Level 9 Music History - Berlioz and Programmatic Music

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, musical effects, and devices from Celebrate ineory: Level 9 History focusing on Berlioz and programmatic music.

Program symphony

A 19th-century multi-movement orchestral work modeled after the 18th-century symphony but with programmatic elements, where accompanying text often outlines the program.

Col legno

A novel string effect invented by Berlioz where players tap on the strings with the wooden parts of their bows.

Idée fixe

French for "fixed idea," a recurring theme which undergoes transformation serving as a unifying thread in a multi-movement work; a device invented by Berlioz.

Dies irae

A monophonic chant melody dating from the late Middle Ages drawn from the Roman Catholic mass for the dead.