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49 Cards in this Set
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In Italian, what instruments evoke the pastoral atmosphere?
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Clarinets and woodwinds
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Name types of works Mendelssohn wrote.
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Oeuvre - 5 symphonies(plus other 12)
Concert overtures, concertos, chamber music, lieder for piano, stage music, choral works |
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What does Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale express?
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Emotional Romantic style
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When was Symphonie Fantastique written?
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1830
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What inspired the Revolutionary Study?
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Russians takeover of Warsaw, 1831
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Beethoven was more ___ and ____ then Classicists.
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Assertive, expressive
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How did Beethoven die? Where was he buried?
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Cirrhosis of the liver; beside Schubert in Vienna
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How is Beethoven classified?
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A bridge between Classical and Romantic
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Where was Beethoven born?
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Bonn, Germany
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How long was a typical Classical symphony?
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Twenty minutes
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What did Chopin do in 1831?
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Settle in Paris, made money give lessons, wrote with Polish dance forms
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In March to the Scaffold, what creates an atmosphere of fantasy?
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Horns w/ percussion
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In Revolutionary Study, the musical content of the piece reflects the ____ of its _____.
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drama, subject matter
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Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale includes conversational interplay between what sections?
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Strings and woodwinds
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What heightens dramatic moments?
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Enlarged orchestration w/ percussion
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Where was Rossini born? Where did he study music?
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Pesaro, Italy; Bologna
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In the Storm, builds up the storm?
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Dynamic ranges and contrasts
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The solo Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale is given to _______.
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The bassoon
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What is an overture?
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Orchestral piece played before opera
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Mendelssohn traveled through Europe as a ____ and ____.
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Pianist, conductor
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The Pastoral Symphony depicts _____ and _______.
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Natural world, landscape
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When does the triumphant fanfare appear in Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale?
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After 33 seconds of modulatory material
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In March to the Scaffold, what instrument plays the idée fixe?
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Clarinet (solo)
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What does Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale symbolize?
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Struggle, heroic triumph
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At young age Beethoven established himself as what?
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A pianist and composer for the piano
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In William Tell Overture, what do the French horn and strings do?
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Create dramatic conclusion to the work
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When was Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale written?
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1809
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March to the Scaffold is what movement of Symphonie Fantastique?
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Fourth
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Discuss the program of Symphonie Fantastique.
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Man in love overdoses on opium, imagines he killed lover then finds her in hell
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What is col legno?
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Percussive effect where bow stick taps against string (in March to the Scaffold)
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In The Storm, what evokes anxiety and fear?
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Obscured tonal center in opening
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In the Storm, what do the clarinet and flute do?
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Invoke a sunny, pastoral moment
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Who composed Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale?
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Beethoven
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Mendelssohn has distaste for innovations of whom?
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Wagner, Berlioz; he preferred more pleasant sounding works
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Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale is ___ and ___? This is indicated by what key change?
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Powerful, triumphant; C minor to C major
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Who wrote the first complete program symphony?
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Hector Berlioz
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Expanded dynamic ranges in Symphony No.5 in C minor Finale do what?
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Build and release tension
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What is an idée fixe? Who developed it?
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Recurring theme; Berlioz
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What is Eroica? How long was it? To whom was it dedicated?
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Beethoven 3rd Symphony; 45 minutes;
Napoleon until he declared himself emperor |
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Where was Chopin born?
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Warsaw, Poland
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Name three European cultural centers.
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Vienna, Berlin, Paris
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The Storm is from the __ movement of Pastoral Symphony.
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Sixth
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What part of the program is occurring in March to the Scaffold?
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Man killed lover and being marched to gallows, beheaded
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What is Mendelssohn often called?
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Classical Romantic
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When was the Revolutionary Study written? To whom was it dedicated?
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1831; Franz Liszt
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Hector Berlioz is a leading representative of____?
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Romanticism in French music
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What does Italian reflect?
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Fascination with Italy, clear skies, warmth
Exoticism - Saltarello dance rhythm Regional flavor - pizzicato |
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What type of chord depicts the dark, dramatic nature of the storm?
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Diminished 7th chord
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What is conversation is between whom?
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Stings/bassoon
Woodwinds/ strings, tympani |