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Berlioz and the development of the Symphony
Berlioz and the development of the Symphony
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1
Which Classical composers before Beethoven were pioneers of the Symphony?
Haydn
Handel
Stamitz
Mozart
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What type of form is the opening movement of Symphonie Fantastique in?
Through composed
Loose sonata form with long Introduction and long coda
Strict sonata form with no introduction
Rondo form with Coda
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How did Beethoven develop the symphony further in the late Classical/early Romantic periods?
Elaborate introductions and extended codas
Sometimes making the piece one long movement
Sometimes adding extra movements
Longer, freely structured mvts + dramatic contrasts, rhythmic interest
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What inspired Beethoven?
Legends such as Prometheus
Literature such as Goethe's 'Faust'
Napoleon - who he saw as a hero
Clara Schumann's piano writing
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What was Wagner's term for idée fixe?
transformation of theme
fixed idea
leitmotif
motive
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What feature of Berlioz's work was hugely influential on later composers e.g. Wagner & Rimsky-Korsakov?
his opium inspired harmonies
leitmotif
idée fixe
transformation of theme
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What did the symphony develop from?
The concerto
the fast-slow-fast Italian overture in the Baroque period
The gangsta rap
The trio sonata
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When was Symphonie Fantastique written?
1830
1860
1800
1834
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Which literary figures inspired Berlioz?
Shakespeare
Goethe
JK Rowling
Agatha Christie
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What did Berlioz do to expand the symphonic form?
Added more movements (Symphonie Fantastique = 5) with less rigid structures
Used a much larger orchestra
Used instruments such as the saxophone and the banjo in some of his works
Added a narrative structure (e.g. with the idée fixe)
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How many movements did the Classical symphony have and what were they?
3 Slow, fast, slow
4 fast, slow, dance (usually minuet and trio) fast (usually rondo)
4 Fast, slow, fast, faster
7 Fast, dance, slow, slow, fast, fast, extremely fast!
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What musical form is usually used for the 1st movement of symphonies in the Classical and Romantic periods?
Binary form
Ternary form
Rondo form
Sonata form
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What did Berlioz write which made him extremely influential in the development of the orchestra?
A guide for how to poison yourself with opium and dress up as a woman
A guide to writing an idée fixe
Treatise on Orchestration
A guide for how to build an ophicleide
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Which work did Beethoven dedicate to Napoleon initially, until he became Emperor of France?
Eroica Symphony No 3
Symphony No 5
Pastoral Symphony No 6
Choral Symphony No 9
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How else did Beethoven pave the way for Berlioz?
Styled himself as a tortured genius
Wrote programme music
He taught Berlioz composition
Added instruments at extreme pitches e.g. piccolo, contrabassoon
