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.
Mazurkas
A type of Polish folk dance (and later ballroom dance) in triple meter, characterized by accents on the second or third beat and often by dotted figures on the first beat, or a stylized piano piece based on such a dance.
Polonaises
A stately Polish processional dance in triple meter, or a stylized piece in the style of such a dance.
What is a ballade?
An instrumental piece inspired by the genre of narrative poetry
What was “Neue Zeirschrift fur Musik?
A music magazine co founded by Robert Schumann, his teacher and father in law Friedrich Wieck.
What is a recital and who popularized it?
Term popularized by Franz Liszt for his solo piano performances and used today for any presentation given by a single performer or a small group.
