Chapter 21 Flashcards
Chopin identified himself with what country?
Poland
Chopin primarily composed for what instrument?
the piano
What do we call the Chopin piano pieces that are based on Polish narrative poems?
Ballades
Distinguish the different types of piano compositions Chopin wrote (there are 7)
Ballades, Mazurka, Nocturne, Preludes, Etudes, Waltzes, Polonaise
Which composer is the greatest master of character pieces for piano?
Chopin
Specific musical term that says to take liberties with the tempo, to speed up and to slow down. What is this called?
Rubato
Who is the first composer to use rubato?
Chopin
What is the name of the person that Chopin has the affair with?
George Sand (Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin) - French novelist and memoirist
What is the national dance of Poland?
Polonaise
Who was the first American born composer?
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
So how is America known in Europe in the 19th century?
Well it primarily focuses on commerce and technology
In the middle of the 19th century did the Europeans feel there was any high culture in the United States?
No- the United States was a new and developing country that was interested in science and technology and there was a lot going on in the US during this period. In Europe there was not, at least not to this extent (like England and France)
Gottschalk spent the last few years of his life writing music and organizing concerts in what country?
South America
What was Gottschalk accused of which forced him out of the country?
Statuatory Rape
What is the name of the Gottschalk work you must know?
Bamboula (Danse de Négres)
What was the first western musical tradition that was imported to Russia in the mid-18th century?
Italian opera
What is the name of the first true Russia opera?
A Life for the Tsar
The center for Russian culture was what city?
St. Petersbur
Where is St. Petersburg in Russia? Is it North or South of Moscow?
North
Did Russian monarchs want to cultivate or imitate in the 18th century that is different than the 19th century?
In the 18th century, they were looking to the west, attempting to imitate. In the 19th century, they wanted to cultivate their own art.
