Details Title: appreciation of music final Description: final Total Flash Cards: 38 Created: 05/02/2009 21:22:28		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Music Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Modernism Definition Characterized by a desire or belief in progress, science, surrealism, anti-romanticism, political crap, breaking through the past common practice. Term opera Definition sing an entire dramatic work. Term oratorio Definition a large musical composition like an opera in that they have a choir, soloist and orchestra, but its just for the music doest tell a story. Term libretto Definition the text used in an extended opera, operetta, oratorio and cantata Term aria Definition a self contained piece for one voice, usually with orchestral accompaniment Term recitative Definition in opera when the singer is allowed to adopt the rhythm of ordinary speech Term chorus Definition Term overture Definition instrumental introduction to a dramatic, choral or occasionally instrumental piece Term sinfonia Definition italian word for symphony Term opera seria Definition italian term for a serious melodramatic opera Term opera buffa Definition a comedic opera Term program music Definition type of art music intended to evoke extra musical ideas, images in the ind of the listener by musically representing a scene, image or mood. Term absolute music Definition music not about anything other then sound like nice music. Term program symphony Definition program music, music that has a story behind it, music that brings out certain moods or events Term incidental music Definition music in a play, television program, video game, movie etc... that is not primarily music Term sprechstimme Definition a german term for an expressionist vocal technique between speaking and singing. Term cabaret Definition GAY comedy song and dance at a bar Term Albert Giraud Definition belgian poet writing in the french language, it was set to music Term lieder Definition german term for song, used for english speakers for Art music, or art songs Term bel canto Definition italian for beautiful singing, an opera term Term verismo Definition literary and operatic movement. no personal meaning should be put into the piece. Term German vs. Italian opera Definition Term musical Definition Term rodgers and Hammerstein Definition broadway folk, made ohlahoma and the sound of music Term Oklahoma! Definition broadway play from 1943 Term Reprise Definition return of the opening material in a composition, like in a recapitulation of a sonata form. Term jukebox musical Definition when a stage or film musical uses previously released popular songs as its musical score Term film music Definition Term mood book Definition music for silent movie pianist to play over certain moods. Term spotting session Definition watching a movie and deciding what music to put in to enhance mood etc.............. Term temp track Definition in film production when an existing piece of music is used for mood/ atmosphere Term "mickey-mousing" Definition tight rope walking tippy toeing etc.... Term leitmotif Definition motif, recurring musical theme Term Mac Steiner Definition Term Bernard herrmann Definition film composer for psycho Term carl Stalling Definition composer for looney tunes and warner bros. Term John Williams Definition Bad ass, star wars, harry potter, mike jacobs Term erhu Definition asian one string shit