Classical & Romantic periods

1820-1900

Franz Schubert wrote this piece based on a creepy folk tale from his country.

This composer toured Europe at the age of 5 and was a famous child prodigy.

Romantic composers wanted to evoke this from their audiences.

Saint-Saens' (French composer) piece which depicted Death playing a dance in a graveyard.

Instrument developed during the classical period.

Composer who became deaf and still wrote famous music.

This kind of music was popular during the Romantic period and was inspired by books, poems and paintings.

The use of elements specific to your country in your work.

This is a piece of music originally created to be part of the Mass for the Dead.

This composer from Norway wrote the Peer Gynt Suite-based on a folk tale from his country.

New thinking that brought ideas for change during the Classical Period

This Russian composer was famous for his ballet music and the 1812 Overture.

During Romantic period who did composers want to please?

Event in America during the Classical Period

Composer famous for his operas and his Requiem.

A short orchestral piece of music which tells a story or depicts an image.

This event occurred in America during the Romantic Period.

Characteristics of the Classical Period: universal likeability, lots of rules, and use of balance and

Who is considered the father of the symphony?

Composers interested in exotic lands and the supernatural.

What were the years of the Classical period?