Chapter 47 Flashcards
Kochel number
an identifying number assigned to each of the works of Mozart, in roughly chronological order, by German botanist and mineralogist Ludwig von Kochel
Turkish music
the noise of Turkish military percussion instruments, which were introduced into Western European music in the 18th century during the Turkish wars; some pianos of the day were equipped with special devices to effect the sounds of “Turkish” music, such as bass drum and cymbals
Concerto-sonata form
a form, originating in the concerto of the Classical period, in which first the orchestra and then the soloist present the primary thematic material; much like sonata-allegro form but with two expositions
Cadenza
a technically demanding, rhapsodic, improvisatory passage for a soloist near the end of a movement
How old was Mozart when he died?
35
What genres did Mozart compose?
operas, piano concertos, symphonies, and chamber works
Mozart’s dates
1756-1791
Where was Mozart born and where did he die?
born - Salzburg, Austria and died - Vienna
What did his father do?
composer and violinist
At age 3 what was Mozart doing?
playing intervals on the piano
At age 4, what was he doing?
first attempts at composing
At age 5, what was he doing?
playing violin
At age 6, what was he doing?
playing the organ
When did Mozart go on his first tour and what did he do on it?
1762, Vienna - played for and sat on the lap of Empress Maria Theresa, Munich, Brussels, Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Geneva; he would sight read difficult music, improvise tunes, play blindfolded; 3 year tour
What was Mozart’s first real job?
1770s - 1781, violinist and organist for the Archbishop of Salzburg
Tell me all you know about the “Little” G-Minor Symphony (no. 25).
written in Salzburg in 1773, his first symphony in a minor key, includes syncopation and diminished 7th chords (sturm and drang style), solo oboe, four horns
Tell me all you know about the Symphony no. 38 in D Major.
nickname: Prague, written in 1786 for performance in Prague (now the capital of Czech Republic), lots of winds (pairs of flutes, oboes, bassoons, horns, and trumpets), has timpani, chromaticism
Tell me all you know about the Symphony No. 40 in G minor, the “Great.”
written in 1788 for performance at Mozart’s subscription concerts in Vienna, no drums or trumpets, tragedy work, first movement starts quiet with a haunting melody, originally didn’t have clarinets but he added them later
Tell me all you know about the Symphony No. 41 in C Major, the “Jupiter.”
written in 1788, festive, 4 movements, finale has sonata-allegro form and uses musical inversion, invertible counterpoint, and stretto
How many string quartets did Mozart write?
24
Tell me about the “Haydn” Quartets.
written from 1782-1785, 6 of them, wrote after studying with Haydn, Dissonance Quartet was the last one in this collection
Alla turca
as the Turks, military bands of Turkey scared the enemy with cevgen which included things like an oboe, trumpet, bass drum, little drums, and cymbal
Who were janissary?
Turkish slaves
What is a piece that imitates Turkish music?
Sonata in A Major (1783)
What is he considered the father of?
piano concertos
double exposition form
themes played 2 times, once by orchestra and once by soloist
Tell me about his piano concerto in A Major.
written in 1786 for one of his great pupils, Barbara Ployer, graceful melodies
