Music and Politics

Question 1

Families of Instruments

Answer 1

Brass, String, Woodwind, Percussion
- originally meant to accompany opera

Question 2

Symphony

Answer 2

large work for an orchestra

Question 3

Philharmonic

Answer 3

love of harmony or “music-loving”
- used today to differentiate orchestras (no actual difference in orchestra, just to have different names)
ex. Berlin Symphony Orchestra &
Berlin Philharmonic

Question 4

Classical Period Dates

Answer 4

1750-1825

Question 5

Motif and Fate Motif

Answer 5

motif: a short musical idea
fate motif: 3 short notes followed by one long one
ex. beethoven’s 5th symphony

reminds us of nature because it’s organic

Question 6

Movements of a Symphony

Answer 6

1) Quick
2) Slow
3) Medium-dance
4) Really Fast

Question 7

Addictive Texture

Answer 7

more instruments added along the way

Question 8

English Licensing Act of 1737

Answer 8

passed to control theatrical productions
1) productions had to be approved by the government
2) limited number of theatres that could stage “legitimate” theatre

Question 9

18th C English Sentimentalism

Answer 9

-huge growth in theatres
-reaction to Restoration Theatre (“amoral”)
-desire for theatre to ‘do good’
-provoke sympathetic responses

Question 9

Late 18th C German “Strum und Drang”

Answer 9

translates to storm and stress
- highly emotional
-subjective: about the individual
-whats difficult in society
-didnt come into english prose until 1800s
-precursor to Romanticism