MUSIC - VIOLIN and PIANO MUSIC Flashcards
- Born on October 27, 1782 in Genoa, Italy
- His musical skills started with playing the mandolin at the age of five
- Became the most famous violin virtuoso in the world
Niccolo Paganini
Famous Works:
- “La Campanella”
- 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
- Concerto No. 1 in Eb, Op. 6
- 15 Quartets for Guitar and Strings Trio
- “The Carnival OF Venice”
Niccolo Paganini
- “The Little Bell”
- The movement derives its nickname from those bell-like sounds, which evoke the imagery of the Italian folk song.
La Campanella
- “Poet of the Piano”
- He was born on March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa, Poland
- Began to play piano at age 4 and he composed polonaise at the age of 7
- Most of his music was influenced by folk music
- Married the French Writer, George Sand
- Some of his music is characterized by its beautiful tone, rhythmic flexibility, grace, and elegance
Frederic Chopin
Verse form or narrative that is set to music
ballade
Piece composed for the development of a specific technique.
Etude
Polish dance in triple time signature.
Mazurka
Instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy, mood, for the piano.
Nocturne
Slow Polish dance in triple time that consists of a march or procession.
Polonaise
Short piece of music that can be used as a preface, and introduction to another work or may stand on its own.
Prelude
German dance in triple meter.
Waltz
Short free-form musical composition usually for a solo instrument.
Impromptu
Musical movement of playful character, typically in ABA form.
Schrezo
Composition for one or more solo instruments usually consisting of three or four independent movements varying in key, mood, and tempo.
Sonata
Famous Works:
- Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
- Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12
- 24 Preludes, Op. 28
Frederic Chopin
A patriotic reaction to hearing that Warsaw had been captured by the Russians.
Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12
- “Virtuosity”
- Known as the virtuoso pianist, a composer and the busiest musician during the Romantic Era.
- Born in the village Doborjan, Hungary.
- He dedicate himself in becoming a virtuoso pianist when he heard about Paginini.
- Known for his symphonic poems where he translated great literary works into musical compositions
- He also made piano transcriptions of operas and famous symphonies.
Known for his kind and generous personality.
Franz Liszt
Famous Works:
- “La Campanella”
- “Liebestraume no. 3”
- “Hungarian Rhapsodies”
- Un Sospiro
- Sonata in B Minor
- Arrangements of the 9 Beethhoven Symphonies
- Transcriptions of Lieder by Schubert
- Symphonic Poems (Orchestral)
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt’s revision of an earlier version from 1838, Niccolo Paganini’s Famous Work
“La Campanella”
- One of the famous Romantic composers that beautifully combined music and words.
- Born in 1810 in Zwickau.
- He went to Leipzig to study law. However, he spent most of his time with musical and literary circles through the effort of Friedrich Wieck.
- In 1834, he founded the music journal, “Jornal Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik,” wherein he edited and wrote music criticism for his publication.
- In his Journal, he often wrote under two pseudonyms – Eusebius (his sensitive and lyrical side) and Florestan (his fiery, stormy side.
Robert Schumann
Famous Works:
- “Abegg Variations,” Op. 1 (1830)
- “Davidsbundlertanze” (“DancesoftheBandofDavid”), Op. 6(1837) Art Songs
- “Dichterliebe” (“A Poet’s Love”) Orchestral Music
- “Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
- “Overture,” Scherzo
Robert Schumann
- Name is believed to refer to Schumann’s fictitious friend, Meta Abegg.
- Another suggestion is Pauline von Abegg. Apparently, when he was twenty years old, Schumann met her and dedicated this work to her.
Abegg Variations,” Opus 1
