Exam 3 Flashcards

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Perhaps the greatest
Wrote 41 symphony’s
Died at age 35
Handwritten music manuscripts

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Joseph Haydn

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“Father of the symphony”
Wrote over 100 symphonies
Known as papa Haydn
Friend of Mozart

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Ludwig Van Beethoven

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First composer to make a career solely from composing, bc after 30 he became deaf
Wrote only one opera and other stuff changed public perspective on artist

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Symphony #94 “surprise”

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Haydn

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The Creation

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Haydn

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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

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Mozart

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The marriage of Figaro

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Mozart

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Don Giovanni

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Mozart

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Symphony #5 in c minor

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Beethoven

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Symphony #9 “choral”

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Beethoven

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Fidelio

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Beethoven

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Moonlight sonata

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Beethoven

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Opera seria

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Serious style of Italian opera

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Opera buffa

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Comic opera

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Trousers role

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Males character that’s sun by female

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Theme

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Main melodic idea

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Motive

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Reoccurring combo of notes

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Staccato

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Short and not sounded connected

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Minuet

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Slow ballroom dance for two in 18th century

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Scherzo

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A piece of music from a larger piece such as a support or sonata

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Rondo

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Last movement of sonata reference to musical form

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Patronage system

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Musicians were servants to noblemen

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String quartet

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Musical ensemble of 4 string players

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Sonata

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For solo instrument or small ensemble, movements of two or four

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Concerto
Concert
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Cadenza
Cadence, improvised passage
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Symphony
Orchestra all instruments
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Requiem mass
Mass of the dead
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Chamber music
Form of classical music with group of small instruments