Composers
This composer was considered a genius, and wrote pieces like The Magic Flute and Requiem.
Mozart
A piano work inspired by nighttime scenes.
Nocturne
This composer composed ballets, such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Tchaikovsky
Loud
Forte
Comic opera
Opera buffa
This composer was known for his solo piano pieces, particularly nocturnes.
Chopin
A short piano composition, usually short and humorous.
Scherzo
This composer was known for symphonies, and his life was divided into three stages.
Beethoven
Starting soft, getting louder
Crescendo
Operas that are written in a realistic style
Verismo style
This Russian composer wrote tone poems and operas such as Boris Gudonov and Night on Bald Mountain.
Mussorgsky
A musical motif/idea that reoccurs consistently throughout program music.
Idee fixe
Name one of the female composers discussed in class.
Clara Schumann or Amy Beach
Sweetly
Dolce
Name any opera written by Verdi
La traviata; Otello; Falstaff
This composer wrote operas, and was mostly known for his opera buffa (Barber of Seville).
Rossini
This percussion instrument became commonplace in romantic symphonies.
Timpani
This composer was most known for piano works collected into song cycles.
Robert Schumann
Notes are short and separated.
Staccato
Name the opera that was considered vulgar and shocking (based on a Bible story).
Salome
This composer split his time equally between composing and conducting.
Mahler
Mazurka
Composed In the Hall of the the Mountain King.
Grieg
Majestically
Maetoso
The long German word, which is a total work of art combining all forms.
Gesamptkunstwerk