Music Journal #5 The Romantic Period

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1. What event changed the view of composers as servants, to composers as artists?
2. How did freedom change the kind of music that was written?
3. Who is responsible for the birth of Romantic music?
4. What were the composers of the Romantic era obsessed with? How did they put this obsession into music?
5. Name three things that Romantic era music tried to do.
6. Explain how composers used program music at this time.
7. How did they tell a story with only instrumental music? (No voices)
8. Why were new orchestra instruments so important to Romantic music?
9. Name 4 new instruments that were added to the orchestra. Name two new ways that were invented to play old instruments.
10. How did nationalism affect Romantic music?
11. What is a virtuoso? How did the virtuosos of the day change the kind of music that was being written?
12. Tell three ways that musical form changed during this period.
13. Write a 1-2 page report on one of the famous Romantic composers.
14. Listen to 5 hours of music from the Romantic Period.
15. Record the names of the pieces and the composers you listened to.

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