Opera Flashcards
What composer does “” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What term does “a male character performed by a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto” refer to?
trouser role
What term does “Italian comic opera” refer to?
opera buffa
What composer does “explored, advanced, and developed virtually all Classical genres” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What composer does “used modified sonata form in operatic overtures” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What composer does “absorbed vocal qualities and melodic lyricism into his instrumental writing” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What composer does “frequently used symmetrical phrase structures (four-measure phrases)” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What term does “in the later 18th century, composers sometimes quoted themes that would be heard later in the opera” refer to?
overture
What form is employed in the “Cosa Sento”?
sonata form
What composer does “composed ensembles in which individual characters expressed their emotions in a varied yet cohesive musical tapestry” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What term does “contains spoken dialogue rather than recitative” refer to?
Singspiel
What term does “Italian for “trio”” refer to?
terzetto
What sort of recitative did Gluck disapprove of?
Racitativo secco
What type of opera has no spoken dialogue?
Opera buffa
What composer does “works were catalogued by Ludwig von Köchel in 1862 (“K” numbers in titles of works refer to this catalogue)” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What term does “an orchestral work preceding an opera or oratorio” refer to?
overture
What composer does “harmonic language balanced diatonic and chromatic elements” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What composer does “used double-exposition sonata form (also called “classic concerto form”) in the first movements of concertos” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What term does “roles originally created for castrati are sometimes turned into trouser roles in modern performances” refer to?
trouser role
What composer does “skillful use of counterpoint within homophonic texture (Classical)” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What composer does “orchestral writing expanded the use of wind instruments, especially the clarinet” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What term does “a musical number for three voices (characters)” refer to?
terzetto
What term does “a German comic opera” refer to?
Singspiel
What composer does “expositions included at least two, and sometimes three contrasting themes” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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
- oratorio
What composer does “compositions exemplify Viennese Classical ideals: elegance, balance, poise, refinement, and sophistication” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What term does “features down-to-earth characters, fast-paced plots, farce, and sexual innuendo” refer to?
opera buffa
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?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Christoph Wilibald Gluck was important in which genre?
opera
What term does “sung throughout with no spoken dialogue” refer to?
opera buffa
What composer does “used conventional recitativo secco to quickly advance the plot” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What composer does “crystallized the 18th-century piano style both in his solo piano works and in his concertos” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What composer does “contributed to the development of sonata form” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What composer does “created realistic characters who were compelling both dramatically and musically” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the form of CHERUBINO’S ARIA
ABAC
What term does “frequently made use of sonata form (in opera)” refer to?
overture
What composer does “used sectional forms in his arias to allow shifting moods and points of view in his characters” refer to?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What kind of recitative is employed in “Ah! Son Perduto”?
recitativo secco
