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French Vocal Literature
U of M French Vocal Literature Study Guide
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How many songs did Henri Duparc compose and why so few?
Definition
Duparc only composed 16 songs, and was so self-critical of his own works that he distroyed and refused publications of his songs until they were perfect.
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How does Duparc's contribution of 16 melodie effect French song?
Definition
Even though Duparcs contributions were small, the quality and complexity of his compositions makes him a major contributor to French song.
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What are some characteristics of Duparcs melodie?
Definition
Duparcs songs are characterized by skillful construction, broad but supple melodic lines, rich harmonic structure, and complex piano accompaniments.
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Did Duparc write his songs for a certain voice type?
Definition
Yes, Duparc prefered violin type voice capable of fluent, and flexible phrasing and real intensity of tone.
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Why/when did Duparc stop composing?
Definition
Duparc stopped composing in 1855 bc he was stricken with a nervous disease, loosing his sight - he retired to the country and lived another 45 years without composing.
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Who was Duparc influenced by?
Definition
Duparc was influenced by Beethoven and Wagner.  However unlike other artists Duparc was not blinded by Wagner- he know Wagner was only part of the "wave" and not the only way to compose.
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Were any of Duparcs melodie written for symphonic /orchestration?
Definition
yes he wrote 2 works - La vague et la cloche and La Vie anterieure - originally for orchestra
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What Duparc known for large intervals or small intervals? What does that say about the ranges of his pieces?
Definition
Duparc was known for using large intervals in his music, and that meant for large ranges in his melodie
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Did Duparc ever compose any operas?
Definition
No he didnt, but he did aspire to be an operatic composer.
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Ernest Chausson died in a really crazy way... how did this happen?
Definition
He was ridng his bike and went down a large hill and slammed into a wall dying on impact.
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Was Chausson a weathly composer or a poor composer?
Definition
Chausoon was a very wealthy composer but it came with its downfalls.
Term
What were some downfalls to being a rich composer ( such as Chausson)
Definition
People had very little respect for rich composers bc they never had to work - and people thought that diminished a composers credit.
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Did Chausson care that other composers didnt take him seriously bc he was a richy?
Definition
It bothered Chausson greatly bc he wanted to be taken seriously as a composer.
Term

Knowing Chausson died instantly by slamming into a wall, did he die young or old?

 

Definition
Chausson died when he was 45 years old, he was very young.
Term
Chausson had a large beautiful salon, what were some advantaged to having this salon?
Definition
This drew composers to his salon bc they wanted to premier works even if they didnt take Chausson seriously as a composer  - Debussy, Faure, and Albeniz all came....
Term
What is the progression of the Romance to Melodie?
Definition

The Romance was the pastoral strophic french song that preceeded Romanticism and going into Romanticism's favored song form was the Melodie.
Term
Why was the Raft of Medusa such a problem for the French?
Definition
Gericaults's Raft of Medusa is an over-life-size painting that depicts a moment from the aftermath of the wreck of the French naval frigate At least 147 people were set adrift on a hurriedly constructed raft; all but 15 died in the 13 days before their rescue, and those who survived endured starvation, dehydration, cannibalism and madness. The event became an international scandal, in part because its cause was widely attributed to the incompetence of the French captain perceived to be acting under the authority of the recently restored French monarchy.lt
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What is used in alot of French paintings to show energy and romanticism?
Definition
The shape of a triangle is seen in alot of romantic paintings.
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Charles Baudelaire was obessed with what poet?
Definition
Edgar Alan Poe
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Who is considered the Father of French Modernism and even coins the phrase?
Definition
Charles Baudelaire
Term
How was Charles Baudelaire's use of evocation different?
Definition
Meanings did not always mean what they seemed to mean ...
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in 1811 Baudelaire published what and why was it so shocking?
Definition
Baudelaire published Le Fleurs de Mal and it dealt with the subjects of decadence and eroticism.  It was something not previously published or talked about.  It featured Lesbianism, Gays, Satan, and sex without shame... He was prosecuted and fined for indecency. 
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How do the Parnassians and the Symbolists differ?
Definition

Parnassians wanted exactness, form, fact, and found romantic poetry excessively emotional. Parnassians also thought that poetry should not be about political expression and favored classical form, and mythology. 

 

Symbolists wanted truths that could be evoked though symbols, They also didnt like pricision and objectivity.  Wanted the poems to be about "ME".  They love puns, and assigned specific meanings and qualities to things. Symbolist goals was to give an expression of an idea rather than a result

Term
What were the symbolist poets the seed of?
Definition
Surrealism
Term
Who was the biggest symbolist influence?
Definition
Baudelaire
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What inspired Paul Verlaine  to be a poet?
Definition
Verlaine read Fleur du Mal when he was young and decided he wanted to be a symbolist poet.
Term
What kind of a guy was Velaine?
Definition
Verlaine was a tricky guy, loved absenthe, was passionate, and married a woman even though he was a homosexual.
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What did Verlaine do with his lovers that lead to an imprisonment?
Definition
He left his wife for his male lover, but when he goes away with his lover he gets in a fight with him and shoots him and is imprisoned.  - His poem "Du Prison" is really from prison...
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What was Paul Verlaines most important work?
Definition
Fete-Galant - 1869
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How many periods of composition does Faure have?
Definition
Faure has 3 periods of compositions
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Who was Faures first publisher?
Definition

Hamel

2 collections: Nell, Nose Disparant, Lydia, and Le Parfum en parisable

Term
What was Faures first published song??
Definition
Le Papillon et le Fleur ( The Butterfly and the Flower)
Term

Who were the poets Faure was setting most often?

 

Definition

French Romantic poets such as Gautier, Hugo, and Lamertine

 

After Fleur du Mal - Baudelaire, Le Conte Lilles, and Sylvestre

 

Verlaine starts the Second Period.

Term
What was the first Verlaine poem Faure set?
Definition
Claire du Lune ( which also started the second period)
Term
it is said _____ is a master at capturing poetry as a whole, and _____ is a master at capturing every word and line....
Definition
1. Faure, 2.Debussy
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Are Cinq Melodie du Venice about Venice?
Definition

Nope, it is just an idea Faure got while in Venice - All from Verlaines Fete Galant

 

Mandoline

En Sourdine

Green

clyman

extase

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What did meeting Verlaine do to Faure?
Definition
Meeting Verlaine changed Faures style
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What did Fraggonaire paint?
Definition
Pastels, Highlights, Paints sensual paintings - Lady on swing
Term
What does 20, 19, 18 mean to you? in relation to painters, poets and artist?
Definition
This was the time that 20th Century painters were evoking 19th century poets evoking 18th century artists
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What is Fete galant based on?
Definition

Fete Galant is based on Watteaus Painting- "L'embarquement pour Cythere"

 

People hanging out in trees, by the water, on the hill... different classes...

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Faure is considered the French version of what German composer?
Definition

Faure is considered the French version German Robert Schumann

 

Term
How is Faure different than other French composers of his time period?
Definition
Faure was different because he stayed on his own trajectory for all 60 years of composing... he didnt let other outside groups or styles influence his music majorly... he understood there was more than one way to write.
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What is Faure's view on poetry?

Definition
Faure was more interested in the over all mood of the poetry then the individual notes and words.
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What was Faure's love life like?
Definition
Faure was unhappily married and had lots of affairs. He wanted to marry Barda but Married Debussy...
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During Faure's first period who was he setting as far as poets? specific poets?
Definition
Faure was setting parnassians and no big sets... He was setting. Laconte Lilles, Hugo, and Grand Mougin - and the TAIL end he sets Verlaine
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What is Faures second period known as??
Definition
His Verlaine Period
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What Claire du Lune part of a set or was it free standing?
Definition
it was Free standing
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How many sets of Verlaine poems does Faure set?
Definition
17 Verlaine poems were set by Faure, and it makes about 17 percent of his output.
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What is the deal with Spleen?  How is it set compared to Debussy?
Definition

Spleen was a melancholy or bad temper feeling - so to have spleen was to carry your temper or melancholy

 

Debussy set the poem Spleen, but called it by its first line- Il Pluet don mon coeur and Faure called it Spleen even though Verlain NEVER named his poem Spleen...

 

Debussy sets Verlaine's poem and calls it Spleen as well to add to the confusion...

 

Term
Whose music was quoted as the music and text being a marriage of convinience
Definition
Faure's music
Term
How were the harmonic ranges in Faures and Debussy's music different?
Definition
Faure convered a smaller harmonic range while Debussy covered more of the whole range.
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What set of songs did Faure write with joy over his marriage to Matilda?

 

Definition
He wrote Le Bonne Chansons - ( this is also the tail end of the Verlaine period or 2nd period)
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Faures last period is what compared to the first 2?
Definition
Faures last period was more panned down and elisive.   Even though Avant Garde is in full swing he is not into it. He is more for himself and less for the singer.
Term
What was Faures last big cycle?
Definition
His last big cycle or project was Le Jardin Clos.
Term
What happened to the Victorian standard when Debussy starting composing?
Definition

The evolution of morality - they were turning thier back on the victorian standard - Example- Solome (opera) and The Turning of the Screw ( Literary) - Symbolism gave rise to the evolution.

 

Term
Does Debussy use Faure as a model for composing?
Definition
NO< Debussy does not use Faure style- as his predecessor - he is a revolutionary of his time. 
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What was the reaction to Debussy's music when it was first heard?
Definition
they thought it was interesting... but odd.
Term
Does Debussy come from a musical family?
Definition
No, his family did not  have any musical talent
Term
Who introduced Claude to the piano? and why?
Definition

Debussy was introduced to the piano when he was sent to live with his aunt because his dad was sent to jail. 

 

 

Term
How was Debussy  "related" to Verlaine's mother in law?
Definition
Debussy went to Paris when he was 10 years to study with Madame Motier - Verlaines Mother in LAW :)
Term
What kid of student was Debussy?
Definition
Debussy was top in his class at Harmony, piano, solfege, and his conservatory at age 10!!  He was an ACE sight reader
Term
How did Claude gain his Russian Influences?
Definition

When Claude was 17 years old he went with Meck a Wealthy Russian patroness,  to meet the Russian Greats. 

 

With Meck, he went all over Russia and hears Boris Gounov and from those sounds - blossomed Pelas and Mellisant

 

 

Term
Why was a big reason Claude Debussy choose to become a composer after he went touring around in Russia?
Definition
He got to experience the "Rich" life and thougth that if he continued on this path that he could be RICHHHH from composing... silly claude.... lol
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What is the first thing that Debussy starts doing after he starts composing to pay the bills and how does that connect him to Moreau?
Definition

Claude starts playing for voice studios to pay his bills and plays for Moreaus voice studio. 

 

When he publishes his first song he dedicates it to Moreau.

Term
What is Nuit D'etoile in relation to Debussy?
Definition
Nuit D'etoile is Claude Debussys first published song. - this song is not typically Debussy but  he is still shaping his output.
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How many songs did Debussy write? and how do these songs span his life?

 

Definition
Debussy wrote 85 songs and his songs spalled his whole life. 
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How are Debussys works catalogued?

 

Hint: They werw catalogued by Lesure

Definition
The works are catalogued by L's
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Debussy set 85 songs... but how many poets did he set?

 

Also... what kind poets are they?

Definition

Claude set a total of 23 poets

 

He set Symbolist poets in early works ( Bouget, Mallarme, and Verlaine

 

In his maturity he classicises old poets ( D'orleons, Villon, D'hermite, Beaudlaire, and also set himself!!! - Prose lyric works....

Term
What kind of an composer did Debussy think of himself as?
Definition
Debussy thought of himself as a Symbolist.  Symbolism wasnt the only thing he composed but it dominated his asthetic.
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Who set Fete Galant first? Debussy or Faure?
Definition
Debussy set Fete Galant BEFORE Faure.
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Who is Marie-Blanche Vasnier?
Definition
Marie- Blance Vasnier was a voice student of Moreau and he fell in love with her.  He spent alot of time at Moreaus library adn that is where he discovered Fete Galant.
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Faure was 15 years older than Debussy so did they ever go in the same circles?
Definition
While they did exist in teh same world but they never were in the same circles.
Term
How long does debussy's affair with Vasnier last? What breaks up the affair?
Definition
The affair lasts for 8 years and when he goes to Prix de Rome - After his stay in Rome, they break it off.
Term
Debussy's first set was dedicated to Moreau, but it was really meant for who?
Definition

He dedicated it to his teacher, moreau, but it was really meant for Vasnier.  It was less taboo to do that considering she was married.

 

Term
Debussys first Verlaine setting was what?
Definition
Fantoches - Marrionettes - not as a set but settings from Fete-Gallant
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When Debussy was submitting pieces to the Prix de Rome and won everything except first- when was his first - first place win and what piece was it?
Definition
He finally won with L'enfant Infinite - The Protical Song in 1885
Term
What is the only church music that Debussy liked? particular composer?
Definition
The only church music composer that Debussy likes is Palestrina
Term
How did Debussy react when he heard Wagner? Where did he first hear Wagner?
Definition
Debussy first heard Wagner on his way back from the Prix du Rome.  He LOVED Wagners compositions.
Term
in 1889 Debussy goes to the first worlds fair and he is introduced to what?
Definition
He attends the worlds fair and this is where he first hears spanish music- Cante Jondo- and where he is first introduced to Japanese Gavalon
Term
Why is it important that Claude Debussy heard the Japanese Gavalon??
Definition
Through the Japanese Gavalon is where Clause hears the Equal Tempered Pentatonic scale. 
Term
After a friend suggests to Debussy that he goes to met Mallarme he does and also meets whom?
Definition
Erik Satie in 1895
Term

After he composes "Prelude Faune" he does what ?? ( love drama...)

 

Definition
He annouces his engagement to Terese Roger
Term
What is it such a big deal that Debussy annouces his enagement to Roger?
Definition

Debussy had been having an affair with with Dupont and when he annoucned he was going to marry Roger - Dupont goes a little crazy and stands int he Place du Concord and shoots herself after Dubussy breaks up with her.

 

However Dupont doesnt die... and they get back together...

Term
After Debussy is done with Dupont... He meets _________
Definition
Lily Textier and MARRIES HER... good lord... ( Erik Satie was a witness)
Term
Debussy is a classic womanizer so after he marries Lily, he meets who though his piano student Raoul Bardoc?
Definition
Raoul introduced Debussy to Emma Bardoc his mother and he goes CRAZY FOR HER... ( even though he is married and so is she to a rich banker)
Term
What happens to lily when he sends her to take care of her sick pa? ( and he goes on holiday with Bardoc...)
Definition
He announces to lily that he is going to divorce her and she SHOOTS HERSELF!
Term
Bardoc had a daugher... what is so controversial about the kid?
Definition
Bardoc has a daughter .... but the kid could have been Faures kid or Debussys... Emma Claude could be eithers child... but was thought to have been Debussys
Term
WWI starts and Claude gets sick with what?
Definition
Claude had the one of the first recorded cases of Rectal cancer
Term
Claude gets very depressed later in life and dies in 1918... What happens right after he dies to his daughter?
Definition
She dies at the age of 13 from Diptheria right after Claude.
Term
Who was a big fan of Poe?
Definition
Debussy was a big fan of Poe and even wrote a libretto for "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Term
Claude never thought he had composed what?? Even though he composed operas, songs, and instumental works?
Definition
He thought he never composed a "masterpiece"
Term
What are some controversial aspects of Bilities?
Definition

Bilities was a set of poetry written by Louys - and it was a made up greek history - Faux poetry-  the poetry was gay and lesbian themes,

 

Not sure if Debussy KNEW the poetry was faux but some thing he might of even encouraged it

 

Term
Why was it important to know that Debussy set 3 Songs of France by Charles D'Orleans??
Definition
Because at this time everyone was setting new poems and wanted new poems... he was setting 15 century poems....
Term

Who influenced Debussy to set older poets

?

Definition
Erik Satie was a influence on Debussy to set older poets.
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What set of poems did Debussy and Ravel set? and who set it first? Did Debussy know?
Definition

in 1913 Ravel sets Trois Poems du Stephane Mallarme

so he sets it first, but they set a different 3rd song.   ( at this time claude was very sick)

Term
Which last song of Debussy was particularly dark?
Definition

Noel des enfant qui n'ont plus de maison (1915)

 

Paris is a different place during the way....

 

( christmas for chidren who have no home)

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Did Ravel want to emulate Debussy?
Definition
Ravel had a great respect for Debussy but did not want to emulate him, but respect him
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Opposite of Debussy, Ravels love life was very boring! He said his love was what?
Definition
Music!
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Who was Young Ravel obsessed with??? He wanted a Q and A with him SO badly....
Definition
Erik Satie
Term

Who did Ravel Champion even though he was kinda hot and cold about it?

 

Definition
Erik Satie
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Ravel was interested in Debussys modal employement but not what?
Definition
Ravel did not take on Symbolist poetry
Term
Ravel was a great instrumentalist and transcriber - who did he criticize?
Definition

He criticized Debussys ability to orchestrate.

 

AND after finding out about Debussys love life and lily and Bardoc.... Ravel says- forget you...

Term
When Ravel went to the Worlds Fair  he really grasped the Spanish music  - why was he taken more seriously using the spanish music then others?
Definition
Because he was half Spanish- Mother was Basque it gave him more credit
Term
Ravel died in a strange and horrible way- explain...
Definition

Ravel was in an accident and suffered a blow to the head... but did not die. Months later he starts to lose brain function and goes to the doc to do experimental brain surgery...and DIES! :(

 

 

Term
The royalities to Ravels estate and music were left to who since Ravel didnt have any children and was never married?
Definition
Ravel left his estate/pub/and rights to his brother who leaves them to his  chauffer- and that mans family has lived off of Ravels work and still does until it entered the public domain!
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What does Ravel consider herself - style
Definition

He considered himself a Classicist

 

He loved mozart, Massanet, BUT he does embrace the new modes - etc of the time

Term
What groups where the modes most closely associated with?
Definition
The modes were most closely associated with the Parnassians and the Symbolists
Term
Ravels first song has something in the song that he loved?? what was the song and what was it that he loved?
Definition

His first song song was Ballade de la reine morte d'aimer

(Ballade of the queen who died of love) - in 1893 - and he LOVED bells... they are EVERYWHERE in the accompaniment of this song.

Term
How long did it take Ravel to find his style??
Definition
Ravel found his style right away
Term
Ravels output has two parts... was the first or second part fertile?
Definition
the second was more fertile.
Term
Is Reynaldo Hahn really French?
Definition
NOPE! he was born in Caracas, Venezula. - Still considered nationalistic  French composer.  He did live nearly his entire life in Paris ( 3 yrs old when he did moved)
Term
What is a composer that had heavy influence on Hahn?
Definition
Massenet is a big influence and can be heard in Si mes vers avaient des Ailes ( hugo)
Term
What was one thing that helped Hahn establish his career and reputation in the city?
Definition
He had a very good voice and it enabled him to accompany himself on the piano!! he could go anywhere and do anything... with this talents!
Term
Who was the poet who helped Hahn gain greater understanding of poetry?
Definition
Proust  helped Hahn find deep appreciation and understanding of poetry
Term
What were some poets that Hahn particularly liked?
Definition
Huho, Gautier, and Verlaine
Term
What did Hahn want the words to do in his music?
Definition
Hahn wanted the words to speak for themselves - he created musical phrasing and gestures that allowed for that.  - like repetitive structures - EX: L'Autome, Le Printemps - ( Fall, Spring)
Term
What did Hahn have to do with the Paris Opera?
Definition
Hahn was a conductor and impersario at the Paris Opera
Term
Who did Hahn favor? ( composer)
Definition
Mozart- he even composed a musical comedy on his life- and includes mozartian bits on his own music.
Term
What is Le Belle Epoque?
Definition

The Beautiful Era - This was the end of the Frano-Prussian War, and was during the 3rd republic. 

 

it was a period characterised by optimism and new technological and medical discoveries. The Belle Époque was named in retrospect, when it began to be considered a "golden age" when compared to the horrors of World War I.

 

Term
What is Cubism and who pioneered it?
Definition

Cubism - was an art movement that changed the painting world in 1907.  They took subjects and used a variety of ways to view it.  Art work that defines cubism- Dames D'Avignon -

 

It was pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Geroge Braque

Term
What is Art Nouveau?
Definition

A reaction to academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural forms and structures, not only in flowers and plants but also in curved lines.

 

Architects tried to harmonize with the natural environment. It is also considered a philosophy of design of furniture, which was designed according to the whole building and made part of ordinary life

Term
What is Dadaism- why was it so different?
Definition

Dadaisn was a movement and it was a reaction to WWI -
It was an anti-art, and anti-destructive art.  Its purpose was to ridicule the meaninglessness of the modern world as its participants saw it

 

Example: Marchel Duchamps "Fountain" ( urinal)

Term
Who is Man Ray?
Definition

He was an american immersed in Dadaism and surrealism.  - He met Duchamp and thats when the interest in Dada exploded.

 

Was known for his work with Glass Tears in photography.

 

Was known for his art with the Rayograph, using light sensitive paper to create art with shadows.

 

He was known for using mediums in ways they havent been used before.

Term
Surrealism composers were a hybrid of what?
Definition

Modern and Neoclassic style

 

Term
Paris at 1900-1950 was what?
Definition

a hodgepodge of new things! Surrealism grew out of dadaism and people were putting things together that normally didnt go together!

 

EX: Saties Parade- Blocky cardboard costumes on ballet dancers!

Term
What is Fauvism?
Definition
Fauvism was animalistic thick painting, crazy colors.... Vangough, and Gogan were Fauvists.
Term
What is Automaticisim?
Definition
Spontanious writings without sensoring thoughts- freudian theorys
Term
Who coined the phrase surrealism?
Definition
Appolonaire. -
Term
What is Surrealism?
Definition

Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact.

 

Best know surrealist artist- Max Ernst - Elephant

leader of movement was Andre Breton

 

Combined dada elements and others to create dreamlike landscapes.

Term

Who is Adrienne Monnier? Why was she imporant to French song

?

Definition

In 1915 when she opened her bookshop called "La Maison des Amis des Livres" at 7 rue de l'Odéon, Adrienne Monnier was among the first women in France to found her own book store.

 

French writers and poets frequented her books stores tieng her to music

Term
Who is Sylvia Beach and who is she in relation to Adrienne Monnier?
Definition

Sylvia Beach was an American who came to Paris during WWI.  She owned a bookshop across the street from Adrienne Monnier - they later became partners- they did english/French translations of Hemmingway and EE Cummings.

 

These two shops of Beach and Monnier were the heart of Paris in the Lit. world. 

Term
Jean Cocteau was best known as what??
Definition
He was know as a poet primarily... but he also was a novelist, modern painter, - a kinda jack of all trades.
Term
What did Cocteau organize?
Definition

Les Six.

 


Since he could not compose like the other amazing members of Les Six... he organized it.

Term
Cocteau didnt from Les Six... but he was like the cool uncle that took it over when the Granfather left... who was the GF??
Definition
Erik Satie was the Grandfather of Les Six.
Term
Cocteau is the writer of the scenario for Parade.... was it used the way he wrote it?
Definition
no, it was revised and pulled apart even though it is still credited to him .
Term
Poulenc was agaisnt what?
Definition
He was agaisnt formalism
Term
Who was the most prolific member of Les Six
Definition
Poulenc
Term
Did Poulenc favor chromatisism or Diatonic writing>?
Definition
Diantonic writing and pandiatonicism
Term
What is pandiatonicism?
Definition
pandiatonicism refers to the technique of using the diatonic (as opposed to the chromatic) scale without the limitations of functional tonality. Pandiatonic music typically uses the notes of the diatonic scale freely in dissonant combinations without conventional resolutions and/or without standard chord progressions, sometimes to the extent that no single pitch is felt as a tonic.
Term
Did Poulenc indend to be the center of French song? did he strive for that?
Definition
No, he didnt do it intentionally, but he ended up sitting in the center of it.
Term
Poulenc met Bernac and they were really closer friends, what caused thier friendship to crumble for a while?
Definition
When Poulenc composed - The Naughty Songs - Bernac could not handle the subject matter of the poetry, it was brash in some spots and not appropriate in Bernacs eyes.
Term
What was the point of maturity for Poulenc?
Definition
Poulenc came into his maturity was when he deidcated works to Bernac, performing with his partner, and coming into his spirituallity in 1939
Term
When German invaded and took over Paris what did Poulenc do??
Definition
Poulenc STAYED in Paris when other left. He was privatley political.
Term
All the poets that Poulenc set were not widely known what is a lesser known composer that he set? When did he set them?
Definition
He composed Lorca sets during teh Nazi Occupation
Term
What did Bernac say Poulencs greatest gift was?
Definition
His melodic sense and ability to resonate text - Bernac said was his greatest gift!
Term
Poulenc said the treatment of text should be a marraige of what?
Definition
love and not convienence.
Term
Poulencs output is known to span what types of styles?
Definition
He is said to span stylistic to bafoonery. 
Term
What is poulenc known for in his music? as far as tempo, dynamics... etc.
Definition

He always indicates tempo and seldom changes tempo- Hotel is an example of the unchanging tempo.

 

He does use crecendos - but uses more block dynamics - loud here... soft here.. no changing.

 

Very often uses repeated chords.

Term
What is so unique about Poulencs Rhapsodie Negre besides it being his first song.
Definition
 It was made up of an imaginary language.
Term
Poulenc's Le Beastiare are about what? and who is the poet
Definition

Le Beast are short pieces about animals.  The poet is appollinare.

 

Duree also sets some of these but Poulencs compositions always overshadow Durees

Term
What does Johnson call Poulencs compostion set Rosand?
Definition
He said they were over intellectual and too smary pants!
Term
What was Poulencs first Couteau set called.... appropriatly
Definition
Cocards
Term
What did Poulenc write as a joke, but ended up being taken seriously?
Definition

Air Chante with poetry by Moreas

 

He didnt like the kind of poems and they ended up being well recieved even though they were made as a joke

Term
What was funny about Troid Poems de Louis Llame?
Definition

1 and 3 were written by Appollionare but 2 was written by his MISTRESS!

 

Poulenc did not know either!

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