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Beethoven and Romaticism
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Undergraduate 1
03/08/2011

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Sonata
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An orchestra work with 4 movements
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Sonata Allegro Form
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a structural pattern used by composers first in the 18th century as a means to organize their music.
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Ternary form
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a three-part A–B–A structure in a piece of music. The first and third parts (A) are musically identical, or very nearly so, while the second part (B) contrasts sharply with it. The B section is often known as a trio.
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Concerto
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Orchestra work with 3 movements and a prominent soloist
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Coda
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A classic closing page
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Classical Period 1795-1803
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20 OF 32 piano sonatas from this period. Beethoven learned about counterpoint and orchestration from Hayden and others.
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Heroic Period
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Most famous work was at this time. He did 3-8 symphonies, 3-5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, and 1 opera fidelio. He was also known for the suicide note at this period.
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Late or Reflective Period 1820-1827
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concentrated on his last 5 string quartets, last 5 piano sonatas, last symphony #9 (Ode to Joy)
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Chamber music
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A small group of soloists that play in private houses or salons.
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Program music
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Concerts where program guides are handed out.
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Romantic Melody
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Singable songs that were increasingly long and chromatic. Used the 7th suspensions.
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chromatic
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is a musical scale with twelve equally spaced pitches, each a semitone apart.
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dissonance
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a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing completion.
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Tone Color
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New instruments being invented or added to the orchestra.
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Felix Mendelson
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1st famous conductor
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Rhythm
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Rubato, a kind of rhythmic improvisation, that sounds like the tempo speaks up and slows down for impressive purposes.
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Franz Schubert 1797-1828
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Famous salon Musician that performed in private homes
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Artsong
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song that consists of a pianist and a soloist singer.
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Strophic Form
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A type of artsong that where the same music is used over and over for several strands of music.
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Through composed.
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a form of artsong where the music constantly changes to reflect the constant meaning of the text.
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Monofied Strophic
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A form of artsong were some stanzas are strophic while other stanzas have music that changes to reflect the tone.
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tone poem
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A piece of orchestra movement where a single continuous section in which a content of a poem or artwork is illustrated or evoked
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