Unit 2 - Review

grandiose dimensions, love of drama, religious intensity, genres of music included operas, oratorios, fugues,

Opera buffa was

The first large section (1) of a musical work in sonata form is called the

Relied on emotion & imagination rather than rational intellect, beautiful tender music with fascination with evil&misery

Who wrote this music?

The singer of Schubert’s “Der Erlkönig” is required to change his voice to represent four roles. These are

In what era was this composed

Who composed this music?

Instrumental music during the Renaissance featured the

One of the first pianists to turn the piano sideways for a concert or recital and memorize his music was

What did Wagner call his operas?

In what style period was this work written?

This music is from what musical style period?

This piece is

born in Germany, during his early career known more as an organist than a composer - Baroque period

The Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz is a _____symphony - the ideas are conveyed purely through the music.

Ballet began in the courts of Europe, especially

The third large section (3) of a musical work in sonata form is the

Which opera by Bizet was initially not well received? Bizet died thinking it was a failure.

Which composer-pianist poured much effort into his composing, lost his hearing,

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel would have made more public performances in her lifetime except

Who wrote the Baroque oratorio, the Messiah?

A character piece is

The term bel canto means beautiful

Hildegard’s Ordo virtutum is

Nationalism in music refers to musical works that

Who wrote the Classical period opera Don Giovanni?

The second large section (2) of a musical work in sonata form is called the

A system used in the Baroque period in which a composer composed music exclusively for their employer was the

born in Austria, born the same year as George Washington, referred to as the “father of the symphony,”

loyal to his native Poland, one of the first composers to write almost exclusively for piano

En pointe is the technique for

In the Baroque period a series or a set of musical works that belong together, usually a collection of dances

What is the genre of this music?

most significant type of secular music was the madrigal

Born in Germany, lived much of his life in London, composed the Messiah

When writing an art song, the composer

secular music written by troubadours, little secular music preserved, Gregorian chants

In Medieval times or the “Dark Ages,” noblemen who were poets and composers & hired minstrels to sing their songs were

We have a good idea of how ancient music sounded because of the many written & recorded musical examples.

An ancient Greek philosopher who considered music an essential part of education & music influenced moral character

Who composed this music?

Program music is

Who is the composer of this music?

The text or script of an opera is called the

reason and logic are the way to truth, music was light, airy, elegant, & well thought-out, sonata form wasa popular form

The instrumentation of a string quartet consists of

A virtuoso is someone who

Characters from verismo operas come from

one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time, phenomenal memory & ability to work out entire pieces in his head