music appreciation 1751 exam 3

Star Spangled Banner

Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock Festival(1969)

What’s Going On

Marvin Gaye (1969)

This is America

Childish Gambino (2018)

nation

a community united by the same history, culture, language, or ethnic origin

national identity

the concept of a person identifying themselves as a part of a nation

patriotism

pride in one’s nation/country

nationalism

an ideology that calls for the support, betterment, and often superiority of a particular nation

Consonance

“pleasing” harmonies

Dissonance

“harsh,” unpleasing harmonies

Interval

distance between 2 pitches

Someday My Prince Will Come from Snow White

Written by Larry Morey and Frank Churchill; performed by Adriana Caselotti (1937)

Remember Me (Lullaby) from Coco

Written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez; Performed by Gael Garcia Bernal (2017)

Promissory note

music unfolding like a mystery novel (Edward T. Cone)

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber (1930s)

Adagio for Strings (1930s)

• became famous over the radio

• played at funerals of public figures

• performed at public times of mourning

• included in movie soundtracks

suspension

certain harmonies feel unstable, need resolution

Franz Schubert

• Austrian composer of the romantic period

• Ca. 1800 - 1900

Romanticism

• depiction of the supernatural

• intense emotion

• narrative lyrics

“Die Erlkönig”

Franz Schubert (1810s)

God Bless the USA

Lee Greenwood (1984)

America from West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (1957)

Can’t Help Loving That Man from Show Boat

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein (1927)

Broadway

• A street (and theater district) in NYC

• The body of plays and musicals produced in the Broadway style

  • AKA the “book Musical” or “American Musical theater”

• In English

• Spoken dialogue

• Rooted in popular music styles

• Dance is central

• Often touches on social issues

Vaudeville

• Variety shows

• Feat. Music, comedy, dancing, drama

• No plot connecting the acts

dies irae melody

an old Gregorian chant melody associated with death

The Broadway Musical (Book Musical)

• A full-length play featuring spoken dialogue, songs, dances, elaborate costumes, and scenery, a large cast, and accompanied by a full orchestra

• The music is usually central, accessible, and entertaining

My Shot from Hamilton

Lin Manuel Miranda (2015)