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Romantic Era

Romantic Era. Symphonies and Concertos. The Romantic Symphony Took on new proportions Number of movements and tempo scheme not religiously followed. Beethoven Pastoral Symphony = 5 mvmts Tchaikovsky Pathetique Symphony ended with slow mvmt . A Typical Romantic Symphony.

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Romantic Era

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  1. Romantic Era Symphonies and Concertos

  2. The Romantic Symphony • Took on new proportions • Number of movements and tempo scheme not religiously followed. • Beethoven Pastoral Symphony = 5 mvmts • Tchaikovsky Pathetique Symphony ended with slow mvmt.

  3. A Typical Romantic Symphony

  4. Johannes Brahms • A traditionalist • Wrote romantic themes in the tradition of the Classical masters. • Symphony #3 – romantic in tone with Classical form • 3rd Movement • form? • major or minor? • meter? • 0:00 which instr. has melody? • 0:27 which inst. has melody? • 0:52 what happens here? • 1:27 what happens here? • When does B section start? • When does A section return (A prime)

  5. Antonin Dvorak • Nationalist themes from Bohemia and the US • While in US he studied traditional music of African Americans • New World Symphony is his most popular work • 4 mvmt symphony • 1st movement • 0:00 what is the tempo? • 2:03 Theme 1 • 3:02 Theme 2 • 3:56 Theme 3 • 4:22 Development • 5:48 Recapitulation

  6. Felix Mendelssohn • His music kept classical forms • Violin Concerto in E Minor • 3 movements • To be played without pause • 1st Movement • How is the beginning different? • 0:00 Theme 1 • 0:58 Full Orch plays theme 1 • 2:53 Theme 2 • 3:08 Solo violin with theme 2 • 5:24 Development • 7:07 Cadenza • 8:54 Recapitulation • 12:18 Coda

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