1. Chapter 15 Prelude: Music after Beethoven: Romanticism
Style Features of Romantic Music

2. Key Terms Rubato Romantic melody Chromaticism Romantic orchestra
Instrumental combinations

3. Style Features of Romantic Music
Music had to mirror inner feeling
Artists were expected to have a personal style
Important to sound different from others
Constant striving for higher experience
Innovation became essential
Hard to define Romantic style in general
Easier to spot innovations & novelties
There were some common interests
In rhythm, melody, harmony, color, & form

4. Rhythm: Rubato
Italian tempo rubato = robbed time

5. Romantic Melody (1) The most recognizable Romantic feature
More emotional than before

6. Romantic Harmony Major advances in the area of harmony
Chromaticism used to expand expressivity

7. The Expansion of Tone Color (1)
Sheer sensuous quality of sound assumed importance for the first time
Major advances in instrument design
Romantic fascination with the orchestra

8. The Expansion of Tone Color (2)
Orchestra grew to modern size & makeup

9. The Expansion of Tone Color (3)
Composers mixed instrumental colors with great freedom & virtuosity
Orchestral effects became more elaborate
Opera composers used orchestral effects that nearly overwhelmed the singers