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Music in the romantic period
It is characterised by:
Wanting to be free from Classical rules
Aiming for the virtuosity
Melody is an important mean of expression
Using a wider vocabulary on scores
Use melody-dominated homophony
aim the uniy in the piece of music -
Compositions for piano
Short pieces for solo piano: they were simple and free musical structure. Aimed to show the virtuosity of the performers
Chamber music: was performed in concert halls or private concerts, was also played in duets, trios, quartets and quintets with other string and wind instruments
Longer works: included concertosfor piano and orchestra -
Symphonic music
Appeared in the Romantic period
The wind section and the percussion grew
Appeared the programme music aimd to describe a rogramme inspired by exramusicl elements
Programme symphony: a composition with a descriptive character consisting of several movemets
Symphonic poem: deigned to e performedby an rhestra or a small music poem. -
Opera
Italy
Bel Canto: an expressi and very demanding style of vocal music that emphasises melodic beauty
Verismo: aime for grater realism
France
Grand opéra: a type of opera seria in French style that combined music, dance and spectacle
Operetta: comic opera that include fashinable dances
Germany
Leitmotiv:a musical idea That recurs throughout a piece -
Zarzuela
A lyrical and theatrical musical form that appered in Spain in the 17th century
Zarzuel grande: in three acts had a large amoun of choruses and more singing than spoken parts
Género chico: had just one act, fewer caracters ad more spoken parts
