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Romantic opera plots exclusively revolve around historical events and documented biographies.
Romantic opera plots exclusively revolve around historical events and documented biographies.
False (B)
During the Romantic period, vocal music diminished in importance as instrumental pieces became more popular.
During the Romantic period, vocal music diminished in importance as instrumental pieces became more popular.
False (B)
Romantic opera performances utilize minimal or no costumes and scenery to keep the focus solely on the music.
Romantic opera performances utilize minimal or no costumes and scenery to keep the focus solely on the music.
False (B)
Romantic vocal works typically demand a smaller range of tone, color, dynamics, and pitch from singers compared to earlier periods.
Romantic vocal works typically demand a smaller range of tone, color, dynamics, and pitch from singers compared to earlier periods.
The primary emotional focus of Romantic period music is objective detachment rather than subjective feelings.
The primary emotional focus of Romantic period music is objective detachment rather than subjective feelings.
Operas exclusively feature solo performances, avoiding ensembles like duets or choruses to maintain focus on individual expression.
Operas exclusively feature solo performances, avoiding ensembles like duets or choruses to maintain focus on individual expression.
Romantic opera's influence on modern music and theater education is negligible, as its themes are outdated and irrelevant to contemporary audiences.
Romantic opera's influence on modern music and theater education is negligible, as its themes are outdated and irrelevant to contemporary audiences.
In Romantic opera, the use of differing vocal registers by a single singer to represent multiple characters is uncommon.
In Romantic opera, the use of differing vocal registers by a single singer to represent multiple characters is uncommon.
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Opera
Opera
A musical composition where most of the text is set to music, including arias, recitatives, choruses, duets, or trios with orchestral accompaniment.
Romantic Period (in Music)
Romantic Period (in Music)
A period emphasizing emotional subjectivity, grandiosity, intimacy, unpredictability, and a wide range of feelings in music.
Romantic Vocal Music Themes
Romantic Vocal Music Themes
Vocal forms focused on themes of fantasy, the supernatural, romance, and nature reflecting human emotions.
Vocal Demands in Romantic Period
Vocal Demands in Romantic Period
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Romantic Opera
Romantic Opera
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Aria
Aria
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Recitative
Recitative
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Chorus (in Opera)
Chorus (in Opera)
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Study Notes
Vocal Music of the Romantic Period
- Vocal music emerged as a form of expression during the Romantic Period.
- Emotional subjectivity is a basic characteristic of the Romantic Period.
- Composers explored feelings of intimacy, grandiosity, unpredictability, sadness, rapture, and longing.
- Fantasy, the supernatural, romance, and nature as a mirror of the human heart feature in the Romantic vocal forms of art song and opera.
- Romantic Period requires singers to perform a greater range of tone, color, dynamics, and pitch.
- Romantic Opera often uses drama, music, and singing.
- Opera often uses myths, legends, and folklores.
- Opera uses elaborate costumes and scenery
- A singer may use multiple vocal registers to sound like several characters.
- Operas are musical compositions with text set to music, including arias, recitative, choruses, duets, or trios with orchestral accompaniment.
- Elaborate costumes, scenery, and choreography often characterize opera.
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Explore vocal music's rise in the Romantic era, characterized by emotional depth and subjectivity. Composers delved into intricate emotions within art songs and operas by using fantasy, supernatural elements and romance. Operas, blending drama, music, and elaborate staging, drew from myths and folklore.
