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Leider Flashcards

1
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What language is the term “Leider”?

A

German

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2
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What does “Leider” mean in English?

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Songs

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3
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What is the singular form of “Leider” in German?

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Leid

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4
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What poem did Schubert set to music?

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Erlkonig

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5
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Who wrote the original poem “Erlkonig”?

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Goethe

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What romantic composer set the poem “Erlkonig” to music?

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Schubert

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7
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What does “strophic” mean?

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Having identical or related music in each verse compared to through-composed

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What does “through-composed” mean?

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A song is not based on repeated sections or verses, compared to strophic

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Why does “Erlkonig” have a strophic feel even though it is through-composed?

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The repeating lines of “mein vater” makes it have a stropic feel

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10
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About how many Leiders did Franz Schubert compose?

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600+

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What two things does Franz Schubert do so well in his song compositions?

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Simple expressive melody, perfectly suited to the texts, also giving piano equal importance alongside singer and the text

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What is the story of “Erlkonig” about?

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Father and son riding thru the night, son gets haunted and dies to the elf king

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13
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What did poetry and music come together to create during the Romantic Period?

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Art song, also known as leider.

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14
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What poems did composers set to music?

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Poems written by great romantic poets

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15
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What country did art song come from primarily?

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Germany

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16
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What parts were Leider written for?

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Written for a single voice, accompanied by piano

17
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What were romantic songs in size?

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Miniature works

17
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What importance does the piano play in Leider?

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More than just an accompaniment, piano is equally as important in expressing the composer’s mood or emotions.

18
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What did romantic songs express?

A

A single idea or mood

19
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What were some favorite themes of leider?

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Love, Desire, and the Beauty of Nature

20
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What was a group of Romantic songs called?

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A song Cycle

21
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What would a song cycle bring together?

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A story or several aspects of one idea

22
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Where were Lieder designed to be performed?

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Private homes, but they found their way into the concert hall as well.

23
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Who are 3 other Lieder composers?

A

Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolff, and Johannes Brahms

24
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Why was Lieder so popular?

A

Most middle class had a piano, and the music could be performed in a family setting.

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