Music Appreciation Study Sheet Properties of Sound: 1. Pitch- Frequency of vibrations ● Overtones (makes up pitches). They are responsible for our unique voiceprint. They are located above the fundamental. ● Everyone has a unique voice print 2. Timbre- Color and quality. A tool by which we identify different voices and instruments. Very subjective- differently interpreted and heard and described. Ex: Gloomy‚ dark‚ clear‚ bright‚ harsh‚ rough‚ delicate‚ wide‚ narrow. ● Every person in the
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classical opera as a humorous‚ satirical‚ and wholly grotesque perversion of the genre is something very rarely seen. György Ligeti presents this stylistic humor in his only opera‚ La grand macabre‚ which tells the perplexing story of borderline death and possible destruction of the fictional country of Brueghelland and its citizens. “Mysteries of the Macabre” is a three-part aria found in the second act‚ which features the anxious Chief of Secret Political Police‚ who at this point of the opera is trying
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the folklorist nationalism that reveal these early scores‚ inspired by themes‚ melodies‚ rhythms and turns Andalusian or Castilian‚ to a nationalism that sought inspiration in the musical tradition of the Spanish Golden Age and responding to puppet opera El retablo de Maese Pedro‚ one of his most praised works‚ and the Concerto for harpsichord and five instruments. How did the composer;s music influence his or her contemporaries (use musical and visual examples): As a tribute to his artistic work
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a new vocal style based on o. Music of the ancient Greeks 16.) Orpheus goes to Hades in hope of bringing who back to life p. Eurydice 17.) In an opera what happens first q. The Overture 18.) The introduction to the overture is called r. The Prelude 19.) In an opera‚ what is an
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A striking departure from the thematic regularity of most operas of his time‚ Mozart’s Don Giovanni‚ presented Europe with a brash new outlook of nobility. The opera’s plot‚ based around the licentious actions of Spanish aristocrat Don Giovanni‚ begins with Giovanni’s rape of Donna Anna‚ the future bride of Don Ottavio‚ and subsequent murder of her father. From the commencement‚ it is apparent that Giovanni follows his own set of perverted morals unlike those common to society. His servant Leperello
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Assignment 4: Vivaldi and Venetian Opera It is apparent just based upon time period (without even initial consideration of the source reading) that gender most definitely played a role in the reception of Vivaldi’s concertos during his lifetime; as one of the musicians who oversaw the instruction of the schools for music students‚ it is highly likely that he had a hand in shaping the ways by which students in each group were taught‚ and thus had an influence on gender role in a society of musicians
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effectively portrayed in the style of music. Without using specific examples from the text‚ the musical forms of the baroque era generated a very up-beat tone. Another factor that effects the differences is that the opera of the baroque era was very large scale. These baroque operas are also very diverse and have many different moving parts. All of these different moving parts make for the sporadic high energy that the baroque era has. More evidence that supports the differences in the two musical
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Raymond Yan IB Music Sl 11/29/13 Period 4A Classical vs Baroque Era 1. Baroque Period- Musical texture during the Baroque period was also polyphonic and/or homophonic. Composers used melodic patterns to evoke certain moods. The use of text depiction continued. Rhythmic and melodic patterns are repeated throughout the composition. With the addition of instruments and the development of certain musical techniques such as basso continuo‚ music during the Baroque period became more intriguing
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Dieudonné-Félix Godefroid (1818 -1897) Godefroid was a Belgian harpist who composed pieces for the harp and piano. He was born in Namur and later on moved to Boulogne-sur-Mer‚ where his father opened a music school. Godefroid attended the Paris Conservatory in 1832 to study harp with François Joseph Naderman and Théodore Labarre. Afterwards‚ Godefroid pursued a concert career. Starting in 1839‚ Godefroid began a solo tour throughout all of Europe and the Levant. In 1847‚ he settled down in Paris
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Which of these was an innovation developed during the last half of the Eighteenth Century? Answer-D (A) the public concert (B) the salon (C) the coffee house (D) All of these 3. Who contributed to Neoclassicism with his operas Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste? Answer-A (A) C.W. von Gluck (B) W.A. Mozart (C) J.S. Bach (D) L.V. Beethoven 4. A traditional string quartet consists of? Answer-A (A) two violins‚ one viola‚ and one cello. (B) three
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