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- What two significant historical occurrences advanced the development of music in the nineteenth century? Explain how each had an impact on music and society.
- Listen to Schubert’s Erlkonig; however, try not to follow the translation. If you were unaware of the meaning of the lyrics, would this song convey a meaning or evoke any images to you? What are those images?
- Listen to the Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique excerpt. What are some of the elements and techniques Berlioz uses to paint the musical picture he portrays in this excerpt?
- What was Nationalism in music during the nineteenth century? List at least four Nationalist composers and a piece they were known for composing.
- Music of the Romantic period had a great deal of realism – literal representations of people, places, and events in the various musical expressions. Impressionism utilizes the concept of a musical piece representing people, places, or events, but in a very different way than Romanticism. How does the “representation” of people, places, or events differ in Romantic music and Impressionist music?
- Listen to Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire . Was sprechstimme utilized in this piece? Explain what spechstimme is, how it was utilized in the early twentieth century, and how it might be still utilized in modern music.