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18 Cards in this Set
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what non musical development in opera led to the death of the bel canto style after 1850? |
larger orchestras due to larger opera houses to sell more tickets |
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what composer dominated Illation opera between 1800 and 1850? |
Verdi |
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What composer dominated German opera between 1850 and 1900 |
Wagner |
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As serious opera grew longer anymore chromatic, new lighter "pop" opera called operettas or opera bough developed. Name one famous composer of such pop opera |
Gilbert + Sullivan |
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How do we translate the Wagnerian term "Gesamtkunstwerk?" |
Total artwork |
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Wagner views opera as music made ____ |
Visible |
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In wagnerian opera the orchestra conveys the ____ drama while the voices/ words convey the _____ drama |
inner, outer |
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In wagners conception of opera the traditional hierarchy of voice over orchestra is ______
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reversed |
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name the town where wagner built a new opera house |
Bayreuth |
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Why did wagner view beethovens 9th as showing the way to the future of art music |
combined orchestra music and words |
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name 2 things that a wagnerian leitmotiv could represent? |
people, things |
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how many separate operas combine to create wagers ring cycle? |
4 |
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Who wrote the words (Librettos) for wagners operas |
Wagner |
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What is both striking and the musical point of wagers 10 minute prelude to his opera? tristan and isolde |
You don't ever her the tonic |
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what common traits joins the plots of verdins operas |
all prior success as stage plays |
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briefly explain verismo opera |
lower class characters of present day vs sad/ tragic ends |
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name 2 isms that were popular in romantic art music for which the genre of opera was particularly well suited |
nationalism, exoticism |
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In puccini's operas, the long established contrast of ____ and _____ was often dissolved or blurred |
Aria and recitative |
