Quiz 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Who is the “father” of Italian Grand Opera?
Giuseppe Verdi
leading motive signature theme for each character in the story; move we associate with the character
Leitmotiv
Opera related to real things in life
Verismo (realism)
What genre is related with verismo?
Lyric Opera
What are examples of verismo?
Carmen, Madama Butterfly
Who used past forms instead of experimentation?
Johannes Brahms
How did Mahler make a living?
Conductor
What is meant by a nationalist composer?
Wrote music in their own language, rejected dominance in Italian and German instrumental music, independence
How many symphonies did Brahms write?
4
instrumental music composed purely as music, and not intended to represent or illustrate something else.
Absolute Music
a song written to be sung in recital, typically with piano accompaniment and often set to a poem
Art song
How did Mahler change art songs?
Used an orchestra instead of piano accompaniment
What are the 3 national schools of opera?
France, Germany, Italy
Who were the central figures in German Opera?
Carl Maria von Weber, Richard Wagner
Who is the character in the Nibelung?
Alberich
What are the 4 parts of the Nibelung?
Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung
Song structure in which the same music is repeated with every stanza (strophe) of the poem, hymns,carols and as well as folk music & popular songs
Strophic
proceeds from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections; music follows storyline, vocal form in which there is new music for each stanza.
Through Composed
What is the longest opera during the Romantic Period?
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Who wrote Symphony No. 4 in e minor, op. 98 4th movement
Johannes Brahms
What is the form of Symphony No. 4 in e minor, op. 98
Variations form
Who composed Transcendental Études No. 10 in F minor
Franz Liszt
Who composed Otello?
Giuseppe Verdi
Who composed Symphony No. 2 in C minor 4th movement
Gustav Mahler
