A History of Western Music Chapter 25

Chapter 25 from a history of western music

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What were the three categories/ types of instrumental music?
Absolute music, Character pieces, and Program music
The French revolution made peasants and workers into ____________ instead of subjects.
Citizens
The redrawing of the European map lead to an "increase" or a "decrease in the aristocracy and their support of the arts?
Decrease
The redrawing of the European map at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 led to increased feelings of ________________.
Nationalism
In the early Romantic style, high value was placed on a_____________ melody with ________harmony within a ____________ form.
Beautiful; striking; small
Cite two design innovations found in the new, mass-produced piano of the Romantic period.
Metal frame and felt covered striker
As cities and life in general became more crowded, to what did romantic artists look to for refuge, inspiration and revelation?
The country
What did E.T.A. Hoffman consider the " ideal Romantic Art"
Instrumental Music
Briefly Explain "organicism" and give one musical example ( composer and title).
Motivic variation becomes more important to structure than harmony of form
Explain the sequence of three key areas often employed by Schubert to open his large scale forms.
Theme 1 in tonicTheme 2 in mediantTheme 3 in dominant
What is the German title and English translation of Mendelssohn's most famous set of solo piano pieces?
Lieder ohne Worte Songs Without Words
What was unusual about Chopin and Liszt's etudes?
They had a high amount of good quality content rather than simply a virtuoso study
What is the common bond linking Chopin's Waltzes, Mazurkas and Polonaises?
All stylized dances
Who was Paganini and what did he inspire Liszt to do/develop?
A famous violin vitruoso, inspired Lizst to develop his own virtuosity
Which composer was noted for employing musical " ciphers" in his music, creating melodies/ motives by linking their pitch sequence to the sequence of letter in a persons name?
Schumann