Music App "Classical, Romantic, Modern" Flashcards
Someone who supports an artist or musician so that they can work at their craft
Patron
Being hired by someone to compose or print a work
Commission
A section of a piece in which all the instruments and/or voices perform together
Tutti
An extended work in several movements (usually four) for orchestra
Symphony
What are the 4 instruments in a string section of a classical orchestra
Violins
Violas
Cellos
Stringed bases
What 2 words would best describe the classical era
Elegant (formal)
Restrained
What were the 2 functions of a patron
Source of income
They gave the artist freedom to work
Which instrument replaced the harpsichord during the classical era
Why
Piano
It became a favorite of the composers because of its wide dynamic range
Who was known as the “father of string quartet”
Franz Joseph Haydn
How old was Mozart when he wrote his first composition
6
What was remarkable about Beethoven’s 9th symphony
He was completely deaf whole composing it
Who were the composers of the classical era
Franz Joseph Haydn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig Von Beethoven Franz Schubert Johann Christian Bach
What were the musical characteristics of the classical era
Symphony String quartets Opera Tempo Dynamic level Can be gradual/sudden
Schools which trained musicians
Conservatory
Studies
Étude
German art songs
Lieder
Night pieces
Nocturne
What did the music of the romantic era emphasize
Personal feelings and emotions
What types of piano pieces were written during the Romantic era
Nocturnes Etudes Impromptus Ballets Dances Lieder
Which instrument was considered the most important during this era
Piano
How might a composer earn his living during the romantic era
The sale of printed copies of his music Touring the country as a conductor Produce performances of his music or operas Supported by patrons Free-lance
What is a free-lance artist
An artist that cared for themselves and traveled alone/wherever they wanted to go
What was the music of the romantic era usually about
Express something
Describe something
Represent something
Who were the 3 great opera composers of the romantic era
Wagner
Verdi
Puccini
Who are the famous composers from the Romantic era
Wilhelm Richard Wagner Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Felix Mendelssohn Frederic Chopin John Philip Sousa
What are the characteristics of the romantic era
Nationalistic (expression of the people) Represent/describe/express Opera Piano pieces Lieder Ballad
Music which is either composed or preformed by chance procedures, such as rolling dice or flipping a coin
Aleatory music
Music with no key, and the music can be quite dissonant
Atonal music
A return to musical elements of earlier eras of music, particularly the Baroque and Classical eras
Neoclassicism
music based on a series of pitches, or rhythms, or any music elements, which are repeated again and again
Serial music
Type of serial music which uses all 12 tones in the musical scale before repeating another, then repeating those tones in the same order over and over
12-tone music
What type of music painted a soft musical picture
Impressionism
What was the main contribution of Impressionistic music
The use of new musical harmonies and scales
What are the characteristics of the romantic era
Neoclassicism Aleatory Serial Atonal Electronic 12-tone
Who are the composers of the modern era
Scott Joplin Charles Ives Igor Stravinsky Aaron Copland Leonard Bernstein
