Gant Test 3 Mus 200

Berlioz

won the prix de Rome, allowing him to study for two years in rome

Er ist gekommen in STurm and Regen

written in modified strophic form

Dvorak

wrote Symphony No. 9 in the New World

Smetana

wrote the moldau

Wagner

wrote the music drama the valkyrie

True

(T/F) Beethoven used the coda to introduce new musical material

True

(T/F) Beethovens personality worked in the culture whereas Mozarts did not. He was a "free spirit"

Beethoven period

1770-1827

Romantic period

1820-1900

Sonata

3 movement genre written for the chamber and for one or two instruments. No conductor

Symphonie Fantastique

A five-movement program symphony which conveyed the composer's real-life obsession with Harriet Smithson; the protagonist of the story is enthralled with a woman, but in his opium-filled nightmare, dreams that he kills her and is executed

modified strophic form

A song form in which two or more stanzas of poetry are set to the same music while other stanzas have new music

Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen

Joint Song cycle written by Robert and CLara Schumann

Robert Schumann

Romantic Composer Born in Germany

colorful, unstable chords

Romantic harmonies placed emphasis on _____ _____ _____

greater

Romantic works tend to have _____ (greater/less) ranges of tone, color, dynamics, and pitch.

Tchaikovsky

Russian, composer of ballets, symphonies, and the well-known 1812 Overture

autobiographical

Schumann's music was _____, usually depicting or referencing events within his own life

Leitmotif

Short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, characteristic of the operas of Wagner

strophic form

Song structure in which the same music is repeated with every stanza (strophe) of the poem.

Warum

art song by Schumann written in A BA' BA' form

Aufschwung

art song by schumann that is written in ABACABA form

Bonn

location of beethovens birth

opera

mendelssohn wrote all types of music of the time except for _____

Chopin

most of this composers pieces are miniatures

sonata

movement one of symphony no 9 from the new world is written in ____ form

incidental music

music intended to be performed before and during a play, setting the mood for the drama

thematic transformation

musical expansion of a theme by varying its melodic outline, harmony, or rhythm. typical of the romantic period, pioneered by Beethovens 5th symphony

Clara Schumann

musical prodigy who married Robert Schumann

Fate Motive

short-short-short-long-first motive in sonata form-Example - symphony #5 in C minor Beethoven

erlkonig

piece by shubert depicting a father carrying his sick son on horseback as the son envisions the erlking. art song

Musical Exoticism

was in keeping with romantics' attraction to things remote, picturesque, and mysterious. eg. asian style instruments to depict distant lands

romantic orchestra

was typically larger and more varied in tone color than that of the classical era

Mendelssohn

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor

Rondo Form

ABACA

short motifs

Beethoven used _____ to unify his music

Haydn

Beethoven went to vienna in 1791 to study with _____

loss of hearing

Beethovens tragedy struck in his late twenties because of this

Schumann

Brahms was influenced and taught by ____

Wagner

German composer of operas and inventor of the music drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)

Brahms

German composer, known for being a "Classical Romanticist", wrote only 4 symphonies

Dvorak

Followed Smetana composing Czech national music (1841-1904) As a teenager, he played in orchestra under Smetana. Got his break when Brahms heard him. Became director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York. He urged Americans to write nationalist music.

Chopin

Nocturne in E Flat Major

Beethoven

Piano sonata in C minor, OP 13 was written by

Chopin

Polonaise in A flat major

symphonic poem

Programmatic composition for orchestra in one movement, which may have a traditional form (such as sonata or rondo) or an original, irregular form.

Scherzo

Replaced minuet in the 19th century. Like the minuet, a three-part form: _-trio-_. Faster than a minuet, marked by abrupt changes in mood.

Brahms

Symphony No. 3 in F Major

Ballet

Tchaikovsky was most know for his ____ music

music drama

Wagner's term for his operas (the valkyrie)

Polonaise in A flat major

Written in intro-ABA'-coda form

Berlioz

Wrote Symphonie Fantastique

song cycle

a collection of several art songs unified by a story line that runs through all

art song

a genre of song for voice and piano accompaniment with high artistic aspirations. Usually developed from a poem

Heilignestadt Testament

a letter from beethoven to his brothers expressing his feelings after his loss of hearing

musical nationalism

a movement in music in the nineteenth century in which composers sought to emphasize indigenous qualities in their music by incorporating folk songs, native scales, dance rhythms, and local instrumental sounds

Polanaise

a piece in triple meter, originated as a stately processional dance for the Polish nobility

nocturne

a slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano

tension

beethoven worked to create ____ in his pieces

Haydn and Mozart

beethovens early compositions were representative of _________

program symphony

belioz fantasitc symphony is an example of a ____ _____

Mendelssohn

composer whos music evokes variety of emotions but avoids extremes

Beethoven

composer whos music was profoundly emotional, had a sense of humor, was impulsive, contained elements of surprise and prolonged passages of suspense

Romeo and Juliet

concert overture written by tchaikovsky

Sonata Form

exposition, development, recapitulation

Schumann

founder and editor of the new journal of music

Smetana

founder of Czech national music

concert overture

independent composition for orchestra in one movement, usually in sonata form

program music

instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene

absolute music

instrumental music composed purely as music, and not intended to represent or illustrate something else.

Pathetique Sonata

one of his most famous compositions, Beethoven titled this piano sonata in order to suggest the passion and pathos he felt within it

Chopin

polish artist who Wrote almost exclusively for the piano

Felix Mendelssohn

romantic composer born in germany to a wealthy Jewish family.

Berlioz

romantic composer from France (one of the first).

franz shubert

romantic composer who was the first master of the art song

individuality of style

romantic composers emphasized self expression and _________________.

free artist

romantic composers were typically ___ ____, and wrote music to fullfill their inner needs rather than a commission from aristorcracy

literature

romantic music is closely linked to _____

transitional passages

romantic music typically bound two movements or sections together through ____ _____, where one movement of a symphony or concerto may lead directly into the next

harmonies

romantic music typically has rich colorful and complex ______

Rubato

romantic performers used ______, slight holding back or pressing forward of the tempo, to intensify expression of the music

pitch

romantic period _____ was expanded and utilized instruments such as the piccolo and contrabassoon to create drastic differences between high and low sounds

dynamics

romantic period _____ were expanded creating an even greater contrast between quiet whispers in music to moments of unprecedented power

tension

romantic works created ___ in the piece rather than emphasizing balance and resolution

concert overture

romeo and juliet is an example of a _____ _____

Fantasiestucke

song cycle by Schumann that contained Aufshwung and Warum

monumental form

symphonies following _____ _____ were designed for large concert halls and could last several hours

ABA'-coda

symphony no 3 by Brahms is written in _____ form

program symphony

symphony related to a story, idea, or scene, in which each movement usually has a descriptive title.

french revolution

the ________ influence beethovens music and world view

middle class

the typical audience of romantic music was the ____ ____, which was expanded by the industrial revolution

miniature form

typically short pieces from the romantic period that created intense moods through the use of a melody, few chords, and unusual tone colors. designed for small intimate settings, usually utilizing piano and keyboard as the main instrument

through composed form

vocal form in which there is new music for each stanza of a poem