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20th Century Exam #4
Listening Exam #2
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Music
Undergraduate 2
10/13/2009

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Term
"Trio Sonata" Mvt.1
Definition

Pergolesi

 

1732

 

Chamber music w/flute and violin with lead melody and the accompaniment is the harpsichord/cello.

Term

Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"

 

Sinfonia

Definition

Stravinsky

 

1919

 

-concerto grosso

 

-Based on the themes of Pergolesi, but instead of trio, it uses an orchestra.

Term

Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"

 

Serenata

Definition

Stravinsky

 

1919

 

-serenade

-orchestral colors are clear and simple

 

-the beginning features an oboe/clarinet sound

-you can hear either mainly clarinet or sad violins

Term

Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"

 

Scherzino

Definition

Stravinsky

 

1919

 

Fashioned from a ballet score

 

-A little more than half way through you can hear the violins interacting with horns, almost like they're interrupting each other.

Term

Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"

 

Piu Vivo

Definition

Stravinsky

 

1919

 

-10 seconds long

 

-Flute just piping quickly for 10 seconds.

Term

Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"

 

Allegro

Definition

Stravinsky

 

1919

 

Somewhat quick, almost like imagining a fox chase. Lively with strings performing fast and woodwind soloists have short solos?

Term
Premiere Courante
Definition

Couperin

 

1715

 

From a suite of dances for solo harpsichord (baroque).

Lots of ornate melodic embellishments.

Term

Le Tombeau de Couperin

 

Prelude (Piano version)

Definition

Ravel

 

1914

 

-Feathery quality

-Blur of impressionist music, yet also neo-classic

-Piano reflects interest in harpsichord.

-Hands on piano remained mostly in middle of keyboard.

Term

Le Tombeau de Couperin

 

Prelude (Orchestral version)

Definition

Ravel

 

1914

 

The beginning is very soft and features oboe, and eventually an orchestra joins and crescendos before leaving it to oboe solo again.

Term

Le Tombeau de Couperin

 

Rigaudon (Piano)

Definition

Ravel

 

1914

 

Piano sounds like it's dancing/jumping around. Lots of dynamics from the piano. Half way through it softens up to piano volume and gets louder near the end.

Term

Le Tombeau de Couperin

 

Rigaudon (orchestra)

Definition

Ravel

 

1914

 

The orchestra performs very fast, and just like the piano version, it showcases lots of dynamics.

Term

Three Satires

 

No.1

Definition

Schoenberg

 

1925

 

A canon for a capella chorus

 

-You can hear the female voices overlap the male voices and vice versa.

Term
Da Pacem, Domine (plainsong)
Definition

Anonymous

 

Middle Ages

 

-Monophonic Gregorian chant, free of meter with one breath phrases.

Term

Symphony of Psalms

 

Mvt.1

Definition

Stravinsky

 

1930

 

-Gothic character

 

E minor bumps

 

Alto voiced women singing

Term

The Notre Dame Mass

 

Gloria

Definition

Machaut

 

1360

 

-Gregorian chant

-surprising harmonic movements

-rugged rhythms

Term

Mass in G

 

"Gloria (2nd movement)"

Definition

Poulenc

 

1937

 

rugged rhythms and surprising harmonic movements

-female voices

-baroque sounding

Term

Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin

 

"Passacaglia"

Definition

Bach

 

1720

 

Dance suite for solo violin

-uses double stop approach

-there is counter point & harmony even though there is only one performer

Term

Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin

 

Mvmt 1, "Ciaccona"

Definition

Bartock

 

1944

 

-Has interesting half steps where you would not expect it.

-Has hints of folk-music

Term

The Magic Flute

 

"Aria"

Definition

Mozart

 

1791

 

Requires great skill from singers (power, agility, vocal range, ect.)

-Based on story of Queen of the Night

Term

Rake's Progress

 

"Ann Truelove's Recitative and Aria"

Definition

Stravinsky

 

1951

 

-"Modern" form of opera

-"Old fashioned" yet revolutionary

Term

The Gambit

 

Last movement "Checkmate"

Definition

Mariano

 

1957

 

Jazz Suite

-Features improvisations by soloists

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