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20 Cards in this Set
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Who is Berlioz?
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Travels to Germany discovers Beethoven, brings music back. Introduces German music back to France.
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How is the music in France at this point?
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Popular music of Mayerbeer and opera etc.
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What does Berlioz think about Germany.
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it's the perfect image musically, representing via Beethoven the 'unexplainable'.
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What is his masterwork of Berlioz?
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Symphony Fantastic.
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What is the Symphony Fantastic?
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It's program music, tells a story. It shows us the interior world of the composer, romantic music tells the story of love, drugs etc.
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What does he use in his symphony as ideas?
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He uses 'idée fix' which shows various characters, events etc.
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1842 Wagner presents an opera in Paris, what's it's name?
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Rienzi
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Leaves France passes via Switzerland and onto Austria, what does he develop - in ideas?
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Supra-Nationalist ideas. Writes anti-Semitic ideas.
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What's the connection between Rameau and Wagner?
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Both develop musical theories and also a musician at the same time.
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Which opera is developed in 1846?
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Tannhauser
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How does Liszt fit into the picture?
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Stops performing his 'one man shows'. He starts to compose thematic-symphonies (12) with stories.
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What does Liszt think of Wagner?
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He likes Wagner.
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What does Wagner think?
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The idea to change forms, they are all old fashioned. He thinks we should develop either symphonic poems (Liszt) or musical-drama (Wagner).
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How has Opera developed?
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it is no longer a light piece of entertainment.
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What does the tragedy Greek have to do with Wagner?
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He sees that as representative. Everything comes together with tragedy, story, old arts etc all come together.
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What are the three sisters that should come together?
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Dance, drama and poetry. He writes everything - words (poetry) and music. They should all be heard together.
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What is the problem with music?
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it doesn't have a moral message, so we need to write words to underline the message.
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What do we need to have to make real music?
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Poetry and music, one without the other is pointless.
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What does Berlioz think of Wagner's music?
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He likes it and defends the ideas. He says if this is the future of music, I'm for it. Sonority and sound are above the idea!
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This leads to Formalism, who represents that?
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Hanslick
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