piano music Flashcards
Etude
a instrumental piece that focuses on a specific skill or technique
Where was Fredric Chopin born?
Poland during Russian Imperial control
Where did Chopin go after Poland ?
Vienna/Germany
What was the main theme of many of Chopin’s pieces?
Patriotism
what does a nocturne piece indicate?
the night
True or False: Did Liszt fully engage in the ideas of romanticism intentionally?
True
What was Liszt first career?
(1839-47) “mystical genius” performer, plays a lot of Hungarian nationalist pieces and has a lot of influence
What was Liszt second career?
(1847-86) Tries to engage himself into the idea of the “intellectual composer”, is also a conductor and teacher
What is a character piece?
depicts or suggests mood, personality, scene
What was Schubertiade?
A social event that discussed Schubert’s music and performed it
What is double function form?
seems to suggest sonata form but then suggest ABA; making the form obscure.
What is musical historicism?
signifies the use of historical materials, structures, styles, techniques, media, conceptual content, etc., whether by a single composer or those associated with a particular school, movement, or period
Who was fond and double function form and which piece did they use it in?
Fredric Chopin and Piano sonata in B minor
What is sonata form?
a type of composition in three sections (exposition, development, and recapitulation)
Waltzes
Type of couple dance in triple meter, popular in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, or a short, stylized work for the piano in the style of such a dance.
