Survey of Music

one movement work in sonata-allegro form that portrays through music a sequence of events

only 5 notes instead of the usual Western scale of 7 notes

Core repertoire or set of music performed at concerts continually since 18th century

preeminent classical diva because of her exceptional vocal control & broadway actress

allows action to flow smoothly

When Verdi moved to Paris, what did he focus his attention on when writing his opera's

left it up to the listener to infer whatever meaning he or she wanted from the piece

fast display piece that allows the singer to make an emphatic declaration or dramatic exit

Poet during Romantic Era , stated "I celebrate myself, and sing myself"

Who is virtually synonymous with Italian opera

Verdi replaces simple recitative with what?

opera that Rossini used when composing The Barber of Seville

Rubato is italian for?

dramatic dance in which the characters,using various stylized steps and pantomime, tell a story

produced the sounds of what and what heard in so many romantic works

movement where anthems, dances, songs, and symphonies all evoke through national identity

art free of all immediate functional concerns - was born of Romantic Spirit

The orchestra was bigger, louder, and more colorful during the Romantic era

intense and very loud dynamic in the Romantic era that called for larger orchestra and piano

what is often defined as a revolt against the Classical adherence to reason and tradition?

New instruments were added to orchestra such as piccolo, trombone, english horn and what

Which of the following composers would we NOT consider to be an Italian opera composer?

Romantics believed the notion that music is more than mere what ?

music has been accompanied by a general decline in the quality of sound

movement in arts and ideas, arounds 19th century, valuing independence, political freedom, etc

an instrumentalist or singer with a highly developed technical facility

dynamic in the Romantic era that meant to sing or play extremely soft

Italian for "beautiful singing"

tells the listener what to experience by crafting a sequence of sounds that implies a narrative

Opera was the leading genre of music entertainment during this time period, similar to what?

revolutionary sentiments: desire for liberty, bold action, passionate feeeling, & individual ?

reduction, usually by half, of all the rhythmic duractions in a melody

learned from my father, practiced counterpoint, performed at Leipzig

Opera captured the same attention of audiences as film does today

Berlioz uses what type of symphony to depict a succession of specific events or scenes

What has never disappeared from the stage due to its incredible popularity

harmony composers producing rich harmonies; harmony utilizing chords built on 5 chromatic notes

art song where the full orchestra replaces the piano as the medium of accompaniment

Italian is the least frequent language used in opera

ballet music is written to create a vivid scene and uses SHORT bursts of tuneful melody

artists of the 19th century sought to achieve what? striving to communicate with what?

Absolute music CANNOT have what?

mental disorder, was admitted to a mental asylum, virtuoso pianist,diagnosed melancholia

Italian for "first lady"

program music is?

A Midsummer Night's Dream is used in Mendelssohn's what type of overture?

Russian Five incorporated their own Russian what? & what type of music?

instrumental music recreating sound events and emotions portrayed in extra-musical source

William Tell is Rosinni's most famous opera buffa

musician transformed from servant to artist,music produced transformed from entertainment to?

what era did European history become a major debate

adding chords constructe on the five remaining note within the 12 note chromatic scale

La Traviata is Italian for "The woman ..."

Who wrote the Barber of Seville and William Tell?

low oboe woodwind instrument

For Italians, what two things are almost one in the same

What language is perfectly suited for opera singing due to the evenly spaced open vowels?

means "with the wood"

Virtuoso practiced tremolos, trills, scales and what?

The Barber of Seville sadly disappeared from the stage after it premiered in 1816

includes symphonies, sonatas, quartets, and other instrumental music

"traffic cop" was referred to as what?

opposite of program music