Bryant Music Test #3

Sonata Form

exposition, development, recap (not just for sonatas)

Cadence

ending that makes sense

Beethoven’s genius lies in…

development of motifs/themes

Moonlight sonata

Nickname not given by composer, Beethoven piano sonata, hypnotic/relaxing

Marriage of figaro

Mozart’s most famous opera, known for inciting class criticism

Beethoven’s sonata in A b major

Bryant’s favorite sonata

pants role

a teenage male opera character played by a woman (mezzo) ex. Cherubino in Marriage of Figaro

Mozart’s requiem mass

Ex. of Mozart writing church music

Name two movements in Mozart’s requiem mass

Dies Irae and Lacrimosa

first truly Romantic period composer

Franz Schubert, part of first Viennese school

dates of Romantic period

1825-1900

Dates of classical period

1750-1825

nationalism

reverence for home country

exoticism

reverence for outside country

Schubert was the master of…

artsong, he wrote over 600

common Romantic period themes include…

love, nature, tragedy, death,/ sorrow, supernatural, mysterious, absurd, exotic, nationalistic

Lieder (art songs)

short songs for voice and piano accompaniment based on poetry

Der Erlkonig (the elf king)

well known lied written by Schubert at 18 based on a poem by Goethe

Ave maria

most famous iteration was written by Schubert, has been rearranged/edited in many ways

Robert Schumann

German, also known for lieder

song cycle

collection of lieder by the same composer, same poet, unified in theme or story

what is unique about Schumann’s “In the Wonderful Month of May”

ends in a question, unresolved

During the Romantic period, long forms got _____ and short forms got ______

longer, shorter

nocturne

short piano piece with a beautiful, singable right hand melody, night/moonlight themed

polonaise

“march” in ¾ time, ode to Polish national pride

prelude

shortest form, intro to main event

etudes

study in a particular piano technique (like LH or RH)

Frederic Chopin

Polish composer, master of short piano piece

Romantic period is the height of the…

piano

Chopin moved to…

Paris

Chopin had a torrential love affair with…

Georges Sanne (pen name for woman)

Chopin’s singable melodies were inspired by…

operatic soprano melodies

incidental orchestral music

piece that occurs between scenes of a play (ex. wedding march)

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, wrote opera and incidental music, wrote Wedding March

program music

nonverbal music with an extra story/meaning behind it

absolute music

nonverbal with no storyline

Hector Berlioz

French, wrote Symphonie Fantastique after an opium trip

idée fixe

short melody that is repeated, shows thematic transformation (ex. theme of lover in Symphonie Fantastique)

Symphonie Fantastique inspired…

other music exploring death, hell, and satanic themes

Tchaikovsky

Russian composer most notable for his ballets, also wrote symphonies and opera

pas de deux

ballet duet for two dancers

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker displays themes of

nationalism and exoticism

Rimsky-Korsakov

Russian composer who wrote Scheherazade

Scheherazade

orchestral suite based on Middle Eastern folklore

Scheherezade is represented by…

the first violin

Program symphony

multi-movement orchestral work telling a story

Symphonie Fantastique

fantastical program symphony

Brahms’ symphony #3

ex. of absolute music

Tchaikovksy’s three most famous ballets are…

The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty