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22 Cards in this Set
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Congress of Vienna |
A celebration of the defeat of Napoleon by Emperor Francis I, King of Austria, where he invited leaders from all over Europe to meet, redraw boundaries and reestablish principles of legitimate rule. |
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Bagatelle |
a short intrumental piece |
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Conversation books |
Beethoven had people write in books in order to communicate with him when he could no longer understand speech. |
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Cavatina |
The 5th mvmt of Beethoven's String Quartet in Bb Major (Op. 130) shows intense lyricism |
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Grosse Fuge (Great Fugue) |
grandest of the many imposing fugal compositions of Beethoven's final period. Revived contrapuntal writing of JS Bach. |
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Archduke Rudolph |
A student and generous patron of Beethoven's who is the brother of the Emperor. |
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Schubertiad |
Musical parties by Schubert's friends. Parties end with dancing, dining and socializing. |
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Lied |
German art song |
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Song cycle |
A group of songs that belong together in poetry and music |
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Character piece |
Short pieces with one mood |
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Strophic form |
Same music, different text |
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Through composed |
No repetitive or symmetrical musical plan |
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
German writer, whose poetry stimulated the rise in the importance of songwriting among German-speaking composers. |
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Ballad |
A poem in stanzas that tells a story and quickly rises to a dramatic climax. |
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Lied |
German art song |
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Song cycle |
A group of songs that belong together in poetry and music |
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Character piece |
Short pieces with one mood |
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Strophic form |
Same music, different text |
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Through composed |
No repetitive or symmetrical musical plan |
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Johann Michael Vogl |
Viennese opera singer. Friends with Schubert. Sang at Schubertiads. |
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Ballad |
A poem in stanzas that tells a story and quickly rises to a dramatic climax. |
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Scena |
A song like a detached operatic passage that moves through contrasting sections, changes from tuneful to recitational melody and avoids symmetric repetitions or even a concentric tonal plan. |
