Download Romantic Era - Thaddeus Hatcher, Musician

1820-1900
 Western Europe
Franz Schubert (1797-1827)
 Born in Vienna, Austria
 Compositions:
 “Erlking”
 “Most famous song”
 “Composed at age 17 in one night”
 “Dramatic tale of horror”
 “Served as a torch bearer for Beethoven's funeral”
 “Some of his greatest works during his last 6 years of
life”
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
 “born near Warsaw, Poland”
 Composed “primarily for piano”
 “Many compositions were based on folk dances of
Poland
 Compositions:
 “Mazurka in Bb major Opus 7 No. 1”
 “Composed in 1832”
 “Mazurka was a fast Polish dance”
 “Harmony used drones to imitate bagpipes”
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
 “Born near Grenoble, France”
 “Compositional Style”
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“called for big orchestras”
“experiment with new instruments”
“modified musical forms to suit each composition”
“musicians thought his music was bizarre and monstrous”
“one of the greatest orchestrators of all time”
 Compositions:
 “Symphony Fantastique” – 1830
 “First complete program symphony” – he wrote it himself
 “revolutionary aspects”:
 “5 movements”
 “Unifying theme: idee fix (fixed idea)”
 “New instruments: ophecliede, English horn, harp, cornet”
 “New playing effects: col lengno, pedal tones in basses, mutes &glissando”
“Romantic Style”
 “Melody”
 “Broad, powerful streams intended to sweep the listener away”
 “Expressive, lyrical and grandiose climaxes”
 “Phrases are longer, rhythmically flexible, and irregular in shape”
 “Harmony”
 “colorful harmony to create emotional intensity”
 “Chromatic notes”
 “Distinct modulations”
 “Dissonance creates greater anguish and drive to resolution”
 “Tempo”
 “Rubato – Italian for ‘robbed’”
 “A tempo mark indicating the performer may take or steal great
liberties”
 “Exaggerated flow of music”
 “Gives artistic freedom to performer”
In an orchestra.
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