MUS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: La Campanella, Program Music, Eddie Van Halen

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: Music
• Course: MUS 100
• Professor: Yingchao Han

Document Summary

Romantic piano: the number and prosperity of the middle class of europe and american increased in the. 19th century: this lead to a rise of the requirement of piano, piano became the daily instrument for ordinary people for many reasons. 1: mazurka is a polish folk dance, became popular among high society in europe, features large leaps, dissonant chords, dotted rhythm and rubato. 53: polonaise is a polish dance popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, u(cid:271)titled (cid:862)heroi(cid:272)(cid:863, patriotic piece evoking a military scene, many difficult techniques are used. Fast and chromatic running and broken chords. Instrumental virtuosity plays a role in many cultures. Is not an outgrowth, but an indispensable element of music: valued as widening the technical and expressive boundaries of art, examples. Franz liszt: child prodigy, virtuosic skill as a pianist, settled at weimar, focused on orchestral music and conducting, paid more attention to education as he got older, very generous; supported many young composers.