MUTH 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Program Music, Symphonie Fantastique, Arthur Schopenhauer

• School: McGill University
• Department: Music Theory and Analysis
• Course: MUTH 211
• Professor: Nina Penner

Document Summary

Scherzo: lead directly into the 4th movement, bassoon solo. Symphony no 5 in c-, iv sonata form. More monumental: longer in duration, bigger orchestra heroic style, greater contrasts in dynamics, more dissonant harmonies lead to more gratifying harmonic resolution struggle victory narrative, eg. symphony no. Beethoven string quartet op, 135 from beethoven"s 3rd period rhythmic complexity accents fast-paced. The french revolution, 1789-1799 revolt against the monarchy. Mantra: libert , galit , fraternit : liberty, equality, fraternity. July 14, people stormed the bastille rein of terror: execution of aristocrats and clergy eventually led to the end of hereditary rule in france: napoleon crowned himself emperor in 1804, monarchy kept on reasserted itself. Music is more than amusement but for thought. Classical era: kant: instrumental music is not a fine art because it doesn"t represent anything. Romantic era: schopenhauer: instrumental music is not merely an art but the most important art!