Music History Test 1

Question 0

Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo

Answer 0

Cavalleria rusticana-Mascagni (Rustic Calvery) - Mascagni
I Pagliacci ( The Clowns)- Leoncavallo
Two one act Italian Operas that entered the repertory after Verdi (1890)
Both are examples of verismo

Question 1

Opera Comique

Answer 1

Contains spoken dialog
Much smaller scale than grand Opera
Comedy or light hearted drama or romantic

Question 2

Lyric Opera

Answer 2

1851 In between light opera comique and grand opera.
The main appeal is from the melody, romantic or fantasy based
Most famous Faust- Gounod

Question 3

Exoticism

Answer 3

Setting an Opera in a foreign location

Examples- Bizet Carmen, Puccini Butterfly, Turandot,

Question 4

Puccini

Answer 4

1858-1924
Operas-Manon Lescaut, Madama Buterfly, Turandot, La Boheme
Used the vocal melody of Verdi with Wagner influence of leitmotives, greater role of the orchestra
Arias, choruses, and ensembles are a continuous flow.
Music supports the dramatic changes of the performer, matching thier mood
Exotsisim

Question 5

Verismo

Answer 5

Italian for true. Instead of opera showing historical figures from far away lands, they focused on present everyday people. A parallel to lit. realism. Brutal and sorrids events depicted. The term was used for artwork that reacted against Romantic idealism.