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| Dates of the Romantic Era |
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melodies longer
harmony enjoyed, chromatic
rhythm is more free
self expression
expansion of orchestra and blends tone colors in new ways
creation of miniatures
creativity
musicians were artists
Artsong/ lieder created |
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| Describe the Romantic Era |
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| artsong is synonymous with |
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| song accompanied by the piano; invented by Schubert |
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strophic - same music in each stanza, repeating melody
through composed - new material all the time |
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| two different types of art song |
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| collection of songs with a common theme and unifying story; |
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| what kind of song is Erlkonig by Schubert? |
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| most important piano composer who was strictly piano |
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| miniature types of the Romantic Era;character pieces for piano |
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| fast dance of Polish origins in triple meter with an accent on the second beat |
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| music written for studying; a technical process that was musically beautiful |
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| music to be played at night; one movement |
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short
piano only
portrays mood or character |
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| characterize miniatures of this time |
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| flexibility in speed of the beat; flexibility in rhythm |
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| greatest piano performer of the time; practiced 4 to 5 hours a day; first to play entire programs from memory; first to perform on stage facing audience alone; went to Vienna and Paris for music; born in Hungary; performed over 1000 concerts |
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concert halls
orchestra grew over 100 people |
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| What music venue became important? |
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music written for music's sake; beautiful
e.g. Vivaldi's flute concerto |
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| music that has a program; opera overture, concert overture, symphonic poem (tone poem), incedental music; literature important for these |
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| preceeds an opera; one movement and in sonata form |
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written to be played on stage in concert; one movemnt and in sonata form
e.g. 1812 overture |
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| tone poem; one movement and free form |
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| music inserted between acts of a play |
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| wrote more than 600 lieder; invented artsong; |
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| music critic for a living; french son of a doctor; in love with Harriet Smithson and is rejected by her; symphonie fantastique (5movemnts) |
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| loved Beethoven; new beethoven; 4 symphonies; NO OPERA AT ALL; |
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| beautiful singing in opera |
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| Wagner called his style of opera. . . |
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| russian; upper middle class family; spoke french and german by age 6; parents wanted him to be a lawyer; professor at conservatory in Moscow; wrote every genre; lady gave him money as long as they never met; best known for program music and ballet |
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| greatest pianist of his time |
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Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
Nutcracker Suite |
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