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An important Romantic period composer important in the development of the opera and subsequent music dramas. Also, he developed the leitmotif as an important melodic component of his music dramas.

A painter in the Impressionist school known for his renderings of outdoor sunlight with a direct, sketch-like application of bright color. He is known for his paintings of his lily pond with a Japanese bridge overhung with willows and clumps of bamboo.

An important Romantic period composer of symphonies, symphonic poems, and ballets.

A Romantic composer who is important in the development of the lied. He composed over 600 songs or lieder, including his most famous – Erlkonig.

This art form employs expression through dance.  The program follows a dramatic plot that is accompanied by orchestral music.

The name given to a single melody which is transformed to mirror programmatic elements within each movement of Hector Berlioz’s program symphony, Symphony Fantastique.

This famous aria in strophic form is from the Opera “Rigoletto.” The lyrics speak of the fickleness of women. It is a good example of the Bel Canto style.

A song which uses different music each stanza or verse of poetry is said to be in this form

This U. S. President emerged as a heroic president who preserved the Union despite the deep differences the raging conflict of the 19th  century. 

He proved that microorganisms cause fermentation and disease. He showed that microbes can be killed by chemical and physical means and that the spread of disease can be controlled.