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40 Cards in this Set
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A 1 movement orchestral work conceived as a kind of "poem without words" was called
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a symphonic poem
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Franz Liszt created the ___, a major innovationin the field of romantic orchestral music
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symphonic poem
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All of the following composers continued to compose in the Classical symphonic form except
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a. Brahms
b. Mendelssohn c. Liszt d. Schumann |
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THis person was born in Hamburg Germany in the same year that Lincoln was born in Kentucky, but had every advantage of education and experience his wealthy family could offer
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Felix Mendelssohn
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This person was an outstanding pianist and composer, as was her more famous brother
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Fanny Mendelssohn
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All o fthe follwoing were ardent musical nationalists except
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a. Brahms
b. Smetana c. Dvorak d. Grieg |
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Instrumental music based on abstract principles of music rather than on a text or program is called ___ music
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absolute
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This person is better remembered today for his virtuosity as a violin player than as a composer
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Paganini
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The ideal solo Romantic instrument was the
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piano
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This person was a child prodigy who was carefully trained as a pianist by Schumann's piano instructor and who established a highly successful career as a concert p ianist and teacher at a prestigious conservatory of music
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Clara Wieck
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This person was born in Hungary and was a contemporary of Tchaikovshy and toured Europe as a virtuoso pianist at age 11.
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Liszt
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The most important composer of Romantic piano music was
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Chopin
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This person was called the "poet of the piano" and born in Poland, but lived most of his life in Paris
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Chopin
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Short highly subjective piano compositions
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character pieces
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Romantic rhythmic technique that means "robbing"
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rubato
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A gifted romantic composer whose life was marred by depression and mental instability
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Schumann
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Robert Schumann discovered that the mating of ___ and music in the art song was his ideal mode of expression
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words
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Robert Schumann wrote several beautiful sets of songs called
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cycles
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Song in a romantic song cycle are related in all of these ways except
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a. key relationships
b. thematic material c. chorus and orchestra d. contratst in mood or tempo |
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Opera was seen as the ideal form of romantic expreession for many composers because
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it was the best way to integrate music, theatre and visual arts
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Compared to grand opera, the comic opera was
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a. shorter and more modest
b. more humorous and light hearted c. mushc less popular d. all of the above |
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Opera comique was originally known for using ___ in some scenes
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spoken dialogue
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The opera Carmen, first performed in 1875 was composed by
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Bizet
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Patter songs feature
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a. tuneful settings
b. multisyllabic texts c. incredible rapidity d. all of the above |
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This person was an early 19th century composer and wrote the opera Lucia de Lammermoor, which has a scene famous for bel canto singing
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Donizetti
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The finest 19th century Italian composer
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Verdi
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Verdi's style reflected all of the following except
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a. complete master of theater techniques
b. deep commitment to Italian nationalism c. belief that the text is more important than the music d. gift for beautiful melodies |
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Verdi's famous opera ___ was written for the inauguration ofthe Suez Canal in 1871 and set in ancient Egypt
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Aida
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Some Italian romantic composers portrayed realistic everyday characters in their operas. This effect was called
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verismo
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The leader of the romantic movement to write verismo opera was
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Puccini
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This was the most important romantic German music theater composer
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Wagner
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In Wagner's ideal music drama
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a. the doctrine of intermingling the arts was fully realized
b. the words and the music were of equal importance c. the music served to enhance the drama d. all of the above |
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A poet before he became a musician, Wagner was influenced by the literart movement called
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realism
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Wagner wrote all the following operas except
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a. Der ring des nibelungen
b. Lucia di Lammermoor c. Tristan and Isolde d. Tannhauser |
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The opera that Wagner wrote that changed the course of music history was
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Tristan and Isolde
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Festivals of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen are presented annually at a theater he designed in
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Bayreuth, Germany
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In Wagner's dramatic works, the orchestra was unprecedented in significance, weaving melodic fragments and chords called ___ throughout the orchestral texture.
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leitmotifs
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in the 19th century, periods of reform in serious opera encouraged the composition of light operas or
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oprettas
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This Irish composer became on of England's favorites, mainly by composing a form which he disapproved of.
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Sullivan
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This person was a talented librettist and comic poet and wrote hilarious librettos for some of the world's most beloved oprettas
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Gilbert
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