Student Passport and Study Materials

Student Passport and Study Materials

Student Name 2017-2018 _______________________ UIL Music Memory School _______________________ Student Listening Destinations Bach Mussorgsky Beethoven 5/1 Palestrina Beethoven 5/4 Rodrigo Debussy Saint-Saëns Gould R. Strauss Gounod Stravinsky Holst Telemann UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE Joplin Verdi Making a World of Difference Mendelssohn Wagner THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Mozart Welcher Concerto for 2 Violins in d minor, Bach Fast Five “Double” Movement 1 \'bäk\ 1. German Baroque composer. One of the “Three B’s” (Bach, 1685-1750 Beethoven, and Brahms). Musical Minute Instrument/Voice 2. Played violin, viola, clavier, Concerto: a composition, 2 solo violins and harpsichord, and organ. chamber orchestra: usually in three parts or 2 violins, viola, cello, movements, for solo 3. Had 20 children. 9 survived harpsichord instrument(s) and orchestra. him. 4 were composers. 4. Had diabetes. Went blind. Notes Died of a stroke. Ritornello (“return” in Italian): a recurring 5. Better known as a virtuoso section of music, usually played by the chamber orchestra, organist than a composer in that alternates with different contrasting sections. his time. Today he is considered Solo: music for one performer. Tutti (“all” in Italian): music to be the greatest composer for the whole orchestra. of all time. Chamber orchestra: a few musicians who play in a room (chamber) or small hall. Fugue: a musical composition for a definite number of parts Notes or voices, in which the subject is announced in one voice, and then imitated and developed in each of the parts. This concerto is also known as the “Double” Violin Concerto or “Bach’s Double.” It was composed between 1717 and 1723 when Bach was Kapellmeister at the court of Prince Leopold in Cöthen, Germany. Bach had no organ to play there, but Leopold’s court had one of the largest and finest orchestras in Europe. Bach composed a great deal of instrumental music for the Cöthen musicians. “Bach’s Double” has three movements: fast-slow-fast. The “Double” Concerto is one of Bach’s most famous and best-loved instrumental compositions. T Symphony No. 5 Beethoven Fast Five Movement 1 \'bā-ˌtō-vən\ 1. German Classical/Romantic 1770-1827 composer, one of the “Three B’s” (Bach, Beethoven, Brahms). Musical Minute 2. Played violin, viola, organ, and Instrument/Voice Symphony: a musical was a virtuoso pianist. Known composition in three or as the finest pianist of his time. Full orchestra more sections or 3. Gradually became deaf (began movements for orchestra. to lose his hearing in 1796; completely deaf in 1818). 4. Moody, disorganized, and Notes arrogant. Sonata form: a musical form established by 5. Composer of 9 famous the great Classical composers Haydn (one of Beethoven’s symphonies, 16 string quartets, teachers) and Mozart. Its sections include: and a large amount of piano music, including 32 piano • Exposition: themes introduced (may be repeated) sonatas. One of the most • Development: themes explored and developed famous and influential through several keys composers in music history. • Recapitulation: themes restated • Coda (“tail”): ending of a piece of music Notes Complete title: Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op. 67 (“Fate”). Beethoven worked more than 4 years on this symphony, which he completed in 1808. Movement 1 is derived almost entirely from the rhythm of the first four notes, which represents fate knocking at the door. This is the most memorable musical phrase of all time. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is the most popular, best known, most often-performed symphony. ` Children’s Corner Suite Debussy Fast Five \ˌde-byu̇-ˈsē\ Golliwogg’s Cake Walk 1. 20th century French composer. 1862-1918 Musical Minute 2. Played piano. Edited Instrument / Voice Suite: a musical form made Chopin’s piano works. Piano up of a collection of short Wrote about music under pieces. the pen name “Monsieur Croche” (Mr. Quarter Note). Notes 3. Entered Paris Conservatory, age 10. Loved art (painting) Ragtime: a style of early jazz music composed and poetry. for the piano, with a bouncy, syncopated melody over a steady, march-like bass line; called “ragtime” at first 4. Considered to be the because it sounded as ragged as a torn piece of cloth. greatest French composer, A piece of ragtime music is called a “rag.” one of the most influential composers for piano, and Syncopation: a rhythm where important tones begin on one of the “Fathers of weak beats or weak parts of beats, giving an “off- Modern Music.” balance” feeling to the music. 5. Died of colon cancer. Golliwogg: a rag doll popular in the early 1900s. Cake walk: a stylized walking/dance contest to ragtime music. The prize is a cake. Notes Debussy composed the Children’s Corner Suite for solo piano between 1906 and 1908 for his young daughter, Claude-Emma (1905-19), nicknamed “Chou-Chou” (“darling”). Chou-Chou had an English nanny, and the titles of the six movements of the suite are in English. “Golliwogg’s Cake Walk” is the sixth piece in the suite. It was inspired by American ragime music and contains a musical quote from the theme of Wagner’s opera, Tristan and Isolde. “Golliwogg’s Cake Walk” is the most poplar movement of the suite, and is frequently performed as an independent piece in recitals. American Salute Gould Fast Five \‘güld\ 1. 20th century American Musical Minute composer and conductor 1913-1996 Instrument/Voice Musical theme: the first 2. Played piano. Child prodigy. main melody in a musical Full orchestra Published first piece at age 6. composition. 3. Worked in vaudeville, played piano for silent movies and Notes radio, recorded piano rolls, and was a conductor on the Musical prodigy: a child (under age 12) who radio. displays a talent in music on the same level as a skilled 4. Used jazz, blues, gospel, adult musician. country and western, and folk music in his compositions. Variation: a technique where music is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, and 5. Died of an aortic rupture (tear texture. in the aorta, the largest artery photo courtesy of G. Schirmer in the body). March: a composition with a strong regular rhythm, written for marching to and often performed by a military band. Morse code: a series of long and short elements (dots, Notes dashes, dits, and dahs) that represent letters and numbers. It was used to send telegraph messages. American Salute was written overnight for a radio broadcast the next day. Gould began to write at dinner time and finished the next morning at 9:00 a.m. Gould conducted the piece the first time it was played on the popular radio show, “The Chrysler Hour” in 1943. The theme is the popular song “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” by Patrick Gilmore. The song expresses longing for the safe return of friends and loved ones who were fighting in the war. American Salute is Gould’s most famous composition. Roméo et Juliette Gounod Fast Five \gu'noʊ\ 1. French Romantic composer. Je veux vivre 2. Played piano, organ, and guitar. 1818-1893 Musical Minute 3. Teacher of Georges Bizet. Influenced by the works of Instrument/Voice Aria (“air” in Italian): Palestrina, Bach, Schumann, a song from an opera, Voice (soprano) and Berlioz. for one voice, often sung and orchestra 4. Known for his opera, Faust, with an orchestra. and for his melody that goes with Bach’s C Major Prelude: Notes the Bach/Gounod version of “Ave Maria.” Opera: a story told completely through music. 5. Died of a stroke. Camille Saint- The characters sing with an orchestra and act Saëns played the organ at out the story on a stage with costumes, scenery, props, Gounod’s funeral. and choreography. Arietta (“little aria” in Italian): a short aria. Notes Soprano: a high female singing voice. Coloratura (“coloring” in Italian): elaborate ornamentation of a melody. Coloratura soprano: type of operatic soprano voice with a high upper range that is capable of agile runs, leaps, trills, and vocal coloratura. Libretto: contains all the words and stage directions for an opera. Gounod’s 5-act opera Roméo et Juliette was completed in 1867, and revised in 1888. It is one of Gounod’s best-loved compositions. Juliette’s arietta occurs in Act 1, at the masked ball before Juliette has met Roméo. It is a showpiece for coloratura soprano and is often performed in vocal auditions, competitions, and concerts. Suite No. 2 Holst Fast Five \'hōlst\ 1. 20th century English composer. March 2. Played trombone professionally 1874-1934 Musical Minute and also played violin, organ, and piano, and sang. Instrument/Voice Suite: a musical form made up of a collection 3. Worked as an arranger, teacher, Band of short pieces. and conductor. Famous for his symphonic suite, The Planets. 4. Interested in folk music, and Notes composed many pieces based on folk tunes. Military band: full band rather than brass band. 5. Very shy. Suffered from asthma, March: a composition with a strong regular rhythm, written poor eyesight, and nerve for marching to and often performed by a military band. damage to his right arm. Died Folk song: a song that is not written down, but is passed on of congestive heart failure. orally from person to person. Usually the composer of a folk song is unknown. Notes Morriss Dance: a folk dance performed in rural England by groups of specially chosen and trained men. Riley Ballad: a type of song/story where a man goes off to sea, war, or adventuring, and then returns in disguise to see if his sweetheart has remained faithful. The lady-love scorns him, saying she will wait for her love to return. He then reveals his identity, and they live happily ever after.

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