ROMANTIC ERA OF MUSIC

An instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy mood especially for piano.

• Nocturne

• Program Music

• Letter

• Preface

Instrumental music that conveys images or scenes, music that tells a story without text or lyrics.

• Romantic Lieder

• Program Music

• Rhapsody

• Preface

An introductory performance, event or action preceding a more important one.

• Capriccio

• Program Music

• Fantasia

• Preface

A polish dance resembling the polka, frequently adopted as a ballet form.

• Mazurka

• Tango

• Jive

• Samba

A short connecting instrumental movement in an opera or other musical work.

• Letter

• Nocturne

• Dynamics

• Etude

A type of German song, especially of the romantic period, typically for solo voice with piano accompaniment.

• Prelude

• Flamboyance

• Romantic Lieder

• Fantasia

A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.

• Prelude

• Traditional Ballads

• Romantic Lieder

• Etude

A free composition. A piece of music that has no formal structure and expresses powerful feelings.

• Program Music

• Rhapsody

• Preliminary

• Preface

A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character. One that is fast, intense, and often virtuosic in nature.

• Capriccio

• Rhapsody

• Program Music

• Traditional Ballads