Chapter 3 - The Romantic Era Flashcards
Aria
a solo song with emotion
Art Song
the musical setting of a poem for solo voice with accompaniment
Strophic (Type of Structure of Art Songs)
same music is used for each verse
Modified Strophic (Type of Structure of Art Songs)
some verses have the same music
Through-composed (Durchkomponiert) (Type of Structure of Art Songs)
different music for each verse
Col Legno
players tap on the strings with the wooden parts of their bows
Cloches
bells
Chromaticism
use of notes outside of the key signature
Dies Irae
Latin for “day of wrath,” part of Requiem mass
Exoticism
music about foreign lands and cultures
Ideé Fixe
recurring theme which is transformed
Lied (pl. = Lieder)
German art song
Nationalism
music about the composer’s own country
Ophicléide
predecessor of the tuba
Parlando
means “speech-like”
Pentatonic Scale
a five note scale
Polonaise
a stately Polish dance in triple meter
Portamento
technique of sliding smoothly from one note to the next
Prelude (In Opera)
introduction to an opera or another work
Program Music
music with association to a story, poem, painting, etc.
Program Symphony
multi-movement work for orchestra with a program
Romanticism
a style that emphasizes imagination and emotions
Rubato
rhythmic flexibility
Song Cycle
collection of art songs with a central theme
