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Romanticism
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(1815-1900) A movement in the arts and literature which emphasized inspiration, subjectivity and the primacy of the individual. It drew out the internal emotions, whereas before, music was drawing out of external emotions.
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absolute music
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Music that is independent of words, drama, visual images, or any kind of representational aspects. An idealized play of sound and form.
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program music
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instrumental music that tells a story or follows a narrative or other sequence of events
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Lied
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song with GERMAN words, whether monophonic, polyphonic or for voice with accompaniment
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ballad
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long narrative poem or musical setting of poem. Expanded the LIED in both form and emotional content
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song cycle
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group of songs performed in succession that tells or suggests a story
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Schubertaid
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home concerts in which Schubert had performed about 600 of his Lieders
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modified strophic form
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variant of strophic form in which the music for the first stanza is varied for later stanzas or there is a change of key, rhythm, character or material
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parlor songs
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song for home music-making, sometimes performed in public concerts as well
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Lieder ohne Worte
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Mendelssohn's best-known piano works which consisted of 48 short pieces grouped in eight books
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character pieces
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a piece of characteristic music, especially one for piano
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Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik
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a music magazine published in Leipzig, co-founded by Robert Schumann, his teacher and future father-in law Friedrich Wieck, and his close friend Ludwig Schuncke.
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concert etude
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an instrumental piece which contained significant artistic content and were played in concerts
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mazurka
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type of POLISH folk dance in triple meter characterized by accents on the 2nd or 3rd beat and often by dotted figures on the 1st beat, or a stylized piano piece based on such a dance
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polonaise
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a stately POLISH processional dance in triple meter or a stylized piece in the style of such a dance
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nocturne
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type of short piano piece popular during the Romantic period, marked by highly embellished melody sonorous accompaniments and a contemplative mood
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Nicolo Paganini
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Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique
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idee fixe
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a "fixed" idea. a melody that is used throughout a piece to represent a person, thing, or idea , transforming it to suit the mood and situation
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choral societies
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amateur chorus whose members sing for their own enjoyment and may pay dues to purchase music, pay the conductor and meet other expenses.
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partsong
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song for more than one voice. a song for chorus, parallel in function and style to the LIED or PARLOR SONG
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Cecilian movement
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named after St.Cecilia the patron saint of music, encouraged a cappella performances of older music and of new works in similar styles
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Oxford movement
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(1841) sought to restore all-male choirs of boys and men and to revive 16th century unaccompanied polyphony
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The Sacred Harp
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a tradition of sacred choral music in the Southern region of the US. Part of the larger tradition of shape note music, performed a capella (voice only, without instruments) and originated as Protestant Christian music.
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shape-note singing
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a tradition of group singing that arose in 19th century America, named after the notation used in song collections in which the shape of the noteheads indicates the solmization syllables, allowing for easy sight-reading in parts
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Lowell Mason
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a leading figure in American church music, the composer of over 1600 hymn tunes, many of which are often sung today. Responsible for introducing music into American public schools, and is considered to be the first important music educator in the United States.
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nationalism
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trend in music in which composers were eager to embrace elements in their music that claimed a national identity
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exoticism
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19th century trend in which composers wrote music that evoked feelings and settings of distant lands or foreign cultures
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bel canto
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elegant italian vocal style of the early 19th century marked by lyrical, embellished, and florid melodies that show off the beauty, agility, and fluency of the singer's voice
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cantabile
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the first section of an aria or ensemble, somewhat slow and expressing a relatively calm mood
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cabaletta
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the last part of an aria or ensemble, which was lively and brilliant and expressed active feelings, such as joy or despair
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tempo di mezzo
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the middle section of an aria or ensemble, usually an interruption or a transition, that falls between the cantabile and the cabaletta
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tempo d'attaco
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opening section in the cantabile in which the characters trade melodic phases
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reminiscence motive
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in an opera, a motive, theme, or melody that recurs in a later scene, in order to recall the events and feelings with which it was first associated
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grand opera
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a serious form of opera, popular during the Romantic era, that was sung throughout and included ballets, choruses and spectacular staging
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opera comique
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opera with spoken dialogue, whether comic or tragic
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Romantic ballet
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an era in ballet in which the ideas of Romanticism in art and literature influenced the creation of ballets.
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German romantic
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the dominant movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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opera
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drama with continuous or nearly continuous music, staged with scenery, costumes, and action
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melodrama
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genre of musical theater that combined spoken dialogue with background music
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minstrelsy
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popular form of musical theater in which white performers blackened their faces and impersonated African Americans in jokes, skits, songs and dances
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Christy's Minstrels
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most successful minstrelsy musical theater troupes
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minstrel songs
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The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, performed by white people in blackface or, especially after the Civil War, black people in blackface. Blackface branched off from the minstrel show.
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