ex 4 Flashcards
romantic era
1820-1900
Programmatic Symphony
Full length symphony, 3-5 movements depicts an episode
Bel Canto
beautiful singing
absolute music
music for its own sake, no intended imagery
grand opera
Lofty subject matter, spectacular staging
through-composed
different music through each verse
strophic
same music through each verse
gesamtkunstwerk
Total work of art
character piece
A miniature composed for piano
chromatic
Inclusion of notes outside the key
idee fixe
Fixed idea, single melody
leitmotiv
Musical phrase associated with objects
etudes
Study pieces that focus on a facet of musicianship
rubato
Accompaniment tempo keeps going, melody slightly slows down then catches up
song cycle
– Organized art songs
art song
Intimate miniature for solo voice
program music
– Tells some kind of story
lied/lieder
setting poetry to classical music
opera comique
– Humorous/romantic opera
symphonic poem
one movement work for orchestra
new instruments
saxophone, tuba, wagner tuba
types of opera
lyrical, grand, comique
who represented nationalism
chopin
what was a virtuoso
exceptionally talented people
who were virtuosos
chopin, liszt, paganini
were pianos made readily available
yes
chopin dances that he composed
mazurka, polonaise
changes in music
mini to grandiose, greater individuality, natl. sentiments in music
new genres
sym. poem, music drama
what work is the moldeau apart of
ma vlast
what genre is sym. fantastique
programmatic sym.
how many chopin preludes & keys
24, every major & minor
verdi’s contributions to italy
his music was used politically
wagner was the central figure of what
germany
what did wagner create
wagner tuba
characteristics of sym. fantastique
5 mvnts, expanded orchestration, based on idee fixe
erlkonig
guy singing
brahms sym 4
timpani
tchai
obvious
moldeau
angry birds
prelude e minor
e minor