Modern Nationalism: The Music of Bartok and Copland Flashcards
1
Q
What makes music national?
A
- Rejection of foreign models, national program, indigenous text/literature, folk idioms
- Example – Mussorgsky - Picture at an Exhibition.
2
Q
Bela Bartok
A
- Hungarian, director of Budapest Academy of Music.
- Accessible modernism (Mikrokosmos).
3
Q
Mikrokosmos
A
The idea of accessible modernism.
4
Q
Who came up with the idea of Mikrokosmos?
A
Bartok.
5
Q
Bartok was known for…
A
- For being a folksong collector.
- Integrated fully into his music. Melody, rhythms, modes.
6
Q
Was Bartok a Nationlist?
A
Yes.
7
Q
Was Bartok a Classicist?
A
Yes. Used classical form as a basis for musical structure. Not as audacious as Schoenberg.
8
Q
Copland brought unique ___ to America.
A
Modernism.
9
Q
Copland was America’s leading composer in the generation following ___.
A
Ives.
10
Q
Copland’s mission:
A
From the folk, for the folk. Philosophy of the common folk. Retrenchment in the 1940’s. Music should be relevant to compatriots.
