Music in Western Civ Test 2
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- He was the first great conductor
- Mendelssohn
- Where was Mendelssohn born
- Liezpig Germany
- Who revered the music of Bach?
- Mendalssohn
- Was Mendelssohn a child Prodigy
- Yuppers
- At age 12 he wrote 12 symphonies for orcestra.
- Mendelssohn
- What was Mendelssohn's sisters name, and what was she discouraged from doing?
- Fanny, and composing
- Who wrote a concert overture inspired by a "Midsummer's Night Dream"?
- Mendelssohn
- King of Prussia commited Mendelssohn to write for this opera.
- "A Midsummer's Night Dream"
- Who wrote 5 mature symphones (only 3 performed), and has popular violin/piano conchertos, and chamber music
- Mendelssohn
- Mendelssohn wrote two oratorios--Which gospels where they on?
- St John, Elijah
- Mendelssohn often traveled to London and was friendly with these royalties?
- The Queen of England, and the prince.
- Traveled to Scotland and wrote his third symphony inspired by Scotland and entitled it the Scotland Symphony?
- Mendellsohn
- His 4th symphony was called the Italian symphony.
- Mendelssohn
- Wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- Mendelssohn
- Ruined his hands which focused this composer on composing.
- Shumann
- Fell in love with one of his paino students?
- Shumann, Clara Wieck
- Was Clara Wieck discouaraged to compose by Shumann?
- Yuppers
- True or False--Clara was one of the best pianists.
- Yuppers again
- This composer was manic.
- Shumann
- Tried to commit suicide by jumping in the Rhine, and spent the rest of his life in an asylum.
- Shumann
- True or False--Shumann continued to compose in the insane asylum.
- True
- Shumann signed by two different names one when he was up and one when he was down. What were they?
-
Florestan-up
Eusebius-down - What was Shumann's imaginery society?
- Friends of David--against Phillistines
- Carnival by Shumann was this kind of piece describing people arriving at a Mardi Gras ball?
- Shumann
- song cycles?
- many lieders put together to form a story
- Shumanns 3rd symphony was entitled this?
- Rhenish symphony, about the rhine, and in 5 movements with a prominant horn part
- Chopin was born in this city.
- Warsaw
- Moved to Paris, the capitol of Music around 20.
- Chopin
- Wrote almost exclusively for the piano.
- Chopin
- Chopin died from this disease.
- TB
- Played new music in salon and in people's homes.
- Chopin
- One of the most delicate piano players.
- Chopin
- Chopin had a love affair with this friend writer.
- George Sand (Madame Annor Duderant)
- Chopin was loyal to this country in his music.
- Poland
- Define: Mazurka
- popular polish dance tune in 3/4 with a moderate tempo
- Define- Etudes
- work on a technical aspect of playing
- This composer wrote two books of etudes.
- Chopin
- Chopin's etudes #2 and #12 were called what respectively?
- The Black Key, and Revolutionary Etudes
- Chopin wrote 21 of this type of piece.
- Nocturnes
- Chopin wrote for of these for piano.
- Scherzos
- Define- Polonaise
- Polish Dance, moderate tempo, dynamic contrast
- Berlioz first followed his father's professtion. What was it?
- doctor, medical school in Paris
- Berlioz wrote a book of memoires on this subject.
- med school
- Berlioz attended this conservatory of music?
- Paris
- Who paid for Berlioz's conservatory tuition?
- His uncle
- Did Berlioz want to abide by the rules of composition?
- Nope
- Who wrote the oratorios the Damnation of the Faust and Rakoczy?
- Berlioz
- True or False--Berlioz loved Shakespeare's works and plays?
- True
- What composer did the English theatre company hire to do plays in Paris?
- Berlioz
- Berlioz wrote a symphony about her?
- The actress he fell in love with
- Define- Idee Fixe
- melody that keeps returning
- Berlioz used the idee fixe in what work?
- The Fantastic Symphony
- Define- Program Music
- Music that tells a story
- What symphony did the waltz form make it's first appearance?
- Fantastic Symphony
- Define- Pizzacato
- plucked strings
- Define- Arco
- played with the bow
- The Fantastic Symphony required four of these.
- Timpanis
- Hungarian composer (born there), but lived in Germany and Paris
- Lizst
- Known as the greatest pianist of the 19th century
- Liszt
- Often broke strings at recitals.
- Lizst
- Studied to become a priest.
- Lizst
- Who was known as the Abbe Lizst?
- Lizst
- Had minor orders in the Catholic church.
- Lizst
- Who wrote the Transcendental Etudes?
- Lizst
- Who wrote the Totentanz, or Dance of Death?
- Lizst
- Define- Glissando
- sliding over many notes
- Lizst wrote symphony poems. Define them.
- A one movement piece, that tells a story or describes a scene of some sort, inspired by a literary work or philosophy.
- Lizst designed this style of piece?
- Symphony poems
- Lizst wrote 13 of these inspired by the French poet La Montine.
- Symphony poems
- Define- Aria
- solo for a single singer
- Who wrote 15 Hungarian rhapsodies, with #2 being the most popular?
- Lizst
- How did Lizst write the Hungarian Rhapsodies?
- He took the melodies of other composers and added embellishments.
- Who wrote the earliest opera still performed and what is it called?
- Montiverdi, Orfeo
- Define- Bel Canto
- beautiful singing
- Wrote one of the most popular operas entitled "Carmen."
- Bizet
- Define- Habenera
- aria opening the opera
- What is the most famous aria from Carmen.
- Torender
- Was Carmen a success when it opened?
- No and Bizet was hurt by this
- Who wrote 26 operas?
- Verdi
- Who wrote Aidi in 1871?
- Verdi
- Who commisioned Aidi and why?
- Egypt for the opening of the Suez canal
- What did Wagner mostly concentrate on?
- Writing Operas
- What did Wagner call operas?
- music dramas
- Wrote his own librettos?
- Wagner
- Built his own theatre in Bayrenth and relied heavily on patronage?
- Wagner
- Who was the biggest supporter of Wagner and almost depleted the Bavaria treasury in doing so?
- King Ludwig II of Bavaria
- Wrote 13 operas.
- Wagner
- What group of four operas was written by Wagner and based on Norse mythology?
- Ring of Nibelung
- Who was Hitler's favorite composer?
- Wagner
- Which composer was Anti-Jew?
- Wagner
- Which composer cannot be performed in Israel because of his views?
- Wagner
- Who wrote Tristan and Isolde which is based on King Aurthur stories?
- Wagner
- Who wrote La Boheme?
- Puccini
- Which opera has two famous aria's back to back?
- La Boheme
- Who wrote Slavonic dances which were originally for two pianos?
- Dvorak
- Define- Furiant
- cross rhythm, accents every 2 beats, and in 3/4
- Which composer received an invitation to be the director of the American Conservatory of Music in NYC?
- Dvorak
- Who wrote the New World Symphony?
- Dvorak
- Who wrote lots of tone poems, voilin conchertos and symphonies?
- Sibelius
- Which composer's tone poems were mostly inspired by Kalevala?
- Sibelius
- Who celebrated Finland's independance with the piece Finlandia which is almost a second national anthem?
- Sibelius
- Who composed the 1812 overture?
- Tchaikovsky
- Did Tchaikovsky hate the 1812 overture?
- Yup
- Why did Tchaikovsky hate the 1812 overture?
- It was composed for money
- What two melodies are used in the 1812 Overture?
- God Preserve the Czar and Marsiellaise
- 6 symphonies by this composer.
- Tchaikovsky
- Tchaikovsky's brother named his last symphony this?
- Pathetique
- Where does the word pathetique originate from?
- comes from the Greek word pathos
- True or False--Pathetique ends with a slow movement?
- True
- Tchaikovsky died a week after the first performance of Pathetique from this disease.
- Cholera
- Who was born in Hamburg, Germany?
- Brahms
- Born in Hamburg, Germany but moved to Vienna.
- Brahms
- Who was true to classical forms and was interested in baroque music?
- Brahms
- Who directed a choral society in Vienna?
- Brahms
- Who was befriend by the Shumann family?
- Brahms
- Brahms wrote 24 variations for piano of which Handel piece?
- "Variations and Fugue on Handel"
- What piece did Brahms use the melody from this Haydn work for eight variations and a finale?
- Wind Instruments
- Wrote four symphonies.
- Brahms
- Wrote 21 Hungarian dances for piano duet.
- Brahms
- Define Brahm's Chaconne.
- Series of chord harmonies repeated with melodic variations.