Vocal Music of the Romantic Period

Romanticism is best described as a movement that emphasizes which of the following?

• Scientific accuracy and realism

• Emotions, feelings, and moods

• Strict rules and formal structure

• Political power and authority

What do you call a music piece written for solo voice and piano during the Romantic period?

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It is one of the best tools of expressing one’s feelings in the period of Romanticism.

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A theatrical piece that tells a story through drama and music and has been an important source of musical expression during the Romantic era.

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What contains the text of an opera?

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It is a book containing musical compositions such as overtures, preludes, and prologues, several acts and postludes, words and ideas that help the performers tell the story.

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The chorus in an opera includes a duet, trio, quartet, and ensemble. What singing performance is done when singers are in conversation?

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An air or solo singing of the principal or the main characters.

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What do you call the musical support that accompanies singing and acts?

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What does the term scene refer to an Opera?

• The characters involved

• The setting or place

• The plot or sequence of events

• The dialogue spoken