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20 Cards in this Set
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Romantic Period (Years) |
1820-1900 |
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Romantic Period (Musical Characteristics) |
-Program music -Nationalism -Exoticism -Form -Miniature & Mammoth -Rubato (Slowing down/speeding up for emotional effects) |
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Romantic Period (Time period characteristics) |
-Industrial Revolution
-Rise of capitalism and socialism -World Events Statue of Liberty Canned food Photos First modern Olympics Railroad Phone Light-bulb
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Ludwig Van Beethoven |
Wrote -Symphony No. 5 (Fate Motive) -Piano Sonata in E Born in Bonn, Germany Played for Mozart at 16 Father was an alcoholic Lost hearing later in life Music is extremely emotional |
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Franz Shubert |
Wrote "ErlKonig" -Lived in Vienna, Austria -From a middle class family -Great composer of art song -Father was a school master -Lived on charity and support from friends -Died at 31 with little recognition for his music |
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Robert Schumann |
Wrote Dichterliebe (A poet's love) -His music was programmatic -Often connected with literary sources -very lyrical |
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Clara Schumann |
Wrote "Der Mond kommt still gegangen" Robert Schumann's interpreter |
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Frederic Chopin |
Wrote Nocturne in F# -Polish origins -Music is almost considered patriotic in poland -Miniaturist -Music has an improvisational quality -Heavily relies on rubato to create an infinite variety of moods |
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Felix Mendelssohn |
-Genetically Jewish, raised protestant (because of Nazis) -Child Prodigy -Music has a "shimmering elfin" quality -Midsummer Night's dream |
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Hector Berlioz |
Wrote "Symphony Fantastique" -French -Won Prix de Rome (An award for composing) -Dated 2 actresses -Was engaged to a woman, when she found someone else he planned to dress as a woman and kill them both. -Music journalist/Critic -Conductor -Idee Fixe (Beloved's Theme) |
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Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky |
-Russian -Tumulltuous childhood -government job |
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Brahms |
Wrote Violin Concerto in D -Was Considered "Neo-Classical" -Cross-Rhythms and Syncopation -Destroyed many of his early works -Music was dark in tone color -Begin with miniatures then moved to larger works |
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Richard Wagner |
Wrote The Valkyrie -Self Conceited -Lived off of other people -King Ludwig (Mad King Ludwig) built him an opera house -Wrote mostly opera |
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Classical Symphony (Movement Structure) |
I: Fast II: Slow III: Dance like IV: Fast |
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Classical String Quartet |
-Originally intended for small intimate settings -4 people -Baby symphony |
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Art Song (Lied) |
-Voice & piano are of equal importance -Great German Poetry as lyrics -Word painting -Matching melody with rhythm of speech |
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Song Cycle |
-Sets of songs meant to be performed together -Common poetic theme/story -Sometimes from 1 poet |
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Character pieces |
Short piano pieces |
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Sonata Form |
3 main sections -exposition -development -Recapitulation "It's like ternary form on steroids" |
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Rondo Form |
ABACADA (where A is the rondo theme) -usually light in character |
