Unit 5 Flashcards
1
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- A composition setting a poem to music
- Generally for one solo voice and piano accompaniment
- In German it’s called a lied
A
Art song
2
Q
Use of “colorful”, dissonant pitches, that are included in the key of the composition
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Chromaticism
3
Q
Individual who leads an orchestra
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Conductor
4
Q
- A famous melody that appears in all five movements of Berlioz’s, Symphonie Fantastique
- Represents the beloved from the program
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Indèe Fixe
5
Q
- “guiding motive”
- associated with a specific character, theme, or locale in a music drama
- first associated with Richard Wagner
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Leitmotiv
6
Q
A Polish dance in triple time, with emphasis on beat two
A
Mazurka
7
Q
Pride in one’s nation, or cultural identity, often expressed in art, literature, and music
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Nationalism
8
Q
- Ending of a composition that consists of a IV cord moving to a I cord,
- most often associated with church music
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Plagal Candence
9
Q
Program music in the form of a multi-movement composition for an orchestra
A
Program symphony
10
Q
- The momentary speeding up, or slowing down of the tempo within a melody line
- taking time from one note to give it to another
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Rubato
11
Q
- 19th century operatic combination of a recitative (“scena”) plus aria
- Here the aria generally has two parts: a slower cantabile, and a faster Cabaletta
A
Scena ad aria
12
Q
Collection of art songs that are unified by poet, narrative, music, style, or composer
A
Song cycle
13
Q
A composition that uses the repetition of the same music for successive texts
A
Strophic
14
Q
- Program music in the form of a single movement composition for an orchestra
- Sometimes called a tone poem
A
Symphonic poem
15
Q
- Multi-movement composition for orchestra
- Often four movements
A
Symphony
