MUS 100 FINAL STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 17: - Fortepiano: early piano‚ named for its range of dynamic levels; it was smaller and less sonorous than the modern instrument. - Classical style: restrained‚ objective style of art. Classical refers to Western music characteristic of the period from 1750-1825. Composers: - Mozart: Invested much of his music with a degree of emotion expression unusual for his time. Never allowed emotion to dominate his art. - Haydn: Wrote pleasant‚ good-natured music throughout
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1989‚ the city of Berlin got to enjoy a concert for the ages: the "Ode to Freedom‚". A composite event‚ covering centuries worth of work by the composers Schiller‚ Beethoven - and Leonard Bernstein. The purpose of the concert was to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall in a way that would be remembered forever. Bernstein had the soloists and chorus sing in the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that truly symbolized freedom‚ as a gift from the gods to the Germans. Not only the Bavarian Radio
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3. How is the melody of the second subject different from the first? The first movement opens quietly with lyrical cello theme over piano accompaniment which is followed by a series of elaborate transformations. The second movement is labeled Dumka which is a form that Dvořák famously used in his Dumky piano trio and features a melancholy theme on the piano separated by fast‚ happy interludes 4. Why do composers often use exposition repeats? Exposition Repeats to help the audience familiarize
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Week #6 - Quiz Total Grade: 12 (of possible 12 points) Question 1 of 12 Score: 1 (of possible 1 point) As the lied is mainly accompanied by the piano alone‚ the relationship of the pianist to the singer is one of being a(n) _____ in the total artistic effort. A. partner B. accompanist C. leader D. servant Answer Key: A Question 2 of 12 Score: 1 (of possible 1 point) When a song is composed with the same music for each stanza of the poem‚ it is called A. through-composed
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Interview: Marin Alsop‚ music director of the Bournemouth Symphony‚ discusses the power in music and the power in the position of conductor October 7‚ 2003 BOB EDWARDS‚ host: Voters in California today decide who will be governor of the most populous state in the nation. There may be a shift in power from a Democrat to a Republican; maybe not. This month‚ NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg explores the idea of power--what it is‚ how it’s used and what happens when it’s gone. Today‚ her
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At school he received formal musical education. Learning how to read‚ write and arrange braille. He learned how to play piano‚ organ‚ sax‚ clarinet‚ and trumpet. His inspiration was great classical composers such as Chopin‚ Sibelius‚ Duke Ellington‚ and Count Basle. Ray loved it all to the sanctified soulfulness of gospel‚ to the secular emotional venting of blues. At age
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influences to work on his debut album‚ Cycles of Animation‚ a poised collection of eight modern compositions mounted with the precious help of a quintet that features Loren Stillman on alto sax‚ Brad Shepik on electric guitar‚ Santiago Leibson on piano‚ and Chris Carroll on drums. The burning counterpoint on “Loose Noodle” is absolutely stunning‚ provoking a hair-raising sensation as if an electric current would have been running in our veins. The rhythm‚ unwavering and strong in spirit‚ is disseminated
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great classical models‚ and his middle-period and late works developed so far beyond these traditions that they anticipated some of the major musical trends of the late 19th century. This is especially evident in his symphonies‚ string quartets‚ and piano sonatas. In each of these three genres Beethoven began by mastering the existing formal and esthetic conventions of the late 18th century while joining to these conventions signs of unusual originality and power. In his middle period (from about
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ideas through challenging executions. With much less sharp angles‚ “Wiistedt’s View” creates a melancholic soundscape that works mostly in a typical piano trio formation‚ expanded with the inclusion of Dahlgren’s mellow trombone. If “Scala” is an elegant‚ deftly orchestrated piece that gallops with a triumphant spirit and features zealous bass and piano solos‚ “Red Hairpins” is unmatchable in terms of post-bop panache‚ closing the recording in an appreciable manner. By the end‚ Brown’s percussive rumbles
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Mozart composed several piano pieces in a variety of works. These pieces were intended to be played my himself or his sister. Mozart wrote twenty piano pieces between the years of 1782 and 1786. He continued writing many other types of music including; violin sonatas‚ string duets and trios‚ string quartets‚ piano trios‚ chamber music‚ serenades‚ divertimenti’s‚ and opera’s. Mozart also wrote several pieces for masses
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