Musical Excerpts Flashcards
(188 cards)
0
Q
Oklahoma!
A
- Rogers and Hammerstein, musical
1
Q
Sgt peppers lonely hearts club band
A
1967, rock n roll. Beatles
2
Q
Appalachian spring
A
Copland, orchestral suite/ballet, 1944
3
Q
Three places in New England
A
1911-1914, Charles Ives, early modern, chromaticism
4
Q
Concord Sonata
A
1911-1915, pub 1920, early modern, Charles Ives.
5
Q
Porgy and Bess
A
Gershwin, 1935, opera/musical, early modern
6
Q
Rhapsody in Blue
A
Classical jazz/fusion, early modern, 1924
7
Q
Quatuor pour la fin du temps
A
1940, Messiaen, modern, later 20th century.
8
Q
Lyric suite
A
Berg, 1925, string quartet, 12-tone, early modern
9
Q
Leningrad Symphony
A
Shostakovich, 7th sym. 1939-1940
10
Q
Classical symphony
A
Prokofiev, 1916, neoclassicism
11
Q
Le Sacre de printemps
A
Stravinsky, 1913, ballet, early modern
12
Q
Petrushka
A
Stravinsky, 1911, neoclassical ballet
13
Q
Firebird
A
Stravinsky, 1910
14
Q
Dialogue of the Caramelites
A
Poulenc, 1956, late 20th century opera
15
Q
Three-Penny Opera
A
Bertold Brecht/Kurt Weill, 1928, early modern
16
Q
War Requiem
A
Britten, 1962, later 20th century
17
Q
Peter grimes
A
Britten, 1945, opera
18
Q
Ancient voices of children
A
George Crumb, 1970
19
Q
Mikrocosmos
A
Bartok, 1926-1939, children piano music
20
Q
Music for strings, percussion and celesta
A
1936, bartok
21
Q
Prelude to afternoon of the faun
A
Debussy, 1894
22
Q
Der Rosenkavalier
A
Strauss, 1911
23
Q
Jephtha
A
Handel, oratorio, 1751
24
Alleluia Pascha nostrum
gregorian chant, used in the mass, ca. 800 (Leonin's version written late 12th century)
25
Flow, my tears
1596, John Dowland, voice and lute, based on the dance the Pavan
26
L'Orfeo
Monteverdi, first opera, 1607, late renaissance, early baroque
27
L'incoronazione di Poppea
Monteverdi, 1643, developed more characterization, with recit with dissonace and chromaticism
28
Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Monteverdi, 1624, scena for three voices, first use of pizzicato and tremolo
29
The Triumphs of Oriana
1601, compiled by Morley, book of English madrigals in honor of Elizabeth the I
30
Cruda Amarilli
1600, Monteverdi, polyphonic, renaissance vocal music, 4th book of Madrigals, Artusi blamed it saying it was crude and that he had departed too much from the traditional renaissance polyphany
31
Pope Marcellus Mass
1652, Palestrina, in honor of Pope Marcellus, first freely-composed mass
32
Missa Hercules dux Ferrariae
setting of the Ordinary of the Mass composed by Josquin des Prez, and dedicated to Ercole d'Este I, Duke of Ferrara. The musical source material for the mass, the cantus firmus, is derived from the musical letters in the Duke's name, a technique called soggetto cavato. Set in the C Hexachord
33
Missa prolationum
2nd half of 15th century, Johannes Ockheghem, uses progressive canon, incredible contrapunctal
34
Missa Mi-mi
Ockheghem,
35
Missa Se la face ay pale
Guillaume du Fay, 1450's, cantus-firmus mass, used isorhythmic motet, used his own ballade Se la face ay pale, as the tenor voice. the borrowing from multiple voices makes it a cantus-firmus/imitation mass
36
Nuper rosarum flores
1436, du Fay, motet for opening of the Florence cathedral, synthesis of older isorhythmic style and new contrapunctal style
37
Sumer is icumen in
maybe Wycombe, 1260, oldest composition featuring 6-part polyphony
38
Messe de Nostre Dame
Guillaume de Machaut, ca 1360, earliest complete setting of the Ordinary of the Mass attributable to a single composer
39
Sederunt principles (4-v)
Pérotin, organum quadruplum, was composed for St. Stephen's Day (26 December), 1199, for the dedication of a new wing of the Notre Dame Cathedral. His music, as well as that of Léonin and their anonymous contemporaries, has been grouped together as the School of Notre Dame.
40
In ecclesilis (polychoral)
Giovanni Gabrieli's Magnum Opus,
41
Symphonie sacrae
Schutz, 1629, concerted Lain motets for various small combinations of voices and instruments. Strong influence of Monteverdi and Grandi
42
Saul, was verfolgst du mich
Schutz, 1650, large-scale concerto, 6 solo voices, two choirs doubled by instruments, two violins, continuo.
43
Dido and Aeneas
Purcell, 1689, year of William and Mary's coronation
44
Well-tempered Clavier
Bach, 1722, 1740, 24 prelude and fugue pairs, one in each of the major and minor keys. Designed to demonstrate near-equal temperament
45
Goldberg Variations
Bach, 1741, took genre of keyboard variations to a new level. 30 variations. every third variation is a canon, starting at unison, then 2nd, etc.
46
L'Art de toucher le clavecin
Couperin, 1716. most important sources for performance practice of the French Baroque
47
Twelve solo sonatas, op. 5
Corelli, 1700, served as models for the next half century. firt major composer whose reuptation rests exclusively on instrumental music
48
Traité de l'harmonie
Rameau, Jean-Philippe. 1722, treatise on harmony won him renown as a theorist
49
The Art of Fugue
Bach, early 1740s, experimentation of monothematic instrumental works
50
A Musical Offering
Bach, 1747. canon and fugue based on the theme given to him by Frederick the Great
51
St. Matthew's Passion
Bach, 1727. solo voices, double choir, double orchestra
52
Mass in B Minor
Bach, 1747-9
53
"Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Bach, 1731, church cantata
54
Giulio Cesare
Handel, 1724, opera
55
Israel in Egypt
Handel, 1739, biblical oratorio
56
La Serva Padrona
Pergolesi, 1733, short opera buffa used as an intremedio between acts, around 45 minutes
57
Orfeo ed Euridice
Gluck, 1762, synthesis of French, Italian and German operatic styles
58
Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
CPE Bach 1753-62. important source of information on the musical thought and practice of the period
59
Le Matin, Le Midi and Le Soir Symphonies
Haydn, 1761, first composed in the Prince Esterhazy
60
Farewell Symphony
Haydn, 1772, Symphony 45
61
London Symphonies
Haydn, 1790. orchestration expanded, with trumpets and timpani and clarinets. Symphony 94 called the Surprise Symphony.
62
Quartets, op. 33
Haydn, 1781, dedicated to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia
63
"Kaiser" Quartet
Haydn, 1796, 3rd quartet in Op. 76, dedicated to the Hungarian count von Erdody
64
The Creation
Haydn, 1798, oratorio, published in English and German, inspired by Handel's oratorios, specifically the Messiah
65
Seven Last Words
Haydn 1785, orchestral work
66
"Dissonance Quartet"
Mozart, 1785. part of his last six quartets dedicated to Haydn. string quartet op 19
67
Symphony in G Major
Mozart, 1771, salzburg
68
Jupiter Symphony
Mozart, 1788, Symphony 41, his last symphony
69
Marriage of Figaro
Mozart, 1786, da ponte libretto
70
Don Giovanni
Mozart, 1787, based on Don Juan, da ponte libretto
71
Cosi fan Tutte
Mozart, 1789, opera buffa, da ponte libretto
72
Magic Flute
Mozart, 1791, uses singspiel, two acts
73
Fidelio
Beethoven, 1805, only opera, in German
74
Sonate pathetique
Beethoven, 1798, sonata 8, op 13
75
Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn, 1842, incidental music
76
Symphony 41 in C major
Mozart, 1788, the jupiter symphony
77
Symphony no 5 in c minor
Beethoven, 1808
78
Symphony no 104 in d major
Haydn, 1790, last symphony
79
Sinfonia Eroica
Beethoven, 1804
80
Pastoral Symphony
Beethoven, 1808, symphony 6
81
Rasumovsky Quartets
Beethoven, 1806, quartets 7-9, commission by russian ambassador in vienna
82
Appassionata Sonata
Beethoven, 1805-7, piano sonata 23
83
Emperor concerto
Beethoven, 1811, concerto no 5
84
Diabelli Variations
Beethoven, 1819-1823, variations on a waltz theme composed by Diabelli
85
Missa Solemnis
Beethoven, 1819-1823
86
Der Freischutz
Carl María von Weber, 1821, first German Romantic opera, used speaking
87
Death and the Maiden Quartet
Schubert, 1824, his testament to death
88
Wanderer Fantasie
Schubert, 1822, piano solo, 4 mvmts
89
Trout Quintet
Schubert, 1819, with double bass instead of two violins
90
Erlkonig
Schubert, 1815, lied, poem Goethe
91
Die schone Mullerin
Schubert, 1823, song cycle poems by Muller
92
Winterreise
Schubert, 1827, song cycle also by Muller
93
Carnaval
Schumann, 1834, piano solo, 21 mvmts
94
Kreisleriana
Schumann, 1834, dedicated to Chopin, 8 mvmts piano solo
95
Symphonic Etudes
Schumann, 1834, piano etudes
96
Dichterliebe
Schumann, 1840, "the Poet's Love", song cycle
97
Frauenliebe und Leben
Schumann, 1840, follows a couple through life, 8 songs
98
Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz, 1830, early Romantic, PROGRAM MUSIC
99
Harold en Italie
Berlioz, 1834, second symphony
100
Les Troyens
Berlioz, 1856-8, opera, libretto from Virgil
101
Hebrides Overture
Mendelssohn, 1830, a stand along concert overture
102
Italian Symphony
Mendelssohn, 4th symphony, 1833 (actually 3rd symphony he composed)
103
Scottish Symphony
Mendelssohn, 1842, actually his 5th and last symphony
104
Spring Symphony
Schumann, 1841, first symphony
105
Elijah
Mendelssohn, 1846, oratorio
106
Songs without Words
Mendelssohn, 1829-40, piano works, 8 volumes of 6 songs
107
Barber of Seville
Rossini, 1816, opera buffa
108
Lucia de Lammermoor
Donizetti, 1839, opera tragico
109
Norma
Bellini, 1831, bel canto
110
Les Huguenots
Meyerbeer, 1836, grand opera, 5 acts
111
Carmen
Bizet, 1875
112
Faust
Gounod, 1859, grand opera
113
Les Préludes
Liszt, 1856, symphonic poem
114
Annés de pélérinage (Years of Pilgrimage)
Liszt, 1835-8, solo piano suite
115
Transcendental Etudes
Liszt, 1952, from 1937, piano etudes
116
A Faust Symphony
Liszt, 1857, similar to symphonic poem, with each movement a different character from Goethe's Faust
117
Rigoletto
Verdi, 1851
118
La Traviata
Verdi, 1853
119
Don Carlos
Verdi, 1867 (french language)
120
Aida
Verdi, 1870
121
Otello
Verdi, 1887
122
Falstaff
Verdi, 1893
123
Tannhäuser
Wagner, 1845
124
Tristan und Isolde
Wagner, 1859
125
Die Meistersinger von Nürnburg
Wagner, 1867
126
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Wagner, 1876, (die walkure, siegfried, das rheingold, gotterdamerung)
127
Parsifal
Wagner, 1882
128
Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Brahms, 1873, theme and variations
129
Ein Deutsches Requiem
Brahms, 1865-6, sacred, non-liturgical in German
130
Symphony no 4 in e minor, op 98
Brahms, 1885
131
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy - overture
Tchaikovsky, 1870, symphonic poem in sonata form
132
Pathetique Symphony
Tchaikovsky, 1893, first performance in october, 9 days before his death
133
Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky, 1876, ballet
134
La Boheme
Puccini, 1895
135
Tosca
Puccini, 1899
136
Turandot
Puccini, 1924
137
New World Symphony
Dvorak, 1893
138
Italienisches Liederbuch
Hugo Wolf, 1892
139
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Richard Strauss, 1896, tone poem based on Nietzsche's book of the same title
140
Till Eulenspiegel
Strauss, 1894, tone poem
141
Don Quixote
Strauss, 1897
142
Salome
Strauss, 1905
143
Elektra
Strauss, 1903-9, modern expressionist
144
Songs of a Wayfarer
Mahler, 1884-5, song cycle
145
Symphony no 2 "Resurrection"
Mahler, 1895 (first performance),
146
Symphony of a Thousand
Mahler, 1906, Symphony no 8
147
Kindertotenlieder
Mahler, 1901-4, lieder, 5 Ruckert poems, "late-romantic idiom"
148
Das Lied von der Erde
Mahler, 1908-9, 6 movements, 2 voices
149
Boris Godunov
Mussorgsky, 1872
150
Pictures at an Exhibition
Mussorgsky, 1874, 10 movements for piano
151
Scheherezade
Rimsky-Korzakov, 1888, symphonic poem
152
Peer Gynt
Grieg, 1875, (norwegian), incidental music to a Ibsen's play
153
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faun
Debussy, 1894, beginning of modern music
154
La Mer
Debussy, 1903-5, first work with "open form"
155
Pelléas et Melisande
Debussy, 1898, opera
156
Children's Corner Suite
Debussy, 1908, 6 mvmt piano suite
157
La Valse
Ravel, 1919-20, conceived as ballet, "choreographic poem"
158
Gaspard de la nuit
Ravel, 1908, three pieces after Bertrand poems
159
Daphnis et Chloe
Ravel, 1912, Diaghilev ballet
160
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Ravel, 1914-17, neo-classical style, originally a piano suite, each mvmt dedicated to a friend lost in WWI
161
Enigma Variations
Elgar, 1898-9, portraits of his friends, set of 14 variations of a theme, the "enigma"
162
Fantasy on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Vaughan-Williams, 1910, string
163
The Planets
Holst, 1914-16
164
Verklärte Nacht
Schoenberg, 1899, German late-romanticism, based on poem by Dehmel
165
Pierrot lunaire
Schoenberg, 1912, song cycle for voice and orchestra, first use of sprechtstimme
166
Moses und Aron
Schoenberg, 1930-2, 12-tone, opera, only 2 of the 3 acts
167
Wozzeck
Berg, 1922, "avant-garde" style, uses leitmotivs, sprechgesang
168
Lulu
Berg, 1935, opera, used tone-rows for each character, acting as a leitmotiv
169
Symphony op 21
Webern, 1928, two parts, perfect mirror-images with his twelve tone rows- all have a same forward and backwards
170
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Rachmaninov, 1934, based on Paganini's 24 caprice
171
L'histoire du soldat
Stravinsky, 1918, for 3 actors/1+ dancers and septet
172
Les Noces
Stravinsky, 1917, dance cantata, ballet with vocalists
173
Oedipus Rex
Stravinsky, 1927, oratorio
174
The Rake's Progress
Stravinsky, 1951, based loosely on paintings by William Hogarth
175
Symphony of Psalms
Stravinsky, 1930, 3-mvmt choral symphony, neo-classical style
176
Cinderella
Prokofiev, 1940-4, ballet
177
La Marteau sans Maitre
Boulez, 1953-4, serialist
178
Gesang der Jünglinge
Stockhausen, 1955-6, electronic work, voice matching with electronic sound, etc
179
Poéme électronique
Varese, 1958 world fair
180
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
Penderecki, 1960, chromaticism
181
Ionisation
Varese, 1929-31, 13 percussionists
182
Philomel
Babbitt, 1964, serial, combines synthesizer with both real and recorded voice.
183
Ancient Voices of Children
George Crumb, 1970, 5 mvmts, poems by Lorca,
184
Einstein on the Beach
Glass, 1975, opera, staging by Robert Wilson
185
Satyagraha
Glass, 1979, minimalist, based on life of Ghandi
186
Nixon in China
John Adams, 1987, mixes Stravinskian 20th-century neoclassicism, jazz references, and big band, it's "minimalist"
187
Sequenza
Berio, 1958-1995, 14 pieces for solo instruments, use of extended technique
