Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture
Mendelssohn
Fingal’s Cave
Mendelssohn
#3 The Scotch
Mendelssohn
#4 Italian Saltarello
Mendelssohn
Spinning song–Bee’s Wedding
Staccato
Short and broken
Schumann
Par Excellence
Schumann
Wrote over 100 lieders in 1840
Schumann
Fell in love with Clara, Wieck’s daughter
Schumann
Fantasy in 3 movements
Schumann
High freedom of expression
Schumann
Perfect balance of orchestra and piano emphasized by Mozart
Schumann
Romance #2
Schumann
Incomplete movement for 4 years
Chopin
The poet of the piano
Nocturne
Music pertaining to the night
Chopin
Nocturne #2
Etude
Pieces that emphasize different aspects of piano technique
Chopin
Etude #4
Mazurka
A polish dance borrowed by Chopin, who wrote character pieces. 60 stemmed from peasant class
Chopin
#21 nostalgia; #22 melancholy
Polonaise
Dance for the rich. Chopin wrote these, but not to be danced to.
Waltz
A dance in triple meter.
Chopin
Waltz #2
Chopin
Fantasy in ABA form and coda
Listz
Early and late romantic
Liszt
Women went nuts
Liszt
Liebstraum
Liszt
Known as the greatest pianist of all time
Recital
A concert that features one star performer
Liszt
Wrote 19 Rhapsodies, nationalistic pieces
Liszt
Mephisto Waltz #1
Brahms
One of Beethoven’s in the symphony
Brahms
Final reconciliation of classicism in the late 19th century
Brahms
Used counterpoint and motivic development
Brahms
Self critical on his music (Discarded works)
Brahms
Wrote only 4 symphonies. First wasn’t complete until age 43
Sonata Form
Gives the first movement its intellectual appeal. Follow 3 parts of exposition, development, and recapitulation
Brahms
German honorary degree for severe german composer
Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Brahms
The Tragic Overture
Brahms
Character Piece Intermezzo
Brahms
Waltz #15
Brahms
Hungarian dance #5
Tchaikovsky
Compromise between absolute and program music
Tchaikovsky
Emphasis on tone color with brass and woodwinds
Tchaikovsky
Symphony #4 with fate theme
Tchaikovsky
Highly virtuosic writer, but didn’t play piano or violin
Tchaikovsky
Used octive technique, last note same as first, but higher in pitch.
Tchaikovsky
Piano concerto 1
Tchaikovsky
Piano concerto 1