19th Century Music Study Guide
Introduction to Music
Exam 5 Study Guide
The Romantic Era/19th Century
The Romantic Era
Chapters to know: part 5, chapters 27, 28, 33, 34, 37
Listening: chapters 27, 28, 33, 37
Romantic ppts under “course content”
Composers to know:
Beethoven – (1770-1827) German piano virtuoso and composer that lived in Vienna Austria. He began going deaf in his late 20s which caused him to withdraw from society. By the time of his death he was a national hero.
Schubert – (1797-1828) An Austrian who wrote hundreds of lieder which was much different than the music from the time.
Chopin – (1809-1848) He often wrote some nationalism pieces such as a Mazurka that sounds like a Polish folk dance. He kept composing music until a few months before he died of tuberculosis. His music is made for solo piano.
Wagner – (1813-1883) A German who was a very controversial composer. His operas often included social and political ideas as he was openly anti-semetic and his music was later used as Nazi propaganda. He built his own opera house in Bayreuth where he would put on performances of three operas. He didn’t consider his operas to be operas but rather music dramas.
Gottschalk – (1829-1869) He was an American composer and virtuoso pianist who was best known as a performer of his own works. Although born in New Orleans he achieved international fame. His musical training comes from the Paris Conservatory. Like Chopin, Gottschalk also used nationalism in his music.
Genres to know:
Symphony – Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is in cyclic form which is a new form where individual movements of a work are linked in some way. First few notes are “fate” notes. There are now extreme dynamics with the newly expanded orchestra that now includes a piccolo and contrabassoon. Musical “cells” were played with opposed to long, flowing melodies. There is a basic rhythmic motif in every theme.
Lied/lieder – German language song
19th century Italian opera – Voices were thought
Exam 5 Study Guide
The Romantic Era/19th Century
The Romantic Era
Chapters to know: part 5, chapters 27, 28, 33, 34, 37
Listening: chapters 27, 28, 33, 37
Romantic ppts under “course content”
Composers to know:
Beethoven – (1770-1827) German piano virtuoso and composer that lived in Vienna Austria. He began going deaf in his late 20s which caused him to withdraw from society. By the time of his death he was a national hero.
Schubert – (1797-1828) An Austrian who wrote hundreds of lieder which was much different than the music from the time.
Chopin – (1809-1848) He often wrote some nationalism pieces such as a Mazurka that sounds like a Polish folk dance. He kept composing music until a few months before he died of tuberculosis. His music is made for solo piano.
Wagner – (1813-1883) A German who was a very controversial composer. His operas often included social and political ideas as he was openly anti-semetic and his music was later used as Nazi propaganda. He built his own opera house in Bayreuth where he would put on performances of three operas. He didn’t consider his operas to be operas but rather music dramas.
Gottschalk – (1829-1869) He was an American composer and virtuoso pianist who was best known as a performer of his own works. Although born in New Orleans he achieved international fame. His musical training comes from the Paris Conservatory. Like Chopin, Gottschalk also used nationalism in his music.
Genres to know:
Symphony – Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is in cyclic form which is a new form where individual movements of a work are linked in some way. First few notes are “fate” notes. There are now extreme dynamics with the newly expanded orchestra that now includes a piccolo and contrabassoon. Musical “cells” were played with opposed to long, flowing melodies. There is a basic rhythmic motif in every theme.
Lied/lieder – German language song
19th century Italian opera – Voices were thought