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Music Appreciation 4
Term | Definition |
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1825-1900 | Romantic Period |
Schubert, Berlioz, Hensel, Chopin, Schumann, Verdi, Wagner, Foster, Gorrschalk, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Faure, Puccini, Debussy, Joplin | famous composers during the Romantic Period |
industrialization - people moving to cities | why were there so many more composers during the Romantic Period |
harp, maybe piano and lyrics, big dynamics | how to tell whether its Romantic or not |
fantasy, impossible, unattainable, surreal | words to describe Romanticism |
virtuoso | musician that could play just about any piece that was written for their instrument |
trombone and harp | two instruments used seriously during Romantic Period |
piccolo | instrument not used until Mozart |
orchestration | art of writing orchestra |
Franz Schubert | known for writing the most songs - 600 |
Frederick Schopin | poet of The Piano |
opera | story set to singing |
Verdi | greatest composer of Italian opera |
Richard Wagner | greatest composer of German opera |
nationalism | composer's dedication to his country |
program music | music that paints a picture or tells a story |
absolute music | the opposite of program music |
Tchaikovsky | first important Russian composer |
Brahms | greatest composer of Romantic music, 4 symphonies - first big symphony after Beethoven's IX |
The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty | some of Tchaikovsky's ballets |
Franz Liszt | friend of Chopin and better pianist |
Poland | Chopin was from |
Hungary | Franz Liszt was from |