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Music History II - Terms Flashcards

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Gesamtkunstwerk

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total work of art

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Endless melody

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Wagners term for method of creating long stretches of un resolving music throughout opera, and leitmotivs.

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Music of the Future

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a slogan derived from the writings of Richard Wagner that points to a utopian state in which the various arts coalesce into an integrated or “total” work of art

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Leitmotif/leitmotive

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a reoccurring theme, such as for a character, emotion, or location
Thematic transformation/variation

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La Scala

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An opera house in Milan

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La Finice

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An opera house in Venice, nick name for phenix since the building burnt down 3 times

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verismo

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idea of realism

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Risorgimento

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the 19th century movement for Italian political unity

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Victor Emmanuel II

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first king of a united Italy, “Father of all”. Unified Italy.

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Vittorio Emanuele Re d’Italia (V.E.R.D.I.)

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King of Italy, Verdi composed with this name as a key to Nationalism.

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Austro-Hungarian Empire

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Empire in which a dual monarchy was set up in order to bring compromise to a series of different ethnicities.

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Hapsburg

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a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire

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Ethnomusicology-

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the study of music in its social and cultural contexts

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Cosima (Liszt) von Bülow -

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Married Liszts student Hans Von Bülow

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Cosima Wagner

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Cosima had an affair with Richard Wagner, Wagner was 2 years younger than Liszt and was his son in law

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Tone Poem

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A program for a symphony, single mvt

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Bel canto

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“The beautiful singing”, emphasis on creating a beautiful tone

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Bogen form (or “arch” form)

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No more LSD, Requiem, same foward and backwards

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Bayreuth

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The German town that is associated with Richard Wagner and his Margravial Oprea House,

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Bayreuth Festival

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Richard Wagners opera festival, it takes place every year and run like a tv show where there is a new episode each week

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Ludwig II of Bavaria

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A dude fascinated with music and the dramas of Wagner, In 1864 he summoned Wagner and thus began the Bayreuth festival beginnings.

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