Art Cycle
for close people, one voice with piano accompaniment
Song Cylce
group of songs performed in sequence as a single entity
Idee Fixe
Preoccupation of mind that is not modified
Singspiel
form of music drama like opera
Requiem*
Mass for the souls of the dead
Exoticism
trend in music to evoke sounds of far-off lands/ancient times
Sprechstimme
singing in a way that sounds like talking
Broadway Musical
theater performances done on Broadway (why is this a question?)
Spiritual Minimalism
minimalist compositions with an emphasis on religious spirits
Strophic
all verses/stanzas are sung to the same music
Absolute Music
music that is about nothing
Opera Seria
Italian style of serious opera
Music Drama
music reflects the action of the drama
Ballet
Performance dance originated in Renaissance France
Atonality
Music that lacks tonal center or key
Polytonality
using more than one key simultaneously
Through-Composed
non-repetitive, non-interrupted by dialogue composed in order
Program Symphony
music that depicts non-musical events/scenes
Opera Buffa
Italian genre of opera with comedic events
Gesamtkunstwerk*
Unifying all works of art via theater
Impressionism*
music that focuses on suggestion and atmosphere
Serialism
method of composition that uses values to manipulate different musical elements
2nd Viennese School*
composers early 20th century Vienna under Schoenberg
Operetta
genre of light opera
Neoromanticism
exists after the romantic period, but still incorporates elements from it
Tintinnabulation
ringing or tinkling sound
Lied*
German word for song, setting of romantic German poems to song
Symphonic Poem
Piece of orchestra in a single section with a poem/novel in it
Bel Canto
Beautiful singing, Italian opera term
Leitmotif
short, constantly recurring musical phrase associated with idea/person
Verismo
realistic depictions of life in the lower class
Tone row
non-repetitive ordering of a set of pitch-classes
Gamelan
Music from Indonesia with gongs and drums etc
Aleatoric
music where some of it is left up to chance by the performer
Minimalism
music with constant harmony, steady pulse, additive, phase shifts, etc.