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romanticism

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emphasis on individuality, embracing strong emotions and feelings, the focus on expanding imagination. Typically through a novel, poem, and fiction. Early 19th century. supernatural elements.

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character pieces

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piano miniatures with descriptive titles. Pierrot (clown from commedia dell’arte)

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davidsbund: florestan vs. eusebius

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schumann character pieces. Florestan: hot-headed virtuoso, passionate, extroverted, heated. Eusebius- contemplative dreamer, mystic, abstract, slow, melancholy, pensive.

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etude/concert etude

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technique piece that focuses on a particular skill. Virtuosic, based on a skill with aesthetic value

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prelude

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acts as an introduction

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mazurka

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polish. means “concert”

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waltz

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a dance, party music

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ballade

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polish, narrative characters, tone poem for piano without actual poem. Chopin.

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polonaise

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in ¾, dotted rhythms. military march/dance. Chopin.

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clara schumann

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wife of Robert Schumann. Performance pianist, very successful. Piano trio Op 17, piano concertos, many piano pieces, several collections of Lieder. Piano instructor at Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt.

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solo recital

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how Liszt created his career. He played over a thousand recitals in his lifetime. Mixed repertoire, personal compositions and others’ compositions

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nicolo paganini

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famous Italian violinist. Liszt is compared to Paganini as the Paganini of the piano. Influenced Liszt to write etudes based on Paganini’s themes.

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19th c. orchestra, new instruments

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E flat clarinet, development of brass, large orchestras

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midsummer night’s dream overture

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one of Mendelssohn’s greatest works. Played this piece with his sister on the piano, later orchestrated it. Based on fairy characters, embodies romanticism.

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how many symphonies did mendelssohn write?

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five

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name of mendelssohn’s symphony no. 3?

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scottish

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name of mendelssohn’s symphony no. 4?

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italian

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did mendelssohn write a violin concerto?

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yes, e minor

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did mendelssohn write a string octet?

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yes, op. 20

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mendelssohn oratorio

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elijah

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Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

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performed mendelssohn’s midsummer night’s dream

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elfin style

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From Mendelssohn’s MSD: “fairy” style

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how many symphonies did schubert write?

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four

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Neue Zeitschrift für Musik

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“journal of music.” Schumann founded it.

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who were the literary composers?

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schubert, mendelssohn, schumann, berlioz

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bel canto

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“beautiful singing.” Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini. Distinguishes declamatory German opera from melismatic, melodic Italian vocal writing. 19th c. bel canto is mostly not romantic.

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Cantabile and Cabaletta

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Rossini. “Una voce poco fa.” forms found throughout bel canto, type of aria. Usually slow

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il barbiere di siviglia

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Rossini opera. Naples, bel canto, “romantic,” political about excessive nobility freedom and abuse. Comic opera. Source: Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

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Cenerentola

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rossini opera. cinderella

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Guillaume Tell

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rossini opera. William Tell, French, Grand opera. Rossini’s last opera

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french grand opera

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large sets, large stage, large crowds, long, animals on stage.

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Vincenzo Bellini

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famous for opera seria. Born after Rossini, before Donizetti. Wrote the opera Norma.

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L’elisir d’amore

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donizetti opera. comedy, makes fun of magic love potion from Tristan and Isolde

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lucia di lammermoor

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donizetti opera. librettist: salvadore cammarano. Comes from Scottish novel by Sir Walter Scott. Romantic, contains a ghost, dreaming, love through death. glass harmonica effect in mad scene.

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Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

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most operas are serious and political. Galley years- worked for opera houses composing music. 19th c. divided Italy. Supported Italian unification. Risorgimento movement.

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nabucco

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verdi opera. risorgimento

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macbeth

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verdi opera. not bel canto

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rigoletto

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verdi opera

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la traviata

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verdi opera. “the fallen one.” Courtesan girl in high class society in France.

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otello

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verdi opera. from Shakespeare, high drama. Not bel canto. History of blackface by opera companies.

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falstaff

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verdi opera. comedy, character. Not bel canto.

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Francesco Piave

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Verdi’s longest collaborator/librettist

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Arrigo Boito

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poet and composer, collaborated with Verdi.

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Giulio Ricordi

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convinced Verdi out of retirement resulting in his legacy of fame.

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Shakespearean Opera

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romantic

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Italian Risorgimento

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Verdi. Italy was divided, controlled by different countries, nobles, and the Pope.

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scene structure

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scena, tempo d’attacco, cantabile, tempo di mezzo, cabaletta

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