What are song cycles?

A group of songs that are unified by a storyline or musical idea.

How does music expand during the Romantic period?

Bigger ranges, colors, and ensembles. Piano is modified, expression is big.

A section of music that is used to represent a person, object, or idea.

What were conservatories?

Many of these schools were formed, enabling more men/women to study music.

What was program music?

Music that reflects stories, poems, or scenes.

What was the significance of the piano?

During the romantic period, this instrument became a fixture in most homes.

Why the patronage system finally falls apart during the romantic period?

The French Revolution and Napoleonic wars took money from the rich.

Consider some of the composers we discussed. What are some common themes you noticed throughout that many had in common?

Many had outstanding talents, very virtuosic, and wrote in many genres.

A song for solo voice and piano, originally written to be enjoyed at home.

When composers use scales and folksongs of a faraway land to create music.

What was significant about the middle ages during the romantic period?

Romantic artists and composers became fascinated with this time period.

How did the industrial revolution change music during the Romantic period?

People moved to cities, creating a bigger culture for music and concerts.

What were philharmonics?

Many of these musical societies were founded during the romantic period.

When composers use folksongs and dances to show pride in their country.

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1
What are song cycles?
Music that reflects stories, poems, or scenes.
A section of music that is used to represent a person, object, or idea.
A composition for solo voice and piano originally written to enjoy at home.
A group of songs that are unified by a storyline or musical idea.
2
Which composer is considered a cornerstone of piano music? Hint: He wrote Nocturne in E flat Major
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Clara Schumann
Frederick Chopin
3
How does music expand during the Romantic period?
Bigger ranges, colors, and ensembles. Piano is modified, expression is big.
Songs become shorter since there are more emotions involved.
Tempo and pitches shrink making it easier for more people to perform songs.
Music is simplified with few instruments and dynamics.
4
Who was the female German composer known for her great piano skills. She married another composer and had eight kids?
Clara Schumann
Franz Liszt
Frederick Chopin
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
5
Which Czech composer is famous for writing New World Symphony?
Antonin Dvorak
Giacomo Puccini
George Bizet
Franz Liszt
6
What is a leitmotif?
Music that reflects stories poems, or scenes.
A group of songs that are unified by a storyline or musical idea.
When composers use folksongs and dances to show pride in their country.
A section of music that is used to represent a person, object, or idea.
7
Which composer wrote the song cycle that includes Erlkönig?
Johannes Brahms
Giuseppe Verdi
Franz Schubert
Richard Wagner
8
What were conservatories?
Compositions for solo voice and piano, originally written to enjoy at home.
Many of these musical societies were founded during the romantic period.
Music that reflects stories, poems, or scenes.
Many of these schools were formed, enabling more men/women to study music.
9
Which composer is known for writing "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker"?
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Antonin Dvorak
Johannes Brahms
Franz Schubert
10
What was program music?
Music that reflects stories, poems, or scenes.
A composition for solo voice and piano originally written to enjoy at home.
A group of songs that are unified by a storyline or musical idea.
A section of music that is used to represent a person, object, or idea.
11
Which composer popularized the sideways positioning of pianos at concert? Hint: He wrote Hungarian Rhapsody.
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
Hector Berlioz
Robert Schumann
12
What was the significance of the piano?
Compositions for solo voice and piano, originally written to enjoy at home.
Many of these schools were formed, enabling more men/women to study music.
Many of these musical societies were founded during the romantic period.
During the romantic period, this instrument became a fixture in most homes.
13
Why the patronage system finally falls apart during the romantic period?
Kings and Queens wanted more from musicians than what they were producing.
The patronage system was too fluid for individuals to make a steady career.
Musicians were tired of performing at courts.
The French Revolution and Napoleonic wars took money from the rich.
14
Consider some of the composers we discussed. What are some common themes you noticed throughout that many had in common?
Many had outstanding talents, very virtuosic, and wrote in many genres.
Many composers died at a young age, making them memorable.
Most wrote instrumental music, showing the expansion in timbre and range.
Most composers had hardships in their lives making it easy to emote.
15
What are Art Songs?
Music that reflects stories, poems, and themes.
A song for solo voice and piano, originally written to be enjoyed at home.
When composers use scales and folksongs of a faraway land to create music.
When composers use folksongs and dances to show pride in their country.
16
What is Exoticism?
A song for solo voice and piano, originally written to be enjoyed at home.
When composers use folksongs and dances to show pride in their country.
Music that reflects stories, poems, and themes.
When composers use scales and folksongs of a faraway land to create music.
17
Who is the German composer famous for popularizing leitmotifs and writing Flight of the Valkyries?
Richard Wagner
Giuseppe Verdi
Johannes Brahms
Felix Mendelssohn
18
What was significant about the middle ages during the romantic period?
When composers use folksongs and dances to show pride in their country.
Independent music societies started in the middle ages.
The middle ages gave us emotion to put into music.
Romantic artists and composers became fascinated with this time period.
19
Which composer wrote "Lullaby" and was brought to the spotlight by Robert Schumann's Magazine?
Frederick Chopin
Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
20
Which female composer wrote 500 music compositions, some of which were published under her brother's name?
Hector Berlioz
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Franz Liszt
Clara Schumann
21
How did the industrial revolution change music during the Romantic period?
Music was simplified and easy to play during this time with few voices.
People moved to cities, creating a bigger culture for music and concerts.
The music industry started out in California, creating new record labels.
It made music more rigid and blocky.
22
What were philharmonics?
When composers use scales and folksongs of a faraway land to create music.
Music that reflects stories, poems, or scenes.
Many of these schools were formed, enabling more men/women to study music.
Many of these musical societies were founded during the romantic period.
23
What is nationalism?
When composers use scales and folksongs of a faraway land to create music.
When composers use folksongs and dances to show pride in their country.
A song for solo voice and piano, originally written to be enjoyed at home.
Music that reflects stories, poems, and themes.
24
Which famous itallian composer created Madame Butterfly?
Giuseppe Verdi
George Bizet
Richard Wagner
Giacomo Puccini

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