Music History II Flashcards for III #1

Scott Jopin

The first prominent black composer known for ragtime

Maple Leaf Rag

Jopin piece named after bar

Treemonisha

Opera about plantation life written by Joplin

Scott Jopin

Treemonisha, an opera about slave life, was written by whom?

Syphillis, institutionalized

What was Joplin’s cause of death, and what happened before

Impressionism

An art concept focused on color sound, light, and loose concepts

Claude Monet

Artist who inspired Impressionism

Claude Debussy

A child prodigy influenced by Russian composers and inspired by Monet

Prelude to the afternoon of a faun

Claude Debussy wrote what controversial opera

Nijinsky

The main ballet man of the day

Maurice Ravel

A friend of Debussy whose father was a carnival ride inventor

Orchestration Treaties

What was Ravel later known for

Pictures at an exhibition

What piece did Ravel write a famous orchestration of

he never woke from surgery after a car wreck

What killed Ravel

Erik Satie

Wanted music to be more unemotional

Bolero

Ravel’s famous work