Chamber music Flashcards
What composer does “his music demonstrates traits associated with both Classical and Romantic style” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What composer does “employed explosive accents, extreme dynamic contrasts” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What composer does “replacing the menuet and trio with the scherzo and trio” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What composer does “superb designer and architect of music: planned and meticulously revised his compositions in sketchbooks” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What composer does “highly original and influential figure (Classical)” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What word characterizes Beethoven’s early period, up to 1802?
imitation
absorbed the Classical style traits exhibited by Haydn and Mozart
Which one was NOT one of Beethoven’s notable genres?
- opera
- piano sonata; variation sets, independent pieces
- symphony
- overture
- concerto
- chamber music
- vocal works
- mass settings
- operas
8. mass settings
What term does “the same term also refers to a composition written for this ensemble, generally in four movements, fast-slow-medium-fast, typically exemplifying the sonata cycle” refer to?
string quartet
What composer does “incorporated new orchestral instruments: piccolo, trombone, and contrabassoon” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What term does “music for small ensemble (2 to 10 players)” refer to?
chamber music
What term does “one player per part” refer to?
chamber music
What word characterizes Beethoven’s late period, 1815-1827?
reflection
style became more abstract and meditative
counterpoint, including fugal writing, appears more frequently
What composer does “exploited improvements in piano technology and manufacture” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What was Beethoven’s favorite string quartet?
The String Quartet no. 14 in C sharp Minor, op 131
What composer does “developed and expanded Classical genres (sonata, concerto), transforming every genre that he touched” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What composer does "use of cyclical structure (e.g. Symphony No. 5) programmatic elements (Symphony No. 6) inclusion of a chorus in a symphony (Symphony No. 9)" refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What composer does “altered formal proportions, for example, expanding the coda” refer to?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What composer does “one of the most widely recognized and admired composers of all time” refer to?
(Hint- think Schroeder)
Ludwig van Beethoven
What term does “usually performed without a conductor” refer to?
string quartet
What term does “first violin, second violin, viola, and cello” refer to?
string quartet
How does Beethoven continue to build the composition after the fugal exposition?
- Beethoven draws on the two basic motives to create a complex imitative fabric.
- Beethoven introduces new contrasting themes that loosely imitate aspects of sonata form.
- Beethoven draws on the two basic motives to create a complex imitative fabric.
What term does “the most popular chamber ensemble of the Classical era” refer to?
string quartet
What word characterizes Beethoven’s middle period, 1803-1815?
Externalization
more Romantic elements, such as noble themes about heroic figures, appear
increased use of chromatic harmony and abrupt modulations
