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Term
Beethoven's early works are considered what?
Definition
Classic
Term
Beethoven's middle and later works are considered what?
Definition
Romantic
Term
Who did Beethoven study under?
Definition
Haydyn
Term
What did Beethoven do to classic forms
Definition
he stretched the limits of them
Term
What did beethoven struggle with
Definition
deafness
Term
what did beethoven do that was unusual
Definition
made multiple drafts of his works
Term
describe beethoven's symphonies
Definition
greater complexity and emotional range
considered a masterpiece
Term
Describe the theme for beethoven's symphony #5
Definition
the theme is motivic
symbolizes struggle
Term
what influence does beethoven's symphony #5 have
Definition
classic
follows question and answer format
Term
what is the overall mood of beethoven's symphony # 5
Definition
serious and dramatic in minor key
Term
describe the first movement of beethoven's symphony #5
Definition
sonata form
music restates itself
Term
describe the 4th movement of beethoven's symphony #5
Definition
ends triumphantly in major key
overall romantic aesthetic
Term
when was the romantic period
Definition
1820-1910
Term
what was the goal for romantic artists
Definition
emotional expression
Term
what is the tempo for romantic music
Definition
rubato
Term
describe rubato tempo
Definition
speeds up and slows down
Term
describe the beat for romantic music
Definition
flexible
Term
when was the metronome invented
Definition
1816
Term
describe the rhythm of romantic music
Definition
more complex than classic
Term
describe the dynamics for romantic music
Definition
increased dynamic music
Term
describe the melodies for romantic music
Definition
often have a surging or yearning quality, lyrical
Term
describe the harmony for romantic music
Definition
composers created new chords and resolutions for more dramatic expression
Term
describe miniature scale genres
Definition
use 1-5 people
Term
what scale of music did beethoven use
Definition
large scale
Term
what is a lieder
Definition
a german art song from the 1800s
Term
what timbres are in a lieder
Definition
opera trained singer in partnership with a pianist
Term
what scale genre is a lieder in
Definition
miniature scale
Term
what is the lieder music set to
Definition
poetry, to enhance the text
Term
Who was Franz Schubert
Definition
wrote more than 600 lieder songs
1797-1828
wrote the erkling
Term
who was niccoli paganini
Definition
virtuoso pianist who was extremely talented
1782-1840
Term
what was a key feature in romantic music
Definition
virtuoso skill
Term
most of frederic chopin's music did what
Definition
written for solo piano
influenced by paganini
emphasize on rubato
long lyrical melodies
Term
who was giacomo puccini
Definition
wrote early italian operas that are standard repertoire for opera houses
Term
what did many of puccini's operas involve
Definition
love and death
Term
what is libretto
Definition
the text of the opera
Term
describe la boheme
Definition
an artist falls in love with a women who dies at the end of the story from an illness
Term
what modern play is based off la boheme
Definition
rent
Term
who was hector berlioz
Definition
1803-1869
french composer
wrote symphony fantastique
Term
what did hector berlioz do
Definition
worked with large orchestra
explored the sound of new instruments
explored new instrument combos never heard before
Term
what is orchestration
Definition
act of combining 2 tone colors in an orchestra
Term
what does orchestration allow for
Definition
increased range of dynamic contrast
Term
what is program music
Definition
music based off something outside the music, like a story
Term
describe the story of symphony fantastique
Definition
based off berlioz admiration for harriet smithson, he was upset she didnt like him, in the story the artist has a failed suicide
Term
what did symphony fantastique contain
Definition
singular melody in all 5 movements called an idee fixee
Term
describe the 1st 3 movements of symphony fantastique
Definition
depicts positive view of the girl
Term
describe the 4th movement of symphony fantastique
Definition
artist imagines girl as being unfaithful, kills her, and hes executed
Term
describe the 5th movement of symphony fantastique
Definition
artist is in hell
gregorian chant melody called dies irae is introduced
Term
many composers in the 20th century did what
Definition
exerted energy toward independance
Term
where did many 20th century artists gather
Definition
paris
then ww2 forced many to the U.S.
Term
describe impressionism
Definition
french style, reacted to increasingly emotional german art
objects suggested as impressions instead of realistic
Term
who were the main composers for impressionistic music
Definition
claud debussy and maruice ravel
Term
describe impressionist music
Definition
musical statement replaced by musical suggestion
harmony and melody used pentatonic and whole tone scales instead of major/minor
Term
what strongly influenced debussy's music
Definition
indonesian gamelan
Term
what are gamelans made up of
Definition
mostly percussion instruments
Term
who wrote the sunken cathedral
Definition
debussy
Term
describe the sunken cathedral
Definition
piano solo
basic idea: a cathedral rises each morning to remind people of their sins then sinks back
Term
what were the 3 early 20th century art styles
Definition
impressionism, primitivism, expressionism
Term
who was igor stravinksy
Definition
primitivism composer
russian born, forced to leave and went to paris
Term
what were igor stravinksy's 3 important works
Definition
firebird 1910
petroushka 1911
rite of spring 1913
Term
which of stravinksy's ballets captivated their audiences
Definition
the first 2
firebird
petroushka
Term
what happened to rite of spring's initial audience
Definition
the work shocked them
they made so much noise dancers couldnt hear music
Term
what was the opinion on rite of spring after its premiere
Definition
it was embraced as one of the most important works of the 20th century
featured in disney film fantasia
Term
how is rite of spring performed today
Definition
as a symphonic work without dancers
original coreography is difficult to perform
Term
describe the dance in rite of spring
Definition
angular movements
difficult to perform
Term
describe the rhythm of rite of spring
Definition
noticeably driving and complex
Term
describe the meter of rite of spring
Definition
continually changing and shifting
Term
describe the harmony of rite of spring
Definition
extremely dissonant, resolves to more dissonance
Term
describe the melody for rite of spring
Definition
short rhythmic layered melodies, not lyrical
Term
describe expressionism
Definition
highly emotional art that often portrayed the frustration, terror, and guilt suffered by humanity during the tortured period around the 2 world wars
Term
what did expressionistic artists want for the audience
Definition
to directly experience the artistic expression of exaggerated and disturbed emotions
Term
who were the main expressionistic composers
Definition
arnold schoenberg, anton webern, alden berg
Term
what work did vincent van gogh create
Definition
painting
the starry night
stars painted in swirling colors and potent expression
unrealistic and disturbed perceptions
Term
what work did edvard munch create
Definition
painting
the scream
central figure has head clasped in hands with eyes and mouth open in horror
Term
what is atonal music
Definition
music with no gravitational pull towards a tonal center
Term
how was atonal music revolutionary
Definition
nothing about it resembled traditional tonal music
Term
describe atonal music melodies
Definition
virtually impossible to sing or recognize, partly due to wide interval leaps
Term
describe atonal music harmony
Definition
high dissonance resolves to dissonance. chords were not built on major or minor triads
Term
describe the rhythm of atonal music
Definition
no clear or obvious pulse
Term
who created atonal music
Definition
schoenberg
Term
what did schoenberg create to further his music atonality
Definition
12 tone music
Term
what was the main goal of 12 tone music
Definition
give all 12 pitches of the chromatic scale equal attention to avoid gravitational pull to any one pitch
Term
what did 12 tone composers do
Definition
put the 12 pitches of a chromatic scale in a new order called a row
Term
what was the main rule of 12 tone music
Definition
no 1 pitch can be repeated until the other 11 sounded in the order established by the composer
Term
once a musical row was stated in 12 tone music it could be changed how
Definition
tansposed
reversed
inverted
Term
what piece did anton webern right which adopted 12 tone technique
Definition
five pieces for orchestra
Term
what happened to shcoenberg during ww2
Definition
migrated to U.S.
taught his composition at universities
Term
what happened after schoenberg taught his composition in the U.S.
Definition
it became the establishment mode of writing music in the university system
Term
when was minimalism
Definition
1960's
Term
what was minimalism reacting to
Definition
atonal 12 tone music
Term
what style is minimalism
Definition
evolutionary 20th century style
because it is tonal
Term
who were the early minimalist composers
Definition
steve reich, philip glass, terry riley
Term
describe minimalism
Definition
tonal
strong rhythmic pulse
involves the repetition of a minimum of music
Term
what musical process was used in minimalism
Definition
canon
Term
minimalistic music is used in what
Definition
many films
some progressive rock styles
Term
what is canon
Definition
when 2 or more voices/instruments play the same melody but start at different times
Term
describe steve reich's music in his piano phase
Definition
2 pianos play the same melody
one speeds up while other stays same tempo
continue same melody but at staggered times
Term
what keyboard instruments were used in "music for 18 musicians"
Definition
4 pianos
Term
what percussion instruments were used in "music for 18 musicians"
Definition
3 marimbas
2 xylophones
2 vibraphones
Term
what woodwind instruments were used in "music for 18 musicians"
Definition
2 clarinets
Term
what string instruments were used in "music for 18 musicians"
Definition
1 cello
1 violin
Term
describe the voices used in "music for 18 musicians"
Definition
4 women's voices
perform like the instruments
Term
describe movement 1 symphony 5
Definition
simpsons at 10
music restates
sonata form
Term
3rd movement symphony 5
Definition
similar to first
slower
simpsons at 10
Term
4th movement symphony 5
Definition
faster than 3rd
very triumphant
star wars sounding
Term
symphonie fantastique sounds like
Definition
builds up and down rapidly
almost like cartoon background
Term
symphony #9
Definition
opera singers
clanging cymbals
Term
the erkling sounds like
Definition
jus listen for the words
Term
paganini caprice sounds like
Definition
very fast violin solo
choppy
Term
chopin etude 1
Definition
very fast piano
sounds like goin side to side on keys
rubato
Term
chopin nocturn sounds like
Definition
slower lovey dovey piano
rubato
Term
sunken cathedral
Definition
ominous
piano but sounds like organ
slow
Term
rite of spring
Definition
sounds like jaws
lots of violin
Term
5 pieces for piano
Definition
verrrry slow piano
Term
5 piece for orchestra
Definition
sounds ugly
trumpet?
Term
cage prepared piano
Definition
sounds like gamelan
Term
steve reich piano
Definition
minimalist
piano repeats phrase
canon
Term
the who
Definition
think of tv
Term
new york counterpoint
Definition
minimalist, repeating, sounds jazzy
Term
music for 18 musicians
Definition
repeating phrase
very clear beat
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