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40 Cards in this Set
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The Rite of Spring |
Igor Stravinsky Originally a ballet, but performed in a concert hall Primitive, ritualistic in style Stravinsky broke piano strings from pounding out music "Beautiful period" |
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Ballet |
Day ballet - male activities, night ballet - female activities |
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Igor Stravinsky |
Russian composer, painter, conductor Stylistic diversity Famous for 3 ballets - The firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring |
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Wozzek |
Emerged from brutality of World War I Atonal idiom depicts brutality/abuse Text/opera libretti not structured in rhymed verse, but rather written in realistic language Recurring melodies, similar to leitmotifs but not as obvious |
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Sprechtimme |
Used in Wozzeck Speech voice - musically heightened speech with only approximate pitch |
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Alban Berg |
Vienna, belonged to a group of Viennese composers Suffered breakdown as officer in WWI Music is personal, linked to people in his life Post-romantic expressivity, formal clarity |
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Dvorak |
Czech, violinist, violist International classical tradition that often included folk melodies Director of Prague conservatory |
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New World Symphony |
Syncopation, pentatonic scale, lowered seventh note |
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New World Symphony: Shape |
Traditional, 4 movements - fast, slow, scherzo, fast Thematic recurrence and transformation, techniques drawn from Beethoven/Wagner |
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New World Symphony: themes |
Dotted rhythm (long-short-long) Simple melodic motif (rising minor third) Harmonic idea (Lowered seventh in place of leading tone) |
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Nationalism: Definition |
Composer's expression of the identity of a place, people or country Important element of Romanticism |
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Dvorak and Nationalism |
Believed a new form of American music should be founded on Native American and African American music
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The Second Viennese School |
Arnold Schoenberg + pupils Initially characterized by late romantic expanded tonality |
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Atonality |
Totally chromatic expressionism without firm tonal centre |
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Quartet for the End of Time |
Chamber music by the French Composer Olivier Messiaen 8 Movements Preface inspired by text from the Book of Revelation |
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Olivier Messiaen |
French composer Captured by German army, wrote Quartet for the end of Time for clarinetist Akoka, violinist Boulaire and cellist Pasquier |
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West Side Story |
American Musical, music by Bernstein Inspired by Romeo and Juliet Explores rivalry between Jets and Sharks First suggested as opera, turned into lyrical theatre |
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The Musical |
Theatrical performance combining song, spoken dialogue, acting, dance Equal importance to music and dialogue, distinguishing from opera and dance |
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Jennifer Higdon |
Brooklyn-born composer, flutist Grammy-winning, teacher at Curtis Institute of Music American sound, rooted in tonality |
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Higdon's blue cathedral |
orchestral tone poem title refers to brother reflects journey of life Rondo-like structure, languorous, ascending lyrical lines |
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Nicole Lizee |
Saskatchewan born Super into electronics Experimented with composition at 11 Acoustic and electronic music, orchestra, chamber and solo music |
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How does Alban Berg die? |
Insect bite that went septic |
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Which instrument was demonstrated in class? |
Violin |
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Which Cartoon uses Richard Wagner's music? |
What's Opera, doc - Der ring, animated cartoon staring bugs bunny |
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Who's grandson was a prof at mac? |
Dvorak's |
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What was used in Walt Disney's Fantasia? |
Rite of Spring |
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Which special condition did Messiaen have? |
Synesthesia |
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Opera vs Musical |
Musicals distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as spoken dialogue, movement, and other elements |
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Berlioz: Dream of a Witches Sabbath |
Sinister transformation of the idee fixe |
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Movement 3 |
Sonata form in E major, contrasting with the E minor first movement |
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Schumann: Arlequin |
Commedia dell'arte character is the servant Harlequin, a trickster |
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Wagner: Wintersturme |
Rare moment of vocal display in Wagner's operas |
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Dvorak: Largo from New World Symphony |
Famous theme first played on the English horn, thought to be 'American' in feeling |
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Stravinsky: Introduction from The Rite of Spring |
Starts with slow bassoon, played in uncomfortably high register |
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Stravinsky: Sacrificial Dance from The Rite of Spring |
Jagged, irregular rhythms |
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Berg: Invention on a regular rhythm from Wozzek |
Children's song, perpetual motion rhythm |
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Messiaen: Praise to the Eternity of Jesus from Quartet for the End of Time |
Slow, high cello melody - reflects Messiaen's perception of Jesus |
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Bernstein: Tonight from West Side Story |
Highly disjunct melody |
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Jennifer Higdon: Blue Cathedral |
Sectional, rondo-like structure |
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Nicole Lizee: Girl, You're Living a Life of Crime |
Pop-like melody, lyrical but rhythmically tricky |
