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Music Appreciation 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1825-1900 | Romantic Period |
| Schubert, Berlioz, Hensel, Chopin, Schumann, Verdi, Wagner, Foster, Gorrschalk, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Faure, Puccini, Debussy, Joplin | famous composers during the Romantic Period |
| industrialization - people moving to cities | why were there so many more composers during the Romantic Period |
| harp, maybe piano and lyrics, big dynamics | how to tell whether its Romantic or not |
| fantasy, impossible, unattainable, surreal | words to describe Romanticism |
| virtuoso | musician that could play just about any piece that was written for their instrument |
| trombone and harp | two instruments used seriously during Romantic Period |
| piccolo | instrument not used until Mozart |
| orchestration | art of writing orchestra |
| Franz Schubert | known for writing the most songs - 600 |
| Frederick Schopin | poet of The Piano |
| opera | story set to singing |
| Verdi | greatest composer of Italian opera |
| Richard Wagner | greatest composer of German opera |
| nationalism | composer's dedication to his country |
| program music | music that paints a picture or tells a story |
| absolute music | the opposite of program music |
| Tchaikovsky | first important Russian composer |
| Brahms | greatest composer of Romantic music, 4 symphonies - first big symphony after Beethoven's IX |
| The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty | some of Tchaikovsky's ballets |
| Franz Liszt | friend of Chopin and better pianist |
| Poland | Chopin was from |
| Hungary | Franz Liszt was from |