Name That Tune
This is a spicy little tune - listen!
What is Habanera?
This piece of music features a choir and solists singing, which was not a typical format.
This is an operatic style of the early 19th century that emphasized fluent vocal technique
What is bel canto
In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, the "dies irae" tune symbolizes this
What is death?
These are the dates of the Romantic Music period
What is 1815 - 1900?
Don't take too long to figure out this tune
What is Prelude to Tristan und Isolde
There is a chord that doesn't resolve in this music that portrays desire and longing
What is Wagner's Prelude to Tristan und Isolde
This is a theme or motive associated with a particular person, thing, emotion, or idea
What is leitmotif?
This type of instrumental music tells a story or collection of ideas
What is program music?
Audiences in the 19th century were introduced to Wagner's music through this type of music
Transcriptions for band
Better stay out of the forest when listening to this tune
What is Erlkönig (Erlking)
This composer moves from minor to major in the 5th symphony to portray the struggle for victory over losing something
Who is Beethoven?
Having multiple voices sing the refrain of a song in the 19th century led to it being called this
What is a chorus?
When composers used folk tunes and marches from a nation in their music, they were using this trend
What is Nationalism?
This instrument was popular in the 19th century because it produced a wide variety of sonorities
What is the piano?
It's an appropriate tune for this time of the year
“Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” from Symphonie Fantastique
Schuber's Erlkonig uses staccato chords in the piano to represent this
What is a horse galloping quickly to try to escape?
This term describes music that refers to nothing but the music itself, for example Symphony No. 2.
What is absolute music?
This is a type of nightclub that offered serious or comic sketches, dances, songs, and poetry (for example, The Moulin Rouge in Paris, France)
What is a cabaret?
The addition of valves on brass instruments allow Romantic period composers to do this
What is use more chromatic harmonies?
You might want some pasta to go with this tune
What is La donna e’ mobile from Rigoletto
Beethoven's Eroica symphony was originally named after this person
What is Napoleon Bonaparte
This term refers to the theme of the hero's beloved (obsession) in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique
What is idée fixe?
This term was created by Richard Wagner to describe a dramatic work in which poetry, scenic design, staging, action, and music all work together toward one artistic expression
What is Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art)?
This African American type of music had the greatest impact in the 19th century
What is the spiritual?