Fine Arts

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was the first master of the romantic art song.

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Schubert

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Musician who was a piano virtuoso, but injured his hand and turned his attentions more fully on music composition and writing in music journals.

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Mr. Schumann

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a leading concert pianist in 19th century

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Mrs. Schumann

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This romantic composer only composed for the piano.

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Chopin

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This romantic composer abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso and established himself as a conductor and champion of contemporary music.

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Liszt

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The deliberate intent to draw creative inspiration from the composer's own homeland is known as

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nationalism

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drawing on colorful materials from foreign lands for compositions

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exoticism

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is a romantic form that is composed for solo voice and piano

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Art Song

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repeating the same music for each stanza of the poem

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Strophic from

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This musical form is used when a composer writes new music for each stanza of a poem.

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Through-composed form

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set of songs

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song cycle

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short, lyrical pieces for the piano

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romance

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night piece that is a slow lyrical and intimate compositions for piano

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Nocturne

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study piece designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties

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etude

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piece in triple meter, originated as a stately processional dance for polish nobility

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polonaise

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The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the

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tutti

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The main theme of a fugue is called the

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subject

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The alternation between loud and soft dynamics is called ________________ dynamics

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terraced

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A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera is called a/an

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aria

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A large scale composition for chorus, soloists, and orchestra is known as,

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Oratorio

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This Italian composer was a violin teacher and conductor of music at the school of the Pieta, which was an institution for orphaned girls ;

This Italian composer’s music had a dramatic influence on Bach’s music.

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Vivaldi

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A musical idea in the bass that is repeared over and over while the melodies above it change is called,

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basso ostinato or ground bass

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The most prominent Italian violinist and composer of string music around 1700

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Corelli

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This German composer was considered the master of English oratorio

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Handel

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A composition in several movements for 1 to 8 instruments is called,

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Sonata

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This English composer wrote the opera, Dido and Aeneas,

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Purcell

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lutheran, 13 children, german, masterpieces mark high point of baroque music

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Bach

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Sonata form consists of three main sections: exposition, development, and

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Recapitulation

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The most important form in classical chamber music is,

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String Quartet

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A three movement work for instrumental soloist and orchestra accompaniment is known

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Concerto

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An extended composition for orchestra that explores the many dynamics and tone colors an orchestra can achieve is called,

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Symphony

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In sonata form, this section treats musical themes in different ways and could be the most dramatic of the movement.

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Development

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The musical form where a basic musical idea is repeated over and over and is changed each time is known as,

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Theme and Variation

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Often used as the third movement of a classical symphony and originated as a dance, this musical form is called,

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Minuet and Trio or Minuet

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1 of the most important composers of early baroque period, Italian, emotional pieces, bridged 16th and 17th century

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Monteverdi

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piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition

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movements

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In italian, "refrain", a repeated section of music usually played by the full orchestra,or tutti, in baroque compositions

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Ritornello

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Composition for several instrumental soloists and small orchestra; common in late baroque music

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concerto grosso

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polyphonic composition based on one main theme

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fugue

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a piece for a single soloist and an orchestra

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solo concerto

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in baroque music, a set of dance-inspired movements all written in the same key but differing in tempo, meter, and character

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Suite

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composition in several movements, usually written for chorus, 1 or more vocal soloists, and instrumental ensemble

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cantata

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emotional states like joy grief, etc. represented in baroque music through specific musical languages

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affections

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baroque accompaniment made up of a bass part usually played by two instruments: a keyboard plus a low melodic instrument

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basso continuo

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variation of a fugue subject in which each interval of the subject is reversed in direction

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inversion

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variations of a fuge subject in which the original time values of the subject are lengthened

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augmentation

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variations of a fuge subject in which the original time values of the subject are shortened

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diminution

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text of an opera

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libretti

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dramatist who writes the text of an opera

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librettist

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hymn tune sung to a German religious text

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chorale

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short composition for organ based on a hymn tune and often used to remind the congregation of the melody before the hymn is sung

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chorale prelude

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variations of a fuge subject in which the subject is presented by beginning with its last note and proceeding backward to the first

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retrograde

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austrian from the classical period; pathfinder for the classical style

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hadyn

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one of the most amazing child prodigies, classical, austrian, better known as boy musician than adult

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Mozart

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may represent highest level of musical genius, german, classical

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Beethoven

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form of a single movement, 3 main sections, exposition, development, and recapitulation

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sonata form

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themes of sonata form presented

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exposition

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drama that is sung

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opera

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composition in 3 parts (A B A), sometimes is third movement in classical and romantic symphonies, string quartets, etc. usually in triple meter

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Scherzo

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composition form featuring a main theme that returns several times in alteration with other themes

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rondo

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unaccompanied section of virtuoso display for soloist in a concerto, near end

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cadenza

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instrumental composition, light in mood, usually meant for evening entertainment

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serenade

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music using a small group of musicians with one player to a part

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chamber music

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symphony related to a story, idea, or scene, in which each movement usually has a descriptive title

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program symphony

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also known as tone poem; programmatic composition for orchestra in one movement, which may have a traditional form or an original, irregular form

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symphonic poem

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music intended to be performed before and during a play, setting the mood for the drama

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incidental music

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instrumental music having no intended association with a story poem idea or scene; non-program music

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absolute music

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short musical idea associated with a person object or thought

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leitmotif

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single melody used in several movements of a long work to represent a recurring idea

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idee fixe

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romantic whose music was deeply rooted in classical tradition; german

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mendelssohn

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french romantic; daring creator of new orchestral sounds

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berlioz

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most famous Russian composer

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tchaikovsky

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leading composer of czech national music

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dvorak

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romantic who breathed new life into classical forms

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brahms

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most popular of all opera composers

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verdi

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most important Italian opera composer of his time

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puccini

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his opera and artistic philosophy influenced musicians, poets, painters and playwrights

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wagner

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last great austrian romantic composer

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mahler