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Music History Exam 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What pieces are associated with Beethoven's first period? | Piano sonatas (Pathetique Sonata in C Minor) and Symphony No. 1 in C Minor |
| What pieces are associated with Beethoven's second period? | Symphonies No. 3, 5, 6, and 7, as well as opera Fidelio and his chamber music |
| What pieces are associated with Beethoven's third period? | String Quartet in A Minor and Symphony No. 9 |
| What was Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" originally named? | "Bonaparte" for Napoleon |
| What was the Heiligenstadt Testament? | A letter written by Beethoven to be read by his brothers after death; talked abt how difficult i was to lose his hearing |
| How many symphonies did Beethoven write? | 9 |
| What was special about Beethoven's Symphony No. 9? | Incorporated vocals |
| What instrument was the center of home music making in the middle class? | Piano; more accessible bc of manufacturing innovations |
| What was the most important genre of 19th century song? | German lied |
| What two composers are associated with German lied? | Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann |
| Who wrote piano work Das Jahr? | Fanny Hensel |
| Who wrote piano work Songs Without Words? | Felix Mendelssohn |
| Who wrote piano work Nocturne in D-flat Major? | Frederic Chopin |
| Who wrote piano work Un Sospiro? | Franz Lizst |
| Who wrote piano work Album for the Young? | Robert Schumann |
| What is a character piece? | A piano genre with descriptive titles and sounds enveloping the "character" of something or someone |
| What are the genres of Chopin? | Waltzses, marzukas, polonaises, ballades, scherzos, nocturnes, etudes, preludes, concertos, and sonatas |
| Who was choral music composed for? | Amateur singers |
| What did Carl Maria von Weber invent? | The concertino, a one mvt concerto that fused sonata form with the traditional 3 contrasting mvts of concertos |
| What became more popular in performances for the first time in history? | Music from the past |
| Where is Opera comique from? | France |
| Who wrote The Barber of Seville? | Gioachino Rossini |
| Who wrote Der Freischutz? | Carl Maria von Weber |
| Who wrote Tristan und Isolde? | Richard Wagner |
| Who wrote Rigoletto? | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Who wrote Madame Butterfly? | Giacomo Puccini |
| Who wrote instrumental work Symphonie fantastique? | Hector Berlioz |
| Who wrote instrumental work A German Requiem? | Johannes Brahms |
| Who wrote instrumental work Also sprach Zarathustra? | Richard Strauss |
| Who wrote instrumental work Gaelic Symphony? | Amy Beach |
| Who wrote instrumental work Scheherazade? | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| What is a Symphonic Poem? | Term coined by Franz Liszt, new name for what had been the concert overture; one mvt programmatic work for orchestra; Strauss preferred term Tone Poem |
| Describe Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique | 5 mvt programmatic symphony; follows the story of an artist on a drug trip; inspired by Berlioz's mad love for Shakespearean actress; had an idee fixe, a theme representing the artist's beloved that returns throughout |
| How many operas are in Wagner's Ring Cycle? | 4: Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried, and Gotterdammerung |
| What is a Lietmotive? | A leading motive; described by Wagner as "principal themes" assigned to a particular character, thing, event, emotion; recurs throughout entire work and is characterized by particular sound |
| What is Gesamtkunstwerk? | German for Total Artwork; coined by Wagner meaning a dramatic work in which poetry, scenic design, staging, and action work together toward one artistic expression |
| What is Cesar Franck known as? What style is he associated with? | Founder of modern French chamber music, had chief chamber works, all in cyclic form; distinctive cosmopolitan style, blended counterpoint and classical forms with Liszt's and Wagner's techniques |
| What is Gabriel Faure known as? What style is he associated with? | Master of the French song; style is French traditional, uses symbolism and imagery rather than direct statement |
| Who are the Mighty Five? | Balakirev, Borodin, Cui, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov |
| How many symphonies did Brahms write? | 4 |
| What were the ballets of Tchaikovsky? | Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker |
| Composer and genre of Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major (Eroica) | Beethoven, Symphony |
| Composer and genre of Gretchen am Spinnrade | Franz Schubert, Lied |
| Composer and genre of Nocturne in D-flat Major | Frederic Chopin, Piano piece |
| Composer and genre of Symphonie fantastique | Hector Berlioz, Programmatic symphony |
| Composer and genre of The Barber of Seville, Act I, No. 7 Una voce poco fa | Rossini, Opera aria |
| Composer and genre of Tristan und Isolde, Prelude | Wagner, Opera |
| Composer and genre of Carmen, Act I, No. 10, Seguidilla and Duet | Bizet, Opera |
| Composer and genre of The Pirates of Penzance | Sullivan, Operetta |
| Composer and genre of Don Quixote | Strauss, Tone poem |
| Composer and genre of Gaelic Symphony | Amy Beach, Symphony |
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