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