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MUS 318
Chapter 23
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Music
Undergraduate 3
02/21/2010

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How is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony unique and innovative?
Definition
Use of solo voices and a chorus finale.
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How is the missa solemnis unique and innovative?
Definition
It is too elaborate for liturgical use and has five movements.
Term
Identify Beethoven’s last two, large public works which seem to re-examine the traditions of their respective genres.
Definition
Missa solemnis, Ninth Symphony
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How many movements are in the Pastoral Symphony and why is that unique?
Definition
Five movements, but normally a symphony has only three.
Term
What is the programmatic name of Beethoven’s 6th Symphony?
Definition
The Pastoral Symphony
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Name three works from Beethoven’s Middle Period.
Definition
Fidelio, The Pastoral Symphony, Fifth Symphony.
Term
To whom did Beethoven originally dedicate the Eroica Symphony?
Definition
Napoleon
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Who may be represented in Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony and why?
Definition
Beethoven and his struggle with deafness.
Term
What does “Eroica” mean?
Definition
“Heroic”
Term
What is unique about Beethoven’s third symphony, The Eroica?
Definition
The “Heroic Symphony” was longer in duration than any previous symphony.
Term
For what reason did the deafening Beethoven choose to not commit suicide?
Definition
For the sake of his art.
Term
What document discusses Beethoven’s despair and struggle over his loss of hearing?
Definition
The Heiligenstadt Testament
Term
How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?
Definition
9
Term
How many piano sonatas did Beethoven compose?
Definition
32
Term
Beethoven was a student of what famous composer?
Definition
Haydn
Term
What was the name of Beethoven’s only opera?
Definition
Fidelio
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What was Beethoven’s 3rd period music like?
Definition
More introspective, complex, and appreciated mainly by music experts.
Term
What were the dates of Beethoven’s Third Period?
Definition
(1813-1827)
Term
What Beethoven Symphony premiered in 1805 to initiate the Romantic Era?
Definition
“Eroica” Symphony
Term
An innovative level of drama and expression and composition in a more novel and ambitious style characterizes which of Beethoven’s periods?
Definition
Second Period
Term
What were the dates of Beethoven’s Second Period?
Definition
(1803-1812)
Term
How old was Beethoven when he began losing his hearing?
Definition
His 20s.
Term
What were beethoven’s major accomplishments in his First Period?
Definition
mastered musical language and genres of the time and wrote two symphonies.
Term
What were the dates of Beethoven’s First Period?
Definition
(1770-1802)
Term
What were Beethoven’s birth and death years?
Definition
(1770-1827)
Term
What was Beethoven’s nationality?
Definition
German
Term
What is music that searches for new effects from the folk music of other lands and peoples?
Definition
Primitivism
Term
What was the 19th century trend in which composers wrote music that evoked feelings and settings of distant lands or foreign cultures?
Definition
Exoticism
Term
What was considered by Romantics as “Always and above all else is the music of a nation”?
Definition
Folk music
Term
Industrialism was the primary force that shaped nineteenth-century Western culture. What impact did the Industrial Revolution have upon the music?
Definition
The industrial revolution made instruments widely available to the middle class, spurring a flurry of works for amateur players.
Term
What was unique about the Paris Conservatoire, founded in 1795?
Definition
The first all-music school.
Term
What direct impact did the French Revolutionary Government have upon music in France?
Definition
The French Revolutionary Government sponsored many music festivals to celebrate the revolution. The government also supported Opera and Opera Comique, but censored the works.
Term
What were the dates of the Romantic Era?
Definition
1800-1900
Term
What event initiated the Romantic Era?
Definition
Beethoven’s Third Period, begun by the premier of the “Eroica” symphony in 1805.
Term
What were the dates of the Romantic Era?
Definition
1800-1900
Term
What political leader was a Romantic hero for a time?
Definition
Napoleon
Term
What mythological character was celebrated as a Romantic hero and what did he do?
Definition
Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods and gave it to men.
Term
What musical attribute was elevated to equal status with melody, harmony, and rhythm during the Romantic Era?
Definition
Tone color
Term
What generally specific thing does a Romantic hero do which is expressed through music?
Definition
Leads others from darkness to light.
Term
How was emotion treated in the Romantic Era?
Definition
Emotion was celebrated irrespective of its consequences.
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