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A-level Music: Edexcel > Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Movement 1, Intro > Flashcards

Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Movement 1, Intro Flashcards

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1
Q

When was Berlioz alive?
What musical period was he influential in?

A

1803-69
19th century/romantic composer, influential in its development

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Who influenced Berlioz?

A

Beethoven - his successor

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Where was Berlioz from?
What was his education

A

France
Studied medicine in Paris
Left to study composition at Paris conservatoire
Self taught

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What does reveries mean?

A

Dreams

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What is movement 1 about?

A

Fell in love with Harriet Smithson - unrequited but later unhappily married
Semi-autobiographical - about Berlioz’s fascination with Harriet
Rejected - eventually overdoses on opium in depths of despair - doesn’t take enough to be lethal so all one big trip

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When was Symphonie Fantastique premiered?
What was unprecedented of about the opening night?

A

1830
Programmes to outline tale - unheard of for time & symphonies

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What was unheard of about Symphonie Fantastique?

A

Programmes
Long
Large orchestra (65, usually c.15)

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8
Q

What was the music used as?

A

Character description

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What is the structure of Symphonie Fantastique?

A

Sonata:
Into
x2 exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Coda
Typical for symphonies
(structure)

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10
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What is the idee fixe?

A

Fixed idea
Portrays Harriet Smithson
Reoccurs

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Q

What is unusual about the intro?
What is it a precursor for?

A

Long for a symphony
Symphony length & orchestra
(structure)

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What is the tempo for the intro?

A

Slow largo - longing
Symphony typical
(tempo)

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What plays the intro?

A

Muted strings
(sonority)

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What is the tone of the intro?

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Cm - sad & uneasy spirit full of expression
(tone)

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What reoccurs throughout the intro?

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Operatic sighs; falling sigh chord
(melody/harmony)

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16
Q

What do mood changes in the music show?
What are mood changes normal for?

A

Changing mood of the artist
Symphonies

17
Q

When is the idee fixe first heard?
What does it cause?
(1)

A

Intro - artist hasn’t seen Harriet yet
Causes mood change - shows artist temperamental mood

18
Q

What creates dreamy phrases in the intro?
What does it describe?
(2)

A

Returning sigh (falling sigh chords)
Lovesick & tortured dreams after artist takes opium overdose

19
Q

What reflects the loneliness & despair of the artist?
(3)

A

Mood change as tragic quality & feeling returns

20
Q

Before the end of the intro, what plays a triplet rhythm?

A

Flutes & clarinets
(rhythm)

21
Q

What does the horn enter playing at the end of the intro?

A

Happier theme

22
Q

What enters at the end of the intro in anticipation of the exposition?

A

Excitement: passion & optimism enters

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