Artist Flashcards
Incidental music
An overture and series of piece to be played between the acts of a play and during important scenes. It also applies to film music and background music in television today.
Concert overture
Not associated with an opera, a single movement concert piece based on a literary idea
Program symphony
Multi movement orchestral work
Symphonic poem/ tone poem
One movement work for orchestra in which contracting sections develop a poetic idea, suggest a scene or create a mood
Absolute music
Indicates by title or explanatory note- the “program” - provided by the composer
Musical nationalism
Inclusion of folk dance.
•reference to folklore or peasant life.
•programs: national hero, historic event, and scenic beauty of land
•powerful symbolism
Schubert: erlking
Genre- lieder, programmatic music
(1797-1828)
Viennese composer
Berlioz: Symphonies fantastic
Genre- symphony, programmatic music, 5 movements
(1803-1869)
French composer and conductor
Smetana- the Moldau
Genre- symphonic poem, programmatic
(1824-1884)
Bohemian composer
Rebellion
Brahms- symphony No 3.
Genre- classical symphony
(1833-1897)
German composer
Wagner- die walkure, act III, Ride of the Vallyries
Genre- German style, opera
(1813-1883)
German composer, theater director
Wrote both the libretto in his stage wrk
Puccini- Che gelida manina
Si, mi chiamano
O soave fanciulla
Quando men vo
Genre- aria, Italian opera
(1858-1924)
Italian composer
Grieg- in the hall of the mountain king.
Morning
Programmatic, based on folk tale
(1843-1907)
Norwegian composer and pianist
Tchaikovsky- the nutcracker
Dance of the sugar plum fairy
Russian “trepak”
Genre- ballet
(1840-1893)
Russian composer
Debussy- prelude to the afternoon of a Faun.
Genre- symphonic poem, programmatic
(1862-1918)
French composer
