Music Flashcards
(32 cards)
An instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus, or needle, following a groove on a rotating disc
Phonograph
A _ stores a replica of soundwaves as a series of undulations in a sinuous groove inscribed on its rotating surface by the stylus
Phonograph disc or record
An electronic device that plays audio compact discs, which are a digital optical disc data storage format
CD Player
CD players were first sold to consumers in __
1982
CDs typically contain __ such as music or audiobooks
CDs typically contain recordings such as music or audiobooks
a flat, rectangular container made of plastic or lightweight metal that holds magnetic tape for audio or video recording and replay.
Cassette
Impressionist Music was created during late _ centuries
19th and early 20th centuries
What is 19th century in year
1801 - 1900
It is a new musical style that conveys a certain mood, emotion, or atmosphere through the use of bizarre harmony, unresolved or incomplete chords, extreme chromaticism, and heavy use of piano pedals.
Impressionist Music
Impressionist music derived from which painting
Monet’s painting “Impression Sunrise”
He was called the first Impressionist composer
Achille-Claude Debussy
Debussy was influenced by the __ of the late 19th century
Symbolist poetic movement
The “__” was Debussy’s orchestral height.
“Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”
What are Debussy’s other famous orchestral parts
“La Mer”
“Nocturne”
“Images”
“Clair De Lune”
He was known for experimenting with elements of modernism, baroque, neoclassical, and jazz in his works
Joseph Maurice Ravel
His orchestration abilities are shown in his famous works like “__”
“Bolero” (1928)
He was called the “Claude Debussy of the Phillippines”
Dr. Antonio Molina
One of his famous works is the piano piece called
Malikmata
He was a pioneer in chance music. He was an American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist
John Cage
He was one of the leading composers of post-war avant-garde music.
John Cage
Critics have acclaimed him as one of the 20th century’s most influential American composers.
John Cage
They are actually considered rebels because they tend to break away from the conventional way of writing music.
Impressionist and Expressionist musicians
It often features a high level of dissonance, constant changing of textures, distorted harmonies, and angular melodies with use of modalities and wide leaps.
Expressionist Music
Expressionist Music is a musical style that developed before __
World War 1
