Week 7 Flashcards
Who wrote first morality play, Ordo Virtutum that deals with the struggle of good and evil?
Hildegard von Bingen
Who was a German Benedictine abbess (head nun)in the 12th century?
Hildegard vin bingen
Was taught harpsichord by father and impressed king Louis XIV when played?
Elizabeth Jacques de la Guerre
Women composer and wrote an opera, ballet and chamber music
Elizabeth Jacques de la Guerre
Two women know in medieval music?
Hildegard von bingen and Elisabeth Jacaquet de La Guerre
Women composers of romantic era?
Louise Farrenc and Cecile Chaminade
better known as piano virtuoso than composer
Louise Ferrenc
What school did Louise Ferrenc study composition and piano, meet her husband and was a professor of piano?
Paris Conservatory
Cecile was extremely popular and prolific as?
Composer and conservatism pianist
Cecile had a number of expert teachers including her mother. What did she study?
Piano,violin, and composition
What items are now collectors items and and received the French Legion d’honneur a first for female composers
Gramophone recordings
3 women who may have been successful but didn’t have the support
Anna Marie Mozart (Nunnerl) , Fanny Mendelssohn, and alma Mahler
Cecile popular work?
Concertino for the flute and piano
Was taught by father on harpsichord. Then put an act together with these two people and travelled Europe. performing for Empress, Maria Theresa at the Imperial court in Vianna
Anna and Wolfgang Mozart (siblings)
What published piece that was thought to be by Felix Mendelssohn was discovered by handwriting analysis to actually be by Fanny Mendelssohn?
Easter synota
FANNY AND FELIX MENDELSSOHN studied with the best teachers because of their father. What in one opportunity he gave them?
Weekly sonntagsmusiken (Sunday concerts) in their home where he hired professional performers.(stopped when her brother left)
*when Fanny married husband Wilhelm Hansel she was able to continue performing and composing
Who was forbidden to compose by her husband? (Letter stating this)
Alma Mahler
Her husband famous composer Gustav Mahler
Alma became depressed because she could not perform and the death of her daughter. She was sent to a spa to attempt to sure but met many lovers instead. She became muse to artistic men and started what?
Salons (social events where she brought together various intellectuals) in Vienna (before war) and Los Angles
What songs did Alma Mahler compose?
Die stillest Stadt
Two females from Saskatchewan that made it?
Laura Pettigrew and Elizabeth Raum
This women wrote full orchestras, chorus, chamber, piano, film. Performing in Canada, USA, and Europe. She has an international award winning short film, the sky came down.
Laura Pettigrew
A technique that used by composers because it is less expensive than hiring full orchestra but still has the quality of live music
Synthesized instruments
Recorded over 35 cds, produced Canada’s first classical video with OG written music (EVOLUTION: ATHEME WITH VARIATION), 4 operas, over 70 chamber,18 vocal works, choral works (oratorio, ballets, concerti, and major orchestras
Raum
Jason and the Golden Fleece
Raum
What came after the swing era in the late 1940’s?
Rock and roll
What structure or form was used in rock in roll that was prevalent in blues,jazzs and gospel
Twelve bar blues or the AABA form (32 measures)
What was featured in rock and roll?
Solo vocalist, accompanied by piano, guitar (acoustic or electric), electric bass, drums, and tenor saxophone,
STRONG DRIVING BEATS 4/4 METER
Who was the king of rock and roll?
Elvis Presley
The rise of radio and tv drove the rock and roll era. Dick Clark hosted America bandstand (played records while studio audience of teens danced) it was first to have black and whites on stage. Who was one of the first rock groups to benefit from this?
Bill Haley and his comets.
He worked R&B and country blending the two creating Rock around the clock (first anthem of rock and roll) was in movie Blackboard jungle. First rock and roll record to rank number one on pop charts
What style did Elvis Presley use?
Rock ability or combination of country and western and early rhythm and blues
Most flamboyant performers in rock history. Was afro-America pianist at local church where his feel for gospel music came.the gospel idiom and vocal skills including falsetto whoops took him to rock and roll superstar who is this person?
Little Richard (Richard penniman)
Wrote Jonny Be good and roll over Beethoven, maybellene. Virtually invented the image of guitar wielding rock and role super hero
Chuck berry
Fuck rock was African inspired, further developed of rock where the melody and blues chord progression were down played, emphasizing on one chord or extended vamp. Good for dancing.
Electric instruments, drums and sometimes saxophone, trumpets and trombones.
WHO WAS THE FATHER OF FUNK ROCK?
James brown
Country rock, a combination of rhythm and blues and emphasized on the melody more than funk rock. Who began this extension?
Bob Dylan
Jonny cash, won himself into the country music hall of fame, rock and roll hall of fame. What did his music span on?
Rock and roll, rock ability, blues, folks, gospel & country
Loud, abrasive, depending on heavy distortion of electronic instruments, and emphatic beats. This describes what kind of music?
Heavy metal
Revolutionized the recording industry, using instruments that were never used before in the genre. Full orchestra accompaniments, string quartets, sitar’s and brass bands. Style spawned from vaudeville to western to Indian classical among others
The Beatles
Who was apart of the British Invasion?
Beatles, Rolling Stones, and the who.
What was North America native miscible based on?
Rhythms, drums, rattles, flutes, and mostly call and response.
How was jazz formed?
Evolved from a blending of African oral and rhythmic music with western Europe’s traditions
Birthplace of jazz
New Orleans
Who were the most educated in New Orleans living in French section of city (east of canal street) many were trained in classical music while the other made up of free slaves were talented musicians were not schooled and would play by ear.
Black creoles
Jelly roll Morton published songs
Jelly roll blues - first publicized jazz composition that was written out
Tiger rag
How did ragtime get it’s name
“Ragged time” composed for the piano, the melody was full of syncopations while bass line (left hand) had single notes on beats one and three and accented chords on beats two and 4 of a 4/4 measure
Who was the king of ragtime writes?
Scott Joplin
Evolved into stride, jazz, and big band. Was in the movie the sting and the entertainer and won Pulitzer Prize
The maple leaf rag (most famous)
What is twelve bar blues
Form of three, four phrases (4+4+4) using standard chord progression. Started from country blues
How did the blues get it’s name in music?
Thought to come from expression the blue devil which describes hallucinations that can happen from alcohol withdrawal. Blue was also slang for drunk and used in terms “blue laws” prohibiting drinking on Sunday. So blues reflect sadness often fount in this music
Who is the father of the blues
W.C. Handy
Credited for giving blues its contemporary form
Memphis blues-song
Dixieland song?
When the saints go marching in - Louis Armstrong
How did jazz change to Dixieland?
Improvisation.
Rhythm sections kept beat, player could improvise at the proper time. Front line players (clarinet, trumpet, trombone)played together for original statement of tune. The trumpet plying melody, clarinet counter melody above trumpet and trombone a line below trumpet. each 3 would get to improvise their chord.
MUSIC SOUNDS MORE POLYPHONIC
Difference between swing and Dixieland
In swing their would be 15-16 players rather then 6-7.
4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 5 saxophones, 4 rhythm players, plus vocalist. LESS IMPROVISATION
Swing band example
Tommy Dorsey and his big band - swing band
Why did swing music demise?
Gas was too expensive and hard to get while ww2 was happening and swing depending on touring. Two alternatives were Bebop and rock and roll
