This document provides an overview of various forms of chamber music, dance music, and composers. It discusses the ripieno concerto form, salon music which was popular music performed in homes, and various dance forms including the waltz and polka. Specific composers mentioned include Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Strauss Jr. known as the "Waltz King", and Bedrich Smetana, a Czech composer known for his operas and symphonic poems.

1. MUS103: Survey of Music History II Dr. Kathleen Bondurant, Ph.D. Chamber Music and Dance Forms

5. Johann Strauss, Jr. http://www.musicwithease.com/johann-strauss-pictures.html Johann Strauss, the Younger, Austrian composer (1825-99) Known as the Waltz King, Strauss wrote over 150 Viennese waltzes, including An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube) and Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods). Other Strauss music includes operettas, such as Die Fledermaus (The Bat) and Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), as well as many polkas and marches.

7. Bedrich Smetana www.musicwithease.com/smetana-pictures.html Bedrich Smetana Czech composer (1824-84) Smetana was a Czech composer. Smetana music includes; his operas, The Brandenburgers in Bohemia and The Bartered Bride : the symphonic poems, Ma Vlast (My Country); and string quartets such as From My Life .

8. Text Sources: Sadie, Stanley, ed. “Europe”, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , Vol. 9. Macmillan Publishers, Ltd. London.1980. P. 295-315. Wade, Bonnie C., Thinking Musically: Expressing Music; Expressing Culture , Oxford University Press, Oxford, England. 2004. P. 50, 58, 98. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_music http://www.karadar.com/PhotoGallery/schumann.html http://www.karadar.com/Dictionary/bartok.html http://www.karadar.com/PhotoGallery/mahler.html Sadie, Stanley, ed. “Waltz”, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , Vol. 20. Macmillan Publishers, Ltd. London.1980. P. 200-206. Sadie, Stanley, ed. “Polka”, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , Vol. 15. Macmillan Publishers, Ltd. London.1980. P. 42-44. www.musicwithease.com