MUSIC 005 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Whole Tone Scale, Giacomo Puccini, Gesamtkunstwerk
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Wagner, the valkyries second ring opera lemotifs magic fire, magic sleep, siegfried. Massive orchestra, powerful singing; added new instruments to orchestra (wagner tubas) 3 style was considered inexpressive and academic classical genre but romantic musical style lush harmonies. Verdi, rigoletto (only the tenor aria, not the quartet) pleasant tune, unpleasant lyrics simple melodic structure: two-bar phrases repeating rhythmic motive vocal display at the end (high notes, ornaments) Debussy, prelude to the afternoon of a faun stasis, languor dissonant harmonies do not resolve timbre becomes focus rather than pitch especially woodwinds. Stravinsky, the rite of spring primitivism rhythm and timbre more important than pitch polytonality some melodic material is diatonic. Cycle of 21 songs: 3 groups of 7. Jittery atonal music reflects protagonist"s psychological disturbance/obsession staccato articulation, rhythmically active. Sprechstimme for psychological disturbance pictorial effects in orchestra. Bends, slides, interesting vocal colors expression. Accompanied by a new orleans jazz band.
