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neoclassicism - correct answer (art) Trend in music from the 1910s to the 1950s in
which composers revived, imitated, or evoked the styles, GENRES, and FORMS of pre-ROMANTIC music,
especially those of the eighteenth century. (page 393)
absolute music - correct answer Music that is independent of words, drama, visual
images, or any kind of representation. (page 402)
organicism - correct answer Belief that musical works should be ORGANIC. (page
402)
Program - correct answer Text to accompany an instrumental work of PROGRAM
MUSIC, describing the sequence of events depicted in the music. (page 402)
Program Music - correct answer Instrumental music that tells a story or follows a
narrative or other sequence of events, often spelled out in an accompanying text called a PROGRAM.
(page 402)
organic - correct answer Adjective describing a musical work in which all the parts
are derived from a common source and relate to one another and to the whole like the parts of a single
organism. (page 402)
Song Cycle - correct answer A group of art songs performed in succession that tells
or suggests a story. (page 403)
modified strophic form - correct answer Variant of STROPHIC FORM in which the
music for the first stanza is varied for later stanzas, or in which there is a change of KEY, RHYTHM,
character, or material. (page 408)
ballad - correct answer (1) Long narrative poem, or musical setting of such a poem.
(2) Late-eighteenth-century German poetic form that imitated the folk ballad of England and Scotland
,and was set to music by German composers. The ballad expanded the LIED in both FORM and emotional
content. (page 409)
Character Piece - correct answer A piece of CHARACTERISTIC MUSIC, especially one
for PIANO. (page 413)
Maurka - correct answer A type of Polish folk dance (and later ballroom dance) in
triple METER, characterized by accents on the second or third beat and often by dotted figures on the
first beat, or a stylized PIANO piece based on such a dance. (page 421)
Nocturne - correct answer Type of short PIANO piece popular during the ROMANTIC
PERIOD, marked by highly embellished melody, sonorous accompaniments, and a contemplative mood.
(page 421)
polonaise - correct answer A stately Polish processional dance in triple meter, or a
stylized piece in the style of such a dance. (page 421)
waltz - correct answer Type of couple DANCE in triple METER, popular in the late
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, or a short, stylized work for the piano in the style of such a dance.
(page 421)
rubato - correct answer (from Italian tempo rubato, "stolen time") Technique
common in ROMANTIC music in which the performer holds back or hurries the written NOTE values,
distorting the strict tempo for expressive purposes. (page 422)
ballade - correct answer (instrumental) (1) French FORME FIXE, normally in three
stanzas, in which each stanza has the musical FORM aab and ends with a REFRAIN, C. (2) Instrumental
piece inspired by the GENRE of narrative poetry. (page )
Concert Etude - correct answer a particularly brilliant instrumental composition
evolved from a single technical motive. Certain nineteenth-century etudes that contained significant
artistic content and were played in concert were called concert etudes
, idée fixe - correct answer (French, "fixed idea" or obsession) Term coined by Hector
Berlioz for a melody that is used throughout a piece to represent a person, thing, or idea, transforming it
to suit the mood and situation. (page 426)
parlor song - correct answer Song for home music-making, sometimes performed in
public concerts as well. (page 431)
Grand Opera - correct answer A serious form of OPERA popular during the
ROMANTIC era that was sung throughout and included BALLETS, CHORUSES, and spectacular staging.
(page 435)
Lyric Opera - correct answer ROMANTIC OPERA that lies somewhere between light
OPÉRA COMIQUE and GRAND OPERA. (page 437)
opéra bouffe - correct answer ROMANTIC operatic GENRE in France that
emphasized the smart, witty, and satirical elements of OPÉRA COMIQUE. (page 437)
bel canto - correct answer (Italian, "beautiful song") Elegant Italian vocal style of the
early nineteenth century marked by lyrical, embellished, and florid melodies that show off the beauty,
agility, and fluency of the singer's voice. (page 440)
cabaletta - correct answer In the operatic scene structure of the nineteenth
century, the last part of an ARIA or ENSEMBLE, which was lively and brilliant and expressed active
feelings, such as joy or despair. See also CANTABILE, TEMPO DI MEZZO, and TEMPO D'ATTACCO. (page
440)
catabile - correct answer (Italian, "songlike") (1) Songful, lyrical, in a songlike style.
(2) In the operatic scene structure developed by Gioachino Rossini in the early nineteenth century, the
first section of an ARIA or ENSEMBLE, somewhat slow and expressing a relatively calm mood. See also
CABALETTA, TEMPO DI MEZZO, and TEMPO D'ATTACCO. (page 440)
tempo d'attacco - correct answer (Italian, "movement of the opening") The first fast
movement, following the RECITATIVE, in a nineteenth-century operatic ARIA or duet. It usually contains
dialogue and action and leads to a more lyrical and static second movement or section. See also
CANTABILE, TEMPO DI MEZZO, and CABALETTA. (page 447)
