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What did Beethoven accomplish in his first period
1770-1802; Mastered the musical language and gradually found his personal voice
What did Beethoven accomplish in his second period
1803-1814; Developed a style that achieved a new level of drama that brought him popularity
What did Beethoven accomplish in his third period
1815-his death; Music became more introspective and difficult for performers and for listeners to comprehend
Who was Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" originally dedicated?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Heiligenstadt Testament
A letter Beethoven wrote to his brothers about him losing his hearing
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
9
What was unique about Symphony No. 9?
It contained vocal chorus
What instrument was important in middle class home music making?
Piano
What was the most important genre of 19th century song
German Lied
Who are the composers associated with the German Lied
Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann
Fanny Hensel (piano)
Das Jahr
Felix Mendelssohn (piano)
Songs Without Words
Frederic Chopin (piano)
Nocturne in D-flat Major
Franz Liszt (piano)
Un Sospiro
Robert Schumann (piano)
Album for the Young
What is a character piece
It is a piano piece that is very descriptive of someone or an object
What were Chopin's piano genres
Nocturne, Biserka
Who was choral music mostly composed for?
Amateurs
Carl Maria von Weber
Concertino (1 movement concerto)
What music has become popular for the first time in history?
Music from the past
Where did Opera comique originate
France
What type of dialogue did opera comique contain?
Spoken
Gioachino Rossini (opera)
The Berber of Seville
Carl Maria von Weber (opera)
Der Freischutz
Richard Wagner (opera)
Tristan und Isolde
Guiseppe Verdi (opera)
Rigoletto
Giacomo Puccini (opera)
Madame Butterfly
Hector Berlioz (instrumental)
Symphonie fantastique
Johannes Brahms (instrumental)
A German Requiem
Richard Strauss (instrumental)
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Amy Beach (instrumental)
Gaelic Symphony
Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov (instrumental)
Scheherazade
What is a symphonic/tone poem?
one-movement orchestral composition that was programmatic and had a descriptive title
Who coined the name symphonic poem?
Liszt
Who preferred the name tone poem?
Strauss
What happens in Symphpnie fantastique by Hector Berlioz
A man who falls in love and has a bad trip then imagines that he kills his beloved
What is a programmatic piece
it tells a story
Idee fixe
"Fixed Idea", a term coined by Berlioz for a recurring musical idea that links different movements of a work.
Richard Wagners ring cyle
contains 4 operas based on Norse myhtology
Gesamtkunstwerk
total collective artwork
Leitmotif
a recurrent theme throughout a musical, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
What was Cesar Franck commonly called
The founder of modern French chamber music
Cesar Franck's style
cosmopolitan
Gabriel Faure's style
Traditional French style
Who were the Mighty Five
Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui, Balakirev
Key pieces by Mussorgsky
Night on Bald Mountain, Pictures at an Exhibition
Key pieces by Borodin
The Polovtsian Dances, Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Key pieces by Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, Capriccio
How many symphonies did Brahms write?
4
What were the ballets by Tchaikovsky?
Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker
Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
Beethoven (Symphony)
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Franz Schubert (Lied)
Nocturne
Frederic Chopin (piano piece)
Symphonie fantastique
Hector Berlioz (programmatic symphony)
The Barber of Seville
Rossini (opera aria)
Tristan und Isolde
Wagner (opera)
Carmen
Bizet (opera)
The Pirates of Penzance
Sullivan (operetta)
Don Quixote
Strauss (tone poem)
Gaelic Symphony
Amy Beach (symphony)