Vocab
What is a short, contrasting tune called?
countermelody
Why wasn't Smetana able to hear "Vltava" performed?
he became deaf
What piece is this?
A Sea Symphony
How many sections was the first movement of A Sea Symphony broken up into?
eight
What is the other name for Vltava?
Moldau
A single movement programmatic work for orchestra is called what?
tone poem
Who co founded Minnesota Composer's Forum and was a composer in residence at Minnesota Orchestra?
Libby Larson
What piece is this?
Yellow River Concerto
What is the tempo of "Wafting"?
scherzo = joke (too fast for dancing)
The area of the landscape that sends water to a particular central destination is called what?
watershed
Music without vocals that depict storylines are called what?
program music
Who contributed to the rework of the Yellow River Cantata with support from Madame Mao?
Yin Chengzong
Who wrote this piece?
Smetana
Compared to Broadway shows at the time, Show Boat was difference because...
music was integrated into the story and not irrelevant
What element from Greek's Mythology is used for Debussy's work “Sirènes"?
Sirens
What is a vocal genre that originated among enslaved African Americans which usually containing religious references?
spiritual
Who composed "Ring Cycle" which consists of 4 music dramas and contains a leitmotif about the Rhine River?
Richard Wagner
Who was this piece a tribute to?
Handel
Why is the Yellow River Concerto symbolic of the Yellow River? (besides the obvious fact that it's a concerto written about the Yellow River)
had a complicated history and changing course, like the river
Kern and Hammerstein's Show Boat is often credited as the "flagship" of what new genre?
musical theater/musicals
What is the structure where vocal and orchestra sections are intermixed with soloists performing arias and recitatives?
cantata-anthem
Who was the composer who composed a piece about the ocean before he even saw one?
Felix Mendelssohn
What is the form of this piece?
strophic song
Why is "The Brook's Lullaby" being a tritone away from the opening song significant?
tritone = most dissonant interval, represents being very far away from starting point
What was American composer Leo Sowerby's 1923 symphonic suite From the Northland inspired by?
Lake Superior