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Intro to Music test 4
Oklahoma State University MUSI2573, Prof George Speed
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Music
Undergraduate 2
04/07/2011

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Franz Schubert

 

Early or late romantic?

What did he compose?

What did he pioneer?

What kind of fish did he write about?

Definition

Early or late romantic? Early

What did he compose? Symphony, chamber music, sacred, sonata, art song

What did he pioneer? Art song (lied)

What kind of fish did he write about? The Trout

 

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Robert Schumann

 

What did he injure, and how?

What did he pioneer?

What did he write?

What was his wife?

Definition

What did he injure, and how? His hand, playing piano

What did he pioneer? Music criticism

What did he write? The New Journal of Music

What was his wife? Clara Schumann - piano virtuoso who played his compositions

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When was the romantic era?
Definition
1820-1900
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What was emphasized in the romantic era?
Definition
individuality and individuality of style
Term
What is the German word for art song(s)?
Definition
Lied(er)
Term
What appened to the orchestra throughout the romantic era?
Definition
It got bigger
Term
What was the most important instrument?
Definition
Piano
Term
How did brass instruments evolve during this era?
Definition
They got valves so they could play more varied parts
Term
What is chromatic harmony?
Definition
chords not in the key. They are expressive and dissonant
Term
Who pioneered art songs?
Definition
Franz Schubert
Term
Who was the first music critic?
Definition
Robert Schumann
Term
What is an etude?
Definition
A study piece
Term
What is a nocturne?
Definition
A piece that evokes nighttime
Term
What is a prelude?
Definition
A solo short piano work
Term
What is a mazurka and a polonaise? 
Definition
piece with Polish dance origin
Term
Who wrote Polish dance pieces?
Definition
Frederic Chopin
Term
What instrument did Liszt play?
Definition
Piano
Term
Who was Liszt influenced by, as a pianist?
Definition
Violinist Niccolo Paganini
Term
Who invented the symphonic poem (tone poem)?
Definition
Franz Liszt
Term
Describe a symphonic poem.
Definition
Programmatic, 1 movement, tells a story
Term
Who wrote Symphonie Fantastique, and when?
Definition
Hector Berlioz, 1830
Term
Who breathed new life into classical forms?
Definition
Johannes Brahms
Term
Who was afraid to write symphonies until he was 40, and why?
Definition
Johannes Brahms, because Beethoven was so good
Term
What is Brahms' music characterized by?
Definition
Lyrical warmth and rhythmic complexity/energy
Term
What brought about nationalism?
Definition
Response to a national crisis, also Napoleonic Wars
Term
What is folk music?
Definition
local music, music of the people
Term
Where was Bedrich Smetana from?
Definition
Bohemia (Czechoslovakia) 
Term
Where was Tchaicovsky from?
Definition
Russia
Term
What piece begins and ends with a Russian Hymn?
Definition
1812 Overture
Term
What order did they happen in: Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini
Definition

Gioachino Rossini

Giuseppe Verdi

Giacomo Puccini

Term
Which Italian opera composers emphasized boundaries between recitative and aria and said the orchestra was subordinate to the voice?
Definition
Gioachino Rossini
Term
Which Italian opera composer had seamless recitative/aria transitions and made the orchestra as important as the voice?
Definition
Giacomo Puccini
Term
Who made the opera's orchestra so large he had to make a bigger pit?
Definition
Richard Wagner
Term
Who called his operas "music dramas?"
Definition
Richard Wagner
Term
Who gave his operas an "unending melody?"
Definition
Richard Wagner
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How important was Wagner's orchestra?
Definition
as important as the voice
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How frequent were the modulations in Wagner's operas?
Definition
frequent
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What is a leitmotif?
Definition
Music associated with a certain person/place/thing/idea
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What did Wagner use as subject matter for his operas?
Definition
mythology and legend
Term
What instruments are in an art song?
Definition
Piano and voice
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