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three composers from the baroque period
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three main composers from the classical period plus 1
- Beethoven
- Mozart
- Haydn
- schubert (considered classical and romantic)
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who wrote the most songs and what is the term for songs
schubert at 600 lieds
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what is program music
music that tells a story like the Four Seasons by Vivaldi
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what is the term that means that a person can play almost anything on their instrument?
virtuoso
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the names and origin of two main opera composers
- italy - gluseppe verdi
- germany - richard wagner
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name the four categories of instruments and at least four instruments in each category
- strings harp, violen, cello, double bass
- woodwinds oboe, clarinet, bassoon, flute
- Brass trumpet, tuba, trombone, french horn
- Percussion timpani, snare, cymbals, gong
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six periods in order
- middle ages
- renasonce
- baroque
- classical
- romantic
- 20th century
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seating chart for orchestra
- xxxxxxxxxx percussion xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxxxxxx Brass xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- xxxxxxxxx woodwinds xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- harp xxxxxx violas xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- piano xxxxx violas xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- first violins xx conductor xx cellos&bass
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what language is used
italian
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what is the church serivce called
mass
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sonata allegro form
- I. exposition
- first theme - home key
- bridge
- second theme - new key
- bridge
- repeat
- II. development
- III. recapitulation
- first theme - home key
- coda - home key
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what is chamber music
ensemble music for up to about ten players with one player to a part
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orchestration
person who would take a peice of piano music and assign parts to different instruments
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Frederic chopin
- poet of the piano
- wrote lots of little pieces for lesser men to play
- greatest pianoist in the romantic period
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johannes brahms
- considered the most important composer in the romantic period
- did not write opera but wrote 4 wonderful symphonies, piano music, piano concerto, etc
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tchaikovsky
- first important russian composer
- best known for ballet music
- 7 symphonies
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impressionism
- debussy most important composer
- first major movement in 20th century
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aaron copland
- wrote music for films, dance, ballets
- considered the greatest american composer
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jazz and blues
- scott joplin - first to write jazz music (rag time)
- w c handy - father of the blues (from florence)
- blue note
- louis armstrong - father of jazz
- scat singing (louis & ellie fitzgerald)
- american musical theatre
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george gershwin
american composer who wanted to write classical music that incorporated jazz and blues (wrote the rapsody and blues)
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rock n roll
- mix of country, gosple, Rhythm n Blues, pop
- motown - detriot
- elvis
- beach boys
- jimi hendrix
- rolling stones
- little richard
- frank sinatra
- ray charles (father of soul)
- sam phillips
- sun records
- beattles - 1964
- woodstock - 1969
- 70's = elton john & led zepplin
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