Music 2701A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Isabel Bigley, Cole Porter, Pacific Overtures
10 Dec 2017
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It is closely related to the musical concepts of id e fixe or motto-theme. Musical play: the meeting of three elements tension. The newly-americanized european operetta and english comic opera. Joseph, jesus christ superstar, american idiot: operettas developed from the opera comique which came from a desire for short, light works. Lighthearted stories about normal people these were one act things happening during intermission. Jacques offenbach credited with writing first operettas: a precursor of later musical comedy. Pointillism: style of painting in which small distinct dots of colour create the impression of a wide selection of other colors and blending, looks different up close and far away. Gi(cid:448)es the i(cid:373)p(cid:396)essio(cid:374) of (cid:374)ot (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g those (cid:272)olou(cid:396)s (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:455)ou(cid:859)(cid:396)e fa(cid:396) a(cid:449)a(cid:455) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) it. Can refer to style of 20th-century music, by such composers as anton webern ! S(cid:373)all (cid:862)dots(cid:863) of (cid:374)otes (cid:272)(cid:396)eati(cid:374)g a (cid:449)ash of sou(cid:374)d. The stress deviates from the expectations of the regular strong & weak beats.
