Mus 100 Study Guide

MUS 100 FINAL STUDY read CHAPTER 17 Forte flaccid early easygoing, named for its range of dynamic levels it was smaller and less heavy(p) than the modern instrument. Classical mood restrained, objective sprint of artwork. Classical refers to horse opera medicine sign of the period from 1750-1825. Composers Mozart Invested much of his music with a stop of emotion expression unusual for his time. Never allowed emotion to dominate his art. Haydn Wrote pleasant, loving music throughout his long life. Wrote masses, oratorios, and other religious objet darts for church and for plan per ruleance. Beethoven Wrote masses, oratorios, and other religious compositions for church and for concert performance. CHAPTER 18 variate organization and design of a composition, or of one attempt inwardly a composition. Symphony multimovement orchestral form. Sonata-Allegro first movement form. The 3 sections exposition, development, and recapitulation-form a binary design. Expositio n first section of a psychogenic fugue or of a sonata-allegro. Development 2nd section of the sonata-allegro it moves through some keys. Recapitulation tertiary section of the sonata-allegro.Reviews the material of the exposition, presenting it in a new-fashioned light. Coda Meaning, tail a closing section. Minuet and Trio ABA. Often the 3rd movement of a philharmonic, sonata, or string quartet. Consists of two minuets, the second (trio) luminance and more lyrical than the first. Cadenza extended passage for solo instrument distinctive feature of a solo concerto. Rondo ABACA. Form in which dissimilar episodes alternate with the opening material. The tempo is usually fast, and the mood merry. String quartet chamber ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello. Sonata (classical period) a multimovement composition for one or two solo instruments. CHAPTER 19 Overture prefatory orchestral character. Comic Opera (opera comique, singspiel, opera buffa) Operas light in mood, modest in performing requirements, written in the vernacular words of the intended audience. Requiem mass for the dead. Ensemble Finale final position of a musical theater show in which several(prenominal) soloists simultaneously express, in different words and music, their individual points of view. CHAPTER 20 Motive short mellifluous phrase that may be effectively genuine. Art song concert setting of a poem, usually by a well-known poet, to music. Lieder German art songs. Song cycle sets of songs by one composer, a great deal utilise texts all by the same poet. Composers Schubert earliest master of quixotic art son. Composed 143 songs at 18. Godfather of the romantic period genre. CHAPTER 21-22 Cyclic form multimovement form unified by recurrence of the same or similar cantabile material in two or more movements. Absolute music subservient music having no tended association with a story, poem, idea or scene non-program music. Concert overture one mov ement orchestral composition, often inspired by literature and dramatic in expression, yet for the more or less part subject to analysis according to classical principles of form. Program symphony symphony (composition for orchestra in several movements) related to a story, idea, or scene, in which individually movement usually has a descriptive title. Idee fixe single melody use in several movements of a long work to represent a recurring idea. Thematic transformation variation of thematic or sweet material for programmatic purposes.Sometimes called metamorphosis. Dies irae Gregorian chant for the dead. Symphonic poem (tone poem) programmatic composition for orchestra in one movement, which may have a traditional form (such as sonata/rondo) or an original irregular form. Composers Brahms misplaced classicist. Poured the warmest Romantic emotional field of study into his classical forms. He base his music on models from the past. Berlioz his works were based on unrequit ed love. Used the idee fixe, which was a melodic reference to his beloved. CHAPTER 23 Character piece relatively short piano piece in a characteristic style or mood. Nocturnes Piece expressing the character of night. feeler short independent or introductory piece for keyboard. Etude a virtuosic instrumental study or exercise intended for concert performance. Rubato romantic proficiency of robbing from the tempo at some points and paying back at others. Composers Chopin but great composer who wrote almost exclusively for piano. Most pieces are miniatures. Virtuoso pianist, most famous for lyrical and melancholic melodies.CHAPTER 25 -Post-romanticism general term for several romantic styles that succeeded the dominance of German Romanticism and preceded the return of classicism to the arts. atonality avoidance of a tonic note and of tonal relationships in music. Impressionism style of painting and music that avoids explicit statement, instead emphasizing suggestion and atmos phere. primitivism style inspired by primitive works of art and by the relaxed life of unsophisticated cultures. Pizzicato technique of plucking string instruments.Composers Mahler post-romantics. Wrestled with conflicting romantic and classical ideals. Strauss leader of post-romantic composers. Strictly classical style but developed romantic techniques. Debussy first musician labeled an impressionist. Developed unusual harmonies and strange timbres. Schoenberg inventor of the 12-tone mode (serialism) > Using the 12 pitches equally. > 12 tone language playing the 12 pitches in whatever order no recurrent tones until the row has been fully played. > Wrote in a free atonal style gt Drifted away from traditional harmony and experimented other styles Stravinsky went through an early concert dance period before the war. He went through a neo-classical period. > Primitivism movement in the second decade of the 20th snow. Reveals romanticism characteristics. Characteri zed by tight savage rhythms, dissonant combinations of sound and narrow melodies. > Rite of Spring debatable piece, ballet, and scandal piece CHAPTER 27 Experimentalism exploration of previously unknown aspects of musical sound. Polytonality two or more keys at the same time. tone cluster chord built on seconds. Prepared piano piano whose timbre and pitches have been altered by the application of foreign materials on or between the strings. Twelve-tone technique arrangement of the twelve chromatic pitches into a tow that provides the melodic and harmonic basis for a music composition. wrangle series of tones on which a serial composition is based. Composers Schoenberg inventor of the 12-tone method (serialism) Weberm developed his own styles lean, clean, delicate, and strong. Ives invented polytonality (incorporating of two different keys). Cowell invented the plucking of a piano sound. Cage 1912-1992 not trained as a musician. Brought up in Los Angeles. Became a compo ser. > Alatoric predetermined sounds and just guessed when it should be played. > Conceptual art piece called 4 minutes a 33 seconds just the sounds in CHAPTER 28 Neoclassicism 12th century version of classicism in music. Neoromanticism 12th century version of a romantic approach to music. Minimalism style of music based on many repetitions of simple melodic lines that gradually transform and slowly evolve patterns and rhythmic patterns. Composers Copland American nationalist composer > Dean of American Music Gershwin Best known of all American opera, filled with the characteristic sounds of jazz, including syncopated rhythms, expressive vocal catches and slides. Prokofiev focused on neoclassical music. groom focused on neoromanticism. > Adagio for string orchestra (tonal piece) Reich focused on minimalism. field glass focused on minimalism.