Q Study Guide — Romantic 1. Know romantic dates 2. Terms: Nationalism program music rubato exoticism chromatic harmony thematic transformation art song through-composed form postlude strophic form modified strophic form song cycle nocturne etude polonaise symphonic poem tone poem program absolute music program symphony concert overture incidental music idée fixe leitmotif lied 3. Know composers of the romantic period. 4. National characteristics used in romantic music. 5. Size and changes to symphony. 6. Who wrote the Treatise on Modem Instrumentation and Orchestration and what was its significance. 7. Changes to the piano. 8. What historical events were taking place that romantic music. 9. Which composers were also virtuoso instrumentalists. 10. What 2 composers earned an income as music critics. 11. German composers favored the poefry of what two poets. 12, Schubert wrote how many songs. 13. Who founded the New Journal of Music 14. Know musical characteristics of composers 15. Liszt was influenced by what other artist/composer 16. What writer greatly inspired Liszt 17. Mendelssohn composed what forms and rekindled an interest in what composer 18. Highpoint of Mendelssohn's career 19. Mendelssohn did not write in what musical form 20. Who developed the symphonic poem 21. What are the characteristics of Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony 22. Know Russian five 23. Founder of Czech national music 24. First American concert pianist 25. Leading nationalist composer in the U.S. 26. Smetana's most popular opera; composed what work depicting Bohemia's main river 27. Dvorak's music promoted by 28. Who is Nadezhda von Meck 29. What works did Tchaikovsky compose 30. Brahms artistic and personal life was influenced by who; composed in all forms except; musical characteristics 31. Verdi's first great success was; he composed what operas 32. Puccini's first successful opera was; composed what operas 33. Which opera is an example of verismo 34. Which Puccini operas exhibit exoticism 35. Know characteristics of each listening example (i.e., storyline, characters, form) 36. Significance of Wagner opera house 37. Composer to influence Wagner 38. Operas composed by Wagner; last opera is; libretto to The Ring written by