Pierrot Lunaire, Op.21, Nacht P1 Flashcards
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Who is Pierrot?
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Trouble making clown dressed in white from the Commedia dell’arte
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“Pierrot Lunaire” translates to…
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“Moonstruck Pierrot”
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Define: Commedia dell’arte
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16th Century Traveling Comedy Performances
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Inspiration of “Pierrot Lunaire, Nacht” comes from…
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Symbolist Poet Albert Giraud’s Poems about Pierrot
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Who translated Albert Giraud’s poems about Pierrot?
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Otto E. Hartleben
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Arnold Schoenberg group 21 of Albert Giraud’s poems into a…
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Song Cycle
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Who commissioned Schoenberg to compose Nacht?
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Albertine Zheme
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Vocal technique used in Nacht was…
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Sprechstimme
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Define: Sprechstimme
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Notes are half-sung, half-spoken to create an eerie effect
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Translate: Riesenfalter
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Moth / Butterfly
