Institutions/Funding
What segment of the population was becoming a greater source of funding for musicians and composers?
middle class
What Hungarian composer/pianist was and still is one of the most famous Hungarians of all time?
Franz Liszt
What is the one genre that was popular in the Baroque and Classical periods that continued to be popular in the Romantic period?
concerto
What instrument became commonplace in European households?
piano / forte piano
Which composer suffered from mental illness?
Schumann
What type of institution was a new option for music training and music education in the period?
conservatories (music schools)
Which Romantic period composer was arguably a greater prodigy than Mozart?
Mendelssohn
What was considered the ultimate orchestral genre in the early Romantic period?
symphony
Were pieces, on average, getting longer or shorter?
longer
Which composer went on a tour of 1,000 concerts?
Liszt
Name two new ways that could serve as sources of income for composers.
conducting posts, teaching at conservatories, writing for music journals.
Which of the composers that we've studied was Polish? Give first and last name.
Frederic Chopin
What type of single-movement orchestral piece was often programmatic and could serve as an alternative to the four-movement symphony.
concert overture
Romanticism was, in part, a reaction against what earlier movement?
Rationalism and the Enlightenment
What violinist was the first great virtuoso performer of the period and one of the most captivating soloists of all time?
Nicolo Paganini
Who was a founding editor of the New Journal in Music?
Schumann
Which composer was the son of a school headmaster?
Schubert
The Chopin Etudes are examples of what trend?
piano miniatures
What is the word used to describe notes that "clash" with one another?
dissonance (there was an increased use of dissonance in the period)
What is the word for a piece that is arranged for piano but not originally written for piano?
transcription
Schubert spent one summer working as a piano teacher for what family?
Esterhazy
Clara Wieck
What type of piece was based on German poetry and written for voice and keyboard accompaniment?
lieder
What is meant by composer "specialization" when describing music of the Romantic period?
Composers were able to focus on the genres of their choice, rather than having to tailor their output to the tastes and requirements of an employer.
Which composer was a torchbearer at Beethoven's funeral?
Schubert