Music History- Romantic

Multi-movement work based on a literary theme

Instrument invented during the Romantic Era

Single movement work that describes an event, idea, or literary theme

A short work, usually for voice and an expressive accompaniment, intended for amateurs

Virtuoso piano player- played piano sideways onstage so audience could look at his physique

Music that tells a story or conveys an emotion

Tempo marking that allows performers to adjust the tempo within the musical phrases

One of the few successful female composers in the Romantic Era

Short, constantly recurring musical phrase associated with a particular person, place, or idea

Composed The Erlking

Composer who bridged the Classical and Romantic Eras

Music written for music’s sake, not to depict a story or convey an emotion

1 movement orchestral work intended to evoke a mood, draw a picture, or express a literary idea

Music intended to be played in between acts of a play

Virtuoso violin player who was thought to have sold his soul to the devil

Romantic composers got carried away marking these in music, often using extremes

Composed Morning

Romantic Era music is all about love, which is how the era was named.

Composed Ride of the Valkyries

Popular type of choral music written during the Romantic Era

Known for his piano compositions, especially mazurkas and polonaises

Musicians were no longer considered _______, and are now considered artists.

Composed In the Hall of the Mountain King

People in the 1800s believed women were intelligent enough to compose music.

Composed 1812 Overture

Biggest patrons of music in the Romantic Era

Grandmaster of Italian Opera

Important political/social movement of 1800s that heavily influenced music of the Romantic Era

Composed “Nutcracker” and “Romeo and Juliet”

Composed Carmen

Lieder is a German name for this

Used leitmotifs in his operas and invented new instruments to get the sounds he wanted