Review - Compositions - Romantic (p. 84-109) Flashcards
Answer the following for the musical excerpt:
Title:
Composer:
Genre:
Source of text:
Song structure/type:
Performing forces:
Which character sings the excerpt?
What feeling is the character trying to convey and how is accomplished?
Title: Erlking
Composer: Schubert
Genre: Lied
Source of text: poem by Goethe
Song structure/type: through composed (durchkomponiert)
Performing forces: solo voice and piano
The Erlking sings this excerpt.
The Erlking is trying to trick the boy and creating a spooky atmosphere by singing in major mode.
Name the two librettists for Carmen
Halevy and Meilhac
What is the song structure that does not repeat entire sections of the music? The music reflects the meaning of the text as the story unfolds.
Through-composed (durchkomponiert)
What is opera?
It is a drama that is sung. It combines vocal and instrumental music with drama (staging and acting), visual arts (costume and scenery) and often dance. The components include recitative, arias, ensembles, and choruses.
Answer the following for Polonaise in A flat major.
Composer:
Era:
Genre:
Form of the entire piece?
Give two musical features of the entire piece.
Composer: Chopin
Era: Romantic
Genre: solo piano
Form of the entire piece: ABA (with introduction and coda)
Musical features can be any of the following:
The piece has polonaise rhythm throughout and it gives a dramatic and strong beat.
The main melody is expressive and song-like. The section B theme has bel-canto influence.
This piece has many piano challenges, including trills, rapid octaves passages and large chords.
Answer the following question for the musical excerpt?
- Title of the entire work
-Genre of the entire work
-Composer
-Title of the musical excerpt
-What are the first few words and the translation of the first few words of the excerpt?
-How is Carmen’s teasing nature described musically?
-Describe the cello playing in the beginning of the excerpt
-Title of the entire work: Carmen
-Genre of the entire work: Lyric opera (French opera with spoken dialogue)
-Composer: Bizet
-Title of the musical excerpt: Habanera
- What are the first few words and the translation of the first few words of the excerpt? “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” Translation: “Love is a rebellious bird”
-How is Carmen’s sensual/sexy nature described musically? the melody follows a chromatic descent
-Describe the cello playing in the beginning of the excerpt? The cello plays an ostinato and it is a habanera rhythm.
What is idee fixe?
Berlioz came up with this term. it’s French for ‘fixed idea”. It’s a recurrent theme that links the multi-movements. In symphonie fantastique, it represents ‘the beloved’
What is the source of plot for Carmen?
The story is based on a short poem by Merimee.
Answer the following question for the musical excerpt?
Title of the entire work
-Genre of the entire work
-Composer
-What are the first few words and the translation of the first few words of the excerpt?
-How is Carmen’s teasing nature described musically?
-Which motive is in this musical selection?
-Title of the entire work: Carmen
-Genre of the entire work: Lyric opera (French opera with spoken dialogue)
-Composer: Bizet
-What are the first few words and the translation of the first few words of the excerpt?”Quand je vous aimerai?” Translation: “When will I love you?”
-How is Carmen’s teasing nature described musically? Carmen’s playful nature is hinted by short, clipped phrases
-Which motive is in this musical selection? Fate
Give definition of Lied (plural Lieder)
A lied is the musical setting of a German poem and it is for solo voice, generally with piano accompaniment and popular in the 19th century.
What is the English translation of durchkomponiert?
Durchkomponiert is through-composed in English.
What is the term that means “day of wrath” in Latin? It’s a monophonic chant and used in requiem (mass for the dead). The music is associated with funerals.
Dies irae
Put these movements in order:
A Ball
Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath
March to the Scaffold
Scene in the Fields
Reveries, Passions
I - Reveries
II - A Ball
III - Scene in the Fields
IV - March to the Scaffold
V - Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath
What is program symphony?
- a 19th century multi-movement orchestral work that has descriptive title and often has accompanying text that outlines the program
Give definition of polonaise and title and composer of the piece we studied.
Polonaise is a Polish court dance in triple meter.
It is transformed by Chopin into a virtuosic piano composition and often include polonaise rhythms
Polonaise in A flat major by Chopin.
Name one composer and the association to Goethe.
Goethe wrote the poem that Schubert’s Erlking is based.
What is the term for “Italian for robbed time” in which rhythm is flexible so music speeds up or down down?
rubato.
What is habanera?
Habanera is a Cuban dance-song with a rhythm that is often used as an ostinato.
Answer the following for the musical excerpt:
Title:
Composer:
Genre:
Source of text:
Song structure/type:
Performing forces:
What does the music in the excerpt represent?
What feelings does it create?
Title: Erlking
Composer: Schubert
Genre: Lied
Source of text: poem by Goethe
Song structure/type: through composed (durchkomponiert)
Performing forces: solo voice and piano
The very fast and strong octaves triplets in the right hand describes the horse galloping. The left hand melody describes the storm and wind.
The piano creates a feeling of nervous energy and that something bad is about to happen quickly
Answer the following for the music excerpt.
Title:
Composer:
Genre:
Form of the entire piece:
Which section is the excerpt part of?
Give two music features of this section
Title: Polonaise in A flat major
Composer: Chopin
Genre: solo piano
Form of the entire piece: ABA (with introduction and coda)
Which section is the excerpt part of? The excerpt is section B.
Give two music features of section B:
- left hand plays staccato octaves
- dramatic dynamic changes from sf in the first note to pp in the ostinato
- strong dotted rhythm (polonaise rhythm) give martial (solider-like) character
- a new theme shows bel canto style and has rubato
What is the term for the following definition:
- a 19th century multi-movement orchestral work that has descriptive title and often has accompanying text that outlines the program
program symphony