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15 Cards in this Set
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What is Liszotomania?
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A term describing the sensational reaction of audiences to Liszt and his concerts
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Etude
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A short, one-movement composition designed to improve a specific aspect of a performer's technique
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Why were Liszt's recitals innovate?
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- He played from memory
- He was generally the only artist on the program - He performed dazzling feasts of virtuosity - He placed the piano parallel with the line of the stage |
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Cross-stringing
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Overlaying the lowest-sounding strings across those of the middle register, thereby producing a richer, more homogenous sound
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What is the name of the left-most pedal on the piano that, when depressed, reduces the dynamic level of the instrument?
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Soft pedal
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Nocturne
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As low, introspective type of music, usually for piano, with rich harmonies and poignant dissonances that convey the mysteries of the night
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Robert Schuman's "Carnaval" is a set of _____ for piano.
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A character pieces
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What does the sustaining pedal do on the piano?
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It allows the strings to vibrate freely
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What new feature was added to the piano during the 19th century?
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- An internal frame made of cast iron
- Thicker steel strings - Felt-covered hammers - Multiple pedals |
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What was one reason why Liszt placed the piano parallel to the line of the stage in his recitals?
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To show off his handsome profile
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Chopin's family background and education
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- Born near Warsaw, Poland, he received an excellent education
- His first major work was a set of variations on "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni" - he attended the Warsaw Conservatory (1826-1829), where he studied piano and composition - His father taught at an elite school for the sons of Polish aristocrats |
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Chopin's career in Paris
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- He found professional success soon after he moved to Paris
- He was accepted into the social circle of the rich and powerful - He played at private musical evenings in the homes of the aristocracy - He gave lessons for an exorbitant fee that only the wealthy could afford |
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Chopin's final year
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While his tour of England and Scotland was financially profitable, it weakened his precarious health; he died in Paris of tuberculosis at the age of 39
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Liszt's family background and musical education
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- Although born in Hungary, his family soon moved to Vienna to cultivate his musical gifts
- His entire family moved to Paris so he could begin a career as a child prodigy, but shortly thereafter his father died suddenly - He practiced 4-5 hours every day to improve his keyboard technique, and when he returned to the concert stage he overwhelmed the audience - He heard the great violinist Niccolo Paganini and was so impressed that he vowed to transfer Paganini's virtousic technique to the keyboard |
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Liszt
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- Marie d'Agoult, a countess who was married to a French aristocrat, left her husband and entered into a liaison with Liszt
- His large hands enabled unique feats of virtuosity that are not easy to duplicate - Deciding to abandon the transient life of a virtuoso for domestic security, he and his mistress eloped to Switzerland and then to Italy, where they lived for 4 years and had 3 children - He could play a melody in octaves when others could only play the single notes of the line, and was able to execute passages in impressive-sounding tenths |
