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| lied (art song) | piece of music that combines poetry and music; always performed by voice and piano |
| nationalism | devotion or loyalty to one's home country; patriotism |
| virtuoso | a person who excels on his or her instrument |
| etude | a short musical study designed to practice a certain technique |
| libretto | the words/lyrics/text of an opera |
| score | the music( all parts) of an opera |
| prelude | an orchestral introduction to an opera |
| opera | a story that is sung |
| rondo | a musical form with one repeating section ABACA (like a "Big Mac") |
| 1820-1900 | time period of the Romantic Period |
| nature and the middle ages | music of the Romatic Period was inspired by these two things |
| emotion | this ruled the arts |
| civil war, Industrial Revolution, Western Expansion | important world events during the Romantic Period |
| piano becomes the most popular instrument; orchestra becomes larger (more instruments); music is written for the middle class | important musical events of the Romantic Period |
| teachers, composers, conductors, performers | ways that musicians could be employed |
| Edgar Allen Poe; Mary Shelley | two writers that inspired musicians of the Romantic Period |
| love, nature, supernatural | The poetry used for art songs dealt with what three things |
| Vienna, Austria | city and country that Schubert came from |
| middle class homes | Where were Shubert's pieces designed to be performed? |
| Lieder (art songs) | genre of music for which Schubert is famous for writing a great deal of |
| The Erlking | title of the piece by Schubert that was studied in class |
| piano | Chopin's main instrument |
| Etude No. 11 - "The Winter Wind" | title of Piece by Chopin that was studied in class |
| it's a piano solo | how to identify "The Winter Wind" |
| devoted his life to Czech folk music | reason Dvorak was considered to be a nationalist composer |
| Slavonic Dance Op. 46 No 8 | title of the piece by Dvorak that was studied in class |
| orchestral piece in Rondo form (ABACA), heavy cymbals in the beginning | way to identify the Slavanic Dance |
| Carmen, Don Jose, Escamillo | 3 main characters in Carmen |
| Carmen | a gypsy who works in a ciagarette factory |
| Don Jose | a soldier who is seduced by Carmen |
| 3 | # of themes in Carmen |
| Escamillo | a bull fighter who steals Carmen's affections |
| Don Jose murders Carmen because she leaves him for Escamillo | How does Carmen end? |
| only selection with vocals; piano plays the part of a galloping horse | way to identify the Erlking |
| made a bronze cast of his hands | how the Polish people honored Chopin before he died |
| Spanish culture | Carmen was Bizet's attempt to introduce the French to what culture |
| 3 themes | number of themes in prelude of Carmen |
| 3 distinct changes | how you will identify the 3 different themes in the prelude of Carmen |
| opera comique | a style of opera that has some spoken opera |
| verisimo opera | realistic trails |
| piano and vocals | Lieder created an equal partnership between what two instruments. |
| comique and verisimo | Carmen was the first opera to mix what two styles of opera. |
| Carmen is going to die | meaning of the descending vocal line in Carmen's aria, the "Habanera" |
| he was shy | reason Chopin's compositions were short |
| chamber music | Schubert was the earliest master of what type of song |
| aria | solo song featured in an opera |
