Romantic Period

Facts

100

The Romantic Period follows this time period

Classical Period

200

This form of composition is written for solo voice and piano

Art Song

300

Years of the Romantic Period

1820-1900

400

This form of composition is instrument music that is associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene

Program music

500

What are dynamics?

How loud or soft something is played

Composers

100

____________ and Schubert bridged the gap between Classical and Romantic music

Beethoven

200

This composer is best known for his ballet music

Tchaikovsky

300

This composer wrote Pictures at an Exhibition

Modest Mussorgsky

400

Name 2 virtuoso pianists from the Romantic Period

Chopin and Liszt

500

This composer used untraditional instruments such as:

Cowbells, celesta, guitar, and mandolin

Gustav Mahler

Characteristics

100

Romantic Period Music emphasis self __________

Expression

200

New tone _______ were introduced. This is described as the way the instruments sound

Color

300

This term is used to describe when composers use styles of music to reflect folk songs, dances, etc. from their homeland

Nationalism

400

Name 2 new instruments in the Romantic Period

Contrabassoon, Bass Clarinet, English Horn, Piccolo

500

Robert Schumann's wife who was a female pianist, child prodigy, and composer

Clara Schumann

Misc.

100

A controversial German composer who is known for his German music drama

Richard Wagner

200

He was one of the first French romantic composers

Hector Berlioz

300

This composer wrote the popular Romeo and Juliet​​​​

Tchaikovsky

400

Chopin died of this disease at 39

Tuberculosis

500

Name all composers of the Russian Five

Balakirev, Cui, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky