Symphonie fantasique Flashcards

Question 1

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What is the English translation of the full title?`

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Fantastic Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist

Question 2

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When was Symphonie fantastique composed?

Question 3

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What were the inspirations for Symphonie fantastique?

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Berlioz’s long infatuation with Harriet Smithson

public executions

controversial literary works

Question 4

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What is the general program for Symphonie fantastique?

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lovesick artist attempts suicide with opium

puts him to deep sleep, we glimpse his dreams and nightmares haunted by visions of his beloved

Question 5

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What are the performing forces for Symphonie fantastique?

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symphony orchestra (expanded)

Question 6

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What is the key for the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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opens C minor

Question 7

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What is the tempo for the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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Begins Larghetto but later changes to Allegro

Question 8

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What is the time signature for the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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begins in 4/4

Question 9

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What is the program for the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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He’s in the middle of a hideous gathering of sorcerers and monsters gathered for his funeral

There are strange sounds, groans, and distant shouts

TH beloved melody appears once more, but now lost its noble and shy character

it is now a vulgar and grotesque

the dance of the witches is combined with the Dies irae

Question 10

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What is the general mood of the introduction to the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique

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scary, dark, and dead

Question 11

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What is the new key for the idée fixe in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique

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E flat major

Question 12

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What has become of the idée fixe in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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The beloved has become one of the witches

sounds vulgar and grotesque

Question 13

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How is the idée fixe distorted in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique

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played by clarinet

in6/8 gigue-like rhythm

with trills and grace notes

Question 14

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How is the “dance of the Witches” foreshadowed in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique

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by ominous chiming of bells on the tonic and dominant notes

Question 15

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What is the new key of the Dies irae in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

Question 16

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Which instruments play the Dies irae in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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bassons and ophicléide

repeated by brass in diminution

Question 17

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Which bells are used in the Dies irae in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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one in C and other in G

Question 18

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What does the the Dies irae represent in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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He is dead with other dead people

Question 19

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What is the new key for the Dance of the Witches in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

Question 20

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What is the texture of the Dance of the Witches in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

Question 21

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What do the syncopated chords of the Dance of the Witches make you feel in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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mocking tone

Question 22

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What unpleasant sounds can you hear in the Dance of the Witches in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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jarring dissonance

Question 23

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What is the Dance of the Witches combined with in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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Dies irae

Question 24

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What string technique is employed in the Dance of the Witches in the 5th movement of Symphonie fantastique?

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col legno technique

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