MUSIC Q3

• Romantic Period is described as a cultural movement that stressed emotion, imagination, individualism, and freedom of expression.
• Nationalism was also incorporated in the music of the Romantic period.
• Most of the musical compositions of the era portray literature, history, emotions, and nature.
• Niccolo Paganini became the most famous violin virtuoso in the world and his compositions inspired a lot of composers like Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin.
• “La Campanella” The best descriptions of this composition in rhythmic patterns are inconsistent, complex, and flexible.
• Piano music of the Romantic period was filled with innovations.
• Most of the compositions require a high level of virtuosity.
• Frederic Chopin was known as the “Poet of the Piano” and his compositions are characterized by its beautiful tone, rhythmic flexibility, grace, and elegance
• The best word that describes the works of Franz Liszt is “virtuosity”.
• One of the famous Romantic composers that beautifully combined music and words is Robert Schumann.
• PROGRAM MUSIC Is an instrumental composition that conveys images or scenes to tell a short story without text or lyrics.
• Hector Berlioz - A French Romantic composer and one of his famous musical compositions is a five movement symphony called “Symphonie Fantastique”. (Fantastic Symphony)
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was known for his ballet music and nationalistic compositions.
• Swan Lake - There are gradual dynamic changes of crescendo and diminuendo use in this composition.
• Camille Saint-Saens was considered as a composer who creates elegant music, neat, clean, polished and never excessive.