Shared Flashcard Set

Details

MUS 240 - Music Lit Exam #1
Intro CD & CD 1
35
Music
Undergraduate 2
10/07/2006

Additional Music Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Promenade
Definition
Modest Musorgsky
Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel
from Pictures at an Exhibition
Imitates a promenade
Term
Polish Ox-Cart
Definition
Musorgsky
from Pictures at an Exhibition
Ostinato, art imitates nature
Term
Goldenberg and Schmuyle
Definition
Musorgsky
from Pictures at an Exhibition
Goldenberg and Schmuyle: Two Jews, Rich and Poor
Imitates Eastern/Yiddish music, representation w/ low strings and high trumpets of two people
Term
The Great Gate of Kiev
Definition
Musorgsky
from Pictures at an Exhibition
Incorporates bells from gate, Pilgrims' hymn
Term
"Hallelujah" chorus
Definition
George Frideric Handel
from Messiah
Incorporates monophony, homophony, and polyphony
Term
Wiegenlied (Lullaby)
Definition
Johannes Brahms
Strophic form (verses; different sets of words to the same music)
Term
Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Definition
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Theme and variations form
Term
The "Surprise" Symphony
Definition
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94, The "Surprise" Symphony
Second movement, Andante
Binary Form
AB
Sforzando
Term
Dance of the Reed Pipes
Definition
Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Reed Pipes from The Nutcracker
Ternary Form
ABA
A is major with pizzicato; B is minor with ostinato
Term
Rondeau
Definition
Jean-Joseph Mouret
Rondeau from Suite de symphonies
Rondo form
(ABABA) or ABACA or (ABACABA)
Term
Voglio morire
Definition
Barbara Strozzi
Aria, I want to die: Part I
Basso continuo: Harpsichord, guitar, and viola da gamba
Term
Motet, In the Churches
Definition
Giovanni Gabrieli
Motet, In the Churches
Doctrine of affections
Terraced dynamics
Term
Toccata
Definition
Claudo Monteverdi
Orfeo
Toccata
Announces the beginning fo the opera; not thematically tied to the production
Trumpet fanfare, repeated 3 times to set a grand stage
Term
Act II, Recitative, "At the bitter news," and Arioso, "Thou art dead"
Definition
Claudio Monteverdi
Orfeo
Act II, Recitative, "At the bitter news" and Arioso, "Thou art dead"
Recitative and Arioso
Term
Act III, Aria, "Powerful spirit" (strophes 1 and 2 only)
Definition
Claudio Monteverdi
Orfeo
Act III, Aria, "Powerful spirit" (strophes 1 and 2 only)
Aria
Term
Dido and Aeneas
Definition
Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
Aria, "When I am laid in earth"
Basso ostinato
Brief recitative and aria
Term
Trio Sonata in C major, Opus 4, No. 1
Definition
Arcangalo Corelli
Trio Sonata in C major, Opus 4, No. 1
walking bass
instrumental chamber music
Sonata Form; Trio (2 instruments + basso continuo)
2 violins, cello, and harpsichord
Term
"The Spring"
Definition
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E major, Opus 8, No. 1 ("The Spring") First movement, Allegro
art music becomes classical pops
program music
ritornello
Term
Organ Fugue in G minor
Definition
Johann Sebastian Bach
Organ Fugue in G minor
fugue: subject, exposition, episodes
Term
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major
Definition
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, First movement
Concerto Grosso: ritornello form, polyphonic texture
Term
Cantata, Awake, a Voice Is Calling, First movement
Definition
Johann Sebastian Bach
Huge choral fantasy
Free polyphony
Ritornello (orchestral refrain like concerto form)
Term
Awake, a Voice Is Calling, Fourth movement
Definition
Johann Sebastian Bach
Free polyphony
Walking bass
3-part fabric: melody, chorale, walking bass
Orchestral ritornello
Term
Awake, a voice Is Calling, Seventh movement
Definition
Johann Sebastian Bach
Verse #3 of chorale
Homophony
Hymn
Congregation joins in
Term
Minuet and Trio
Definition
George Frideric Handel
from Water Music
Compound ternary
Minuet (ABAABB), Trio (CD), Minuet (AB)
Orchestral dance suite
Term
Hornpipe
Definition
George Frideric Handel
from Water Music
Dance suite
Binary (triple meter, major key)
ABABAB
Term
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
Definition
George Frideric Handel
Aria, "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" from Messiah
Oratorio
Da capo (ternary) aria
Term
Early Baroque
Definition
Doctrine of affections
Baso continuo
Idiomatic writing for instruments
Melodic sequence
vocal homophony and instrumental polyphony
terraced dynamics
Term
Doctrine of affections
Definition
one mood per piece, movement, or large section
Term
basso continuo
Definition
bass instrument
harmony instrument
figured bass
Term
Early Baroque opera
Definition
New thing: solo singing
libretto, stile rappresentativo (split into aria and recitative)
recitative (secco [dry] or accompagnato)
aria
arioso
Term
Sonatas
Definition
instrumental chamber music
(3)-4 movements
Trio sonata: 2 treble instruments + basso continuo (Corelli)
Solo sonata: keyboard OR instrument + basso continuo
Term
Concerto
Definition
competition between orchestra and soloist
solo concerto & concerto grosso
Concertino: soloist & basso continuo
Tutti: everyone: soloists, orchestra, basso continuo
Ritornello: orchestral refrain
3 movements: fast slow fast
Term
Late Baroque Era
Definition
Bach, Handel
Dramatic power, broad gestures, complex counterpoint, opulent instrumental color, great technical solidarity and maturity
Term
Bach
Definition
organist
Weimar, Cöthen, Leipzig
Term
dance suite
Definition
allemande, sarabande, courante, gigue
Supporting users have an ad free experience!