Romantic Period

Romantic music was highly expressive and meant to evoke emotions from the listener

Tempo Rubato was popular in Romantic music. The soloist or conductor had freedom to speed up or slow down tempo

Tchaikovsky was originally supposed to be a lawyer.

Parties held by Schubert in which family and friends would listen and perform music.

ideology in which composers wrote about love of their nation, its history, and its culture

The orchestra was reduced during Romantic period; smaller numbers of musicians & instruments = more intimate concerts.

instrumental music that tells a story or evokes another medium such as painting or poem

music doesn't have a key or tonal center

a German poem set to music, typically arranged for singer and piano

Who composed the music to Sleeping Beauty (ballet and later movie)?

1800s art movement; all about capturing a moment in time; focus on light and color, not precise details

Which composer was the "bridge" between the Classical and Romantic Period?

Which composer was the "heir" to Beethoven?