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was used to name the entertainment that came about in that space

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Parlour Music

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german plural term of art songs

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Lieder

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was used to name the entertainment that came about in that space.

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Art song, lied

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which is a group of art songs that form a storyline.

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Song cycle

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Two forms of art songs

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Strophic, through-composed

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follows a repeating melody for all stanzas

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Strophic

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follows a repeating melody for all stanzas

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Strophic

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each stanza has a different melody.

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Through-composed

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narrates the story of a father who hurries to bring his sick child home.

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The Erkling

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a mythical creature or a representation of death itself.

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Erlking

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Who taught Franz Schubert piano?

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His older brother

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Austrian composer who is known as father of the German lieder
In his short time, he composed 600 art songs, and he brought life to the equal performance of a solo voice and piano accompaniment. At age 31 he died and was honored posthumously

He was discovered by Antonio Salieri.

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Franz Peter Schubert

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Franz Schubert’s favorite composer

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Teacher of Robert Schumann

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Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch, Friedrich Wieck

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(b. June 8, 1810; d. July 29, 1856)
- was considered as one of the greatest German composers of the century.

-It was his art songs that gave him a tremendous amount of recognition from people of his time.

He was also admired for his instrumental works

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Robert Schumann

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Wife of robert schumann

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Clara Josephine

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Opera in the Romantic Period made its greatest advancement in the European countries

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France, Germany, and Italy

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combined serious themes in grand operas with comic spoken dialogue

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French lyric opera

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developed into incorporating all opera elements into serious music drama

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Opera in germany

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they supported both genres of opera seria (serious opera) and opera buffa (comic opera)

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Italy

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is an Italian term meaning “to work.”

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Opera

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is a theater presentation of a story with acting, singing, and dancing

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opera

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is not present in all operas, it adds an organized movement of the cast

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Dance

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who creates appropriate interpretations of the story through body language

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Choreographer

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Dances that were used for operas

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waltz, mazurkas, Baroque dance, ballet

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dance that was most used for operas

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ballet

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is a script that can be sung in recitatives in an opera

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libretto

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somebody who writes libretto

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librettist

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are problems that happen within the character(s)

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Internal conflict

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are problems that occur in the environment surrounding the character(s)

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External conflict

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is a spice to the personal journeys of the characters

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Conflict

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are done by lyricists of operas or the composer.

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lyrics

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helps the audience to visualize the setting of the story

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Scenery

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creates a clear understanding of the characters

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Costumes

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has to form a concrete interpretation of a character’s roots, behavior, and role

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Costume Designer

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(b. October 10, 1813; d. January 27, 1901) was an Italian composer who dominated operas during the Romantic Period

He was also regarded as a national hero in his country for the reason that his song entitled “Va, Pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from the opera “Nabucco” (1842), reunited his people at the time of Italy’s struggle for freedom

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Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi

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Verdi started composing at a young age, under the guidance provided by _ _, a famous Milan composer.

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Vincenzo Lavigna

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(One Day Reign), which was a melodramatic opera

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Un Giorno di Regno

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(b. December 22, 1858; d. November 29, 1924) was also a Romantic Opera composer in Italy

His orchestral works and operas established their popularity after Verdi’s time.

His family was a long line of a musical dynasty.
Succeeding son and grandson, Antonio and Domenico were also composers.

His father, Michele, was a choirmaster and organist.

Puccini, as a student, found it hard to focus on his studies.

He realized that his interest was in composing when he heard Verdi’s “Aida.”

This motivated him to create operas of his own.

His works exude the real romantic tone of the Italian language.

His operas were not much about politics, for his interest was inspired by themes of love and life.

He was diagnosed with throat cancer.

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Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini

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is Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon.

This opera revolves around the harsh conditions that the Jews experienced from him.

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Nabucco

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Other Verdi’s operas

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● “Ernani” (1844) 
● “Macbeth” (1847) 
● “Rigoletto” (1851) 
 “La Traviata” (1853) 
● “Aida” (1871) 
 “Otello” (1887) 
● “Falstaff” (1893)
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a love story of a poor poet and seamstress

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“La Boheme” (1896)

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As he felt his inevitable passing, he requested for his opera “_” to be completed.

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Turandot

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Puccini died of a heart attack before the production was finished, but it was finalized by fellow Italian composer,

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Franco Alfano

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(b. May 22, 1813 – d. February 13, 1883) was a German choirmaster, musical director, composer-conductor of music dramas.

His musical writing style was complex in harmonies and orchestration.

He studied at Leipzig University.

His teacher was Thomaskantor Theodor Weinlig who taught him composition lessons.

He also dedicated his life to writing articles and essays about music dramas.

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Wilhelm Richard Wagner

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Wagner’s was able to build his own opera house called _ _

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Bayreuth Festspielhaus

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Wagner’s first opera was entitled _ _

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Die Feen(The Fairies)

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was a narration of mythological gods and beings from German literature

This was regarded as his best work in his life for it featured a Ring Cycle that was performed in 3 days.

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“The Ring of the Nibelung” (1876)

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Other Wagner’s operas

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● “Rienzi” (1842) 
● “The Flying Dutchman” (1843) 
● “Tannhauser” (1845) 
● “Lohengrin” (1848) 
● “Tristan und Isolde” (1865) 
● “Die Walkure” (1870) 
● “Parsifal” (1882)
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How many artsongs did Franz Peter Schubert make?

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600

50
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What age did Franz Peter Schubert die?

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31

51
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Who discovered Franz Peter Schubert?

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Antonio Salieri

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Son of Giacamo Pucinni

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Antonio

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Grandson of Giacomo Puccini

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Domenico

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Father of Giacamo Puccini

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Michele

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Teacher of Wilhem Wagner

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Thomaskantor Theodor Weinlig

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