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Charm Final Terms
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Undergraduate 4
12/17/2014

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Art Cycle
Definition
for close people, one voice with piano accompaniment
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Song Cylce
Definition
group of songs performed in sequence as a single entity
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Idee Fixe
Definition
Preoccupation of mind that is not modified
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Singspiel
Definition
form of music drama like opera
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Requiem*
Definition
Mass for the souls of the dead
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Exoticism
Definition
trend in music to evoke sounds of far-off lands/ancient times
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Sprechstimme
Definition
singing in a way that sounds like talking
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Broadway Musical
Definition
theater performances done on Broadway (why is this a question?)
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Spiritual Minimalism
Definition
minimalist compositions with an emphasis on religious spirits
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Strophic
Definition
all verses/stanzas are sung to the same music
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Absolute Music
Definition
music that is about nothing
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Opera Seria
Definition
Italian style of serious opera
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Music Drama
Definition
music reflects the action of the drama
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Ballet
Definition
Performance dance originated in Renaissance France
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Atonality
Definition
Music that lacks tonal center or key
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Polytonality
Definition
using more than one key simultaneously
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Through-Composed
Definition
non-repetitive, non-interrupted by dialogue composed in order
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Program Symphony
Definition
music that depicts non-musical events/scenes
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Opera Buffa
Definition
Italian genre of opera with comedic events
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Gesamtkunstwerk*
Definition
Unifying all works of art via theater
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Impressionism*
Definition
music that focuses on suggestion and atmosphere
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Serialism
Definition
method of composition that uses values to manipulate different musical elements
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2nd Viennese School*
Definition
composers early 20th century Vienna under Schoenberg
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Operetta
Definition
genre of light opera
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Neoromanticism
Definition
exists after the romantic period, but still incorporates elements from it
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Tintinnabulation
Definition
ringing or tinkling sound
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Lied*
Definition
German word for song, setting of romantic German poems to song
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Symphonic Poem
Definition
Piece of orchestra in a single section with a poem/novel in it
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Bel Canto
Definition
Beautiful singing, Italian opera term
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Leitmotif
Definition
short, constantly recurring musical phrase associated with idea/person
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Verismo
Definition
realistic depictions of life in the lower class
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Tone row
Definition
non-repetitive ordering of a set of pitch-classes
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Gamelan
Definition
Music from Indonesia with gongs and drums etc
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Aleatoric
Definition
music where some of it is left up to chance by the performer
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Minimalism
Definition
music with constant harmony, steady pulse, additive, phase shifts, etc.
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