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nationalism
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when romantic composers deliberately create music with specific nationality, folk songs, dances, legend, and history
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exoticism
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when composers draw on colorful material from foreign lands
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program music
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instrumental music associated with story, poem, idea, or scene
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rubato
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slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo
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thematic transformation
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when a leody returns in a later movement or section of romantic works, this is when the character may be transformed by changes in dynamics
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"lied"
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German word, commonly used for song with German text
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strophic form
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repeating the same music for each stanze of a poem
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through-composed form
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writing new music for each stanza of a poem
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nocturne
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"night piece"
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etude
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a piece designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties
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idee fixe
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single melody used in several movements of a long work to represent a recurring idea
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symphonic poem (tone poem)
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programmatic composition for orchestra in one movement, which may have traditional form
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absolute music
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instrumental music having no intended association with a story, poem, scene
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program symphony
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symphony related to story, idea, scene, in which each movement usually has a descriptive title
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concert overture
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independent composition for orchestra in one movement, usually in sonata form, often in romantic period
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incidental music
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music intended to be performed before and during play, setting mood for drama
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verismo
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an Italian literary movement
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leitmotif
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short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, characteristics of the operas of wagner
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Franz Liszt
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To display his own incomparable piano mastery, this man composed Transcendental Etudes
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Franz Liszt
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develops new form of program music that influences later composers
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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Among Liszt's favorite inspirations were the literary works of
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had a charismatic personality and was a stupendous performer.
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Liszt typified the romantic movement because he
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arpeggios, rapid octaves and daring leaps, and complexity of sound
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Characteristics of liszt's piano works
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thematic transformation
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In many of his works, Liszt unified contrasting moods by a process known as
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Paris.
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During his teens and twenties, Liszt lived in
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Niccolò Paganini.
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As a youth, Liszt was influenced by the performances of
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symphonic poem
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Liszt created the ______________, a one-movement orchestral composition based to some extent on a literary or pictorial idea.
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Weimar
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Liszt abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso to become court conductor at _____________, where he championed works by contemporary composers.
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pianist.
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Until the age of thirty-six, Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso
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Elijah
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The high point of Mendelssohn's career was the triumphant premiere of his oratorio _____________ in England.
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soloist, who presents the main theme.
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Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin in E Minor opens with a(n)
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are played without pause.
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The three movements of Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin
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appears at the end of the development section as a transition to the recapitulation.
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In the first movement of the Concerto for Violin, the cadenza
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Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Mendelssohn is known as the man who rekindled an interest in the music of
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musical journalism.
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In order to support his family, Berlioz turned to
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sensationally autobiographical program, amazingly novel orchestration, vivid description of the weird and diabolical
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Parisians were startled by Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony because of its
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the Prix de Rome
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In 1830 the Paris Conservatory awarded Berlioz
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Dies irae.
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The liturgical melody quoted in the last movement of the Fantastic Symphony is the
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conductor.
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Outside France, Hector Berlioz enjoyed a great career as a(n)
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idée fixe.
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Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony is unified by the recurrence of a theme known as the
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love for the actress Harriet Smithson.
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The Fantastic Symphony reflects Berlioz's
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march to the scaffold.
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The fourth movement of the Fantastic Symphony depicts a
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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Which of the following was not composed by Berlioz?
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waltz
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The second movement of the Fantastic Symphony is a __________, the most popular dance of the romantic era.
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a wealthy benefactress who provided Tchaikovsky with an annuity.
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Nadezhda von Meck was
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a dismal failure.
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At its premiere in 1870, Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture was
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Symphony no. 6, marche slave, overture 1812
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Tchaikvosky compsed...
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concert overture.
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Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet is a(n)
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a slow, despairing finale
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Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony ends with...
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Austrian
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Smetana grew up when Bohemia was under _________ domination.
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Czech national music.
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Smetana is regarded today as the father of ___________.
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The Bartered Bride
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Smetana's most popular opera is
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A river
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Smetana's most famous work is the tone poem Ma Vlast (My Land). In it, the movement called The Moldau depicts ____________
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shy and reserved.
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Chopin was
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are exquisite miniatures.
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Most of Chopin's pieces
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the left hand must play rapid passages throughout.
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Chopin's Revolutionary Étude in C Minor develops the pianist's left hand because
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produce big sounds on the piano.
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Because of his size, it was difficult for Chopin to
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nationalism.
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Much of Chopin's music is an example of
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a dance in triple meter.
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The polonaise is
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Modest Mussorgsky
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The most original, and probably the greatest of the Russian five, was
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The romantic period in music extended from about 1820 to 1900.
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Romantic style flourished in music when?
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emphasis on self-expression and individuality of style. explores flamboyance and intimacy, unpredictability and melancholy
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What are the characteristics of romanticism?
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a composition for solo voice and piano
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What is an art song?
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piano
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What instrument was often found in most middle-class homes during the romantic period?
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through-composed setting
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Franz Schubert's song Erlkönig is in what song form?
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over 600
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How many songs did Franz Schubert write?
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Liszt
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Which composer first developed the symphonic poem?
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between 60 and 80
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How many musicians might be included in an orchestra in the late romantic period?
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