MUSI 1F10 Study Guide - Final Guide: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Program Music, Symphonic Poem
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Orchestral size (more powerful instruments, concert hall rather than palace/church) Music conservatories in europe/north america (improved technique, virtuosos) Emotions, moods bizarre, exotic symphony, tone poem. Tells specific story/portrays particular set of emotions. Four main types of program music: concert overture: single movement concert piece based on a literary idea (ex. Tchaikovsky - romeo and juliet: incidental music: overture and series of piece to accompany play. Mendelssohn - a midsummer night"s dream: symphonic/tone poem: one movement work with contrasting sections, program symphony: multi-movement orchestral work suggesting story, scene or mood (ex. Programs based on a national hero, historic event, scenic beauty of land. New style of melodic writing, bel canto. Orchestra size (full complement of brass and woodwinds) Can be either absolute or program music. Expanded proportions (longer than ever before, 4 or 5 movements: usually sonata-allegro, often aba or theme and variations, scherzo, perhaps folklike, balances first movement, form varies.
