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Chapter 24

Romantic Piano Music

Romantic Period

“Golden Age of the Piano”

Two contrasting types of music:► Intimate and sensitive► Virtuoso

Character Pieces

Short, free-sounding works for piano► Ballade► Berceuse► Étude► Prelude► Impromptu► Fantasie

Character Pieces

Stylized dances► Mazurka► Polonaise► Waltz

Nocturne

Scherzo

Chopin: Nocturne in D Flat,Op. 27, No. 2

Broken chords

Decorative notes

Use of pedal

Rubato

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Liszt: La Campanella

Virtuoso music

Based on piece by Paganini

Theme and variations

Franz Liszt

Niccolò Paganini

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C. Schumann: Scherzo, Op. 10

Written when she was nineteen

Reveals her inclination toward virtuoso music

Clear form: a scherzo and two trios

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Summary

Romantic Period

Character pieces

Stylized dance music

Chopin: Nocturne in D Flat

Liszt: La Campanella

C. Schumann: Scherzo, Op. 10