What are some of the most important development/change that took place in concerts in the 19th?

Quiet listening, Similar to now, Old repertoire

Explain the concept of realism in music and art.

Current problems, daily life, Set in present day

What are some characteristics of Brahms’s writing for piano?

Mixes duple and triple, Rhythmically fluid, Uses entire keyboard, Melody changes voices

What aproach to the chalnge of wrtg symphs after Beetho is exemplified in Symphonie Fantantasti

Wrote the story for every movement, Uses more instruments, Uses instruments in strange ways, Titles each movement

What is the general narrative of Madama Butterfly?

Japanese girl marries American, she dies

Name at least three of Richard Strauss’s tone poems.

Also Sprach Zarathrustra, Death and Transfiguration, A Hero's Life, Don Juan

What did Wagner mean by the term "absolute music” ? [not quite what we mean today]

Music has nothing to do with words

What is a symphonic poem?

Orchestral work in multiple movements with program notes, Story in program notes

How is Carmen presented as a potentially ambiguous character through her famous “Habañera”?

Don't know what she is thinking, she's performing for others

How was Hanslick’s use of "absolute music" a few years later rather different?

He said you shouldn't use all the arts in absolute music

Describe the relationship between nationalism and exoticism.

It changes by were the music is played, Uses the same music

What is the formal structure of the aria "Una voce poco fa" in The Barber of Seville?

Orch. intro-> scene-> cantabile-> cabaletta

Brahms drew on elements of older music (what are some of these?)

Concertos, Imitative, Polyphony, Symphonies

How did Schubert approach the challenge of being as good as Beethoven?

Used a different approach to music, Pursued a different kind of orchestra

Why is Tristan und Isolde considered to be 1 of the most important works of Western art music?

Extreme form of organicism, Tonality is unclear, They WANT to die

Name three works that were inspired by Felix Mendelson's travels.

Scottish Symphony, Italian Symphony, Hebrides Overture

Who was Boris Godunov?

A Russian leader, Historical figure

How does Brahms “update” the old form from the 4th Movement of his Symphony 4 in E Minor?

Moves the chaccone line to the soprano voice

Why was Schubert's Symphony No. 8 nicknamed the "Unfinished"?

Only two completed movements and a sketch of a 3rd, Symphonies usually had 4 movements

Name several of Puccini’s operas.

Turandot, Madama Butterfly, La Boheme, La Fanciulla Del West

What are some other innovative aspects of the first movement of Schubert’s String Quintet?

Tempo is meant to confuse the audience, Key is confusing; CM to dim7th to CM

How are the keys divided between the thematic groups in Schubert’s String Quintet?

First theme: CM, Second theme: EbM, GM

Orchestral works in multiple movements with program notes

What is incidental music?

Music to go with a pre-existing play

Name several operas composed by Verdi.

Otello, Aida, Rigoletto, Nabucco

How are Carmen’s exotic allure and seductive power convey through the music of her “Seguidilla”

Spanish sound, She moves from one key through another, She sings and dances for him, Adds ornaments

Why did Dvořák compose the Slavonic Dances?

Simrock the publisher asked him to write them.

Explain why the "Unfinished" Symphony nickname may well not be justified.

No evidence there was supposed to be more movements

Why was La Traviata controversial when it was first performed?

About a prostitute dies of TB, Upper classes don't look great in it

Name several chamber works by Schubert that quote his own Lieder

Fantasy for violin and piano, "Death and the Maiden" string quartet, "Trout" piano quintet

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1
What are some of the most important development/change that took place in concerts in the 19th?
Quiet listening
Talking during
Similar to now
Old repertoire
2
Explain the concept of realism in music and art.
Current problems, daily life
Set in present day
playable context
Strong imagery
3
What are some characteristics of Brahms’s writing for piano?
Mixes duple and triple
Rhythmically fluid
Uses entire keyboard
Melody changes voices
4
What aproach to the chalnge of wrtg symphs after Beetho is exemplified in Symphonie Fantantasti
Wrote the story for every movement
Uses more instruments
Uses instruments in strange ways
Titles each movement
5
What is the general narrative of Madama Butterfly?
Enemies drink love potion and everyone dies
Japanese girl marries American, she dies
Woman betrays man and is murdered by him
Girl loves man, girl's landlord opposes, city meddler suppor
6
Name at least three of Richard Strauss’s tone poems.
Also Sprach Zarathrustra
Death and Transfiguration
A Hero's Life
Don Juan
7
When was Verdi born?
1806
1803
1808
1813
8
What did Wagner mean by the term "absolute music” ? [not quite what we mean today]
It combines all of the senses
Music that has no other meaning
Should not use all arts in absolute music
Music has nothing to do with words
9
What is a symphonic poem?
Orchestral work in multiple movements with program notes
Poetry reading during the symphony
Story in program notes
A poem with a symphony
10
How is Carmen presented as a potentially ambiguous character through her famous “Habañera”?
She sings in dissonance
She acts like she loves everyone
She is hiding behind her fan
Don't know what she is thinking, she's performing for others
11
How was Hanslick’s use of "absolute music" a few years later rather different?
He said you should only use two senses in music
He said music that has no other meaning
He said you shouldn't use all the arts in absolute music
He said music has nothing to do with words
12
Describe the relationship between nationalism and exoticism.
One is more exotic than the other
It changes by were the music is played
Nationalism has a real place attached, not fantasy
Uses the same music
13
Explain the idea of “twin cultures” of music in the first half of the nineteenth century.
N
Y
N
14
What is the formal structure of the aria "Una voce poco fa" in The Barber of Seville?
Chorus intro-> cantabile-> cabaletta-> scene
Orch. intro-> scene-> cantabile-> cabaletta
Cantabile-> cabaletta-> chorus-> scene
Cabaletta-> scene-> cantabile-> orch. postlude
15
Brahms drew on elements of older music (what are some of these?)
Concertos
Imitative
Polyphony
Symphonies
16
When did Berlioz die?
1883
1901
1869
1904
17
How did Schubert approach the challenge of being as good as Beethoven?
Used a different approach to music
Pursued a different kind of orchestra
He chose to ignore it
Lowered the price of concerts
18
Why is Tristan und Isolde considered to be 1 of the most important works of Western art music?
Extreme form of organicism
Melody is understated
Tonality is unclear
They WANT to die
19
How did Schumann, Mendlessohn, and Liszt react to Symphonie Fantastique?
N
Y
Y
20
Name three works that were inspired by Felix Mendelson's travels.
Scottish Symphony
Italian Symphony
Dutch Symphony
Hebrides Overture
21
When did Schubert compose his Symphony No. 8?
1803
1822
1813
1869
22
Who was Boris Godunov?
A Russian leader
Historical figure
He narrated How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A cello player in Russia
23
How does the melodic idée fixe lend coherence and unity to the Symphonie Fantastique?
Y
N
24
What is a concert overture?
A piece played over a chur
A pieced played before the concert
One movement orchestral piece
A work with cannons or drums
25
How does Brahms “update” the old form from the 4^th Movement of his Symphony 4 in E Minor?
Moves the chaccone line to the soprano voice
Moves the chaccone line to the bass voice
Moves the chaccone line to the alto voice
Moves the chaccone line to the tenor voice
26
How was chamber music viewed in the 19th century on the spectrum of conservative to innovative?
Conservative
Leaning toward innovative
Innovative
In the middle
27
Why was Schubert's Symphony No. 8 nicknamed the "Unfinished"?
He died before the premier
It didn't sound like it was done
Only two completed movements and a sketch of a 3rd
Symphonies usually had 4 movements
28
What is the Tristan chord? What is it literally as a chord?
dim 7th chord
aug 7th cord
VII 7th cord
1/2 dim 7th chord
29
What does "fantastique" mean in the context of the story told in the program?
Extraordinary
Fantastic
Superb
Fantasy
30
What does Schoenberg mean by “developing variation”?
Musical range
Musical prose
Variations that develop
Speech in music
31
What instruments participate in a piano trio?
Violin
Cello
Viola
Piano
32
Who wrote Don Quixote?
Heinrich Heine
Hanslick
Cervantes
Wilhelm Wundt
33
What is the form of the fourth movement of Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 in E Minor?
Chaconne
Sonata
Variation
Binary
34
Name several of Puccini’s operas.
Turandot
Madama Butterfly
La Boheme
La Fanciulla Del West
35
What are some other innovative aspects of the first movement of Schubert’s String Quintet?
Tempo is meant to confuse the audience
It uses dissonance in the themes
It changes to non-related keys
Key is confusing; CM to dim7th to CM
36
How are the keys divided between the thematic groups in Schubert’s String Quintet?
Second theme: GM
First theme: CM
First theme: CM, EbM
Second theme: EbM, GM
37
What is a tone poem?
Orchestral works in multiple movements with program notes
A poem set to a symphony
A poem with a drone
A monotone poem
38
What scale does the beginning of the Coronation Scene in Boris Godunov employ?
B Octatonic
D Octatonic
G Whole tone
E Whole tone
39
Where did Brahms live starting in 1868?
Paris
Vienna
Munich
Hamburg
40
What is incidental music?
Music composed by a student of the composer
Music that was composed by accident
Music to go with a pre-existing play
Music to go with a novel
41
April 3 question that was skipped
N
Y
N
42
Name several operas composed by Verdi.
Otello
Aida
Rigoletto
Nabucco
43
When was Brahms born?
1813
1833
1808
1803
44
How would you describe the music of Capriccio (by Brahms)?
Happy
Smooth rhythm
Smooth
Rubato
45
How are Carmen’s exotic allure and seductive power convey through the music of her “Seguidilla”
Spanish sound
She moves from one key through another
She sings and dances for him
Adds ornaments
46
Why did Dvořák compose the Slavonic Dances?
Stasov the prince asked him to write them
Dvorak had heard of the stunning dances in Slavocia
Simrock the publisher asked him to write them.
Inspired by Pellegrini, a friend, who visited Slavocia
47
Explain why the "Unfinished" Symphony nickname may well not be justified.
No evidence there was supposed to be more movements
He had completed the symphony and died before its premier
The last two movements were burned in a fire
It had not been published yet
48
Why was La Traviata controversial when it was first performed?
Portrays to much drinking and use of drugs
About a prostitute dies of TB
Glorifies revolutions
Upper classes don't look great in it
49
Name several chamber works by Schubert that quote his own Lieder
Fantasia for piano trio
Fantasy for violin and piano
"Death and the Maiden" string quartet
"Trout" piano quintet
50
Why was Wagner forced into exile for a decade starting in 1848?
He participated in revolutions
He flirted with the Kings daughter
He started working for Hitler
Speaking against the King
51
On what literary work was Don Quixote based?
The Count of Monte Cristo the play
Don Quixote the novel
Don Quixote the play
The Count of Monte Cristo the novel
52
Explain the “music of the future” controversy.
disagreement about whether new instruments should be includd
disagreement about whether programs should dictate emotions
disagreement about whether all arts should be combined
disagreement about whether quotations should be allowed
53
Identify sev examples of “developing variation” at work in 1st mvt of Brhms piano quintet in Fm
First four measures in unison
Retrograde
Mimics speech
Changing melodic idea
54
How would you describe the music of Intermezzo? (by Brahms)
Rubato
Strong rhythm
Smooth
Happy
55
Brahms synthesized som elemnts of older musc with mor current idioms (what are some of these?).
Updated Harmonic Vocab
Mixing of 2 + 3
Popular Folk Music
Sonata Form
56
Where was Wagner living in the 1850s?
Switzerland
Dresden
Warsaw
Vienna
57
For what type of operas was/is Rossini best known?
Intermezzo
Comic Opera
Chamber Opera
Serious Opera
58
When did Verdi write La Traviata?
1848
1869
1853
1867
59
How does Wagner distinguish musically between 2 worlds: night/love/death & day/suffering/life?
Night/love/death=diatonic
Day/suffering/life=chromatic
Night/love/death=chromatic
Day/suffering/life=diatonic
60
What does the singer in “Una voce poco fa” (Barber) do if not singing the notes in the score?
embelishes long notes
includes ornaments anywhere she desires
includes turns in melodically dull sections
adds extra harmonies in non-solo sections
61
Aside from his music, what publication made Berlioz very influential for later composers?
The New Newspaper for Music
Astronomy Today
Treatise on Orchestration
Medical Digest
62
Where was Wagner employed in the 1840s?
Vienna for Count Vicemere
Dresden for the King of Saxony
Germany for Keiser Welfirm
Paris for Lord Gridwall
63
Name several composers who belong to this “New German School.”
Mahler
Wagner
Straus
Wolf
64
Name at least two characteristics typical of the music of this “New German School.”
innovative
absolute
programmatic
conservative
65
What is nationalism?
Evoking parts of your own culture
Pride in your country
Sets listener in foreign nation
Belonging to a nation
66
What does Berlioz mean by "double idée fixe"?
N
Y
67
How is an octatonic scale constructed?
Alternating whole and half steps
Alternating major seconds and minor thirds
Alternating whole steps and major thirds
Whole steps
68
Who are the 3 most important composers of Italian opera in the first half of the 19th century?
Rossini
Puccini
Bellini
Donizetti
69
April 3 - 2nd part of question that was skipped. In case you need more lines.
N
N
Y
70
When did Wagner die?
1886
1883
1880
1889
71
What is program music?
Each movement had a story written out
Very specific narrative
Vague title
Music played in a pre-formulated order by the venue
72
What comp techniques(s) does Brahms use at outset of the 1st mvt of his Symp No. 4 in E Minor?
Lieder
Popular folk music
Mixing of 2 + 3
Imitation between violins and clarinet
73
How is the dark supernatural captured in the music of the 5th mvt of the Symphonie Fantastique?
grace notes in idée fixe
slow 4/4
instruments used incorrectly
Dies Irae - funeral chant
74
What does Idée Fixe mean?
Fixing Idols
Fixed ideals
Thinking all the time
Obsessive Idea
75
What was the main challenge faced by all composers of orchestral music in the 19th century?
You can't be as good as Beethoven
Beethoven has done it all
So just don't write symphonies
Audiences couldn't afford to come because of the war
76
Who was Harriet Smithson?
First wife of Berlioz
Shakespearean actress
Berlioz mistress
Burlesque dancer
77
Why was the year 1853 so important in Brahms’s career?
R. Schumann published an esay, Brahms was the next big thing
Meet Joachim (Violinist)
Met Liszt
Meet Schumanns
78
What are some of the genres of chamber music in which strings and piano were included?
String quintet
Piano Trio
Octet
String quartet
79
Who (what character) sings the aria “Una voce poco fa” in The Barber of Seville?
Rosina
Figaro
Violetta
Dr. Bartolo
80
Does singer of "Una voce poco fa" (Barber) always sing the notes as they are given in thescore?
Y
N
81
What two titles did Brahms favor for his late character pieces for piano?
Capriccio
Mazurka
Premezzo
Intermezzo
82
Does opéra comique have to include comedic plot elements? What is its defining feature?
Yes, Humorous story lines
No, Humorous story lines
No, Sometimes speaking, sometimes singing
Yes, Sometimes speaking, sometimes singing
83
What are some of the most important developments/changes that took place in orchas in the 19th?
Consistent members
Larger groups
Instruments with keys
Conductors
84
When was Berlioz born?
1803
1813
1833
1808
85
Where is Carmen set?
Germany
Vienna
France
Spain
86
On what types of sources did Wagner draw as inspiration for his music dramas?
13th century Nordic saga
15th century Huns
Greek Mythology
Peace talks
87
Why was chamber music viewed as conservative in the 19th century?
Not radical for composers
Homemaking activity
Because it was a handed down tradition
Commonly absolute
88
What type of operas did Rossini start composing after about 1815?
Serious opera
Intermezzo
Comic Opera
Chamber Opera
89
Why was Rossini's shift in focus from Comic Opera to Serious Opera significant?
almost all his operas were serious operas
it led a trend away from comic opera
he was the only mainly serious opera composer
it reflected the wars in the world
90
How do La Traviata's three main characters reflect Verdi’s typical plot structure?
Servant woman marries rich boss/Servant man likes same woman
Man loves woman/finds out woman is mother
Father hates daughters boyfriend/daughter commits suicide
Lady and man love each other/father doesn't like it
91
How was the strng quartet viewed in 19 cntury on the spctrum of consrvative to inovative & why?
Not radical for composers
Homemaking activity
Conservative
Commonly absolute
92
What is a furiant?
A furious ant
Hemiola
An overture in duple meter
A dance in triple meter
93
Where was Liszt living when he composed his first twelve symphonic poems?
Vienna
Munich
Parris
Weimar
94
What did Berlioz end up doing on his first visit to Paris?
Became a composer
Studied instrument making
Studied music
Tried to win prix derone
95
When did Brahms die?
1904
1897
1883
1901
96
Name two of the five composers who make up the “Mighty Five” or “Mighty Handful.”
Ivanov
Musorgsky
Rimsky-Korsakov
Baranovsky
97
Recount the story told in the program of the Symphonie Fantastique.
Everyone dies
Drugs himself, hallucinates his execution
Loves girl, goes to ball, feels unloved
Watches funeral & demons celebrate
98
What is a three-key exposition?
A soft start to a symphony
An exposition with an extra key
An exposition that has a strong theme
A loud explosion in music
99
How does Butterfly use her musc to forge a personality that will charm and appeal to Pinkerton?
The butterfly embellishes the melody
The butterfly sings increasingly difficult passages
The butterfly sings in a westernized Japanese style
The butterfly uses light articulations
100
Why did Berlioz go to Paris originally?
To compose music
To work as a musician
To study medicine
To study astronomy
101
What is Rossini’s The Barber of Seville about?
Enemies drink love potion and everyone dies
Girl loves man, girl's landlord opposes, city meddler suppor
Japanese girl marries American, she dies
Woman betrays man and is murdered by him
102
Where was Brahms from?
Munich, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Paris, France
Vienna, Austria
103
What is the opera La Traviata based on?
Swedish folk tale
French play by Alexandre Dumas Jr.
German play by Heir Rumdeir
Ballet by Labre Valdez
104
Who coined the designation “New German School”?
Brendel
Mahler
Liszt
Wagner
105
What instrument was often featured in chamber music of the nineteenth century?
Strings
Violin
Bassoon
Piano
106
Who wrote the opera Boris Godunov?
Balakirev
Dvorak
Rimsky-Korsakov
Musorgsky
107
When did Rossini compose The Barber of Seville?
1896
1834
1813
1816
108
Explain the Wagnerian concept: Gesamtkunstwerk.
All arts are equal
Music above all
Collective artwork
Do all art types to maintain coherence
109
Who coined the term “absolute music”
Wolf
Hanslick
Wagner
Liszt
110
What are some of the original/innovative features of the first movement of Unfinished Symphony.
1st theme was played by woodwinds
4 note transition
Very quiet introduction
B Minor to G Major
111
Who coined the term “developing variation”?
Brahms
Berlioz
Schubert
Schoenberg
112
Name at least three of Liszt’s symphonic poems.
Hungaria
Hamlet
Orpheus
Prometheus
113
Why did Clara Schumann feel a piano trio was an appropriate genre in which a woman could comp?
Because women couldn’t do anything of importance
They were delicate instruments
For home performance, not public
Women's work lacked force
114
What is the structure of Violetta’s aria from Act I of La Traviata? recognize component parts
tempo di mezzo->cabaletta->scena->slow lyrical
scena->slow lyrical->tempo di mezzo->cabaletta
cabaletta-> scena->slow lyrical->tempo di mezzo
slow lyrical->tempo di mezzo->cabaletta->scena
115
What is the general narrative of Carmen?
Woman betrays man and is murdered by him
Enemies drink love potion and everyone dies
Japanese girl marries American, she dies
Servant woman marries rich boss
116
When did Verdi die?
1904
1906
1901
1883
117
What is the basic narrative of Tristan und Isolde?
Prostitute loves rich man, prostitute dies of TB
Makes magic bullet, bullet kills friend
Love potion by mistake, everyone dies
Poor lady marries rich boss
118
Where is Madama Butterfly set?
Paris
Spain
Japan
Germany
119
What are some of the most important theoretical writings Wagner penned during the 1850's?
The Artwork of the Future
Art and Revolution
Judaism in Music
A Communication to My Friends
120
Explain the Wagnerian concept: leitmotive.
Puts light motifs all over
Life motivation
Leaf movement
Light motives
121
What is exoticism?
A genre of music that evokes a foreign atmosphere
Tendency to do exotic things
Music played out of doors
French music played in exotic places
122
Name three of the five composers who make up the “Mighty Five” or “Mighty Handful.”
Cui
Borodin
Balakirev
Yankovsky
123
Why was Felix Mendelson traveling throughout Europe as a young man?
Educational Experience
To be cultured
Grand tour
He was a missionary
124
How does the Tristan chord destabilize tonality in Prelude to Tristan und Isolde & elsewhere?
It doesn't resolve
Dissonance
It sounds like a key change
Confuses key to audience
125
What is the plot of La Traviata?
Makes magic bullet, bullet kills friend
Love potion by mistake, everyone dies
Prostitute loves rich man, prostitute dies of TB
Poor lady marries rich boss
126
Name at least two figures on each side of the "music of the future" debate.
Brahms, Hanslick
Liszt, Brahms
Hanslick, Wagner
Wagner, Liszt
127
When was Wagner born?
1817
1801
1815
1813
128
What role does the Tristan chord play in "Tristan und Isolde" music drama?
Non-functional
Used in Tristian's theme
Could be a Fr6
Could be a mix of two arpeggiated chords from the bass lines
129
Who are the three main characters in La Traviata? (know their names)
Alfredo
Rosetta
Violetta
Germont
130
Why did Liszt settle in Weimar?
Easy to sell music
To study medicine
It was a port city
He was a court musician
131
What does Pinkerton's motive quote?
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Navy Official Song - Anchors Aweigh
The Star Spangled Banner
America the Beautiful
132
Was Schubert's Symphony No. 8 immediately performed?
No
Yes
133
What five features do the Russian "mighty five" have according to Stasov?
Judge everything for themselves
Programmatic music
Auto-didacts, aka self taught
Exoticism

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