The Vienna Of Beethiven And Schubert Flashcards

(33 cards)

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What was Beethoven personal life defined by

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Lack of institutional employment

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Who helped him

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Group of Vuennese aristocrats

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When was beethiven completely death by

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1818
Refused to stop conducting
Orchestra could keep time without him

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4
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Beethiven and teaching

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String views in piano playing

Sorear cantabile playinging

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Cantabile playing

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Bringing out one line

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Beethoven self view

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Critical
Continued to learn
Sent publishers notes of mistakes

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7
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Beethovens interests

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Counterpoint
Older music
Influenced but didn’t copy

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Enlightenment writer who influenced Beethoven

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Schiller
1790s Letters on the aesthetic education of mankind
Finale of 9th symphony based on fragments of Schillders ode An die Freude

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Beethiven conceptions of heroic greatness

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Napoleon = original subject of 3rd symphony ‘Eroica’ unil he crowned himself Emporer
Own self image - all the great characters suffer or die

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10
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Who did Beethoven write for?

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Intellectual elite, not commoners

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11
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Did Beethoven believe in religion?

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Yes

Religious imagery

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12
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What was Beethovens music?

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Expression of his emotions

Bridge between classical and romantic

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13
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Symphony no. 3 in Eb

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Eroica
Turning point in music
1803

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14
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Symphony no. 3 first movement

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Allegro con brio
3/4
Sonata form

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Symphony no. 3 second movement

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Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

Funeral March in ternary form

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16
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Symphony no. 3 third movement

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Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Trio
Rapid 3/4 time

17
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Symphony no. 3 fourth movement

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Finale. Allegro molt - poco Andante - presto

Set of ten themes

18
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What was there a rise in?

19
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What was important for beethoven?

20
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Beethiven stylistic innovations

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Thicker textures
Fewer scales
Less periodicity
Bolder harmonies
Wider dynamics
Lengthier works
21
Q

Concert of 22nd December 1808

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Pastoral symphony
Piano concerti no. 4 in G
Grand Symphony in Cm
Fantasy on the piano

22
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Congress of Vienna 1814 - 15

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People of all nations in Vienna

Need entertainment

23
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Schubert background

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Choir boy then taught by Salieri

24
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What was there a rise of in musicians?

25
What was more popular?
Home concerts
26
Biedermeyer
Satire of the common man | Cheesy middle class
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What influenced schubert work?
Syphilis | Depressed
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When did Schubert die?
19th November 1828
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Conditions in Vienna?
Poor | Rise in homeless and poverty
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Realism transformed: why was schubert different to other composers?
Local to Vienna Beaome a symbol of idealism Music reflective of his home
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Realism transformed: schubert geniuous?
Complex response to the need to communicate beyond the arena of private and psychological concerns
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How did Schubert escape the censorship of post Napoleon Vienna?
Expression and communication through music
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Realism transformed: How did Schubert escape the censorship of post Napoleon Vienna?
Expression and communication through music