Romatic test study sheet

Apologies in advance for typos - it's well after midnight,
and the dyslexia combines with fatigue to produce interesting typing........

Listening portion will be pulled from these pieces:
A Schubert: Erlkonig (The Erl-king)
B Dvorak: Symphony #9 in E minor (New World)
C Robert Schumann Carnaval
D Clara W. Schumann Liebst du um Schonheit
E Chopin Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, #2
F Chopin Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, # 12 (Revolutionary)
G Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, IV (March to the Scaffold)
H Smetana The Moldau
I Brahms Symphony #3 in F Major
J Puccini La Boheme, Act I: excerpt (Mimi…Rodolfo)
K Wagner Die Walkure, Act I (Love Scene, Conclusion)

Be able to ID what TYPE (genre) the piece is: Opera, art song, character piece, program symphony, tone poem, string quartet, nationalistic symphony, or something else

There will be between ONE and ELEVEN listening selections. (feel free to say "well, duh!" after reading this)



General characteristics of Romanticism

• general characteristics of the music
• new techniques like double-stopping, rubato, orchestration
  
• how the orchestra changed since the Classical era
• how composers made a living
• how the Romatics viewed the Classical era
• the effect of the middle class
• What composers were active
  

Genres

• Opera - general characteristics, including verismo and music-drama
  
• Art Song - the two forms
  
• Character pieces
  
• Chamber music (String quartets/quintets/etc)
• Concerto
• Tone Poem
• Symphony

Movements and Thoughts

• Exoticism
• Absolute vs Program music
  
• Nationalism - how would you write something Nationalistic, anyway?