19th Century Discussion Questions
Short-essay questions, 150 words minimum per question.
Read at least three other students' answers and write a brief response to each.
Discussion Questions
1. Briefly describe the status of music in relation to the other arts in the nineteenth century.
2. Why were the Romantics seen as rebels?
3. Briefly discuss the Romantic fascination with the supernatural and the macabre.
4. How did Romantics view the expressive capability of music as compared with the expressive capability of the other arts?
5. Briefly explain why the concert hall became the most important place for musical performance in the nineteenth century.
6. Describe the negative aspect of the institutionalization of concerts in the nineteenth century.
7. Briefly describe the relationship between the concertgoer and the composer during the nineteenth century. Did this relationship improve or worsen as the twentieth century approached? How?