Music 100L Fall Final
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University of South Carolina Music 100L Fall Final study guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Dates for the romantic period | 1820-1900 |
| What is an art song? | just a solo vocal piece accompanied by a piano |
| Aria vs. an Art Song | aria- from an opera; usually more than just a piano accompaniment art song- has just a piano accompaniment |
| Wagner is most famous for composing... | Operas |
| Chopin is best known for his... | Nocturnes |
| Difference between strophic and through composed music | Strophic- very repetitive; ABABABA pattern Through composed- never repeats itself, always something different happening |
| Who came up with the idea for Leit Motif? | Wagner |
| Leit Motif | The themes employed by Wagner to represent people , places, philosophies, etc. are called |
| How did 20th century composers view non-westerns music? | They explored it, were interested in it |
| When did the Rite of Spring cause a riot? | 1913 |
| What ballet caused a riot in 1913 | Rite of Spring- Stravinsky |
| Debussy was a _________ composer, even though he denied it | Impressionist |
| Who was Schurenburg's teacher? | Himself; he was never formally trained |
| What is primitivism? | percussive music with a driving and consistent rhythm |
| What kind of 20th century music is the opposite of impressionism? | expressionism- overly ugly to make a point about feelings |
| What does neoclassicism entitle? | -Orchestra's got smaller -More clean and clear ideas -Simplification of things -Emotional restraint |
| The 12 tone row was whose system? | Schurenburg's |
| Chant music is called... | alleotoric |
| What kind of music did Schurenburg specialize in? | expressionism |
| Who composed "The Firebird" and "Petrushka"? | Stravinsky |
| Prepared Piano | things are just stuck inside the piano to make it different every time (nuts, bolts, spoons, etc.) |
| Summarize 443 | Just silence for 4 minutes and 43 seconds. the music is the audiences noise and whatever they choose to hear |
| Summarize Electronique | -expressed tragedy and inquisition -created in a tape studio -only one "performance" -played from loud speakers at the unveiling of the piece |
| Why was symphonie fantastique written? | for a woman named Harriet Smithson, by Berlioz |
| Robert Schumann was best known for... | being a critic and a writer |
| Schubert was famous for his... | art songs |
| Romantic era composers sought new expression through the use of new... | instruments, tone colors, harmonies, and forms |
| Romantic Era was a time of... | emotion, individuality, and nationalism |
| Absolute music was the opposite of | program music |
| Program music | Tells a story, and is usually based on poems and pictures |
| Characteristics of music after 1945 | 12 tone system, chance music, musical quotation, electronic music, new concepts of rhythm and form, serialism, minimalist, tonal music, liberation of sounds, and mixed media |
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