Matching
What piece(s) match the term étude?
Liszt: "Un sospiro" from Three Concert Etudes
Define the parts of sonata form.
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
What is a fugato?
Mini fugue.
What are the approximate dates of the Romantic period? (HINT: this is not super exact by any means)
1800-1900
What is the instrumentation of a string quartet?
Violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello
What piece(s) match the term "character piece"?
Schumann: "Eusebius" and "Florestan" from Carnaval, Mendelssohn Hensel: "December" from Das Jahr
What is a "cycle"?
A collection of short works, usually piano or voice and piano.
What is an "etude"?
A composition that develops a particular technique.
What are common SOUND stylistic features of Romantic (and Beethoven's) music?
Increasingly complex homophonic texture, expanded orchestra (strings don’t always dominate, other families of instruments (e.g. winds and brass) treated more equally), more dynamic markings and shadings, greater contrasts
Which of Beethoven's style periods was his Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) written in?
Middle period
What piece(s) match the term "Lied"?
Schubert: "Gretchen am Spinnrade"
What is "Lied" (pl. Lieder)
German art song (voice and piano).
What is a "virtuoso"?
Highly skilled person in their playing/singing.
What are common HARMONY stylistic features of Romantic (and Beethoven's) music?
Increased use of dissonance, freer use of dissonance (movement may begin or end on a dissonance, not all dissonances resolve immediately)
What piece(s) match the term "bel canto"?
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; "Una voce poco fa"
What piece(s) match the term "cycle"?
Mendelssohn Hensel: "December" from Das Jahr, Schumann: "Eusebius" and "Florestan" from Carnaval
What is a "cipher"?
A code of some sort; musically, this can be done through notes or key sigs.
What is a "character piece"?
Short work, typically for the piano, that depicts or suggests a mood
What distinguishes Beethoven's three stylistic periods?
Check my notes
Describe the difference between strophic and through-composed.
Strophic means that each stanza of poetry has the same music. Through-composed means that each stanza has new music.
What piece(s) match the term "fugato"?
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, (Eroica), Mvt. 1
What does "bel canto" mean?
"Beautiful singing"- a specific singing style popularized around this time.
What is a "lyric poem"?
Short, strophic poem focused on one subject, regular meter and rhyme scheme, expressed personal feeling, ideal for setting to music
What were aesthetic priorities for Romantic artists (particularly German speakers), and how were those manifested in music?
Idealization of home life, sentimentality, and piety. Chamber music.
What is the Biedermeier period? How was music influenced by this? Why was the influence possible?
A turn inward, away from politics and public life where music was a focal point of family activity. Music was played in homes more. Possible due to cheap(ish) piano