MUSIC Flashcards

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How 20th Century Music started?

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The start of 20th Century saw the rise of distinctive musical styles that reflected a move away from the conventions of earlier Western Classical Music.

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What are the new styles during this 20th Century music?

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• IMPRESSIONISM
• EXPRESSIONISM
• NEO-CLASSICISM
• AVANT-GARDE MUSIC
• MODERN NATIONALISM

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Define Impressionism

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WAS ONE OF THE EARLIER FORMS CLEARLY DECLARING THE ENTRY OF 20TH CENTURY. THIS WAS BASED ON ART MOVEMENT STARTED BY 19TH CENTURY PARIS-BASED VISUAL ARTISTS, SPECIFICALLY CLAUDE MONET THROUGH HIS PAINTING IMPRESSION SUNRISE.

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The differences of both Romantic Period and Impressionism?

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THE SENTIMENTAL MELODIES AND DRAMATIC EMOTIONALISM OF THE PRECEDING ROMANTIC PERIOD HAD THEMES AND MELODIES THAT WERE EASY TO RECOGNIZE AND ENJOY. IN IMPRESSIONISM, THEY WERE BEING REPLACED IN FAVOR OF MOODS AND IMPRESSIONS.

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What is Highly Expressive Program Music?

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MUSIC WITH PRECONCEIVED VISUAL IMAGERY

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In terms of imagery, impressionistic forms were?

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TRANSLUCENT AND HAZY

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Impressionism was an attempt to suggest reality not to depict it. True or False?

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TRUE

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The purpose of the sounds of different chords in Impressionism?

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IN IMPRESSIONISM, THE SOUND OF DIFFERENT CHORDS OVERLAPPED LIGHTLY WITH EACH OTHER TO PRODUCED NEW SUBTLE MUSICAL COLORS.

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MOST OF IMPRESSIONIST WORKS CENTERED ON?

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NATURE AND ITS BEAUTY, LIGHTNESS, AND BRILLANCE

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Who are the Impressionist Composers?

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• CLAUDE DEBUSSY
• JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL
• ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
• IGOR STRAVINSKY

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Aside from the composers that you’ve answered earlier, who are the other impressionist Composers in Italy, Spain and England?

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• OTTORINO RESPIGHI (ITALY)
• MANUEL DE FALLA (SPAIN)
• ISAAC ALBENIZ (SPAIN)
• RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (ENGLAND)

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Who is Claude Debussy?

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CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862 - 1918)

CLAUDE DEBUSSY WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL COMPOSERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
HE WAS THE PRIMARY EXPONENT OF IMPRESSIONIST MOVEMENT AND THE FOCAL POINT TO OTHER IMPRESSIONIST COMPOSERS. HE CHANGED THE COURSE OF MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT BY EVOLVING TRADITIONAL RULES AND CONVENTIONS INTO A NEW LANGUAGE OF POSSIBILITIES IN HARMONY, RHYTHM, FORM, TEXTURE, AND COLOR.

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When and Where Claude Debussy was born?

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DEBUSSY WAS BORN IN
ST. GERMAIN-EN-LAYE IN FRANCE ON AUGUST 22, 1862.

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For what year Claude Debussy entered the Paris Conservatory?

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HE ENTERED THE PARIS CONSERVATORY IN 1873

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Claude Debussy gained a reputation as an?

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HE GAINED A REPUTATION AS ERRATIC PIANIST, AND A REBEL IN THEORY AND HARMONY

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What enabled him to study for 2 years in Rome?

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IN 1884, HE WON THE TOP PRIZE AT PRIX DE ROME COMPETITION WITH HIS COMPOSITION L’ ENFANT PRODIGUE (THE PRODIGAL SON). THIS ENABLED HIM TO STUDY FOR TWO YEARS IN ROME.

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What are the compositions of Claude Debussy?

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• ARIETTES OUBLIEES
• PRELUDE TO THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN
• STRING QUARTET
• PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
• LA MER (THE SEA)
• IMAGES
• SUITE BERGAMASQUE (CLAIRE DE LUNE)
• ESTAMPES

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What are Claude Debussy’s most popular piano compositions?

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IMAGES, SUITE BERGAMASQUE, AND ESTAMPES

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A highly imaginative and atmospheric symphonic work for orchestra about the sea? (Composition)

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LA MER (THE SEA)

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Claude Debussy’s famous operatic work that drew mixed extreme reactions for it’s innovative harmonies and textural treatments?

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PELLEAS ET MELISANDE

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Claire de Lune means?

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MOONLIGHT

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Claude Debussy’s total compositions and types of musics included?

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HIS MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS TOTAL MORE OR LESS 227 WHICH INCLUDE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, CHAMBER MUSIC, PIANO MUSIC, OPERAS, BALLETS, SONGS, AND OTHER VOCAL MUSIC

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In “Javanese Gamelan” gamelan is an ensemble with?

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GAMELAN IS ENSEMBLE WITH BELLS, GONGS, XYLOPHONE, AND OCCASIONAL VOCAL PARTS WHICH HE LATER USED IN HIS WORKS TO ACHIEVE A NEW SOUND

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Claude Debussy’s Death?

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HE DIED OF CANCER IN PARIS ON MARCH 25, 1918 AT THE HEIGHT OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

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Who is Joseph Maurice Ravel?

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JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)

JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL WAS A PERFECTIONIST AND EVERY BIT A MUSICAL CRAFTSMAN. HE STRONGLY ADHERED TO THE CLASSICAL FORM, SPECIFICALLY ITS TERNARY STRUCTURE.

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When and where Joseph Maurice Ravel was born?

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JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL WAS BORN IN CIBOURE, FRANCE TO A BASQUE MOTHER AND A SWISS FATHER.

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At what age Joseph Maurice Ravel entered the Paris Conservatory?

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HE ENTERED THE PARIS CONSERVATORY AT THE AGE OF 14 WHERE HE STUDIED WITH THE EMINENT FRENCH COMPOSER GABRIEL FAURE. DURING HIS STINT WITH THE SCHOOL WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL HIS EARLY 20s, HE COMPOSED A NUMBER OF MASTERPIECES

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Joseph Maurice Ravel compositional style is?

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THE COMPOSITIONAL STYLE OF RAVEL IS MAINLY CHARACTERIZED BY ITS UNIQUELY INNOVATIVE BUT NOT ATONAL STYLE OF HARMONIC TREATMENT. IT IS DEFINED WITH INTRICATE AND SOMETIMES MODAL MELODIES AND EXTENDED CHORAL COMPONENTS.

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Explain Joseph Maurice Ravel’s works

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THE HARMONIC PROGRESSIONS AND MODULATIONS IN HIS WORKS ARE NOT ONLY MUSICALLY SATISFYING BUT ALSO PLEASANTLY DISSONANT AND ELEGANTLY SOPHISTICATED. MANY OF HIS WORKS DEAL WITH WATER IN ITS FLOWING OR STORMY MOODS, AS WELL AS WITH HUMAN CHARACTERIZATIONS.

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Joseph Maurice Ravel’s works are?

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• PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS
• JEUX D’ EAU (WATER FOUNTAINS)
• MIROIRS
• GASPARD DE LA NUIT
• LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN
• BOLERO
• DAPHIS ET CHLOE
• LA VALSE
• TZIGANE
• TWO PIANO CONCERTI

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A commemoration of the musical advocacies of the early 18th century French composer Francois Couperin

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LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN

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A violin virtuosic piece

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TZIGANE

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A slow but lyrical requiem

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PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS

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A ballet commission by master choreographer Sergei Diaghilev that contained rhythmic diversity, evocation of nature, and a choral ensemble

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DAPHNIS ET CHLOE

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A work for piano known for its harmonic evolution and imagination

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MIROIRS

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A set of demonic-inspired pieces. The most difficult piece in the piano repertoire.

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GASPARD DE LA NUIT

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A waltz with frightening undertone that had been composed for ballet and arranged as well for solo and duo piano

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LA VALSE

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Joseph Maurice Ravel total pieces for piano and types of musics included?

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TOTALLING APPROXIMATELY 60 PIECES FOR PIANO, CHAMBER MUSIC, SONG CYCLES, BALLET, AND OPERA

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Joseph Maurice Ravel’s Death

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HE DIED IN PARIS IN 1937

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Compare both Claude Debussy and Joseph Maurice Ravel

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DEBUSSY WAS MORE SPONTANEOUS AND LIBERAL IN FORM WHILE RAVEL WAS VERY ATTENTIVE TO CLASSICAL NORMS OF MUSICAL STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITIONAL CRAFSTMANSHIP.

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Who is Arnold Schoenberg?

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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874-1951)

ARNOLD SCHOENBERG TAUGHT HIMSELF MUSIC THEORY, BUT TOOK LESSONS IN COUNTERPOINT. HE IS CREDITED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWELVE-TONE SYSTEM.

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When and where Arnold Schoenberg was born?

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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG WAS BORN IN A WORKING-CLASS SUBURB OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA IN SEPTEMBER 13, 1874.

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Arnold Schoenberg’s compositional style?

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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG’S STYLE WAS CONSTANTLY UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT. FROM THE EARLY INFLUENCES OF RICHARD WAGNER, HIS MUSIC GRADUALLY TURNED TO THE DISSONANT AND ATONAL, AS HE EXPLORED THE USE OF CHROMATIC HARMONIES. ALTHOUGH FULL OF MELODIC AND LYRICAL INTEREST, HIS MUSIC IS ALSO EXTREMELY COMPLEX , CREATING HEAVY DEMANDS ON THE LISTENER.

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Arnold Schoenberg’s compositions are?

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• VERKLARTE NACHT, THREE PIECES OF PIANO, OP. 11
• VERKLARTE NACHT (TRANSFIGURED NIGHT)
• PIERROT LUNAIRE
• GURRELEIDER

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What composition of Arnold Schoenberg that Influenced by Richard Wagner?

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PELLEAS UND MELISANDE OP. 5

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Arnold Schoenberg’s total composition and styles of musics included?

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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG’S APPROXIMATELY 213 MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING CONCERTI, ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, PIANO MUSIC, OPERAS, CHORAL MUSIC, SONGS, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC.

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Arnold Schoenberg’s Death

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HE DIED ON JULY 13, 1951 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA WHERE HE HAD SETTLED SINCE 1934

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Who is Igor Stravinsky?

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A RUSSIAN IMPRESSIONIST COMPOSER STANDS ALONGSIDE FELLOW COMPOSER SCHOENBERG, PAINTER PABLO PICASSO, AND LITERARY FIGURE JAMES JOYCE AS ONE OF THE GREAT TRENDSETTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

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When and where was Igor Stravinsky born?

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IGOR STRAVINSKY WAS BORN IN ORANIENBAUM (NOW LOMONOSOV), RUSSIA ON JUNE 17, 1882.

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Compositional style of Igor Stravinsky?

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STRAVINSKY ADAPTED THE FORMS OF 18TH CENTURY WITH HIS CONTEMPORARY STYLE OF WRITING. DESPITE ITS “SHOCKING” MODERNITY, HIS MUSIC IS ALSO VERY STRUCTURED, PRECISE, CONTROLLED, FULL OF ARTIFICE, AND THEATRICALITY. HIS EARLY MUSIC REFLECTED THE INFLUENCE OF HIS TEACHER, THE RUSSIAN COMPOSER NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV.

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Igor Stravinsky’s works are?

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• THE FIREBIRD SUITE
• PETROUCHKA
• THE RITE OF SPRING
• THE RAKE’S PROGRESS

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Igor Stravinsky’s first successful masterpiece

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THE FIREBIRD SUITE

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A Full-length opera, alludes heavily to the Baroque and Classical styles of Bach and Mozart

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THE RAKE’S PROGRESS

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This ballets work of Igor Stravinsky, featuring shifting rhythms and polytonality, a signature device of a composer.

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PETROUCHKA

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A Composition in which a new level of dissonance was reached and the sense of tonality was practically abandoned.

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THE RITE OF SPRING

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Define Primitivism

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PRIMITIVISTIC MUSIC IS TONAL THROUGH THE STRESSING OF ONE NOTE AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHERS. NEW SOUNDS ARE SYNTHESIZED FROM OLD ONES BY JUXTAPOSING TWO SIMPLE EVENTS TO CREATE A MORE COMPLEX NEW EVENT.

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What is Primitivism in its purest form?

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IN ITS PUREST FORM, PRIMITIVISM COMBINES TWO FAMILIAR OR SIMPLE IDEAS TOGETHER CREATING NEW SOUNDS.

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Who is Bela Bartok?

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BELA BARTOK (1881-1945)

BELA BARTOK, A NEO-CLASSICISM, PRIMITIVIST, AND NATIONALIST COMPOSER WHO ADOPTED THE HUNGARIAN FOLK THEMES TO INTRODUCE RHYTHMS WITH CHANGING METERS AND STRONG SYNCOPATIONS

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When and where was Bela Bartok born?

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BELA BARTOK WAS BORN IN NAGYSZENTMIKLOS, HUNGARY (NOW ROMANIA) ON MARCH 25, 1881 TO MUSICAL PARENTS

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Bela Bartok’s musician life?

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HE STARTED PIANO LESSONS WITH HIS MOTHER AND LATER ENTERED BUDAPEST ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN 1899. WITH HIS FELLOW COMPOSER ZOLTAN KODALY, BARTOK PUBLISHED HIS FIRST COLLECTIO OF 20 HUNGARIAN FOLK SONGS. HE RESUMED HIS CAREER AS A CONCERT PIANIST, WHILE COMPOSING SEVERAL WORKS FOR HIS OWN USE.

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Why Bela Bartok’s composition were successful?

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BELA BARTOK’S COMPOSITION WERE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF THEIR RICH MELODIES AND LIVELY RHYTHMS.

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Bela Bartok’s compositions are?

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• KOSSUTH
• SIX STRING QUARTETS
• CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA
• ALLEGRO BARBARO
• MIKROKOSMOS

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Bela Bartok’s total compositions and styles of musics included?

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BELA BARTOK’S APPROXIMATELY 700 MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING CONCERTI, ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, PIANO MUSIC, INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, DRAMATIC MUSIC, CHORAL MUSIC, AND SONGS.

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Bela Bartok’s Death

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IN 1940, THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HUNGARY LED HIM TO MIGRATE TO THE UNITED STATES, WHERE HE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1945 IN NEW YORK CITY

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Define Neo-Classicism

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NEO-CLASSICISM WAS A MODERATING FACTOR BETWEEN THE EMOTIONAL EXCESSES OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD AND THE VIOLENT IMPULSES OF THE SOUL IN EXPRESSIONISM.

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Who is Sergei Prokofieff?

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SERGEI PROKOFIEFF (1891-1953)

SERGEI PROKOFIEFF IS REGARDED TODAY AS A COMBINATION OF A NEO-CLASSICIST, NATIONALIST, AND AVANT-GARDE COMPOSER.

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When and where was Sergei Prokofieff born?

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SERGEI PROKOFIEFF WAS BORN IN THE UKRAINE IN 1891

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Sergei Prokofieff’s composition style?

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HIS STYLE IS UNIQUELY RECOGNIZABLE FOR ITS PROGRESSIVE TECHNIQUE, PULSATING RHYTHMS, MELODIC DIRECTNESS, AND A RESOLVING DISSONANCE

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Sergei Prokofieff’s musician life?

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PROKOFIEFF SET OUT FOR THE ST. PETERSBURG CONSERVATORY EQUIPPED WITH HIS GREAT TALENT AS A COMPOSER AND PIANIST. HIS EARLY COMPOSITIONS WERE BRANDED AS AVANT-GARDE AND WERE NOT APPROVED OF BY HIS ELDERS. HE CONTINUED TO FOLLOW HIS STYLISTIC PATH AND FLED TO OTHER PLACES, HOPING FOR A BETTER ACCEPTANCE OF HIS CREATIVITY.

HIS CONTACTS WITH DIAGHILEV AND STRAVINSKY GAVE HIM THE CHANCE TO WRITE MUSIC FOR THE BALLET AND OPERA. PROKOFIEFF WAS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN HIS PIANO MUSIC, AS EVIDENCED BY THE WIDE ACCEPTANCE OF HIS PIANO CONCERTI AND SONATAS.

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Sergei Prokofieff’s works are?

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• ROMEO AND JULIET
• WAR AND PEACE
• THE PETER AND THE WOLF
• CLASSICAL SYMPHONY

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A lighthearted orchestral work intended for children

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PETER AND THE WOLF

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Sergei Prokofieff’s most accessible orchestral work linked to the combined styles of classicists Haydn and Mozart and neo-classicist Stravinsky.

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CLASSICAL SYMPHONY

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Sergei Prokofieff’s styles of musics included?

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SERGEI PROKOFIEFF’S MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDE CONCERTI, CHAMBER MUSIC, FILM SCORES, OPERAS, BALLETS, AND OFFICIAL PIECES FOR STATE OCCASIONS

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Sergei Prokofieff’s Death

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HE DIED IN MOSCOW ON MARCH 15, 1953

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Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc

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FRANCIS JEAN MARCEL POULENC (1899-1963)

WAS ONE OF THE RELATIVELY FEW COMPOSERS BORN INTO WEALTH AND A PRIVILEGED SOCIAL POSITION. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GROUP OF YOUNG FRENCH COMPOSERS KNOWN AS “LES SIX”

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Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc style of compositions?

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HIS COMPOSITIONS HAD A COOLLY ELEGANT MODERNITY, TEMPERED BY A CLASSICAL SENSE OF PROPORTION. POULENC WAS A SUCCESSFUL COMPOSER FOR PIANO, VOICE, AND CHORAL MUSIC.

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Compositions of Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc:

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• CONCERT CHAMPETRE
• CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS
• CONCERTO FOR SOLO PIANO
• LES MAMELLES DE TIRESIAS
• DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES
• LA VOIX HUMANE

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The Members of “Les Six”

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• FRANCIS JEAN MARCEL POULENC
• GEORGES AURIC
• LOUIS DUREY
• ARTHUR HONEGGER
• DARIUS MILHAUD
• GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE

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The Death of Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc

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HE DIED IN PARIS ON JANUARY 30, 1963

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Colossians 3:23

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“WHATEVER YOU DO, WORK AT IT WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AS WORKING FOR THE LORD, NOT FOR HUMAN MASTERS.”

GOOD LUCK TO YOUR EXAM!
( ๑ ˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

BE THANKFUL FOR THE OUTCOME
TRUST AND HAVE A FAITH
GOD IS WITH US.
THANK YOU GOD.

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Thanks God

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First ni nakong gamit nga app. This really helps me. And without God dili sad nako ni makit an and masabtan ang akong mga gipang tun an. Thanks God for all the things. Yes, passing ko. And Thanks God it’s just a 1 mistake. Ana sila nga sakit daw ang 1 mistake pero have you ever think nga thankful kayka Kay usa nalang imong wrong, wala ka mag tan aw sa uban? Nga lisod sad sila Maka achieve ana nga score nga 1 mistake lang. But most importantly, Thank you God for the guidance and for the glory. I’m contented for what may the outcome. Basta lang I work at it with all my heart, as I work for the God. And not for human masters. The Chapter really helps me, it’s a powerful verse of my life. Wala nakoy laing maingon pa kundi ang Thank You kaauu Lord. I’m so grateful and Thankful. Thanks God.