Vocabulary
Chapter 49 - The Early Music of Beethoven
Word
Definition
1. Christian Neefe
1. Court musician who Beethoven was under the instruction of.
2. Ferdinand Waldstein
2. One of Beethoven's most influential supporters in Bonn.
3. Wo0 Numbers
3. Wek ohne Opuszah (work without opus number).
4. French Revolution
4. Begun in 1789; monarchy of France became abolished and a republican form of government was established.
5. Improvisation
5. Playing or singing without reference to an existing musical composition
6. Carl Czerny
6. Student of Beethoven; praised Beethoven and his works.
7. Fantasia
7. Imaginative composition the exact nature of which depends on the period of origin; improvisatory piece in free form, sometimes incorporates pre existing themes
8. Sonata-Rondo Form
8. Often found in the finale of symphonies and concertos of the Classical period, used by composers most often when writing fast first movement of the sonata.
9. Episode (in Rondo Form)
9. Series of contrasting themes.
Chapter 50 - Beethoven's Middle Period: 1802-1814
Word
Definition
10.
Heiligenstadt Testament
10. Beethoven's document to his brothers that expressed his fears of his growing deafness; showed his thoughts of suicide.
11.
Symphonic Concertante
11. Concerto with multiple soloists
12.
Academy
12. Special gala concerts for Beethoven's own benefit
13.
Program Music
13. Instrumental music that overtly expresses nonmusical ideas.
14.
Melodrama
14. A special type of operatic number associated with French theater
15.
Cabaletta
15. Second part of an aria; fast, virtuosic, and conclusive; main melody is heard twice with connective materials between.
16.
"Immortal Beloved"
16. An unnamed woman Beethoven addresses in a letter; he speaks in a passionate but conflicted voice that goes into incoherence.
Chapter 51 - After the Congress of Vienna: Beethoven's Late Music
Word
Definition
17.
Congress of Vienna
17. Meant to redraw the boundaries of the continent; a gala celebration as well as a diplomatic conference; brought 100,000 visitors to Vienna.
18.
Bagatelle
18. Collections of small pieces.
19.
Conversation Books
19. A notebook Beethoven used to communicate as his hearing kept declining.
20.
"Cavatina"
20. Fifth movement of Beethoven's Bb Quartet; it shows the intense lyricism that characterizes many late
works.
21. Grosse Fugue (Great Fugue)
21. The original finale of the Bb Quartet; the grandest of many imposing fugal compositions from Beethoven's final period.
22. Beethoven's student who was a brother of the Emperor; Beethoven wrote a large-scale Mass to honor that Archduke was being made a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
22.
Archduke Rudolph