Fill in the box for each NAWM example. Select five terms or ideas associated with the piece. Be able to explain why you chose those terms. Then, thinking about the NAWM commentary and how the piece is presented in the narrative of the HWM, write a hypothetical short answer question, which you could also answer. NAWM 167 has been started (there are more terms!) to give you a model.

NAWM 159Title: La bonne chanson, Op. 61, no. 6Avant que te ne ten ailles Composer: Gabriel FaurGenre: Song CycleDate: 1890

- Juxtaposed sections- unconventional form and harmony (evidence of training/modal influence)- fragmented melody- shifting meter and key- Paul Verlaine- symbolism / symbolist mvt

Possible short answer question?How does the songs composition relate to the poem?Discuss harmony in the piece. How is this similar or different to Wagners approach?

NAWM 160Title: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathetique, Op. 74THIRD MOVEMENTComposer: Piotr Ilyich TchaikovskyGenre: SymphonyDate: 1890

- heroism Beethovenian influence, both form and program- program symphony (without a program)- slow finale (unconventional!)- order of movements/symphonic structure altered-12/8 bouncy!!!

Possible short answer question?How does the Pathtique fit into the symphonic tradition we have studied?

How does Tchaikovsky approach thematic transformation in the movement? (reword?) How is the movement constructed? What Tchaikovsky use?

NAWM 161Title: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46. No. 1Composer: Antonin DvokGenre: Dance for piano (4-hands)Date: 1880

- Stylized Czech dances- furiant -- hemiola - modal harmonies- amateur performance concert performance (not in text) -

Possible short answer question?

How does Dvok incorporate national styles in this piece?

How does Dvok make use of the furiant form in this piece?

NAWM 162Title: Piano Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 67: III: Allegro agitatoComposer: Amy BeachGenre: Piano QuintetDate: 1910

- Modified Sonata Form Makes sections related by thematic transformation- Derived from Brahms (piano quintet)- Influences of Liszt, Wagner, and Chopin (explain how)- Cyclical unity -Possible short answer question?

How was Beach influenced by other composers, and how did she make the music her own?

How does Beach create cyclical unity in this movement and this piece?

NAWM 164Title: Maple Leaf RagComposer: Scott JoplinGenre: Piano RagDate: 1900

- Rag draws on march form (2 strains + trio in strains; atypical b/c lacks 4 measure intro, rpts 1st strain after trio and returns in the original key in last strain form = AABBACCDD)- Recurring rhythmic figures create unity- Colorful harmonies = chromatic passing tones, lowered 6 chords, dm 7, 9th chords, change of moods- Juxtaposed left and right hand rag- piano roll

What differences exist between the two recordings (a & b)? Morton swings 16th notes, changes melodic material, adds grace notes (influenced by jazz practices).. more details?

How does this piece relate to both jazz and stylized dance?

What techniques does Joplin use for harmonic and rhythmic excitement?What form does Joplin draw from for this piece?What is ragtime?

NAWM 165Title: Kindertotenlieder: No. 1, "Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n"Composer: Gustav MahlerGenre: Orchestral Song Cycle Date: 1900

- Drones- Ironic Juxtaposition of Music and Text - Simple ostinatos- Sparse texture- Inverted melody (explain?)- Five songs- Rckert

Possible short answer question?

How does Mahler create irony in his setting of the text?

NAWM 166Title: Salome, Conclusion Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geksstComposer: Richard StraussGenre: OperaDate: 1900

- Leitmotifs- Adapted libretto from Wildes play- Music matches sexuality (?)- Chromaticism / Dissonance - C and C-sharp juxtaposition (whole opera- see lecture notes)

Possible short answer question?

How does Strauss use conventional and unconventional harmonies to depict/reflect action on stage?

NAWM 167Title: Nocturnes: No. 1, NuagesComposer: Claude Debussy Genre: Symphonic PoemDate: 1900

- alternating fifths and thirds - opening line, adopted from Mussorgsky; suggests movement without direction-- English horn own meter; descends through part of octatonic scale; spans tritone- contrasting episodes

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What are nuages, and how does Debussy depict them in this piece?

OR How does this piece relate to art?

NAWM 168Title: Le tombeau de Couperin:MenuetComposer: Maurice RavelGenre: Orchestral SuiteDate: 1915

- Based on Couperin baroque suites.- tombeau is a work that commemorates death of notable individual- Neoclassic: minuet and trio! Rounded binary, Has tonic- Lots of 9th/jazzy chords- Modal harmonies/melodiesUnusual counterpoint between parallel thirds and theme

Possible short answer question?

How does Ravel incorporate Neoclassicism?

What is a tombeau?

How does this differ from a Baroque suite?

Listening Quiz: Monday, March 301. NAWM 159: Gabriel Faur, La bonne chanson, Op. 61 No. 62. NAWM 160: Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, ("Pathtique"), Op. 74: III. Allegro molto vivace3. NAWM 161: Dvok, Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 1: Presto4. NAWM 162: Amy Beach, Piano Quintet in Fsharp Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro agitato5. NAWM 164 : Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag,a. Piano roll (Links to an external site.)b. Jelly Roll Morton6. NAWM 165:Gustav Mahler, Kindertotenlieder: No. 1, "Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n"7. NAWM 166: Richard Strauss, Salome, Op. 54: Scene 4, conclusion: "Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geksst"8. NAWM 167: Claude Debussy, Nocturnes: No. 1, Nuages9. NAWM 168: Maurice Ravel, Le tombeau de Couperin: Menuet

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