Romance

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Romance is a lyrical, expressive musical form or movement, typically characterized by a singing melodic line and a tender, sentimental mood.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Romance canonical 5

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genre of classical music ⓘ
musical form ⓘ
aimsToEvoke intimacy ⓘ
lyrical contemplation ⓘ
sentimental reflection ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod 19th century ⓘ
Romantic era ⓘ
canBe independent concert piece ⓘ
movement within a larger work ⓘ
commonTitleAbbreviation Rom. ⓘ
commonTitleWord Romance ⓘ
contrastsWith highly structured sonata form ⓘ
virtuosic showpiece ⓘ
emphasizes cantabile style ⓘ
melody over complex form ⓘ
etymology derived from the word "romantic" ⓘ
focusesOn expressive melody ⓘ
intimate character ⓘ
hasCharacteristic expressive ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
sentimental mood ⓘ
singing melodic line ⓘ
tender mood ⓘ
languageOfTerm English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
oftenFeatures clear melodic line ⓘ
lyrical themes ⓘ
simple harmonic accompaniment ⓘ
relatedTo character piece ⓘ
nocturne ⓘ
song without words ⓘ
typicalForm short character piece ⓘ
single-movement piece ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation piano solo ⓘ
solo instrument and orchestra ⓘ
solo instrument and piano ⓘ
typicalLength short ⓘ
typicalTempo slow ⓘ
typicalTexture homophonic ⓘ
usedFor expressing lyrical emotion ⓘ
expressing sentimental feeling ⓘ
usedIn chamber music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
solo instrumental repertoire ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liar → partOf → Romance ⓘ
Romance (musical form) → commonTitleWord → Romance ⓘ
subject linked to: Romance