Terms and stuff
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termy terms
Random music question
Funny music stuff you probs don't know
100
recurring melody in Symphonie fantastique
What is idee fixe
100
voice and orchestra alternate in a "dialogue" during a dramatic opera scene
What is melodrama
100
Rossini used this term to describe an entrance aria in his most famous opera
What is cavatina
100
which band used to be called Johnny and the Moondogs
The Beatles
100
this famous symphony was supposed to travel on the Titanic's maiden voyage but changed trips last minute
What is London Symphony
200
Bach's entire works studied and performed
What is Bach Revival
200
musical motive that symbolizes a character or idea
What is leitmotive
200
Wagner's term for opera (eventually he rejected this but for now it's the truff)
what is music drama
200
this composer kept a frog statue in his pocket for good luck
Who is Grieg
200
How many pieces does it take to make a violin
around 70
300
larger than life opera
What is grand opera?
300
Italian movement towards unification
What is Risorgimento
300
crescendo that coincides with repeated sections of music the get thicker and louder with each repetition
What is Rossini crescendo
300
How many coffee beans did Beethoven like in his coffee?
60 beans
300
Which famous European composer has a popular chocolate brand named after him?
What is Mozart
400
one movement orchestral piece, usually written to begin a concert, usually programmatic
What is concert overture
400
recurrence of melodic ideas throughout a work
What is cyclicism
400
city where Wagner's great hall made for specific operas
What is Bayreuth, Germany
400
two of Schumann's song cycles
What are Dichterliebe and Myrthen
400
Which two composers were blinded by the same eye doctor?
What is Bach and Handel
500
in a piano, the hammer goes up and then goes only part of the way back down to make for easier repeated notes
What is double escapement action
500
the commentating of a piece of music from an outside source
What is musical criticism
500
"total work of art" Wagner used this term to describe the operatic experience
What is Gesamtkunstwerk
500
writer of Papillons and Carnival
Who is Schumann
500
This composer once made the best out of being thrown in jail by composing organ studies.
Who is Bach
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