final Flashcards

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symph poem/tone poem

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single mvt free form, scored for orch, with descriptive title

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pentatonic scale

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5 pitch and also a great a cappella group

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avant garde does what

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questioning fundamental assumptions; sometimes exemplifies philosophical stance

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primitivism music chars

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emphasis on rhythm, dissonance, dancing, extreme dynamics, extreme piano range

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ballet russe/russian ballet

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ballet company that strav composed for; performed world premiere of rite of spring

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choreography/ographer

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bro

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expressionist music characteristics

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dissonant, extreme dynam contrast, constant changing textures, distorted melody and harmony, angular melodies, wide leaps

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historiography

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study of methods of historians in developing history

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9
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film score/scoring a film

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bruh momento numero 56

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10
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film music cats

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underscoring and source

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underscoring aka

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non-diegetic

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underscoring/nondiegetic music

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music from an unseen source/outside action of movie

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source/diegetic

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comes from a source that is part of the action of the movie/is within the action

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4 functions of movie music

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est mood of scene/characters, sets time + place of action, “runs counter to action”, char establishment + dev

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running counter to action

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music that is inappropriate/emotionally distance from action - like in deadpool with the torture scene set to Mr sandman

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leitmotif

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musicl motives/melodies symbolizing/associated w a character, scene, situation, idea, whatever; used in wagner dramas

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17
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tan dun when

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1957 kepchup,

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18
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tan dun born where

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changsha/hunan province > tan, hunAN

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19
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tan dun plays which inst

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trad chinese string inst

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tan dun early job

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performer + music arranger for peking opera troupe

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21
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tan dun studied where

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Beijing cent conservatory of music

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22
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tan dun aesthetic

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polystylistic

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23
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tan dun us studies

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columbia

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24
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tan dun commissions

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symphony 1997: heaven earth mankind, by chinese govt; olympics

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tan dun acad acad awards for what
crouching tiger hidden dragon
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tan dun style
combo western ensemble, genre, style, avant garde + trad chinese inst, harmonies, rhythms
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tan dun specific style terms
polystylistic + internationalist
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tan dun western influences
bartok, stravinsky, schoenberg, cage; classical infl + quotes
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new wave of chinese composers
explored aspects of modern, avant garde western art music
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new wave china when
1980ish
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pipa
plucked string inst, trad chinese
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stylistic pluralism/polystylism
literally what it sounds like dude. style term
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collage aka
pastiche
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collage
imitates style of prev work or made up of selections from diff works
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minimalism
repetitive use of small amount of material / motives, with small variations
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postminimalism
more dynamic and active, faster dev, more complex and interesting neoromantic, lots of media
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spiritual minimalism
minimalist but emphasis on spirituality
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arvo pärt when
1935, ethereal 35
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part where
estonia
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part studied
medieval + renaissance "med-arvo-al"
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part early work styles
neoclassic, quotation, minimalism > polystylistic he did "part" s of different music
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part sacred works founded in
east ortho christian
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ellen taafe zwilich when
1939 zwilich her name sounds german and 1939 is close to ww2. also she has 3 names and 3 and 9
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zwilich where
amer
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zwilich inst
violin
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zwilich is what
composer
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zwilich music accomp and for what
pullitzer for symphony 1
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zwilich early works style
avant garde
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zwilich style traits later
more harmonic, simpler melodic mtl
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zwilich concerto grosso why
200th anniv of handel's birth (1959)
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zwilich conc grosso based on
handel d maj sonata; quote
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zwilich conc grosso 5 mvts form what
palindrome; 1 + 5, 2+4 share character
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zwilich conc grosso ensemble
harpsichord, bassoon continuo, solo oboe, string orch
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zwilich conc grosso harmony style
late 20th cent, post tonal (combo dissonant and tonal)
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ave maria virgo serena who
desprez
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ave maria virgo serena genre ensemble texture lang pd century
high ren motet, a capp satb, imit poly, sacred latin, renaissance, 15th cent
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lasciatemi qui solo who
caccini
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lasciatemi qui solo genre ensemble texture lang pd century
lament aria, sop voicelute bass viol, homophonic, italian, ren, 17th (17 letters!!! lasciatemi letters)
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symphony 5 in c min allegro con brio who
beethoven
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symphony 5 full name
in c min allegro con brio
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symph 5 genre ensemble texture pd century
symphony, orchestra, polyphonic, classical/romantic, 19th cent
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nocturne in g minor who
hensel
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nocturne in what
g minor