9: Narrative & Characterization in Music Flashcards
Ballade
Longer narrative songs; a long, narrative strophic poem;Stories in poetic form that has accompaniment, may be sung;
Form: Verse chorus verse chorus at the end repeat the chorus
ABABABB
Berlioz
a radically original composer but also a well-known music critic and one of the first people to have a career as an orchestral conductor. He is especially remembered for his achievement in writing symphonies, operas, and choral works, which was remarkable for the time considering that he was neither a concert pianist nor a ranking performer on any instrument.
Florestan & Eusebius
Robert Schumann’s two alter egos to represent the contrasting sides of his personality;
Florestan: Passionate, impulsive, and exuberant;
Eusebius: thoughtful, reflective, and moody, Strophic
idée fixe
Berlioz used the term in his 1830 symphony Symphonie fantastique to describe the theme that represents the artist’s obsession with his beloved
Leitmotif
Short recurring musical phrase that represents a specific person, place
Lied/-er
Art song with German words
Liszt
Hungarian composer; stands out among his peers as an arch-Romantic, a tone poet
Paganini
Italian Composer and virtuosic violinist
Program/-matic
Music that has a story or non musical narrative that is communicated to the listener through a title or program notes
Schubert
Austrian composer; first great master of the Romantic Lied, Schubert also made substantial contributions to symphonic, solo-piano, and chamber-music repertoires
Song cycle
all the songs are to be performed in order as movements of a multi movement vocal work
Strophic
Strong structure where the same music is used for each verse or stanza of the song
Tone poem (or symphonic poem)
A single movement work that tells a story or evokes a non musical idea
