Mhsic history 2 exam 2

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)