Italian opera composer had seamless recitative/aria transitions and made the orchestra as important as the voice? |
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| Who made the opera's orchestra so large he had to make a bigger pit? |
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| Who called his operas "music dramas?" |
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| Who gave his operas an "unending melody?" |
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| How important was Wagner's orchestra? |
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| as important as the voice |
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| How frequent were the modulations in Wagner's operas? |
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| Music associated with a certain person/place/thing/idea |
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| What did Wagner use as subject matter for his operas? |
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| What instruments are in an art song? |
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