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appreciation of music final
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Undergraduate 1
05/02/2009

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Modernism
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Characterized by a desire or belief in progress, science, surrealism, anti-romanticism, political crap, breaking through the past common practice.
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opera
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sing an entire dramatic work.
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oratorio
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a large musical composition like an opera in that they have a choir, soloist and orchestra, but its just for the music doest tell a story.
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libretto
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the text used in an extended opera, operetta, oratorio and cantata
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aria
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a self contained piece for one voice, usually with orchestral accompaniment
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recitative
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in opera when the singer is allowed to adopt the rhythm of ordinary speech
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chorus
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overture
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instrumental introduction to a dramatic, choral or occasionally instrumental piece
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sinfonia
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italian word for symphony
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opera seria
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italian term for a serious melodramatic opera
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opera buffa
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a comedic opera
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program music
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type of art music intended to evoke extra musical ideas, images in the ind of the listener by musically representing a scene, image or mood.
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absolute music
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music not about anything other then sound like nice music.
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program symphony
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program music, music that has a story behind it, music that brings out certain moods or events
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incidental music
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music in a play, television program, video game, movie etc... that is not primarily music
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sprechstimme
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a german term for an expressionist vocal technique between speaking and singing.
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cabaret
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GAY comedy song and dance at a bar
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Albert Giraud
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belgian poet writing in the french language, it was set to music
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lieder
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german term for song, used for english speakers for Art music, or art songs
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bel canto
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italian for beautiful singing, an opera term
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verismo
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literary and operatic movement. no personal meaning should be put into the piece.
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German vs. Italian opera
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musical
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rodgers and Hammerstein
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broadway folk, made ohlahoma and the sound of music
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Oklahoma!
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broadway play from 1943
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Reprise
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return of the opening material in a composition, like in a recapitulation of a sonata form.
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jukebox musical
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when a stage or film musical uses previously released popular songs as its musical score
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film music
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mood book
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music for silent movie pianist to play over certain moods.
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spotting session
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watching a movie and deciding what music to put in to enhance mood etc..............
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temp track
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in film production when an existing piece of music is used for mood/ atmosphere
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"mickey-mousing"
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tight rope walking tippy toeing etc....
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leitmotif
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motif, recurring musical theme
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Mac Steiner
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Bernard herrmann
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film composer for psycho
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carl Stalling
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composer for looney tunes and warner bros.
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John Williams
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Bad ass, star wars, harry potter, mike jacobs
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erhu
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asian one string shit
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