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29 Cards in this Set
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Where was the center of grand opera?
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Paris
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What did Grand Opera have its basis in?
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Gluck-naturalistic and holistic opera
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What is a special type of opera popular after 1800?
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Rescue Opera
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What is melodrama?
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Spoken text with words underneath
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Melodrama is a form within _________.
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Rescue Opera
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What is a main theme of rescue opera?
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heroism
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Where is the emphasis in Rescue Opera?
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The Grand Finale
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What composer was known for Rescue Opera?
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Luigi Cherubini
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What is Luigi Cherubini known for?
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Rescue Opera
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What is a parallel genre to Rescue Opera?
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Comic Opera
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What was a work by Cherubini? What year was it made? What did it influence?
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Les Deux Journees, 1798, Beethoven's Fidelo
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What genre involved stage effects and virtuoso singing?
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Grand Opera
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Why was Meyerbeer considered a cosmopolitan composer?
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He composed in German/Italian/and French
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Meyerbeer was the basis for _____ and late century opera, ________.
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Verdi, Wagner
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What were the 8 characteristics of Grand Opera that influenced later composers?
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1) Orchestration colorful and varied 2) quick movement/tableux 3) Italianate but also simplistic singing 4) Frequency of recitative and arioso 5) "Effects without cause" 6)Historical Plots 7)Total Artwork 8)"Business of Opera"
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What did Wagner think about Grand Opera?
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that is had "effects without cause."
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What was the example of Grand Opera in the outline?
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Meyerbeer "Les Hueguenots" Concl. Act II
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What Berlioz opera was listed under Grand Opera in the outline?
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Les Troyens (The Trojans)
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Who wrote Les Troyens? Into what genre does it fit? What year was it written?
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Berlioz, French Grand Opera, 1858
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What example in the outline was considered the renovation of Grand Opera?
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Berlioz, Les Troyens
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What is the background of German Early Romantic Opera?
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Rising Tide of Nationalism after Napoleon
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What was the composer listed under Early German Romantic Opera?
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Carl Maria von Weber
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What were the birth and death dates of the Carl Maria von Weber?
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1786-1826
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In 1821, Carl Maria von Weber conceived "__________" Romantic opera
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a truly german
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What were elements of Weber listed in Weber's outline?
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melodrama, dialogue, fantastic scenery, plot
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What was the example of Weber in the outline?
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Der Freishutz (The Free Shooter) "Wolf's Glen Scene"
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What are two major elements/influences of Weber's work?
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Orchestration, recurring themes (such as Wagner)
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Who was the example of Operetta in US and Britain? What was the example?
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Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. "When the Foreman Bears his Steel" from Pirates of Penzance
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What was Weber known for?
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German Early Romantic Opera
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