Chapter 32 Flashcards
Gustav Mahler
German, Kindetotenlieder/Das Lied von der Erde
Kindertotenlieder
Gustav Mahler, Orchestral song cycle
Das Lied von der Erde (“Song of the Earth”)
Gustav Mahler, Symphony with voice
Richard Strauss
German, Salome/Elektra/Der Rosenkavalier
Salome
Richard Strauss/Wilde, Opera
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet and playwright, Salome
Elektra
Richard Strauss/Hofmannsthal, Opera
Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss/Hofmannsthal, Opera
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Austrian poet and librettist, Elektra/Der Rosenkavalier
Claude Debussy
French, Pelléas and Mélisande/Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun”/Nocturnes/La mer
symbolism/impressionism
A style that focuses more on capturing a feeling or experience more than achieving accurate depiction, Claude Debussy
Pelléas and Mélisande
Claude Debussy, Opera
Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun”
Claude Debussy, Tone poem
Nocturnes
Claude Debussy, Tone poem
La mer (“The Sea”)
Claude Debussy, Tone poem
octatonic scale
An eight-note musical scale composed of alternating whole and half steps, Claude Debussy
whole-tone scale
A musical scale composed of entirely whole steps, Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
French, Daphnis and Chloé/Tombeau de Couperin
Daphnis and Chloé
Maurice Ravel, Ballet
Tombeau de Couperin
Maurice Ravel, Piano/Orchestral suite
neoclassicism
A style that focuses on aesthetics and intellectualism instead of raw emotion, Maurice Ravel