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Music History and Literature
Romanticism
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Music
Undergraduate 1
04/09/2009

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______ is the basis for Romantic compositions, both instrumental and vocal.
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Melody
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What is the most important genre of Romantic Chamber music?
Definition
The Symphony
Term
What style of Opera came out of Romantic Italy?
Definition
Opera Buffa
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What style of Opera came out of France during Romanticism?
Definition
Opera Comique
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Important women in Romantic music
Definition
Fanny Mendelsohn, promoted her brother. American Amy Beach. Divas in opera
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Song Cycle
Definition
A collection of songs. Schummann was well known for these.
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Name the 2 most famous Romantic German poets
Definition
Heine and Goethe
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Strophic
Definition
Same melody, differnt words
Term
Through Composed
Definition
No repition. As in The Earl King from Schubert.
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Where did Schummann spend his last years?
Definition
Asylum. He tried to jump off a bridge.
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What Opera had serious historical plots, where is this style from?
Definition
France, Grande Opera
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Who was Wilhelm Muller?
Definition
The poet who wrote for Schubert's "The lovly Maid of the MIll" and "Winters Journey" Song cycles
Term
What is "A Poet's Love"?
Definition
A song cycle by Schumann. Poems by Heine.
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INcidental Music
Definition
Consists of an overture and a series of pieces performed etween the acts of a play and during important scenes.
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What is a program symphony
Definition
Multimovement orchestral work. S.A. Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique
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Smphonic Poem
Definition
Is program music for orchestra
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