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test 4 Flashcards

1
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What year was the romantic period through?

A

1820-1900

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2
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romanticism

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important in poetry, literature and music

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3
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Who elevated music to be a vehicle of self-expression

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beethoven

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4
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self-expression, artistic freedom

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characteristic of romantic music

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5
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growing importance of instrumental music

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characteristic of romantic music

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6
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transformation, not total rejection of symphonic forms

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characteristic of romantic music

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7
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dominance of concert hall- issues it brought of audience v. composer

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characteristics of romantic music

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8
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romantic period themes of “Romantic” - not just “love”, nature, macabre, revolt, etc.

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characteristic of romantic music

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9
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virtuoso

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characteristic of romantic music

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10
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thematic unity and thematic transformation

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characteristic of romantic music

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11
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robbed time

  • tempo speeds up then slows down
  • melody can move in and out of phase with beat
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rubato

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12
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a sign of individual expressivity

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rubato

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13
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reflected romantic “blurring” tendency

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rubato

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14
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use all notes of chromatic scale

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chromaticism

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15
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wider ranges, more dramatic

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melody

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16
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to accompany melody and is also for its own sake

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harmony

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17
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more creative combinations of instruments, new timbres on the piano

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tone color

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18
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wide variety ,extremes. sudden shifts. orchestra size grew

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dynamics

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19
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conductor

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standard in orchestra now

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20
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(program music)

single movement, often still based on sonata form

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concert overture

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21
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(program music)

multi movement

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program symphony

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22
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(program music)

single movement, no prescribed form

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symphonic (tone) poem

23
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particularly the lied and the character pieces for the piano

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miniatures

24
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pieces that last only a few minutes

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miniature compositions

25
Q

convey a particular, momentary emotion

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miniature compositions

26
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dramatically opposed to miniatures

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grandiose compositions

27
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more movements, more instruments, longer time spans, than miniature compositions

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grandiose compositions

28
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often blended poetry, philosophical or religious ideas, and drama

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grandiose compositions

29
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composed almost exclusively for piano, innovative timbres, Nocturne in F

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Chopin

30
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“fixed idea” a term popular in medical literature of the day

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Idee fixe

31
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3 kinds: strophic, through-composed and a combination of both of these

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lied

32
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accompanied by piano

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lied

33
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usually romantic poem

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lied

34
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intimate and personal mood

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lied

35
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most important of the miniatures

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lied

36
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most prominent solo instrument

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piano

37
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piano (greatest piano virtuoso of the of the 19th century); had influence on program music

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Liszt

38
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brother and sister, Jewish composers

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Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn

39
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flourished all over Europe

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Romantic Opera

40
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Verdi in his Aida

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Italian Opera

41
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“Beautiful singing” most important background, general story, video clip

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Bel Canto

42
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Wagner and his The Valkyrie from the Ring

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German Opera

43
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“music drama”

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German opera characteristic

44
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guiding or leading motives

-associated with a person, thing or idea or symbol in the drama

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leitmotivs

German Opera

45
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made use of dramatic transformation

-pioneered by Liszt in symphonic poems

A

leitmotivs

German Opera

46
Q

total work of art

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Gesamtkunstwerk

47
Q

Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty

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Tchaikovsky

48
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Pictures at and Exposition Nationalism

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Modest Musorgsky

49
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used folk music as one element

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modest musorgsky

50
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designed to evoke the sounds of the composer’s native lands

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modest musorgsky

51
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Russian kushka (not each member by name)

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modest musorgsky

52
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returned to older structures; Viennese Classism and Violin Concerto in D

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Brahms

Late Romanticism

53
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“nostalgia” important, huge orchestras, great orchestrator and his Symphony No. 1

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Mahler

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