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10 Cards in this Set
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What is a lied?
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A romantic song that is often performed in an intimate setting with piano accompaniment to voice with the text of a poem as lyrics.
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What is Gesamtkunstwerk?
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Wagner's "total artwork"- a blending of all forms of art with each form taking on qualities of another.
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What is rubato?
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A flexible rhythm that is more dependent upon the performer's preferences.
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What is chromaticism?
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Using the 12 notes of the chromatic scale liberally and equally.
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What is program music?
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Tells/traces story of poem nonvocally, expressed specific scenario or emotion- derives from program as a feature, a written narrative of what to expect from music that the audience is given beforehand.
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What does through-composed mean?
What does strophic mean? |
Through-composed means that there are different melodies for different stanzas in the poem of the song while strophic maintains the same melody throughout.
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What is a song cycle?
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A group of songs with common poetic theme or story connecting them.
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What is an idee fixe?
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An obsession, a recurring melodic theme that occurs throughout piece.
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What is the Dies irae?
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One of the most solemn and famous Gregorian chants called the "Day of Wrath" which was a centerpiece for the Masses of the Dead or Requiem Masses.
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What does bel canto mean?
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A feature of Italian romantic opera which emphasized the beauty of the voice
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