MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Franz Liszt, Program Music
15 May 2012
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A concert overture is a new genre in the 19th century. It is the instrumental piece that opens an opera. The romantic period is very much about drama in music. Remember: program music has no text (is instrumental), but it is written as if it does have text. Second theme (love song)- representing romeo and juliet"s love. Remember that program music is not a genre, it is a broad category. A lot of program music in the 19th century is french or russian. Common trope in music: using strings moving up and down (undulation) to represent the ocean/water. This is the same way in which horns (esp. Liszt transcribed beethoven"s symphonies for piano as well as the symphony fantastique. Idee fixe: comes up in multiple parts of the work.
