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Opera Flashcards

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What composer does “” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What term does “a male character performed by a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto” refer to?

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trouser role

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What term does “Italian comic opera” refer to?

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opera buffa

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What composer does “explored, advanced, and developed virtually all Classical genres” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What composer does “used modified sonata form in operatic overtures” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What composer does “absorbed vocal qualities and melodic lyricism into his instrumental writing” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What composer does “frequently used symmetrical phrase structures (four-measure phrases)” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What term does “in the later 18th century, composers sometimes quoted themes that would be heard later in the opera” refer to?

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overture

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What form is employed in the “Cosa Sento”?

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sonata form

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What composer does “composed ensembles in which individual characters expressed their emotions in a varied yet cohesive musical tapestry” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What term does “contains spoken dialogue rather than recitative” refer to?

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Singspiel

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What term does “Italian for “trio”” refer to?

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terzetto

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What sort of recitative did Gluck disapprove of?

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Racitativo secco

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What type of opera has no spoken dialogue?

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Opera buffa

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What composer does “works were catalogued by Ludwig von Köchel in 1862 (“K” numbers in titles of works refer to this catalogue)” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What term does “an orchestral work preceding an opera or oratorio” refer to?

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overture

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What composer does “harmonic language balanced diatonic and chromatic elements” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What composer does “used double-exposition sonata form (also called “classic concerto form”) in the first movements of concertos” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What term does “roles originally created for castrati are sometimes turned into trouser roles in modern performances” refer to?

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trouser role

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What composer does “skillful use of counterpoint within homophonic texture (Classical)” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What composer does “orchestral writing expanded the use of wind instruments, especially the clarinet” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What term does “a musical number for three voices (characters)” refer to?

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terzetto

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What term does “a German comic opera” refer to?

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Singspiel

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What composer does “expositions included at least two, and sometimes three contrasting themes” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Which one was NOT one of Mozart’s notable genres?
1. opera
2. solo keyboard music (e.g. sonata)
3. chamber music (e.g. string quartet)
4. symphony
5. oratorio
6. sacred music (e.g. Mass)
concerto

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  1. oratorio
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What composer does “compositions exemplify Viennese Classical ideals: elegance, balance, poise, refinement, and sophistication” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What term does “features down-to-earth characters, fast-paced plots, farce, and sexual innuendo” refer to?

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opera buffa

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What composer does “opera was central to his career; he made important contributions to three types of opera: opera seria, opera buffa, and Singspiel” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Christoph Wilibald Gluck was important in which genre?

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opera

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What term does “sung throughout with no spoken dialogue” refer to?

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opera buffa

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What composer does “used conventional recitativo secco to quickly advance the plot” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What composer does “crystallized the 18th-century piano style both in his solo piano works and in his concertos” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What composer does “contributed to the development of sonata form” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What composer does “created realistic characters who were compelling both dramatically and musically” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What is the form of CHERUBINO’S ARIA

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ABAC

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What term does “frequently made use of sonata form (in opera)” refer to?

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overture

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What composer does “used sectional forms in his arias to allow shifting moods and points of view in his characters” refer to?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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What kind of recitative is employed in “Ah! Son Perduto”?

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recitativo secco

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