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Pergolesi
1732
Chamber music w/flute and violin with lead melody and the accompaniment is the harpsichord/cello. |
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Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"
Sinfonia |
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Stravinsky
1919
-concerto grosso
-Based on the themes of Pergolesi, but instead of trio, it uses an orchestra. |
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Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"
Serenata |
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Stravinsky
1919
-serenade
-orchestral colors are clear and simple
-the beginning features an oboe/clarinet sound
-you can hear either mainly clarinet or sad violins |
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Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"
Scherzino |
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Stravinsky
1919
Fashioned from a ballet score
-A little more than half way through you can hear the violins interacting with horns, almost like they're interrupting each other. |
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Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"
Piu Vivo |
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Definition
Stravinsky
1919
-10 seconds long
-Flute just piping quickly for 10 seconds. |
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Suite from the Ballet "Pulcinella"
Allegro |
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Definition
Stravinsky
1919
Somewhat quick, almost like imagining a fox chase. Lively with strings performing fast and woodwind soloists have short solos? |
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Couperin
1715
From a suite of dances for solo harpsichord (baroque).
Lots of ornate melodic embellishments. |
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Term
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Prelude (Piano version) |
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Definition
Ravel
1914
-Feathery quality
-Blur of impressionist music, yet also neo-classic
-Piano reflects interest in harpsichord.
-Hands on piano remained mostly in middle of keyboard. |
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Term
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Prelude (Orchestral version) |
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Definition
Ravel
1914
The beginning is very soft and features oboe, and eventually an orchestra joins and crescendos before leaving it to oboe solo again. |
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Term
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rigaudon (Piano) |
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Definition
Ravel
1914
Piano sounds like it's dancing/jumping around. Lots of dynamics from the piano. Half way through it softens up to piano volume and gets louder near the end. |
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rigaudon (orchestra) |
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Definition
Ravel
1914
The orchestra performs very fast, and just like the piano version, it showcases lots of dynamics. |
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Definition
Schoenberg
1925
A canon for a capella chorus
-You can hear the female voices overlap the male voices and vice versa. |
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| Da Pacem, Domine (plainsong) |
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Definition
Anonymous
Middle Ages
-Monophonic Gregorian chant, free of meter with one breath phrases. |
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Definition
Stravinsky
1930
-Gothic character
E minor bumps
Alto voiced women singing |
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The Notre Dame Mass
Gloria |
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Definition
Machaut
1360
-Gregorian chant
-surprising harmonic movements
-rugged rhythms |
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Term
Mass in G
"Gloria (2nd movement)" |
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Definition
Poulenc
1937
rugged rhythms and surprising harmonic movements
-female voices
-baroque sounding |
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Term
Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin
"Passacaglia" |
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Definition
Bach
1720
Dance suite for solo violin
-uses double stop approach
-there is counter point & harmony even though there is only one performer |
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Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin
Mvmt 1, "Ciaccona" |
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Definition
Bartock
1944
-Has interesting half steps where you would not expect it.
-Has hints of folk-music |
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Definition
Mozart
1791
Requires great skill from singers (power, agility, vocal range, ect.)
-Based on story of Queen of the Night |
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Term
Rake's Progress
"Ann Truelove's Recitative and Aria" |
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Definition
Stravinsky
1951
-"Modern" form of opera
-"Old fashioned" yet revolutionary |
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Term
The Gambit
Last movement "Checkmate" |
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Definition
Mariano
1957
Jazz Suite
-Features improvisations by soloists |
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