Acadec 2026-2027 MUSIC - Section 3

What are the two broad groups of travel motivations?

Traveling because we want to versus we have to

What is the fundamental hopeful quality shared by both travel groups?

Good from scene change or escaping the bad

What type of musical work recalls a particular trip?

A musical souvenir

Who composed the Hebrides Overture (1830)?

Felix Mendelssohn

What is the lifespan of Felix Mendelssohn?

1809 to 1847

What inspired Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture?

Fingal's Cave and landmarks in Scotland

Who composed Saudades do Brasil (1920)?

Darius Milhaud

What is the lifespan of Darius Milhaud?

1892 to 1974

What does "Saudades do Brasil" translate to?

Longings for Brazil

What medium is Saudades do Brasil scored for?

A set of twelve piano pieces

What did Darius Milhaud say was necessary for his imagination?

Travel

How did early human ancestors survive?

By wandering as hunter-gatherers

How many visitors hike the Pacific Crest Trail each year?

As many as a million people

How long is the Pacific Crest Trail?

2,650 miles

What are the endpoints of the Pacific Crest Trail?

Mexico to Canada

How many people took the pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago in 2024?

Just under 500,000 people

What is the shrine at the end of the Camino de Santiago?

Shrine of the Apostle Peter

Who set Wilhelm Müller's poetry into two song cycles?

Franz Schubert

What is the lifespan of Franz Schubert?

1797 to 1828

What is the lifespan of Wilhelm Müller?

1794 to 1827

What is a song cycle?

Songs linked by subject or musical elements

What is the title of Schubert's first cycle?

Die schöne Müllerin

What does "Die schöne Müllerin" translate to?

The Miller's Pretty Daughter

How does Die schöne Müllerin begin?

Optimistically with an apprentice seeking fortune

How many selections are in Die schöne Müllerin?

Twenty selections

What is the opening song of Die schöne Müllerin?

Das Wandern

What does "Das Wandern" translate to?

Wandering

What is the protagonist's declaration in "Das Wandern"?

To wander is a miller's joy

How is the music of "Das Wandern" initially described?

Happy, hopeful, impulsive, and ecstatic

Why does the young miller's journey end unhappily?

Sweetheart loves a burly huntsman

What is the title of Schubert's second song cycle?

Winterreise

What does "Winterreise" translate to?

Winter Journey

Why does the protagonist wander in Winterreise?

Rejected by sweetheart for wealthier suitor

What does the bleak winter landscape reflect in Winterreise?

The protagonist's sorrowful mood

Why was Schubert drawn to the gloomy Winterreise?

His own poor health

Who wrote the poem "Wanderlust" in 1847?

Florenz Friedrich Sigismund

What is the lifespan of Florenz Friedrich Sigismund?

1791 to 1877

What does "Wanderlust" translate to?

Enjoyment of Wandering

What was "Wanderlust" adapted as in the mid-20th century?

Der fröhliche Wanderer

Who composed the melody for "Der fröhliche Wanderer"?

Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller

What is the lifespan of Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller?

1911 to 1993

What is the English title of "Der fröhliche Wanderer"?

The Happy Wanderer

Which choir made "The Happy Wanderer" highly popular?

Oberkirchen Children's Choir

When did the Oberkirchen Children's Choir perform on TV?

On the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964

What is the laughing chorus of "The Happy Wanderer"?

Val-deri, val-dera, val-deri, val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

What translation does "Wanderlied" have?

Wandering Song

How many different poems have been set as "Wanderlied"?

At least seventy-five

What are some variants of the title "Wanderlied"?

Wanderlied am Abend and Wanderlied am Morgen

Who was a leading female composer in 19th-century Germany?

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

What is the lifespan of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel?

1805 to 1847

How many pieces did Fanny Hensel publish titled "Wanderlied"?

Two pieces

What are the performance forces for Fanny's two "Wanderlied"s?

One for piano, one for voice and piano

What is a Lied?

German art song for singer and pianist

What did Fanny Hensel's choice of poetry reflect?

Her own longing for travel

Who was Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's famous younger brother?

Felix Mendelssohn

What famous march did Felix Mendelssohn compose in 1842?

Wedding March

What play did Felix compose the "Wedding March" for?

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Whose sons did several Mendelssohn relatives study with?

Johann Sebastian Bach

Who was Fanny's mother's teacher?

Bach's pupil

What is the lifespan of Johann Sebastian Bach?

1685 to 1750

Who was Fanny Mendelssohn's first piano teacher?

Her mother

What Bach work did Fanny play from memory at age 13?

Well-Tempered Clavier

Why did Fanny's father oppose her professional career?

Deemed unsuitable for upper-class women

Where was Fanny allowed to perform and compose?

Weekly private house concerts

How many times did Fanny perform in public?

Only once in her life

When and why did Fanny play in public?

A benefit concert in 1838

How old was Fanny when she played in public?

Thirty-two years old

Who united in opposing the publication of Fanny's works?

Her father and her brother

What did Fanny's father insist was her first duty?

To be a wife and mother

What was Felix Mendelssohn's private reason for opposing Fanny?

Believed composing required full commitment

What did Johann Wolfgang von Goethe write to Felix in 1825?

Give regards to your equally talented sister

Who did Fanny Mendelssohn marry in 1829?

Wilhelm Hensel

What was the profession and lifespan of Wilhelm Hensel?

Court painter living 1794 to 1861

How did Wilhelm Hensel support Fanny's travel dreams?

Took her to Italy in 1839

How long did Fanny and Wilhelm stay in Italy?

One year

What is the title of Fanny's opus 1 collection?

Sechs Lieder

What does "Sechs Lieder" translate to?

Six Songs

When was Sechs Lieder, Op. 1 published?

1846

Which number is "Wanderlied" in Sechs Lieder?

Number 2

How did Fanny's mother react to the publication of Op. 1?

Delighted and praised her

What did Fanny's mother call Felix regarding the publication?

Egotistical for begrudging lovely music

How did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel die?

Suffered a fatal stroke

What was Fanny doing when she suffered her stroke?

Rehearsing her brother's piece

How old was Fanny when she died?

Forty-one

How did Felix react to Fanny's death and when did he die?

He collapsed and died six months later

How old was Felix when he died?

Thirty-eight

Whose poem did Fanny use for "Wanderlied"?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

When did Fanny set Goethe's poem to music?

1837

What was the difference between Fanny and Schubert's depictino of wandering?

Schubert's is depressing, Fanny's is optimistic

What specific optimistic phrase did Fanny emphasize by repetition?

Let your life be the deed

What is word-painting?

Music illustrating literal meaning of text

How does the melody paint "Von Bergen zu den Hügeln"?

Clear-cut rise and fall contour

What does "Von Bergen zu den Hügeln" mean?

From the mountains to the hills

What is an arpeggio?

Notes of a chord sounded in succession

What is a block chord?

Chord pitches sounded simultaneously

How do the piano arpeggios act as word-painting?

Represent elevations and descents of mountains

What is a melisma?

Single syllable sung to multiple notes

What is the text-setting style of most of "Wanderlied"?

Syllabic

Where is the first melisma in "Wanderlied"?

Last syllable of "entlang"

What does "entlang" translate to?

Onward or further along