Music App "Classical, Romantic, Modern" Flashcards

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Someone who supports an artist or musician so that they can work at their craft

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Patron

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Being hired by someone to compose or print a work

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Commission

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A section of a piece in which all the instruments and/or voices perform together

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Tutti

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An extended work in several movements (usually four) for orchestra

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Symphony

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4
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What are the 4 instruments in a string section of a classical orchestra

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Violins
Violas
Cellos
Stringed bases

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5
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What 2 words would best describe the classical era

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Elegant (formal)

Restrained

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What were the 2 functions of a patron

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Source of income

They gave the artist freedom to work

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7
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Which instrument replaced the harpsichord during the classical era
Why

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Piano

It became a favorite of the composers because of its wide dynamic range

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Who was known as the “father of string quartet”

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Franz Joseph Haydn

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9
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How old was Mozart when he wrote his first composition

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6

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What was remarkable about Beethoven’s 9th symphony

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He was completely deaf whole composing it

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Who were the composers of the classical era

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Franz Joseph Haydn 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig Von Beethoven 
Franz Schubert 
Johann Christian Bach
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12
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What were the musical characteristics of the classical era

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Symphony 
String quartets 
Opera 
Tempo 
Dynamic level 
Can be gradual/sudden
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13
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Schools which trained musicians

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Conservatory

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14
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Studies

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Étude

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15
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German art songs

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Lieder

16
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Night pieces

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Nocturne

17
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What did the music of the romantic era emphasize

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Personal feelings and emotions

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What types of piano pieces were written during the Romantic era

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Nocturnes 
Etudes 
Impromptus 
Ballets  
Dances 
Lieder
19
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Which instrument was considered the most important during this era

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Piano

20
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How might a composer earn his living during the romantic era

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The sale of printed copies of his music 
Touring the country as a conductor 
Produce performances of his music or operas 
Supported by patrons 
Free-lance
21
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What is a free-lance artist

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An artist that cared for themselves and traveled alone/wherever they wanted to go

22
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What was the music of the romantic era usually about

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Express something
Describe something
Represent something

23
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Who were the 3 great opera composers of the romantic era

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Wagner
Verdi
Puccini

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Who are the famous composers from the Romantic era

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Wilhelm Richard Wagner 
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky 
Felix Mendelssohn 
Frederic Chopin 
John Philip Sousa
25
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What are the characteristics of the romantic era

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Nationalistic (expression of the people) 
Represent/describe/express
Opera
Piano pieces
Lieder
Ballad
26
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Music which is either composed or preformed by chance procedures, such as rolling dice or flipping a coin

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Aleatory music

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Music with no key, and the music can be quite dissonant

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Atonal music

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A return to musical elements of earlier eras of music, particularly the Baroque and Classical eras

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Neoclassicism

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music based on a series of pitches, or rhythms, or any music elements, which are repeated again and again

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Serial music

30
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Type of serial music which uses all 12 tones in the musical scale before repeating another, then repeating those tones in the same order over and over

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12-tone music

31
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What type of music painted a soft musical picture

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Impressionism

32
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What was the main contribution of Impressionistic music

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The use of new musical harmonies and scales

33
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What are the characteristics of the romantic era

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Neoclassicism
Aleatory 
Serial 
Atonal 
Electronic 
12-tone
34
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Who are the composers of the modern era

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Scott Joplin 
Charles Ives 
Igor Stravinsky 
Aaron Copland
Leonard Bernstein