Homework #9 (Romantic Period)

Krumbholz, MUSC 105 Name:

1. The dates for the Romantic Period are ______to ______.

2. ______was the only romantic composer who wrote almost exclusively for the piano.

3. Romantic music is linked more closely to the other arts, particularly with ______.

4. Instrumental associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene is called ______.

5. Another name for non-program music is ______music.

6. One trait of romantic music is ______, which uses chords containing tones not found in the prevailing major or minor scale.

7. ______is the slight holding back or pressing forward of the tempo.

8. Liszt created the ______, also called a ______, which is a one-movement orchestral composition based to some extent on literary or pictorial ideas.

9. An ______is a study piece designed to help a performer master a specific technical difficulty.

10. Wagner preferred to call his works ______instead of operas.

11. Sometimes a romantic composer utilizes ______, a process that changes the character of a melody when it returns in later movements.

12. An ______is a composition for solo voice and piano.

13. Some songs are set in ______form, which is when different stanzas are set to the same music. Other songs use ______, which uses new music for each stanza.

14. The composer ______came to America for a few years and wrote a symphony that reflects the influence of Native American and African-American folk music.

15. Romantic songs are sometimes grouped in a set, called a ______.

16. The earliest master of the romantic art song was ______. MUSC 105, HW#9, p. 2

17. In his teen years, ______wrote mostly piano music. Some of his pieces are autobiographical in nature

18. ______was a concert pianist and composer, but had to give up composition (mostly) when she married.

19. A ______(night piece) is slow, lyrical intimate composition for piano.

20. A ______is a piece in triple meter, originated as a stately processional dance for the Polish nobility.

21. A ______is modeled after the opera overture, but is not intended to usher in a stage work.

22. Music meant to be performed before or during a play is called ______music.

23. Under the influence of ______, composers used folk songs and dances from their homeland in order to give a national identity to their music.

24. A five-note scale is called a ______scale.

25. The most famous Russian composer was ______.

26. ______was the most famous of all opera composers.

27. Madame Butterfly and Tosca are popular operas by ______.

28. The composer ______’s influence was so great, it even extended to artists outside of music, such as painters, poets, and playwrights.

29. A short musical idea associated with a person, object or thought is called a ______.

30. The Ring of the Niebelung is a cycle of _____ operas.