Music Lit Essay Questions 8 December 2012 1. The multi-movement cycle is when one piece comprises three or four movements For example‚ the classical era symphony‚ sonata‚ string quartet‚ and concerto all follow this cycle. THe Sonata-allegro form is a structural pattern used by composers first in the 18th century as a means to organize their music. Some people like to compare it to a basic essay format which has in introduction with a thesis‚ supporting body paragraphs‚ and conclusion that
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Chapter 32‚ p. 266 1. What innovations did Wagner bring to the world of opera? - 2. What famous literary works became the basis for Romantic operas? Chapter 35‚ p. 299 1. How did the traditional system of tonality break down in the early twentieth century and what replaced it? 2. How did composers change their approach to the orchestra in early twentieth-century music? How did they approach form? Chapter 36‚ p. 312 1. What elements made Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring shocking to its first audiences
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themes in Mozart’s opera‚ and those in Nowra’s play. Both the opera and play revolve around issues of loyalty‚ fidelity and betrayal. The backdrop of war is also a significant feature of both texts: the Vietnam War in the 1970s (in Così) and the Albanian battle for independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1790 (in Così Fan Tutte). Wars also involve loyalties and betrayals‚ and their chaos on a grand scale underscores the chaos in the lives of the characters in the opera and the play. (Sue
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Mahler was born in Kalischt‚ Bohemia‚ on July 7‚ 1860. At the time‚ Bohemia (later to form a major component of Czechoslovakia‚ and later the Czech Republic) was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire‚ then enduring its final crumbling decades‚ and the region where Mahler spent his youth was strongly associate with the Czech independence movement. However‚ Mahler also was a Jew‚ and Jews in the region were associated by ethnic Czechs with Germans. Mahler famous quote is: "I am thrice homeless‚ as
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CULTURE/PERIOD PHILOSOPHY ACTIVITIES/PRACTICES MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PROPONENTS/COMPOSERS Medieval Ages Music Timeline (500-1400) Believed that music should make a listener receptive to spiritual thoughts and reflections They allowed music in Christian churches in the form of medieval music that involves chanting Their characteristic of music as based on plainchant improvising with parallel melodies Medieval singers continued experimenting with melodies and polyphony became more elaborate
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United States during the great depression. The Box Set- set that fully encloses the acting space on 3 sides like the walls of a room‚ with one side removed. Richard Wagner- was a German composer‚ theatre director‚ polemicist‚ and conductor who is primarily known for his operas. Ludwig Tieck- was a German poet‚ editor‚ novelist‚ and critic who was one of the founding fathers of the Romantic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Independent theatre
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from the Greek verb dran‚ meaning “to act” or “to do”‚ refers to actions or deeds as they are performed in theatrical setting for the benefit of a body spectators. More limited than the related concept of theater‚ which also comprehends such forms as opera and dance‚ the term drama refers essentially to dramatic literature—the text composed by playwrights to be spoken in a theater. Because the heritages of Indian‚ Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and African drama have had little influence on one another and even
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Romanticism (or the Romantic era/Period) was an artistic‚ literary‚ and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. Partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution‚[1] it was also a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature.[2] It was embodied most strongly in the visual arts‚ music
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the present than on the past and future. Music was seen as the best medium to express the values of the Romantic Era. Many composers‚ apart from Mussorgsky‚ are renowned for their Romantic works; these include: Schubert‚ Mendelssohn‚ Chopin‚ Liszt‚ Verdi‚ Tchaikovsky‚ Dvorak and many others. During the Romantic period musical style and its characteristics were dramatically different from the style of the Classical period preceding it. Lyrical melodies were emphasized‚ rather than rhythm‚ and complex
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