Romantic |
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1825– 1900 |
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| Chaikovski |
Russian |
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| Brahms |
German |
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| Chopin |
Polish |
Piano
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| Liszt | Piano virtuosa | |
| Verdi | Itialian |
Opera |
| Wagner | German |
Opera |
| Schubert | Lieder | |
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Schumann |
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Mendelssohn |
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Berlioz |
Orchestral
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Romantic
Characteristics
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Individuality of style - The Romantic composer strives to express his own feelings
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Emotion and Sentimentality - Great emphasis is placed on feeling
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Nationalism - Using folk songs and legends to be identified with a certain nationality.
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Exoticism - Facination with faraway things and places
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| Program Music - | Writing music with a program, that is a story or poem that goes with the music. It usually has a descriptive title and may have program notes to go with it. | |
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| Romantic orchestra- |
Timbre becomes very important. Tone color is used for mood and atmosphere. Orchestra is larger. Brass plays a melody part. Added to the woodwinds are the piccolo, bass clarinet, E flat clarinet, and contra bassoon. The percussion section now has bass drum, snare drum, cYmbals and bells in addition to three timpani. Great technical demands are put on the players.
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Harmony- Lush sounds and chords. Frequently changing keys. Use of chromaticism.
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Dynamics- Range is from pppp to ffff.
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Tempo- Ritard, accelerando and rubato
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| Length of works- Very short descriptive pieces to monumental words lasting several hours. | ||