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Music History IV Final 2010
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Undergraduate 2
04/30/2010

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What is the Heiligenstadt Testament of Beethoven?
Definition
Last will and testament. He was considering suicide, but he fealt a calling to music.
Term
What does Beethoven often replace the usual minuet with in his symphonies?
Definition
Scherzo
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Did Beethoven compose any program music?
Definition
Pastoral is only semi-programmatic.
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What form did Beethoven employ in the second movement of his Symphony No. 3 in Eb Maj?
Definition
March, Trio, March (ABA)
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What is the title of Beethoven's only opera?
Definition
Fidelio
Term
What comparisons can be drawn between the "Eroica" symphony and Fidelio?
Definition
They are both large works that are heroic in nature.
Term
How did Beethoven attempt to unify the movements of his Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?
Definition
Recurring themes
Term
Know the nicknames for Beethoven's symphonies numbers 3,5,6,9
Definition
3. Heroic
5. Fate
6. Pastoral
9. Choral
Term
What is the meaning of the key c minor in Beethoven's music? List two works in this key.
Definition
Tragedy. Pathetique and Symphony No. 5
Term
What is unusual about the form employed in the finale of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9?
Definition
It is a compound form that consists of a big sonata form containing Concerto, Rondo, Variation, and Fugue elements.
Term
What poet provided the text for the last movement of the 9th symphony of Beethoven?
Definition
Friedrich Schiller
Term
What city was the operatic capital of Europe during the early 19th Century?
Definition
Paris
Term
Rescue operas were popular during the French Revolution. What are they?
Definition
sensational, spectacular, elaborate scenery, heroic theme
Term
What Italian composer living in Paris in the early 19th century made significant contributions to opera, church music, and music education?
Definition
Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842)
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What is Cherubini's most suddessful opera? What is the genre?
Definition
Les deaux journees - Rescue opera
Term
What are the trademarks of German romantic opera? Name th emost famous on of Carl Maria von Weber?
Definition
Der Freischutz (The Marksman) - Superb orchestration, literary writings, conducting from a podium with a baton
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What is "grand opera"? Cite an example by Rossini
Definition
Huge crowd scenes, ballet, passionate stories. Guillaume Tel
Term
How does Der Freishutz foreshadow the operas of Richard Wagner?
Definition
Use of recurring motives (first to coin "leitmotif"), Use of associative keys
Term
What Romantic composer contributed over 600 Lieder to the art song literature?
Definition
Franz Schubert
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What are two song cycles by Franz Schubert
Definition
Die schöne Müllerin (1823) and Winterreise (1827)
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What is the title of Schubert's greatest art song?
Definition
Erlking
Term
What art song by Schubert later served as a theme for a set of variations in one movement of a chamber work by the composer?
Definition
Die Forelli (The Trout). String quintet in C major.
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What is a Rossini crescendo?
Definition
Building drama by adding volume in addition to added instrumentation, pitch level, and faster rhythm
Term
What comic opera is considered Rossini's masterpiece?
Definition
The Barber of Seville (1816)
Term
Name two 19th century oratorios by Mendelssohn?
Definition
Elijah and St. Paul
Term
Name a large scale choral work by each of the following romantic composers: Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms
Definition
Berlioz: Damnation of Faust (Te Deum, En Fence duquiste)
Verdi: Requiem Mass
Brahms: Deutsch Requiem
Term
What is the sicilian movement in 19th century church music?
Definition
Conservative style, acapella
Term
What were the favorite solo instruments of 19th century?
Definition
Piano and violin
Term
Who were the best composers of chamber music in the 19th century?
Definition
Schubert and Brahms
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Who was the premier piano virtuoso of the 19th century? Who was his inspiration?
Definition
Liszt. Paganini.
Term
What native polish composer of the 19th century was referred to as the "Poet of the Piano", composing almost exclusively for the piano?
Definition
Chopin
Term
List 4 influences on Chopin's style.
Definition
1.Fields (Nocturne)
2. Bach
3. Piano technology (pedals etc.)
4. Polish dances (Poloneise, Mazurka)
Term
Who was the first composer to use the term Nocturne?
Definition
John Fields
Term
What are the landscape symphonies of Mendelssohn?
Definition
Scottish (2)
Italian (4)
Term
What composer is responsible for the revival of interest in the music of JS Bach, conducting the first performance of St. Mathews passion in over 100 years.
Definition
Felix Mendelssohn
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List one song cycle by Robert Schumann
Definition
Dichterliebe (Poet's love)
Term
What 19th century composer served as the editor for the new Zeitschrift fur Musick (New Journal of Music)?
Definition
Schumann
Term
In what year did Schuman compose more than 100 art songs (his "Song Year")
Definition
1840
Term
What two pen names used by Robert Schuman in the new journal of music were also titles of character pieces of Carnival (Op. 9)
Definition
Eusabius, Florestan
Term
The 19th century opera comique by Bizet "Carmen" was an example of a romantic trend called Verismo, what does that mean?
Definition
Realism
Term
What is an idea fixe?
Definition
A fixation, used to unify Symphonie Fantastique
Term
What romantic composer wrote the first important treatise on the subject of orchestration?
Definition
Berlioz
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What opera is considered Donizetti's comic masterpiece?
Definition
Don Pasquale
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Why was Wagner pre-disposed to interest in theatre?
Definition
His step-father, Ludwig Gayer, was an actor
Term
Wagner was always in debt. Who squandered his countries money to support him?
Definition
King Ludwig II of Bevaria
Term
7 reasons Wagner was influential...
Definition
1.Carried on tradition of German Romantic Opera
2. Created "music drama"
3. Created Gesamtkunstwerk
4. His music presented contreversial political, moral, philosophical, and music issues
5. Wagner tuba
6. Designed Festspielhaus
7. Broke down traditional harmony
Term
What is music drama?
Definition
Continuous music thruout
Term
What is Gesamtkunstwerk?
Definition
Universal Artwork...stories just as important as music, orchestra as important as singers
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What is Festspielhaus
Definition
Wagner's opera house
Term
Where was parsifal first performed?
Definition
Festspielhaus
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What is unusual about the libretto for the Ring Cycle?
Definition
Wagner wrote it himself
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What does the key of Db mean in the Ring Cycle?
Definition
Wotan: Ultimate God (central key in the piece)
Term
What forms are used in the ring cycle?
Definition
Binary (ABA) AAB (Bar form)
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What was Giuseppi Verdi's first opera?
Definition
Oberto (1839)
Term
Which comic opera by Verdi was a dismal failure
Definition
King for a Day
Term
Which Verdi opera stimulated a resurgance of creativity in the composer?
Definition
Nabucco
Term
Who was Verdi's favorite librettist?
Definition
Francesco Piave
Term
6 Verdi opera traits...
Definition
1. Libretti w/ strong emotional settings
2. Patriotism
3. 4-fold format
4. Principle roles: Baritone, Lyric Tenor, Bass, and some form of Soprano
5. Recurring themes
6. Paved the way for realism
Term
What are the four sacred pieces by Verdi and what is unusual about them?
Definition
Verdi was an atheist.
1. Missa del Requiem
2. Praises to the Virgin Mary
3. Stabat Mater
4. Te Deum
Term
What books did Liszt write?
Definition
Chopin, Gypsy Music
Term
6 influences on Liszt...
Definition
Father, Czerny, Saliari, Paganini, Berlioz, Gypsy music
Term
What 3 terms were coined by Liszt?
Definition
Thematic Transformation, Tone Poem, Solo Recital
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What is unusual about Liszt's Sonata in B Minor?
Definition
Piano Sonatas were out of fashion
Term
Name two Romantic German poets whose poetry was set to music by Lieder composers
Definition
Wilhelm Müller, VLADIMIR HOROWITZ
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