Music Appreciation Test #4

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What was Opera Buffa and what role did it play?

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It was a comic opera recognized as a form of serious opera; italian opera buffa was popular and influential throughout Europe.

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What was Opera Buffa and what role did it play?

Back 2

It was a comic opera recognized as a form of serious opera; italian opera buffa was popular and influential throughout Europe.

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What are the 5 differences between opera seria and opera buffa?

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Opera seria: ancient history/mythology, ancient heroes and nobility, recitatives and arias, 3-4 acts, slow, drawn out
Buffa: Contemporary subjects, ordinary/lower-class folk, added ensembles, 2-3 acts, quicker/livelier

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What are the 5 differences between opera seria and opera buffa?

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Opera seria: ancient history/mythology, ancient heroes and nobility, recitatives and arias, 3-4 acts, slow, drawn out
Buffa: Contemporary subjects, ordinary/lower-class folk, added ensembles, 2-3 acts, quicker/livelier

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What was an ensemble?

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A fully musical number for two or more soloists that depicts dialogue, action, and emotion simultaneously. They often have several contrasting sections, provide forward momentum, and made more drama possible then than in the Baroque era.

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What was an ensemble?

Back 6

A fully musical number for two or more soloists that depicts dialogue, action, and emotion simultaneously. They often have several contrasting sections, provide forward momentum, and made more drama possible then than in the Baroque era.

Front 7

What was Opera Buffa and what role did it play?

Back 7

It was a comic opera recognized as a form of serious opera; italian opera buffa was popular and influential throughout Europe.

Front 8

What was Opera Buffa and what role did it play?

Back 8

It was a comic opera recognized as a form of serious opera; italian opera buffa was popular and influential throughout Europe.

Front 9

What are the 5 differences between opera seria and opera buffa?

Back 9

Opera seria: ancient history/mythology, ancient heroes and nobility, recitatives and arias, 3-4 acts, slow, drawn out
Buffa: Contemporary subjects, ordinary/lower-class folk, added ensembles, 2-3 acts, quicker/livelier

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What was Mozart's Don Giovanni?

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Technically an opera buffa, but neither wholly comic nor tragic. It was a "dark comedy" where the mixture happens musically, dramatically, and in characters.

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What was Mozart's Don Giovanni?

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Technically an opera buffa, but neither wholly comic nor tragic. It was a "dark comedy" where the mixture happens musically, dramatically, and in characters.

Front 12

What is "alfin siam liberati?"

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Secco recitative with continuo only, dialogue

Front 13

What was an ensemble?

Back 13

A fully musical number for two or more soloists that depicts dialogue, action, and emotion simultaneously. They often have several contrasting sections, provide forward momentum, and made more drama possible then than in the Baroque era.

Front 14

What is "alfin siam liberati?"

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Secco recitative with continuo only, dialogue

Front 15

What are the 5 differences between opera seria and opera buffa?

Back 15

Opera seria: ancient history/mythology, ancient heroes and nobility, recitatives and arias, 3-4 acts, slow, drawn out
Buffa: Contemporary subjects, ordinary/lower-class folk, added ensembles, 2-3 acts, quicker/livelier

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What is "La ci darem la mano?"

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An ensemble for Don Giovanni and Zerlina, one of Mozart's best known tunes. It's simple and direct, wooing, where the dialogue alternates more and more rapidly. Final unison depicts their agreement.

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What were the perceptions of music in the 19th century?

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A mirror of one's inner emotional life, more direct and unrestrained, composers took on new, exalted role as a genius where individuality was prized.

Front 18

What was Mozart's Don Giovanni?

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Technically an opera buffa, but neither wholly comic nor tragic. It was a "dark comedy" where the mixture happens musically, dramatically, and in characters.

Front 19

What is "La ci darem la mano?"

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An ensemble for Don Giovanni and Zerlina, one of Mozart's best known tunes. It's simple and direct, wooing, where the dialogue alternates more and more rapidly. Final unison depicts their agreement.

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What was the concept of Artistic Genius?

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Compser more than a mere craftsperson, artist suffers and creates for all humanity, music emerges from the artist's spirit.

Front 21

What was an ensemble?

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A fully musical number for two or more soloists that depicts dialogue, action, and emotion simultaneously. They often have several contrasting sections, provide forward momentum, and made more drama possible then than in the Baroque era.

Front 22

Introduce Beethoven in 4 points:

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Student of Haydn, had a lifelong commitment to Classical principles, his music lent a sense of excitement urgency and striving, encompassing a wide range of emotional qualities.

Front 23

What were the perceptions of music in the 19th century?

Back 23

A mirror of one's inner emotional life, more direct and unrestrained, composers took on new, exalted role as a genius where individuality was prized.

Front 24

What is "alfin siam liberati?"

Back 24

Secco recitative with continuo only, dialogue

Front 25

What was Mozart's Don Giovanni?

Back 25

Technically an opera buffa, but neither wholly comic nor tragic. It was a "dark comedy" where the mixture happens musically, dramatically, and in characters.

Front 26

What is "La ci darem la mano?"

Back 26

An ensemble for Don Giovanni and Zerlina, one of Mozart's best known tunes. It's simple and direct, wooing, where the dialogue alternates more and more rapidly. Final unison depicts their agreement.

Front 27

What was the concept of Artistic Genius?

Back 27

Compser more than a mere craftsperson, artist suffers and creates for all humanity, music emerges from the artist's spirit.

Front 28

What is "alfin siam liberati?"

Back 28

Secco recitative with continuo only, dialogue

Front 29

What was Beethoven's Eroica?

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A descriptive symphony called Bonaparte - written to honor Napoleon the hero it was a breakthrough work of his maturity. Retitled Eroica after Napoleon's crowning.

Front 30

Introduce Beethoven in 4 points:

Back 30

Student of Haydn, had a lifelong commitment to Classical principles, his music lent a sense of excitement urgency and striving, encompassing a wide range of emotional qualities.

Front 31

What is "La ci darem la mano?"

Back 31

An ensemble for Don Giovanni and Zerlina, one of Mozart's best known tunes. It's simple and direct, wooing, where the dialogue alternates more and more rapidly. Final unison depicts their agreement.

Front 32

What were the perceptions of music in the 19th century?

Back 32

A mirror of one's inner emotional life, more direct and unrestrained, composers took on new, exalted role as a genius where individuality was prized.

Front 33

What was Beethoven's Eroica?

Back 33

A descriptive symphony called Bonaparte - written to honor Napoleon the hero it was a breakthrough work of his maturity. Retitled Eroica after Napoleon's crowning.

Front 34

What were the perceptions of music in the 19th century?

Back 34

A mirror of one's inner emotional life, more direct and unrestrained, composers took on new, exalted role as a genius where individuality was prized.

Front 35

What was the concept of Artistic Genius?

Back 35

Compser more than a mere craftsperson, artist suffers and creates for all humanity, music emerges from the artist's spirit.

Front 36

What was the concept of Artistic Genius?

Back 36

Compser more than a mere craftsperson, artist suffers and creates for all humanity, music emerges from the artist's spirit.

Front 37

Introduce Beethoven in 4 points:

Back 37

Student of Haydn, had a lifelong commitment to Classical principles, his music lent a sense of excitement urgency and striving, encompassing a wide range of emotional qualities.

Front 38

Introduce Beethoven in 4 points:

Back 38

Student of Haydn, had a lifelong commitment to Classical principles, his music lent a sense of excitement urgency and striving, encompassing a wide range of emotional qualities.

Front 39

What was Beethoven's Eroica?

Back 39

A descriptive symphony called Bonaparte - written to honor Napoleon the hero it was a breakthrough work of his maturity. Retitled Eroica after Napoleon's crowning.

Front 40

What was Beethoven's Eroica?

Back 40

A descriptive symphony called Bonaparte - written to honor Napoleon the hero it was a breakthrough work of his maturity. Retitled Eroica after Napoleon's crowning.