Vocab.
Absoulute Music
music with no programmatc reference or story. music for music sake
german art music
Lied
oratorio
large scale religious work performed by solo singers, chorus, and orchestra with no staging
Most of the composers played this instrument
Piano
what were the begining and end years for the romantic period
1830 to 1900
etude
study piece
aria
art songs that depict a story
song cycle
Chopin wrote in these genres
waltzes, sonatas, preludes, and other piano pieces
The romantic era is known as such because of what
the passion and emotion in music
leitmotif
musical theme or motive associated with a person
one movement pragmatic piano piece
character piece
a polish folk dance
Mazurka
tchaikovsky's most famous piece today is
dance of the sugar plum fairy
who broke the walls down in the classical period and jump started the romantic era
beethoven
bel canto
beautiful singing primarily in opera
absolute undisputed master of an instrument
virtuoso
Castrato
castrated male to sing high parts with power
This composer was a considered a virtuoso on the piano
Franz Litz
ballade
solo piano genre with a narritive style
piano piece that focuses on night
nocturne
Verdi was famed for three operas. name one
rigoletto, il trovatore, la traviata