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Genres of The Romantic Period
Anthem, Aria, Balade (poetic/vocal), Ballade (instrumental), Ballet, Character piece (miniature), Concerto. Etude, Incidental Music, Intermezzo, Landler, Lied, March, Marzuka, Minstrel song, Motet, Music Drama, Nocturne, Opera:
German romantic opera
Italian opera seria
Italian comic opera
Grand opera
Opera comique
Opera bouffe
French lyric opera
Italian tragic opera
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Genres of The Romantic Period (cont'd)
Operetta, Orchestral Lied, Overture, Piano quartet, Piano trio, Prelude, Program symphony, Recitative, Sonata, Song cycle, String quartet, String duet, Symphonic poem (tone poem), Symphony, Tone poem -
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer; some orchestral works can represent minimalism; large 10 programmatic symphonies, orchestral Lieder, conductor in Europe and the USA -
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Claude Debussy
French composer and pianist; inventor of musical impressionism; influential modern composers -
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Richard Strauss
Composer of tone poems and some of the first modern operas; accomplished conductor; works epitomize maximalism -
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Erik Satie
Not an impressionist, but a leader in new French aesthetics on which impressionism was built; incredible innovator