General Information
Stirrings of new ideas in paintings, literature, and music.
What is Romanticism?
True or False: The Romantic Orchestra decreased in size.
False: It increased.
This composer was Polish and he is considered to be the greatest pianist of his day.
Chopin
Using notes, in a harmony or melody, that do not belong to the scale.
Chromaticism.
Music that tells a story or is descriptive of an idea, for the listener.
Programme Music.
Two words used to describe music from the Romantic Period
Individual and Expressive.
Name the instrument added to the brass section.
Tuba
This Russian composer wrote incredible music for the ballet.
Tchaikovsky.
Two or more notes that clash.
Discord
The three elements that make up Programme Music.
The Concert Overture, Symphonic/ Tone Poem, and Programme Symphony.
List three important ingredients in the Romantic style.
Imagination, fantasy, and adventure.
Name the 4 instruments added to the woodwind section.
Piccolo, Cor anglais, Bass Clarinet, and Double Bassoon.
This Italian composer was the most popular Opera composer of his day.
Rossini.
Songs linked together by a common story or theme.
Song Cycles
A highly skilled performer is called a...
Virtuoso
As opposed to classical composers, who aimed to strike a balance between expressiveness and structure, Romantic composers sought after...
greater freedom and intense expression of emotion.
What family also increased in size and became a varied and colourful tool for the composers?
Percussion.
This composer wrote over 600 songs.
Schubert.
Leitmotif.
A composer who deliberately aims to express strong feelings for his country in his music, is known as a...
Nationalist.
The dates of the Romantic period were:
1810-1910
Instrument added to the string section.
Harp.
This German composer was extremely controversial. He wrote many Operas.
Wagner.
The tempo that speeds up or slows down, giving a free range for expression is know as...
Rubato
Two important composers that carried the Romantic tradition into the 20th century...
Strauss and Mahler