4.17 The Early Romantics

short works which portray some definite mood of character

“song” in German, but it is also a “miniature” genre of the romantic area w/ text generally from a Romantic poem

a group of songs associated by a common poetic theme or an actual story

instrumental compositions associated w/ poems, stories, etc.

pieces for the theatre- started by Felix Mendelssohn

Viennese composer that started music early, lead an unspectacular life, wrote almost 700 lieder and many choral songs, and died young

Started as a piano virtuoso, later worked as a teacher/conductor and wrote musical criticism, composed a lot of piano pieces (character), had many serious mental health issues

"Rock star" composer, highly talented pianist, "had three careers"

Piano prodigy who once composed her own music to perform- married Robert Schumann

Very successful composer who founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music, stuck with a foundation of Classical technique, and wrote largely concert overtures

Highly prolific but not very popular composer; sister of Felix Mendelssohn