UNIT 3 Flashcards
Lowell Mason
Father of Music Education, founds earliest known singing school in US
Carmina Sacra
Lowell Mason’s most famous book
Representative Works of Lowell Mason
Nearer My God To Thee
Joy To The World
Star Spangled Banner
Nearer My God To Thee
Song written by Mason that was played while the Titanic sank
The Star Spangled Banner
written by Lowell Mason, words based on poem by Francis Scott Key and tune based on English drinking song Anacreon in Heaven
Anacreon in Heaven
English drinking song that the tune of the Star Spangled Banner is based on
PT Barnum
founder of Barnum and Bailey’s Circus, career con-man with famous showcase of oddities
Jenny Lind
“The Swedish Nightingale”; Barnum hosted and hyped up her concert to an insane level, sings American Folk Songs
Louis Gottschalk
first true American classical composer and performer, influenced by the African music of Congo Square, music is very classical in nature with ethnic elements
Gottschalk’s most popular piece
The Banjo
Beethoven’s Influence as a Transitional Figure
because of him composers start putting themselves/emotions into music
Felix Mendelssohn
introduced conducting baton made of whale bone covered in leather, made descriptive musical works, musical pictures
Representative works of Mendelssohn
Overture to a Midsummer’s Nights Dream
Wedding March
Hebrides Overture (Music portrayed nature)
Songs without words
Fanny Mendelssohn
pianist and composer, because father wouldn’t let her pursue conducting, Felix published them under his name because she asked him to, he gave her credit where it was due