romantic test study guide Flashcards

1
Q

art song

A

composition for a solo voice and piano

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2
Q

lieder

A

german art song

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3
Q

timbre

A

character or quality of a musical sound or voice

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4
Q

etude

A

a musical study to improve/demonstrate the technique/skill of a player

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5
Q

piano four hands

A

single piano played by two people; duet

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6
Q

opera

A

story in song

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7
Q

virtuoso

A

person/adult who excels on their instrument

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8
Q

opera buffa

A

comedy

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9
Q

opera verismo

A

everyday life

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10
Q

opera seria

A

history/mythology

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11
Q

what ruled the arts

A

emotion

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12
Q

important world events

A

industrial revolution, westward expansion, civil war

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13
Q

importan authors

A

mary shelley and edgar allen poe

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14
Q

composer that bridged between periods

A

beethoven

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15
Q

music was mostly written for

A

pleasure

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16
Q

most popular instrument of the time

A

piano

17
Q

poetry topics

A

death, love, nature, supernatural

18
Q

what was chopin was considered to be which instrument

A

virtuoso on piano

19
Q

titles of pieces by chopin

A

etudes; butterfly, winter wind, ocean

20
Q

schubert mostly composed

A

romantic art song

21
Q

art song by schubert

A

the erlking

22
Q

opera by bizet

A

carmen

23
Q

what culture was carmen representing

A

spanish culture (in french language)

24
Q

genre that brahms didnt compose

A

opera

25
Q

piece by brahms

A

hungarian dance no. 5

26
Q

famous piece that babies listen to

A

brahms lullaby

27
Q

what happened to music from classic to romantic

A

more middle class; more emotional and dramatic because of all the events during the romantic period