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how was the romantic orchestra compared to the classical orchestra
-larger (close to 100 muscians)
-brass, woodwinds, and percussion took on more active roles
-increased power of brass section (trombones, tubas, more horns, and trumpets)
-woodwinds took on new tone colors (contrabassoon, bass clarient, english horn and piccolo)
-they also increased used of cymbals, the triangle, and the harp
-flutist played in the breathy low register
-composers found new ways of blending and combing tones colors
-varied in tone color
-brass, woodwinds, and percussion took on more active roles
-increased power of brass section (trombones, tubas, more horns, and trumpets)
-woodwinds took on new tone colors (contrabassoon, bass clarient, english horn and piccolo)
-they also increased used of cymbals, the triangle, and the harp
-flutist played in the breathy low register
-composers found new ways of blending and combing tones colors
-varied in tone color
When was the romantic era
1820-1900
what did romanticism rebell against
-neoclassicism of the eighteenth century
-the age of reason
-romantic writers broke away from time-honored conventions and emphasized freedom of expression
-the age of reason
-romantic writers broke away from time-honored conventions and emphasized freedom of expression
what was the basic quality of romanticism
emotional subjectivity
how were the composers of the romantic era
-all the composers wanted their works to sound different from eachother.
who were the most significant romantic musicians
-Franz Schubert
-Robert Schumann
-Frederic Chopin
-Franz Liszt
-Felix Mendelssohn
-Hector Berlioz
-Peter Ilyich Tchailovsky
-Bedrich Smetana
-Antonin Dvorak
-Johannes Brahms
-Giuseppe Verdi
-Giacomo Puccini
-Richard Wagner
-Robert Schumann
-Frederic Chopin
-Franz Liszt
-Felix Mendelssohn
-Hector Berlioz
-Peter Ilyich Tchailovsky
-Bedrich Smetana
-Antonin Dvorak
-Johannes Brahms
-Giuseppe Verdi
-Giacomo Puccini
-Richard Wagner
what are some musical forms shared by the romantic and classical era
-emotional intensity
-expressiveness
-songlike melody
-expressiveness
-songlike melody
what are the characteristics of romantic music
-individuality of style
-expressive Aims and Subjects
-nationalism and exoticism
-program music
-expressive tone color
-colorful harmony
-expanded range of dynamics, pitch, and tempo
-miniature and monumental form
-expressive Aims and Subjects
-nationalism and exoticism
-program music
-expressive tone color
-colorful harmony
-expanded range of dynamics, pitch, and tempo
-miniature and monumental form
how was the individuality of style in romantic music
-there was an emphasis on self-expression and individuality
-many composers created music that sounded unique and reflected their personalities
-many composers created music that sounded unique and reflected their personalities
how was the expressive aims and subjects in romantic music
-romantics explored the universe of feelings like flamboyance and intimacy, unpredictability and melancholy, rapture and longing.
what was musical nationalism
-important political movement that influenced nineteenth-century music
what was musical exoticism
-fascination with national identity which led composers to draw colorful materials from foreign lands.
Ex: some composers wrote meoldies in an asian style.
Ex: some composers wrote meoldies in an asian style.
what was program music
-instrumental music associated ith a story, poem, idea, or scene.
-came from inspiratins from shakespaeres play's
-nonmusical ideas were specifed by the title or by the composer's explanatory comments (the program)
-draws on the capacity of music to suggest and evoke
-came from inspiratins from shakespaeres play's
-nonmusical ideas were specifed by the title or by the composer's explanatory comments (the program)
-draws on the capacity of music to suggest and evoke
what is a program
the nonmusical elements that is usually specified by a title or by explanatory comments
what is the important ability of music
to create
-mood
-emotion
-atmosphere
music cannot identify anything it is the title and verbal explanation that lets us fully grasp a composer's source inspiration
-mood
-emotion
-atmosphere
music cannot identify anything it is the title and verbal explanation that lets us fully grasp a composer's source inspiration