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1
Q

With lieder (and song), music expresses ___.

A

Text.

2
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What does music bring that text doesn’t?

A

Counter-reading of text.

3
Q

What’s being expressed in music?

A
  • Uncertainty.
  • The sense of a general mood.
  • Ambiguity can be an advantage.
4
Q

Character Pieces

A

Small-scale piano works, each portrays a mood/character.

5
Q

Character pieces are similar to lieder, as…

A

Each piece portrays a mood or character.

6
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Features of Schubert’s Moment Musical No. 2 in A-flat:

A
  • One motive drives the work.
  • Rubato and expressive use of harmony.
  • Registrar and extreme dynamic shifts signify…anger? Moodiness? Unpredictability at the very least.
7
Q

Schubert uses ___ means to achieve ___ results.

A

Classical, Romantic.

8
Q

What does it mean when it is said that Schubert uses Classical means to achieve Romantic results?

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Classical features like clear form and undescriptive title are used, but there are lieder-like features.

9
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Features of Eusebius:

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  • Ambiguity through rhythm, overlapping of phrases.
  • No sharp contrast between sections (b has elements of a).
  • Rubato in performance adds to impression of metric freedom.
  • aa ba b’a’ ba.
10
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Features of Florestan:

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  • Extreme contrast to Eusebius.
  • Contrast within the piece – agitated, hesitant.
  • Like a development cut off from the rest of the piece. Open-ended.
11
Q

Nocturne

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  • Portrayal of things that happen in the night.

- Serenade, tryst, dance, folk song, mourning…21 different nights.

12
Q

Can music be detached from its culture?

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No.

13
Q

Explain the rationale underlying piano = women.

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Piano = domestic; domestic = women.

14
Q

Nocturne delved into the realm of the ___.

A

Feminine.

15
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Men say nocturnes presented a woman’s view of the world, because…

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They were decorative, gentle, but unpredictable.

16
Q

Chopin’s work feels ___.

A

Improvisatory.

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