Chapter 41-43 Vocabulary

Question 1

Program Music

Answer 1

Instrumental music endowed with literary or pictorial associations, especially popular in the nineteenth century.

Question 2

Absolute Music (or Pure Music)

Answer 2

Music that has no literary, dramatic, or pictorial program. Also called pure music.

Question 3

Idee Fixe (Fixed Idea)

Answer 3

“Fixed Idea”; a term coined by Berlioz for a recurring musical idea that links different movements of a work.

Question 4

Overture

Answer 4

An introductory movement, as in an opera or oratorio, often presenting melodies from arias to come. Also an orchestral work for concert performance.

Question 5

Incidental Music

Answer 5

Music written to accompany dramatic works.

Question 6

Symphonic Poem (Also Tone Poem)

Answer 6

One-movement orchestral form that develops a poetic idea, suggests a scene, or creates a mood, usually associated with the Romanic era. Also Tone Poem.