Terms Flashcards
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opera buffa
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- Galuppi = originator of opera buffa (1740’s)
- Pergolesi = comic opera (La serva padrona – War of the Buffoons)
- between bass and soprano
- early Comic opera
- rapid-fire recitative
- formally complex
- finale is dramatic, confusing but leads to peaceful resolution
- applied to Italian works between 1750 and 1860
2
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fantasia
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- CPE Bach (Fantasia in C Minor)
- transcends words
- instrumental
- structurally free
- imitates vocal idioms without the use of words
- composed improvisation
- varied rhythm
- harmonically wayward
3
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periodic phrasing
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- W.F. Bach (Sonata in F)
- symmetry
- periods are equal
- antecedent and consequent
4
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empfindsamer Stil
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- CPE Bach (Fantasia in C Minor)
- German
- sensible style
- “susceptible to sensations”
- meant to express true and natural human emotion
- transcends text
- instrumental recitative
5
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imbroglio
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- Pergolesi (La serva padrona), Rossini (L’Italiana in Algeri)
- the tangle
- comic opera
- greatest plot confusion leading to disentanglement and resolution
6
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Sturm und Drang
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- Haydn (Farewell Symphony)
- German
- mid-1770’s
- literary origins
- storm and stress
- expresses violent emotional change
- very dramatic
7
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sonata form
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- Haydn (London Symphony)
- 1780’s
- fast first movement, slow second movement, dance like third, and brief fast finale.
- has three main parts : exposition, development and recapitulation
8
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exposition
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- Haydn
- first part of sonata form
- repeats
- thematically similar to recapitulation
- introduces theme
- I — V
9
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development
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- Haydn
- middle of sonata form
- follows exposition
- develops one or more themes from exposition
- V — I
- short
10
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recapitulation
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- Haydn
- last part of sonata form
- thematically similar to exposition
- restates theme
- ends in the tonic
11
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rondo form
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- Haydn (London Symphony)
- common for last movement in symphonies.
- simple
- lively opening theme alternates with episodes.
12
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theme and variations form
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- Schumann
- taking a theme and bringing it back in different variations
- key, tempo, time signature etc can vary from variation to variation
13
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thematic work
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- Haydn (Farewell Symphony)
- instrumental music to get a message across
14
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cadenza
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- Mozart (Piano concerto in G Major)
- soloist’s embellishment before ritornello
- display of virtuosic ability
- rhythmically free
15
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Romanticism
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- Mozart (early), beethoven
- Sublime
- more about making art for art’s sake
- expression of true genius
- music transcending the beautiful
