The Program Music Flashcards
An instrumental music that narrates a story through music.
Program music
It describes an event, situation, and feeling.
Program music
Three main kinds of orchestral/instrumental program music
Concert overture, Program symphony, Symphonic poem or tone poem
This is an overture used for a concert performance
Concert overture
This is a multi-movement orchestral music that follows the same structure of symphony, but it is usually extended with its forms that depend on the scene of the story it describes.
Program symphony
He was one of the early composers who used the program symphony.
Ludwig van Beethoven
This was introduced by Franz Liszt. It is similar to a concert overture, but the scope of subjects is wider and not limited to literary.
Symphonic poem or tone poem
He was a famous Russian composer of the Romantic era. He began his piano lessons at the age of five and exhibited great potential in music at an early age.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
How many years did Tchaikovsky study music in St. Petersburg Conservatory?
Three years
When did Tchaikovsky died?
6 November 1893
A musical composition that has a soft, sad, romantic, or dreamy character; it is typically for the piano.
Nocturne
Is a short musical composition designed to improve the technique of the player.
Etude
Is a Polish dance in triple time signature
Polonaise
Is a lively Polish folkdance in triple time signature
Mazurka
In Romantic piano music became an independent piece and does not necessarily preclude a larger work.
Prelude
He was a Polish composer known for his brilliant solo piano works and concertos.
Frederic Chopin
Chopin studied at the _______ and later moved to _______ for a broader musical experience.
Warsaw Conservatory of Music ; Vienna
Chopin died on _______ at the age of __.
17 October 1849 ; 39
