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    Romanticism emphasized individualism, emotion, and nationalism in art and literature. Composers like Beethoven and Schubert blended classical form with emotional expression. Changing social roles led musicians to become artists with more creative freedom. Frederic Chopin significantly developed piano music as the first to compose ballades and inspire developments in piano mechanics. Opera showcased nationalism through integrated culture and politics, while exoticism depicted foreign peoples and places. Tchaikovsky advanced romantic ballet by merging drama and emotion.

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    Exam 4 – 19th Century Romanticism

    Prelude 5 and Chapters 37 - 49

    1. What are the principle ideas of Romanticism? How are these reflected in art
    and literature?
    ● Some of the principle ideas of romanticism had to do with originality and
    individuality. This process allows the composer and listeners to encompass
    emotional expression and experimentation of form and freedom fully. The main
    ideas are nationalism, love, religion, and nature. Composers such as Franz
    Schubert and Beethoven were able to bridge the gap between the romantic and
    Classical periods since their formal musical skills are classified as Classical
    which a sense of intense emotional feelings which resonates with the listeners,
    the use of programmatic elements which gave romantic composers a perfect
    model to go of on. Romanticism has significantly impacted art and literature
    because it has emphasised individualism and emotion among readers. They are
    also reflected through novels, art and poetry, and in music, it was dominant in
    creating powerful pieces.

    2. How did changing roles of musicians in society affect the development of


    Romantic music?
    ● It has been noticed that musicians have become artists rather than just
    performers, resulting in increasingly elaborate productions with more significant
    opportunities for creative expression. When the roles in society began to change,
    so did the status of composers during the romantic period. As a result of the
    change in positions in society, the royals and aristocrats slowly began to find it
    harder and harder to pay and financially support composers, which made it
    increasingly difficult for wealthy people to maintain their own opera houses.

    3. Describe Frederic Chopin’s significance to the development of piano music in


    the Romantic era. Why was he considered “the poet of the piano?
    ● Fredric Chopin was very significant in developing piano music because he was
    the first to invent an instrumental ballade. With this, he dreamt of completely new
    harmonies to play, which prompted the development of a larger keyboard with
    seven octaves which would significantly revolutionise the possibilities for musical
    expression with the improved mechanisms. He was called the poet of the piano
    because most of his delicate poetic compositions were primarily made to be
    played by a solo pianist.
    4. Describe how opera was a good outlet for nationalism and exoticism in the
    Romantic Era. Please name and describe an opera that exhibits nationalism and
    an opera that demonstrates exoticism.
    ● Opera was a good outlet for nationalism at that time music became very popular
    in a social and economic sense, for it was there to saturate its culture as it
    became connected to social aspirations while also giving people emotional
    reinforcement in political messages and exoticism in opera was a form of
    representation where peoples, cultures, and places could be depicted as foreign
    from the composers view and the intended audience. Puccini’s opera Madame
    Butterfly is an example of exoticism because of the melodies and pentatonic.
    Krisztina Lajosi, the Hungarian, had an opera which exhibits nationalism as he combined
    cultural history and political thought.

    5. Describe the origins of ballet. What contributions did Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    add to Romantic-era ballet?
    ● Ballet first originated in the Italian Renaissance court in the 15th century, where
    lavish noblemen and women were treated to the dance, especially during
    celebrations and weddings. Peter Tchaikovsky contributed to adding and
    merging drama and emotion during the romantic era.

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