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MUAR 211
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Music
Undergraduate 1
11/03/2012

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numberings
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solo, duet, trio, quartet, qintet, sextet, septet, octet, nontet
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Vienna, Austria
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associated with Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
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Estherházy
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Hungarian noble family, employed Haydn - patrons
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Haydn
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1732 - 1809
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Mozart
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1756 - 1791
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Beethoven
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1770 - 1827
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Piano
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came about in 1700
ubiquitous
replaced basso
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symphony
Definition
multi-movement instrumental genre for orchestra alone often with 4 movements.
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string quartet
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4 movement instrumental genre (chamber music) for 2 violins, 1 viola, and cello.
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Sonata
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1) solo piano
2) piano + solo instrument
3 movements
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concerto
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Soloist and orchestra, multi-movement instrumental genre. Core of bowed strings.
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double concerto
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2 soloists and orchesta, multi-movement instrumental genre. core of bowed strings.
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piano quintet
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piano + quartet
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woodwind quintet
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flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn
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orchestra through 1800s
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grew in size, basso was replaced by piano
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Composition of orchestra
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violin, viola, cello, double base
flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon
trombone, french horn, trumpet, tuba
timpani
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chamber music
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string quartets, often for amateurs to make social music.
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tonality
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the 12 tone system or majors and minor
classic era also known as common practice era
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key
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one of the 12 positions in the major minor system
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major
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t/t/st/t/t/t/st
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minor
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t/st/t/t/st/t/t
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chromatic
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moving by 1/2 steps
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chromatic harmony
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using chromatic scales, this is a romantic trait
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tonic
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first note of the scale
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dominate
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5th note of the scale
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modulation
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changing key in a piece
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transposition
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changing the key of a piece
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minuet
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dance movement of a multi-movement work, such as a concerto or string quartet. (often the third, sometimes the second) - in TERNARY FORM.
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binary form
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A B
tonic - modulate
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rounded binary form
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A - Ba
fragments of A return at the end.
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Ternary form
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A - B - A
minuet and trio often in this form
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Theme and variations form
Definition
state a theme, repeat and alter
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sonata form (first movement form)
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structural and dramatic
theme one, bridge, theme 2, repeat
development
recapitulation
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Coda
Definition
last section of a piece after the main ideas are presented
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sequence
Definition
short motive altered and repeated, common in modulation
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cadenza
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near end of concerto, soloist only
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steccato
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short
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legato
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long
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lyrical
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short, memorable and appealing to a broad public
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motive
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fragment of a melody or theme
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motive development
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repeating throughout a piece
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theme
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basic subject matter of a piece of music - a phrase, motive, tune, musical idea.
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opus
Definition
work
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virtuoso
Definition
talented musician
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nationalism
Definition
celebration of culture of nationality of composer:
MAHLER: Youth's magic horn - song cycle of german folk songs
WAGNER: new german school, celebrated opera (example: flying dutchmen)
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Exoticism
Definition
celebration of culture of foreigner.
PUCCINI: madama butterfly, japanese theme.
CHOPIN: polonaise, celebration of polishness.
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Program music
Definition
instrumental music associated with a story, image, idea, poem...etc. Often with descriptive title.
TCHAIKOVSKY: romeo and juliet overture
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absolue music
Definition
instrumental music NOT associated with anything, usually with a generic title.
5th Symphony
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chromatic harmony
Definition
german school that saw formal structures as inhibiting to the composer's expression.
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art-song Lied
Definition
solo voice (monody) +piano. Poems or stories usually already existing. Became popular due to ubiquity of piano.
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song cycle
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group of songs published together with something in common. MAHLER - the youth's magic horn. 12 german songs - also nationalism.
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cyclic
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repetition of motives or reminiscent motives, gave pieces a sense of unity.
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form in art songs
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strophic - every stanza, same music
modified strophic - some the same, some not
through composed - different every stanza
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prelude
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name given to character piece, could also be inrto to other music. In art songs, it was a character piece.
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names for character pieces
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waltz, prelude, nocturne, polonaise, mazurka
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Robert Schumann
Definition
music critic, composer, married clara
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Clara Schumann
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composer, piano virtuoso, 7 children, took care of robert when he went insane. Letts showed she accepted women's subordination
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Chopin
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études, technically difficult, virtuoso, piano, polish and exotic - had polonaises
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nocturne
Definition
night music
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polonaise
Definition
nationalist dance
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Berlioz
Definition
expanded orchestra, orchestration, wrote orchestral manual, progressive, developed program music
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Ballet
Definition
Tchaikovsky - in french grand opera, swan lake, the nutcracker
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symphonic poem
Definition
one movement work in free form for orchestra with descriptive title
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concert overture
Definition
sonata form, one movement instrumental genre
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Mendelssohn
Definition
st. matthews passion
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Verdi
Definition
Aîde, opera, italy on historical topics
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Puccini
Definition
Madama butterfly, contemporary themes
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Opera Seria
Definition
italian, historical topics, aristocratic taste, recitative, aria
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Opera Buffa
Definition
funny opera, middle-class, common people, aria, recitative
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Singspiel
Definition
spoken, aria, chorus, duet, any topic
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Bel Canto
Definition
madama butterfly, 19th C singing style, arias were decorative and busy. Very difficult and pure singing.
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Prima Donna
Definition
principle female singer
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Librettos in 19th C
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murder, maddness, and suicide
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Un Bel di
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bel canto aria, Madama butterfly, imagining her happiness when Pinkerton arrives.
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Wagner
Definition
iconic german opera composer, nationalist, follower of new german school
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gesamtkunstwerk
Definition
total artwork - all encompassing theatre poetry, drama, visual
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Bayreuth Festival Theatre
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designed for Wagners operas
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The ring cycle
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cycle of music dramas, norse mythology, political librettos
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music drama
Definition
wagner - type of opera according to the german school
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Mahler
Definition
1860 - 1911 maximialist compositions, including orchestras with choirs, lots of percussion
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non-traditional scoring
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mahler - loved percussion
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Mahler's symphonies
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1) huge, included voice, lots of percussion, 2) very long, 3) many movements.
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Mahler's orchestra
Definition
huge, included voice and lots of percussion
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orchestral art song
Definition
an art song for voice + orchestra
youth's magic horn (mahler)
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funeral march
Definition
Mahler began his 5th symphony with this, Beethoven did this before him
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musical irony
Definition
two opposite ideas communicated in music.
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (song of the death of a child)
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Ballet
Definition
Dance, Tchaikovsky
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Character piece
Definition
one movement for piano, lyrical (Eusebius) - portrays a mood
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concerto
Definition
large ensenble instrumental, multi-movement, soloist and orchestra
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concert overture
Definition
sonata form, one movement with ttile
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double concerto
Definition
two soloists + orchestra
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Lied/art song
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monody, solo voice and piano, often known poems or stories. Made popular by piano, piano added expression
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Music Drama
Definition
Wagner - theory for a new kind of opera
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Opera Buffa
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recitative, aria, middle-class, common people
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opera seria
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italian, aria, recitative, aristocratic, gods, mythology, history
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orchestral art song
Definition
monody + orchestra
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piano quintet
Definition
piano + quartet
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singspiel
Definition
german, aria, duet, chorus, common topics
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sonata
Definition
solo
solo instrument + piano
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song cycle
Definition
songs published together that share characteristics
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string quartet
Definition
2 violins, viola, cello
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symphonic poem
Definition
one-movement work in free form with descriptive title
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symphony
Definition
multi-movement instrumental genre for orchestra alone. 4 movements - sonata (first movement form), theme and variation, scherzo, rondo.
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woodwind quintet
Definition
flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, french horn
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