Form
This is the German word for song but also refers specifically to art song of the Romantic era, including "Gretchen am Spinnrade."
What is Lied?
Art and music of this era was often inspired by nature. Accompaniments could contain text painting or mood painting.
This prolific and renowned poet and author lived 1749-1832.
Who is Goethe?
Considered by many to be the father of the Lied, he composed over 600 songs.
Who is Schubert?
Often compared to "range," this is the set of pitches between which MOST notes of a piece lie.
What is tessitura?
This is the song form that contains multiple stanzas set to the same music.
What is strophic?
Adam Krieger was a lesser-known composer of this era of Lutheran chorales, drinking songs, and courtly dances.
What is Baroque?
According to Pfitzner, this is "the most important German romantic poet of his generation."
Who is Eichendorff?
Only wrote a handful of German Art Songs but over 300 cantatas.
Who is Bach?
These similar sounding terms describe 1)lack of chromaticism and use of simply harmonies and 2)use of chromaticism and complex harmonies respectively.
What are consonance and dissonance?
This narrative song-poem shares its name with a song tied to dance.
What is Ballad?
Between 1900 and 1920, this unofficial group of composers pushed the limits of tonality.
What is the Second Viennese School?
Poet often set by Mahler, both of whom lost children and expressed loss through creative output.
Who is Hugo Wolf?
What is a Schubertiad?
The Gesellschaften regulated song form and style for these 14th-17th century performers.
Who are Meistersinger?
The Classical era saw great evolution of this instrument.
What is the piano?
Poet of "A Poet's Love," rumored to have been inspired by the rejection of his love by his own cousin.
Who is Heinrich Heine?
Composer who often composed for and conducted his wife while traveling throughout Europe.
What is Gesamkunstwerk?
This Pre-Baroque song form contained the Aufgesang and Abgesang.
What is Bar Form?
These 5 types of traveling musicians date back to the 10th century and traveled across Europe, some with instruments, some without.
Who are the Goliards, Trouveres, Troubadours, Minnesinger, and Meistersinger?
Wagner's lover and poet of his set of five lieder.
Who is Mathilde Wesendonck?
Lesser known composer of simple, often folk-like songs that he would not transpose.
Who is Robert Franz?
The German word for "through-composed."
What is durchkomponiert?