1830 - 1900 Flashcards
What major innovation in form is seen in Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique (1830)?
Use of a recurring idea (idee fixe) to tie the work together and make it cohesive
What other experimentation is seen in the movements of Symphonie Fantastique?
5 programmatic movements with an explicit narrative
How many players did Berlioz’s score need for Symphonie Fantastique?
nearly 100
How did Berlioz use pitch to create tension in Movement IV?
Low rumbling timpani and four low parts given to cello and double bass in the opening
What instrument not used before in the orchestra did Berlioz use in Movement 5 of his symphony?
high Eb clarinet (usually a marching band instrument)
What makes Tchiakovsky’s Symphony No. 5 typical of Romanticism?
Its soaring melodies and emotional anguish.
What dance is used instead of a minuet in Tchiakovsky’s 5th?
Waltz
What in the overall form of Tchaikovsky’s 5th makes it typical of Romanticism?
Emin to EMaj (tragedy to triumph)
What form is expanded upon in movement I of Tchaikovsky’s 5th?
Sonata - more themes in the exposition
The expansion of which subject in sonata form was an important feature of Romanticism?
Subject 2
Dance rhythms such as the waltz influenced symphonies such as __________
Tchaikovsky’s 5th
What is unusual about the movements in Tchaikovsky’s 6th (Pathetique)?
2nd movement is like a waltz, 3rd movement is an unexpectedly triumphant march, 4th is unusually gloomy and has a downbeat ending
