Music History - Romantic Era

Question 1

Tone Poem

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One movement work for orchestra. Evoke the imagery of a poem, story, painting or landscape

Question 2

Verismo

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“realism” 19th century operatic movement that presents everyday people in familiar situations, often brutal

Question 3

Libretto

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Literary text for an open or other musical stage work

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Leitmotiv

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Opera/film score, a motive/theme associated with a person, thing, or idea. Returns in original or altered form throughout

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Gesamtkunstwerk

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“total artwork” For a dramatic work, poetry, scenic design, staging, and action working together. Wagner

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Grand Opera

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The French tradition of serious opera. Ballets, choruses, and spectacular singing.

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Cabaletta

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Fast and last part of an aria/ensemble

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Cantabile

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Slow part of an aria. Italian for “songlike”

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Bel Canto

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Italian for “beautiful singing.” Marked by lyrical, embellished, and florid melodies. Shows of the beauty, agility, and fluency of the singer’s voice.

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Nationalsim

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folk tunes and dances. Certain genres became a national identity. Verdi

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Idee Fixe

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Singular idea that’s repeated throughout. Adopted by Berlioz in his symphony fantastique.

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Broadwood and Sons

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Made over 400 pianos per year by 1800 and 200 a year by 1850 with the use of steam power and mass production.

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Fanny Mendlessohn

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She is a German pianist and composer, mostly chamber music

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Felix Mednlessohn

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Brought Bach back. German pianist, organist, and conducter. Wrote in every genre BUT opera.

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Lowell Mason

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Father of Music Education. Founded the Boston Academy of Music.

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Shape Note Singing

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Note heads determine solemnization syllables for easy sight singing

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Franz Liszt

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Flashy rockstar (virtuoso) pianist. Invented the Master Class

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Louis Moreau Gottschalk

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1st North American composer to have his music exported. Dances rhythms and syncopation

Question 19

Clara Schumann

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German. Piano trios, piano concertos, piano pieces, and collections of lieder.

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Robert Schumann

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German. 300 piano works, part songs, symphonies, chamber works. Eusebius and Floresta

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Franz Schubert

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German. 600 lieders, song cycles, symphonies. Died young. Gretchen an Spinnrad

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Nocturne

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Songs about the night. English Origin. Chopin

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Etude

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Instrumental piece. Designed to develop a particular skill or performing technique.

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Mazurka

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Polish folk dance. Characterized by accents on the second or third beat. Chopin

Question 25

Character Piece

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Depicts a mood, personality, or scene usually indicated by the title

Question 26

Song Without Words

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Short piano programmatic works. Mendelssohn -“music can express feelings that words cannot.”

Question 27

Parlor Song

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American tradition. Vochal/Solo piano. For at home music making; sometimes plated for public concerts.

Question 28

Part Song

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Two or more voice parts unaccompanied or the piano/organ doubles the voice

Question 29

Absolute Music

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Instrumental music that refers to nothing but itself. An idealized play of sound and form.

Question 30

Program Music

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Instrumental music that recounts a narrative or sequence of events.