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Exploring Romanticism in Music and Art

Delve into the complexities of Romanticism, including irony in The Erlking and La Boheme, the impact of industrialization on art, and the transition from classical to spectator art. Discover the significance of Gesamkunstwerk, nationalism, exoticism, and more. Unravel the connections between music journalism, superstar performers, and the evolution of musical techniques.

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Exploring Romanticism in Music and Art

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  1. Nov 6, 7 Review

  2. Romanticism • How do The Erlking and La Boheme both project irony? • How do composers such as Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Mendelssohn make their living? • What is the connection between industrialization and art? • Both Puccini and Wagner make their operas more continuously flowing. What is the difference in their approaches? • Why is it said that music transitions from the classical era’s participation art to the Romantic era’s spectator art? • Why do composers write music that is more difficult to play?

  3. Romanticism • What is the connection between popular music journalism and Europe’s touring “superstar” performers? • What is nationalism, and what events and attitudes bring it about? • What is exoticism? • Who is Victoria and what is her significance? • Gesamkunstwerk: • What is it? • Who formulated and acted on the idea? • What is an art song? • What is an etude? • What is program music? • Concert overture unique element • Tone poem (symphonic poem) unique element

  4. Romanticism • What is the Romantic era’s most popular instrument? • What is the “mission” of Romantic music? • Transition composers: • Classical to Romantic eras. • Romantic era to 20th C. • Romantic composers develop new techniques to _________ their pieces. • What is the difference between program music and absolute music? Which is more popular in the Romantic era? • What is monumentalism? Miniaturism? • Explain, “message trumps form.” • Leitmotives perform two functions: • ? • ?

  5. Middle Ages • Dark ages • When? • Cause? • Societal structure • Most important musical development… • Explain: Cantus firmus, organum, measured R • M.A. instrumental music used for what? • Is there a beat? • What instruments used? • Texture that dominated MA • MA visual art characteristics

  6. Middle Ages • Mass • Pope Gregory’s work • What is liturgy? • Ordinary vs proper items TEXT!!!!! • Composers set which items? • Why set those? • Romanesque & Gothic architecture illustrate what? • Contributions of and when they worked: • Jongleurs • Troubadours • Ars Nova composers • Close of M.A. • Europe & church embattled--population becomes more ???? • Explain significance of Machaut • Where did he work • What century ends M.A.? • Where was center of Europe’s cultural activity?

  7. Renaissance • What century? • Three early Ren phenomena that shaped era… • Country in vanguard of Ren. Developments. Why? • What is connection between clergy and humanism? • Explain text or word painting. • What texture is favored in Ren? • Difference between Mass part and motet… • What is a madrigal? • What are madrigalisms? • Talk about a capella style. • Meaning • What made it fashionable?

  8. Renaissance • What is connection between music printing and performance? • Instruments • Early Ren; late Ren • Commonly used for… • Used in church? • What is a consort? • Significance of St Peters, Rome & St Marks, Venice • Visual art characteristics • Make a connection between visual art characteristics & musical texture

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