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bkx MUS101 T2 P1
MUS-101 Test #2, Part #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 4 Common Song Forms | Carol, strophic, through-composed, modified strophic |
| Carol | A b A b A b A etc. --> Medieval English form alternating a refrain (words and music the same) with a verse (music the same, words different) |
| Strophic | A A A A --> Music for each stanza stays the same as the verses change |
| Through-composed | A B C D --> Music and text change for each section |
| Modified strophic | A A A B --> Primarily strophic form with minor deviation |
| Narrative text | Tells a story |
| Symbolic text | Evokes vague images that are subject to personal interpretation |
| Meditative text | Relates personal struggles, triumphs, failures, etc., often from a first-person perspective |
| Text painting | (word painting) Musical figures that reflect the meaning of a particular word or phrase; common in Renaissance style music |
| Madrigal | Popular composition for several solo voices set to a short poem, often about love; often written for amateur singers; text painting and wordplay were common features; originated in Italy in the 1500s |
| The Seconda Practica | Late 1500s composers begin to dodge common rules of composition for the sake of creating a more expressive bond b/t text & music; Monteverdi criticized for use of dissonance and coins the term "seconda practica" |
| Girolamo Mei | Late 1500s came to the conclusion that the only way to imitate the high emotional content of Greek texts was through singing |
| Stile Rappresentivo | Style in which vocal lines were written to follow the inflections and emotions of human speech |
| Monody | A single voice with sparse, basso continuo accompaniment |
| Baroque Secular Cantata | This form consists of alternate sections of monodic and arioso passages; originated in Italy as an extension of Madrigal style |
| Commercial music beginnings | Madrigal books in 1520's; poetry by Petrarch was especially popular; setting popular poems to popular music was a great money maker for the publishing industry |
| 1700s popular music (18th century) | Songs based on short poems; simple songs for entertainment at home; accompanied by guitar or piano |
| German Romantic lieder | Used music, poetry and descriptive imagery to express individual feelings or narrate a story; solo voice with piano; used popular published poetry; romantic subjects like love and the supernatural and so on; piano often sets the mood of the poem |
| 3 Lied Forms | Strophic, through-composed, modified strophic |
| Ballad | Longer form; alternated narrative and dialogue; romantic subject matter; lengthy; partnered with piano |
| Erlkonig 1815 | Lied by Franx Schubert, poem by Goethe; triplets (triple division of beat) in piano (galloping horse); 4 different singers (Father-low, Son-high, Erlking-menacing, Narrator-medium) |
| Song cycle | A group of related songs about a single topic, or unified through a story line |
| Winterreise | Song cycle by Franz Schubert about winter's journey |
| Die Schone Mullerin | Song cycle by Franz Schubert about the pretty miller's daughter |
| Dichterlibe | Song cycle by Robert Schumann about a poet's love |
| Franz Schubert (1797-1828) | First great master of Romantic Lieder, bringing together all aspects of song: poetry, melody, and accompaniment |
| Schubert's Melody | Demonstrates great control over melodic material |
| Schubert's Accompaniment | Varies from simple to dramatic and may reflect an image in the poem |
| Schubert's Harmony | Harmony reinforces the poetry |
| Robert Schumann (1810-1856) | Founded Journal for New Music; married piano teacher's daughter; schizo, manic depressive, suicidal; emotional music; urged study of older music; focused on one genre at a time |
| Schumann's songs | Music should capture a poem's essence; focus on love songs can be found in two of his songs from 1840: "A Poet's Love" and "Woman's Love and Life" |
| Clara Schumann (1819-1896) | Similar to husband; long piano pre- and postludes; voice & piano treated as equals |
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