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By the romantic era, where did music move to from the palace? what did the orchestra increase in?
concert hall; size
how many movements are there usually in the standard classical symphony?
four
the second movement in the romantic symphony retains its ____ and _____ nature, but mood ranges from _____ and _____ to _____ and ______.
slow; lyrical; whimsical; playful; tragic; passionate
third movement in the romantic symphony is a strongly rhythmic, dancelike, and exciting _____ with overtones of humor, surprise, caprice, or folk dance.
scherzo
what is the tempo scheme of the traditional symphony?
fast - slow - moderate - fast
what was Dvorak director of in NYC during his stay in America?
the National Conservatory of Music
where was Dvorak known throughout?
Europe and the US
what was Dvorak's Symphony #9 subtitled?
From the New World
how many solo songs did Brahms make?
about 200
what does the romantic concerto retain from the Classical form?
3 movements
what is a fanciful solo passage in an improvisational style that is interpolated into a concert movement?
cadenza
as the concert industry developed, what became more and more an important element of concerto style?
technical brilliance
what are Felix Mendelssohn's best known symphonies?
third (scottish) and fourth (the italian)
what was Mendelssohn's last orchestral work and is one of the most popular violin concertos of all time?
Violin Concert in E minor
who was one of America's first native virtuoso musicians? he was a charismatic pianist and composer of mixed racial heritage and was born in New Orleans and trained in Paris.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
who devoted his energies to cultivating a public taste for orchestral music in American by setting up a concert series across the continent and establishing a second professional orchestra?
Theodore Thomas
Who was single handedly responsible for establishing music as part of the public school curriculum, a contribution still valued today?
Lowell Mason