Composers
This composer dedicated six string quartets to Josef Haydn
Who is Mozart
A ________________ is a short, lyrical piece of music placed between two larger parts (acts of an opera or movements of an instrumental work).
What is an Intermezzo
Vienna was bombed in 1809 due to the
Napoleonic wars
During the 1700s, the term _______ was a French term for the courtly manner in literature that had become a catchword for everything modern, chic, smooth, easy, and sophisticated.
What is galant
Haydn composed for this instrument because of one of the members of the Esterhazy family played it.
What is the baryton
This composer was inspired Haydn to write the Oratorio, "The Creation"
G. F. Händel
This moves the drama and plot forward in opera
What is recitative
This event occured for several years in Vienna. It allowed for multiple members of the nobility to gather, as well as very artisitic salons to flourish-
What is the Congress of Vienna?
"Sentimental style"
What is empfindsam style
This Prince was one of Beethoven's earliest patrons
Who is Prince Lichnowsky
This composer is most well known for being a traveling virtuoso, and his fans were known to faint at his concerts.
Who is Franz Liszt
______________ are theatrical works, usually comedies, often with a “moral to the story” and a neat ending. They have supporting music throughout, and very often they were accompanied with “zwischen-musik” between the acts.
What are Lustspiele
The overthrowing of Prince Metternich was known as the
The 1848 Revolution
The ____________ modulates through a variety of keys, possibly even remote ones, and it has motives or themes from the exposition that are presented in new aspects or combinations.
What is the development
This composer studied with Beethoven - he is played very often today by piano students, especially his etudes.
Who is Carl Czerny
This composer was on over 90% of all concert programs of the 1820s in Vienna.
Who is Rossini
It means "living picture." They were common in both stage events and in salons.
What are Tableau Vivant
What happened on March 27th 1808?
Haydn's oratorio "the Creation" was performed in the University Hall in Vienna to celebrate Haydn's birthday. It was his last public appearence.
_____________ is often contrasted with programme music, which is often composed to convey a narrative through the composition.
What is absolute music
At sixteen he composed his Octet for Strings, Op.20.
Who is Felix Mendelssohn
This composer composed over 500 Lieder by the age of 15.
Who is Franz Schubert
a type of serious opera popular in the 19th century, usually based on a historical subject and with a large number of singers, in which the characters do not speak between the musical items:
What is grand opera
What happened ont he 5th of May 1789?
The French Revolution
A separate tradition grew in Great Britain, where songs for home performance were called ballads or drawing-room ballads, and in the United States and Canada, where they were called _____________.
What are parlor songs
She had a successful salon here in Vienna and she was the first woman to be accepted to the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna in 1773. She also lived in the same building as Josef Haydn, and studied with him,
Who is Marianna Martinez?