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Romantic music
Romantic musical definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Symphonic Poem | A one-movement orchestral genre that develops a poetic idea, suggests a scene, or creates a mood that are conveyed through themes and that are repeated, varied, or transformed. This term was coined by Franz Liszt. |
| Idee Fixe | A recurring theme is usually a melody which represents a person, thing or idea, transforming it to suit the mood and situation. (usually in a symphony. coined by Hector Berlioz. |
| Leitmotiv | German ("leading motive"). A recurring motif in a composition (usually an opera) which represents a specific person, idea, or emotion that returns throughout the music. This term was first applied to the operas of Richard Wagner. |
| hemiolas | A metric effect in which three duple units substitute for two triple ones or vice versa. Ex. triplets in a duple time signature. |
| chromatics | Music which proceeds in half steps. |
| diatonic | A scale that is based on five whole tones (steps) and two semitones (half steps). The major and natural minor scales and the modes are all diatonic. |
| Art Song | A song of serious artistic purpose designed for the concert hall as opposed to traditional songs or folk songs. Usually a solo voice with accompaniment. A complete composition in itself and is not part of a larger work such as an opera or an oratorio. |
| Character Piece | An instrumental composition that depicts a mood, personality, or scene usually indicated in its title. |
| Music drama | Term applied to Richard Wagner's operas and other such composition that combine music, scenery, text, costume, etc., to create a whole, cohesive imaginary world. |
| program music | Compositions with extra-musical content that directs the attention of the listener to a literary or pictoral association. Usually the story has explanatory text. |
| Mazurka | A lively dance, of Polish origin, typically in 3/4 or 3/8 time with the accent usually on the second or third beat of the measure. |
| Polonaise | A Polish dance in triple meter. The polonaise originated as a court dance. |
| Boehm Key system | An improved system of keys and fingering invented for the flute and later adapted to other woodwind instruments that we still use today. |
| Nationalism | Term describing the movement in the mid 19th century in which composers felt compelled to infuse nationalistic features into their music, so that it would declare its nationality. |
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