mus history mis term

Question 0

O Schmerz

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Bach, St. Matthew Passion: No. 11, The Last Supper; recitative
genre: passion
Importance: textual musical
mixing the classic way of doing things- trying to orchestrate church music and mixed Lutheran chorals with arias
types of text: biblical, poetic interpertations, choral
much richer accompanyment when jesus is singing

Question 1

“The Splendour Falls

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By: Britten 
Genra: Song 
Importance: word painting
unevenness of rhythm
music and imitation

Question 2

Beva Con Me

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Verdi, from Otello 
Genra: opera
comic opera 
drinking song 
it introduced  modified strophic

Question 3

Symphony No. 88:IV

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Genra: Symphony
Haydn
Identifying Genra
modified strophic form

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String quartet Op. 33 no 4:IV

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By: Haydn
Identifying Genre
was able to be liberal with it, allowed him to be more expressive because he was not preforming to a larger audience

Question 5

String Quartet :

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most important chamber music genre of the classical era
preforming forces: violin 1,2, viola and cello
usually in four movements- fast slow moderately fast- fast
first movement usually in sonata form

Question 6

The Erlking

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Schubert
Genre: leid
voice ranges
pitch and tension

Question 7

Lied

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the musical setting of a german poem
for solo voice, generally with piano accompaniment
flourished in the 19th century

Question 8

Symphony in G Minor K. 550:I

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Mozart

Sonata form

Question 9

“Catalog” Aria, “Ah taci ingiusto cor,

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Aria
Mozart
Sounds nobel for a bit- does not fit
later it turns elegant
mozart challenges the idea that what is good and beautiful does not always conenside
things make sense- the music is as dramatic as the words/ scene.
music give you info- tells you things the words don’t
in theater we have to believe what the playwrite wants us to believea, you kinda just have to go along with what theyre saying

Question 10

O statua gentilissima”)

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from Don Giovanni
graveyard scene
opera
word painting: statue nodding and replying, very comic.

Question 11

recitative

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a speach like style of singing used in operas, oratorios, cantatas
fallows inflections of the text resulting in rhythmic stability
usually used to advance the plot or storyline; moves through the text quickly

Question 12

aria

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Italian for air
a solo song heard in an opera, oratorio, or cantata
highly emotional ofter virtuosic
may have lyrical or dramatic character

Question 13

timbre

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tone colour

the quality of sound specific to a voice or instrument

Question 14

a sound

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organization distinguishes it, hard to define though

in a way what is to count as music depends upon our distinction and it is a decision made with a purpose in mind

Question 15

tone

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has a purpose
is as sounds which exists within a musical field of force. this field of force is something which we hear, when hearing tones. Supposed that only rational beings can hear it.
usefull when translating a sound into a word- ex bang. exists in nature but grammer and language transform it into a word.
or b in c+

Question 16

when sounds are heard as music three processes occer:

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the physical vibrations in the air
the music becomes present: the sound produced by these vibrations which is isolated in music as a pure event
you hear it: what i hear in the sound i hear it as music.

Question 17

monophonic

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one sounding
a single line of music with no accompaniment
gregorian chant- even though many singers still monophonic generally

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polyphonic

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two or more line in the musical fabric

Question 19

homophonic/ honophony

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single line of melody supported by a harmonic accompaniment
means same sounding- ex chordal music.
hallelujah opening.

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counterpoint

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combination/ opposition of two or more melodic lines.
contrapuntal and polyphonic texture.
two types imitative and free.
imatative ex- “and he shall reign in hallelujah”
free- counterpoint without any imitation in the lines
imitative extreme (note for note)- cannon