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Overture
the opening piece of
orchestral music for an
opera or other dramatic
work
Symphonic Poem
a single movement work for
orchestra inspired by a
painting, play of other literary
or visual work
Lieder
Songs from Germany (to be
sung with accompaniment)
during the Romantic period
Waltz
a popular dance form from
the Romantic period based
on three beats (J. Strauss was
a master waltz composer)
Ballet
music written expressly to be
performed by ballet dancers
Individualism
Romantic musicians and
artists aspired to
individualistic/personal
expression
Nationalism
a trend on the part of musicians and artists
from eastern European countries and Russia, to
not allow European styles dominate the formal,
musical landscape, that focused on using
melodies and themes from folk and national
music for their creative inspiration to compose
Impressionism
artists and musicians who
focused on nature and natural
light for their creative
expression
Key
the scale (mode) upon which a
composition is based is said to be
its key; the beginning and ending
pitch (tone) of that scale is called
the key tone
Sharp s
symbol that raises a pitch by
a half step
Flat f
symbol that lowers a pitch
by a half step
Natural c
symbol that cancels a sharp
or a flat
Mysticism
music written with the notion that spirits (people who
are departed/dead) can be contacted and actually
impact the lives of the living; adding a fascinating,
unknown aspect to our lives; musicians and artists
tried to depict this notion through their works written
expressly for ballet dancers
Abolition
the political movement during the
Romantic period to abolish the practice a
American slavery of Africans and their
descendants; and which contributed to the
causes of the American CivilWar
Emancipation
the freedom granted to people who
were previously not free; President
Lincoln issued a presidential
mandate called the “Emancipation
Proclamation” to free slaves.
Sharecropper
a freed African-American slave who
elected to remain with his former owner, or
work for another previous slave owner in
exchange for housing and provision and
sometimes a little money.
Prejudice
the belief that a particular group of
people, based solely on their race,
religion or occupation, should not
have the same rights as another group
Idealism
the belief that life can be better if
noble ideals set the standard for all
decisions regarding life and
governing, and if such ideals are
pursued in general
Industrialism
the rise of mechanized production of goods,
equipment and materials in factories which
contributed to a rise in the standard of living
for some, but resulted in a type of enslavement
for others, particularly children; the work was
often dangerous and involved extremely long
hours
Spectacular
the almost unbelievable that was
frequently depicted in music and art
of the Romantic period for the
purpose of wowing and entertaining
people
Valves
an amazing development that opened and
closed various lengths of tubing in brass
instruments such as the trumpet, French
horn and Tuba which allowed for more
variety of pitches to be played
Piccolo
smallest woodwind
instrument; looks like a
miniature flute and has a
very high sound
English Horn
a medium-sized doublereed, woodwind instrument
looking very similar, but
larger than the oboe