What were "program notes?"

Stories the composers gave their audiences with their program music

Why did romantic composers reject classicism?

They disliked the rules and structure stressed by classical-era composers.

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What were "program notes?"
Translated lyrics for German Art Songs
Stories the composers gave their audiences with their program music
Lectures given before concerts to help the audience understand the piece
Biographies of the composers given to the audiences
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Instrumental music that tries to convey a specific idea without using lyrics.
Word Painting
Program Music
Art Song
Idee Fixe
3
What is the fifth era in the history of western music?
Modern
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
4
A fixed melodic idea that occurs through all movements of a piece.
Program Music
Art Song
Idee Fixe
Word Painting
5
What is the sixth era in the history of western music?
Modern
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
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A composition for solo voice and piano.
Art Song
Word Painting
Idee Fixe
Program Music
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What famous program symphony did Hector Berlioz compose in 1830?
Symphonie Fantastique
Pictures and an Exhibition
The Mouldu
The ErlKing
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What is the fourth era in the history of western music?
Modern
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
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Why did romantic composers reject classicism?
They felt homophonic music was able to clearly communicate a story.
They did not like the use of word painting to add impact and interest
They felt like the classical era music was too harsh.
They disliked the rules and structure stressed by classical-era composers.
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A pictorial or descriptive orchestral work in several movements.
Art Song
Idee Fixe
Word Painting
Program Symphony
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What is the third era in the history of western music?
Renaissance
Baroque
Medieval
Classical
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What is the second era in the history of western music?
Medieval
Classical
Renaissance
Baroque
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What is the first era in the history of western music?
Renaissance
Classical
Baroque
Medieval
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Who does the idee fixe in Symphonie Fantastique represent?
The woman the composer loves
It's a theme that represented the composer walking between pictures
The phantom death
The composer
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Name the art song that tells the story of a father and son riding a horse and the son’s struggle with the phantom death
The ErlKing
The Mouldu
Symphonie Fantastique
Pictures and an Exhibition
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What where Romantic Era composers attempting to explore and portray in their music?
They were placing and emphasis on form and order
The warm and gentle emotions humans feel
They were trying to return to the music created by the ancient greeks.
Raw emotions that humans feel

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