Opera Genres
General
Musicians
Instrumental Genres
Terms Category
100
German; spoken dialogue; real life, but often exotic; duets, trios
What is Singspiel
100
Years of________. Age of ________.
When is 1750-1820 What is Enlightenment
100
Austrian; first "free agent"
Who is Mozart
100
multi-movement work with the typical order of the movements being fast, slow, fast
What is Sonata
100
German term; similar to Galant; intricate harmonies
What is Empfindsam stile
200
French; spoken dialogue; comical subjects; duets, trios, musical numbers
What is Opera Comique
200
Name THREE political figures (Hint: They are well known in the U.S.)
Who is George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin.
200
German; will carry ideas into the Romantic Era; wrote the first song cycle (An die fern Geliebte)
Who is Beethoven
200
large group of instruments; strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
What is Symphony
200
song-like melodies short phrases, cadences, light accompaniment
What is Galant style
300
French; spoken dialogue (no recitatives); not serious; real life subjects; duets, trios
What is Opera Bouffe
300
Literature of Classical Time Period (2 possible answers)
What is Voltaire and/or Encyclopedia Britannica
300
Austrian; worked for the Esterhazy court; last "servant" musician
Who is Haydn
300
small group of instruments; 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
What is String Quartet
300
Resting points; articulation between phrases
What is Periodicity
400
English; spoken dialogue; real life subjects; duets, trios
What is Ballad Opera
400
Name the English/American political activist/philosopher & ONE of the THREE French philosopher
Who is Thomas Paine (English/American) Who is Voltaire or Rousseau or Montesquieu
400
Reforms of operatic style; less flashy; music should serve the poetry
Who is Gluck
400
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
What is Sonata Form
400
Broken chord accompaniment
What is Alberti
500
(Looking for 2 answers) 1. Italian; all sung (recitatives); Baroque style of serious opera; mythological subjects 2. Italian; all sung (recitatives); less virtuosic solo singing; real life subjects; duets, trios
What is 1. Opera Seria 2. Opera Buffa
500
This was the Age of Revolutions; many opinions, many wars; less absolutes in government; free thinking; wars were for human rights, not land. Name FOUR of these wars:
What is the American Revolution What is the French Revolution What is the War of 1812 What is the French and Indian War
500
(Looking for 2 answers) 1. Son of J.S. Bach; influenced Haydn and Mozart 2. Another son of J.S. Bach
1. Who is C.P.E. Bach 2. Who is J.C. Bach
500
(Looking for 3 answers) 1. expose the thematic material 2. develop, change the material that is already presented 3. recap the original theme and "bring it on home"
What is 1. Exposition 2. Development 3. Recapitulation
500
Association with a literary movement; Greater extremes in volume
What is Sturm und Drang
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