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| Opening chord of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. Consists of a B, F, D#, and G# |
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| A melodic theme or timbre that characterizes the plot of an opera. (Eg. Wagner: Tristan and Isolde-Siegfried/Hero motif). |
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| The opera house designed by Wagner. It features a pit beneath the stage, which allows patrons to feel more connected to the drama. |
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| "The Ring Cycle" by Wagner. A series of 4 operas based on Nordic legends:
1. Das Rhinegold
2. Die Walkure
3. Siegfried
4. Twilight of the Gods |
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| "Complete artwork." Wagner's impression of opera inclusive of set, costumes, music, leitmotifs, etc. |
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| Coined by Liszt. An example of program music. |
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| The theory that music should be able to stand alone from the other arts. Strongly supported by Brahms and Hanslick. |
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| The theory that music's power can be enhanced via the use of literature, drama, or art. Strongly supported by Wagner and Liszt. |
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| Music critic who despised program music. |
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| A Musical form developed for military groups. Most known for his marches is John Phillip Sousa. |
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| A risque' form of dancing. Strauss Jr. is known for his success in waltz-writing. On the Beautiful Blue Danube. |
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| A 5 note scale, usually considered to allude to an Asian or primal society. The pitches general contain the 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 scale degrees of a major scale. |
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Song of Hiawatha |
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| Poem upon which Dvorak based his 9th Symphony. |
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| The quality of music to unite a people in a patriotic/revolution cause. (Eg1. Sibelius Finlandia (1899) contains a melody only Finnish people would know.) (Eg2. "Va Pensiero" from Verdi's Nabucco is a song sung by slaves begging for freedom. It was catchy enough that Italian citizens would sing it during the Risorgimento. |
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| The Jewish Music Tradition. Influenced Mahler's Symphony 1. |
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| The concept of being within multiple keys simultaneously. |
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| The artistic movement to which many musical works are currently applied. Debussy. |
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| Poet of "Afternoon of a faun," the piece upon which Debussy's Prelude to the Afternooon of the faun |
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| Founder/impresario of the Ballets Russes. |
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| A Russian ballet company that performed Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. |
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| Choreographer of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring |
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| A repetitive rhythmic pattern. |
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| A scale consisting of solely whole tones. (Eg. Debussy Voiles (1910)). |
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| An 8-note scale consisting of alternating whole and half steps. It is possible to begin the scale using either a whole or semitone. (Eg. Bartok Bluebeard's Castle (1911)). |
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| The triad consisting of two major thirds. This is the only traid that can be formed with a whole tone scale. |
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