Qualities of the Era
Music without source material, appreciated on its musical merits.
Absolute
German for "song"
Lied/Lieder
Common inspirations for program music
Poetry, mythology, nature, history, hallucinations, etc.
Determined to be a virtuoso, it was never meant to be thanks to crippling arthritis and bipolar depression.
Robert Schumann
Was the Romantic Era orchestra larger or smaller than previous eras?
Larger, by a lot. Mozart had 36, Mahler had 118 (as an example)
True or false: Composers of the Romantic Era were primarily paid by their wealthy patrons.
False, they were no longer sponsored in this way. They made their money through performances, music critiques, etc.
A major source of inspiration for art song.
Poetry
An instrumental piece which foretells in music the essential events, characters, and factions that will appear in an opera or play.
Overture
The scrawny, introverted, Polish "poet of the piano".
Frederic Chopin
Originally just a keeper of time, as the orchestra grew larger, this person's role grew in importance.
Conductor
The Classical composer that "began" the Era.
Beethoven
The 18 year old who made a name for himself in Vienna with his song Der Erlkonig.
Franz Schubert
A one movement work for orchestra that gives musical expression to the emotions and events associated with a story.
Symphonic poem/Tone poem
A child prodigy and perhaps the most noteworthy female composer since the Middle Ages.
Clara Schumann-Wieck
More urban legend than fact, many composers coincidentally died after composing their _______ symphony.
Ninth
sought to create music that was individualistic, emotional, dramatic and often programmatic (includes descriptors similar)
The singer of Der Erlkonig must convey four characters. Which four?
Father, Son, Erlkonig, Narrator
The only thing separating this from a Symphonic Poem is the composer's choice of title.
Concert Overture
The Romantic Era's equivalent of Elvis, his concerts involved screaming fans and destroyed pianos.
Franz Liszt
Dvorak's father was a ____________ of Bohemian heritage.
Butcher
Composers came from a wider ethnic background, and used folk music of their homelands, a form of musical ____________.
Nationalism
This art song was premiered by Clara Schumann and is still used to rock babies to sleep. (composer and song)
Brahms' Lullaby
Not an overture, this music goes between scenes in a play, often to set the mood.
Incidental music, like Grieg's "Morning".
This piano player and composer wrote the well-known Funeral March.
Chopin
Inspired by an opium-induced hallucination nightmare, Berlioz wrote this program symphony.
Symphonie Fantastique