Core Values/Influences
the 4 core values of the Romantic Era
What are nature, Gothicism, transcendence, and individualism?
a genre of music that emphasizes a players virtuosity
What are concertos, sonatas, etudes?
the group of composers that sought to popularize their country's national music in the classical world
What is the Mighty Five?
the definition of art song
What is a piece for solo voice and piano accompaniment?
a programmatic piece of music for orchestra
What is a tone poem?
the obsession with nature was a direct reaction against
What is industrialism?
the difference between idee fixe and Leitmotif
What are the French and American Revolutions?
the leading composer of German art song and the name of German art song
Who is Schubert and what is Lieder?
pieces written for smaller ensembles to play
What is chamber music?
a piece of music that portrays the Romantic interest in nature
What is Beethoven 9, Ma Vlast, O Wild West Wind or nocturnes?
Pictures at an Exhibition is an example of this kind of music
What is programmatic?
Chopin's Polish piano pieces
What are mazurkas or polonaises?
a type of speech singing that occurs in an opera
What is recitative?
the tempos of each 4 movements of sonata form
What is alternating fast slow fast slow?
the philosophical movement that preceded the Romantic Era that focused on reason and logic
What is the Age of Enlightenment?
a sudden dynamic climax in a piece of music
What is a sforzando?
the three countries we discussed opera and art songs being from
What are France, Italy and Germany?
a sacred mixed a capella choral piece
What is a motet?
the thing that makes Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique different from a typical symphony
What is a 5th movement?
publishing houses arose out of a breakdown of this system
What is patronage?
the notes and chords that end a musical phrase
What is a cadence?
a musical characteristic used to create the "Russian sound"
What is the language, modes, unusual scales?
the movements of the Catholic Mass in order
What is Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei?
the composer who wrote many nocturnes
Who is Chopin?