Symphonie fantastique

Prompt One Because of Introduction to Music, my perception of classical art music has changed and more importantly, the course has impacted how I approach music in general. Before the class, I would have described art music as boring and dingy; however, after learning a plethora of musical elements, and after thoroughly studying the context of each piece, my interest for the genre grew along with my appreciation for it. To the average listener, Johann Bach’s Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, I, sounds

Liszt was not only a principal figure in the Romantic Movement but also a composer of enormous originality and arguably the greatest piano virtuoso of his time. A controversial character, he was attacked for his innovations, talent and flair by his jealous rivals. As a composer, he radically extended the technique of piano writing, extended the harmonic language, and later developed chromatic harmony which led eventual breakdown of tonality revolutionizing the music of the era. As a pianist Liszt

is the next step in music evolve, the necessity of break form rules to adequate the music into literature (in the case of Liszt) and the fact that he was reinforcing the first ideas of combining music with other arts, like Berlioz in his “Symphonie Fantastique”. Liszt proclaim himself as a Beethoven´s successor, he felt that he had the necessity to create something new, as we know, the Weimar period of Liszt was dedicated to him as a composer, leaving aside the achievements of other composers like

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Liszt was not only a principal figure in the Romantic Period but also a composer of enormous originality and arguably the greatest piano virtuoso of his time. As a composer, he radically extended the technique of piano writing, extended the harmonic language, and later developed chromatic harmony which led eventual breakdown of tonality, revolutionizing the music of the era. As a pianist, Liszt was the first to give complete solo recitals, and he did a great deal to encourage

The Differences between the Classic and Romantic Era’s Orchestra’s Within the Classic and Romantic Era’s what is known in modern day society as the “classical orchestra” where used in these era’s and there was many differences between the two orchestras of the two time periods. The Classic Era was the most significant period for the development of the orchestra and how the instruments where orchestrated. Some of the differences between the two periods ranged from size, orchestration, influences

Berlioz admired Beethoven's sixth symphony because of the way each movement was connected to nature. (Guthrie) Like Brahms, Berlioz wanted to spread this influence, so he wrote his music with the same ideas in mind. He showed this in his Symphonie Fantastique by subordination the entire form of the piece to the feverish narrative that is exhibited in Beethoven’s music to accompany the symphony. (Guthrie)[p Thus spreading Beethoven's influence even deeper into the music world. Beethoven influenced

devoted to how De Quincey fell into addiction and the second focusing on the effects of the drug, it was collected and revised in 1856. It is considered widely influential in the fields of abnormal psychology and addiction counseling. The opera Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz was loosely based on De Quincey’s memoir. Confessions of an English Opium Eater is divided into two parts, and part one begins with a brief segment titled “To the Reader”, in which De Quincey introduces the book as a segment from

Following the Pre-Classical and Classical periods, a new, very distinctive style of music emerged. The Romantic Era Lasted from the year 1820 up until the year 1900. The Romantic Era consisted of composers taking a more unique and expressive style of music. Hector Berlioz, Fryderyck Chopin, and Robert Schumann are considered to be the most influential composers of the Romantic Era. Nationalism and Exoticism played a very big part of music expression during this period. Both, Art song and German Lieder

Liszt was not only the greatest piano virtuoso of his time but also a composer of enormous originality and a principal figure in the Romantic Movement. As a composer he radically extended the technique of piano writing, giving the instrument not only brilliance but also a full and rich, almost orchestral sound. Most of his compositions bear titles and are representations of some natural scene, poetic idea, work of literature or art. Liszt extended the harmonic language of his time, even in his earlier

Difference of Ideals between 19th and 20th Centuries There are many ideals that occurred over the 19th and 20th centuries. These ideals covered many genres of music from piano music, orchestral pieces, to operas. The composers of these times tried many different techniques and styles making a lasting impression on the Romantic era of music. Some of the most influential composers during the 19th century that we discussed were Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz, Frederic Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn