Music Appreciation Part 4 – Flashcards

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Who was nicknamed the father of symphony
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Haydn
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The form of the first movement of Beethoven's piano sonata in C-sharp minor, op. 27, no.2:
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modified song form
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what malady did Beethoven suffer from
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deafness
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melody for the slow movement of Haydn's string quartet, op. 76, no. 3 became the national anthem for
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Germany
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a theme may be fragmented by dividing it into smaller units called
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motives
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the first movement of a symphony is usually in
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sonata-allegro form
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Haydn served as a choirboy in
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Vienna
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What is typical form for the second movement in a classical symphony
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sonata-allegro A-B-A theme and variations
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Haydn's string quartet op 76, no. 3 was given the nickname Emperor because
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the slow movement is based on a hymn written for the emperor franz joseph
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typical number of players in the classical orchestra
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30-40
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second movement of Beethoven's piano sonata in C-sharp minor, op.27, no.2 is
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a gentle scherzo and trio form
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the opening of Beethoven's symphony no. 5
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a four-note motive
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name favored sonata instrumentation in the late 18th Century
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piano alone piano and violin piano and cello
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form of the slow movement of Haydn's string quartet, op 76 no,3 is
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theme and variations
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name major composers of string quartets
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Mozart Beethoven Schubert
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Mozart is remembered today as
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the most gifted child prodigy in the history of music
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a string quartet consists of
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2 violins viola cello
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first movement of a classical concerto features sonata-allegro form with
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a double exposition
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the tone of the catalog aria from don giovanni is
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comic
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the most important instrumental genre of the classical period is
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the symphony
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describe absolute music
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music without a story or text
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who were members of the viennese school
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Mozart Haydn Beethoven
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text of Ode to Joy is by
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Schiller
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what are the 3 main sections of the sonata-allegro form
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the exposition the development the recapitulation
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a piano trio consists of
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piano violin cello
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Beethoven belonged to a generation of artists who were influenced by the full impact of
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the French Revolution
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The psychological climax of sonata-allegro form appears when the tonic returns at the (final section )
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recapitulation
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the second dance or middle section of a minuet is called
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trio
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which composer was vorn in Vienna and bridged the Classical and Romantic eras
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Schubert
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Ode to Joy is the finale to Beethovens'
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symphony no 9
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using material from an earlier movement in a symphony is called
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cyclical form
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what is unusal about beethoven's symphony no 5
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there is no break between the third and fourth movements
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a short repeated musical pattern is called
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an ostinato
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repeating a motive at a higher or lower pitch is called
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a sequence
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Haydn's military symphony was composed for his visit to what city
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London
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in sonata-allegro form , a modulatory section that leads from one theme to the next is called
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a bridge
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How did Haydn's military symphony earn its nickname
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it uses percussion instruments associated with Turkish military music
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what is the form of the second movement of Beethoven's symphony no 5
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theme and variation
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in the classical orchestra which group of instruments serves as the ensembles nucleus
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strings
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Italian words de capo are commonly found in ______form
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ternary
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a musical setting of the mass for the dead is called
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a requiem
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characteristics of an opera seria
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plots drawn from Greek antiquity rigid conventions and highly formalized presentation virtuoso display by soloists
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early classical symphony is characterized by quickly ascending themes with a strong rhythmic drive known as
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rocket themes
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the overture of Don Giovanni is in what form
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sonata-allegro
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classical symphony had its roots in the
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opera overture
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music for small ensemble of two to about ten players with one player to a part is called
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chamber music
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composer noted for his monothematic sonata-allegro form
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Haydn
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in sonata-allegro form , the section that features the most tension and drama through modulation and motivic interplay is called
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the development
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beethoven supported himself through
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teaching music lessons publishing his music giving public concerts
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in musical composition a theme is
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a musical idea that is used as a building block
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mozart died while writing his
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Requiem Mass
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the catalog aria lists
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Don Giovanni's conquests
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which beethoven symphony was selected to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall (called Choral Symphony)
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9th
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overall form of a minuet trio is best described as
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A-B-A
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Haydn enjoyed phenomenal musical success with two trips to which country
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England
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a typical feature of a concerto is a free solo passage without orchestral accompaniment called
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the cadenza
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don giovanni attempts to console Donna Elvira, who has been betrayed by
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don giovanni
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beethovens moonlight sonata has how many movements
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three
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theme and variation form often utilized which of the following compositional techniques
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melodic variation harmonic variation rhythmic variaton
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the dreamy first movement of the moonlight sonata features
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a strophic-like form an accompaniment with arpeggios a singing melody
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the most popular solo instrument in the classical concerto was
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the piano
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is an example of
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a serenade
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How many movements is a classical concerto
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three
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what form of opera occupied itself mainly with the affairs of nobility and greek legends
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opera seria
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characteristics of minuet and trio
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usually in different key usually contrasting melody and harmony ends with a da capo
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who was Haydn's principal patron
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Prince Esterhazy
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how may symphony's did beethoven write
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nine
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in the classical multimovement cycle which movement is most commonly in a contrasting key from the other three
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second
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