Exam 1: Post Romanticists - Non-aural Flashcards
Jean Sibelius’ later works reflect a move towards what style?
Neoclassicism
Listening: Fin____
Composer: Jean ____
Finlandia, Sibelius
Which composer was Bohemian/Austrian? (first and last name)
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler was a conductor of ____ Opera
Vienna
Gustav Mahler came to the US in his later years as a conductor of the ____.
NY Philharmonic
How many complete symphonies did Gustav Mahler compose?
9
Richard Strauss studied ___ and ___ from an early age
Piano, composition
Richard Strauss was a ___ for most of his life
Conductor
Richard Strauss stayed in ___ most of his life
Germany
Symphonic poems are large, ____-____ orchestral works that told a ____
One-movement, story
Richard Strauss’ works used an ___ orchestra
expanded
how many operas did Richard Strauss write?
7
what is Richard Strauss’ largest work?
Alpine Symphony
Listening: Death and ___
Composer: ___ Strauss
Transfiguration, Richard
Jean Sibelius is a ___ composer
Finnish
how many symphonies did Jean Sibelius compose?
7
true/false: did Jean Sibelius write a violin concerto?
true
when compared with Strauss and Mahler, Jean Sibelius’ style is more ____
romantic
Jean Sibelius’ music is very ___ in style and is filled with images of a ___ landscape
Nationalistic, northern
Jean Sibelius stopped composing in the late ____
1920s
what is the title of Gustav Mahler’s most notable song cycle for voice and orchestra?
Das Lied von der Erde
‘Das Lied von der Erde’ was essentially Gustav Holts’ ___ symphony
9th
who is considered to possibly be the greatest orchestrator ever?
Gustav Mahler
Listening: Symphony No. ___, (‘Title here’) movement ___
composer: Gustav ____
2, resurrection, 5, Mahler
Gustav ____ was an ___ composer
Holst, English
Gustav Holst was the director of St. Paul’s __ ___.
girls school
Gustav Holst is one of the important early composers for ___
band
Gustav Holst had an interest for ___ ____ from ___ the world.
folk music, around
Gustav Holst’s music is a combination of post ____ and ___ styles
romantic, impressionist
Gustav Holst’s interest in ____ led to the composition of ‘The Planets’
astrology
listening: The Planets (___, ___, ___)
composer: Gustav ____
Venus, Mercury, Jupiter; Holst
The Planets: Venus - Bringer of ___
Peace
The Planets: Mercury - The ____ ____
Winged Messenger
The Planets: Jupiter - Bringer of ___
Jollity
