MUSIC FINAL Flashcards
Which city was the musical center of Europe by the mid-18th Century?
Vienna
Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven exemplify a style of composing known as ____.
classical
What is absolute music
When there is no story narrative(or lyrics) to accompany the music
Who was considered to be the “Father of the Classical Symphony”?
Franz Joseph Haydn
Which instruments make up a String Quartet?
2 violins, a viola, and a cello
Define the term Requiem.
A musical setting of the roman catholic mass for the dead
Define the term Romanticism.
A cultural movement in the 19th century that emphasized imagination and expression
What is a character piece (as it relates to piano)?
Usually written for piano, a character piece is a relatively short composition that ranges from 3-5 minutes
What is program music?
Instrumental music that is literary or pictorial association
Which Romantic composer wrote Symphonie Fantastique?
Hector Berlioz
Which Romantic composer was considered to be the creator of the Symphonic poem?
Franz Liszt
Which composition by Edward Grieg can still be heard in movie trailers, commercials, and any situation that has a slow build into madness?
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Who was considered to be one of the most famous Russian composers of the Romantic period? (He composed works such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Define Art Song.
The art song is a song for solo voice and instrumental accompaniment (usually piano) and is set to poetry. The German term for art song is Lied.
Which French composer linked the Romantic period with musical Impressionism?
Claude Debussy
What are the main characteristics of Impressionism in the Arts (see the slide titled Debussy’s Influence)
His stress on tone color, nuance, and fluidity in rhythms became some of the main characteristics of Impressionism in the arts.
Define Polyrhythms.
the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in a musical composition.
Which composer developed the 12-tone row method?
Arnold Schoenberg
What is “chance music”?
or music in which some element of the composition is left up to chance. Sometimes the performer is part of the chance,sometimes it is the audience.
Name the composition by Igor Stravinsky that premiered in Paris in 1913 and included primitive choreography and dissonance.
the rite of spring
Music rooted in improvisation and characterized by syncopated rhythms, a steady beat, and unique tone colors and performance techniques is known as _______.
jazz
Name the composer who wrote ragtime piano pieces Maple Leaf Rag and the Entertainer.
Scott Joplin
Which jazz trumpet player is known as the pioneer of jazz improvisation and the most famous swing improviser?
Louis armstrong
Big Band music is centered around _________?
dancing and clubbing
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Max Roach were considered to be the pioneers of _____
bebop
