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Form and Analysis
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02/04/2007

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Chopin-
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Polish Romantic who wrote primarily for piano and had highly developed chromaticism
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Liszt-
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Hungary Romantic who often wrote in harmonic minor
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Schumann-
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German Romantic who was very poetic, harmonicly advanced
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Mendelssohn-
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German Romantic who was not as chromatic as contemporaries, and most influenced by classical period
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Brahms-
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German Romantic known for use of hemiola
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Wagner-
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German Romantic who wrote big operas, often chromatic
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Schubert-
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German Romantic known for art songs (leider), harmonic
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Debussy-
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French Impressionistic who often wrote in pentatonic scale and blurred lines
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Ravel-
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French Impressionistic who was more careful with structure than other contemporary
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Copland-
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USA 20th Century who likes open 5ths, which have a more hollow sound
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Gershwin-
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USA 20th century, distinct sound based on jazz
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Brittain-
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English 20th century known for modal writing, especially vocal works
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Ralph Vaughn Williams-
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English 20th century known for modal folk songs
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Hindemuth-
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German 20th century known for contrapunal, chordal writing frequently using 4ths, wrote for nearly every instrument
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Poulenc-
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French 20th Century whose compositions sound popular, though open have dissonances
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Stravinsky-
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Russian 20th century known for ostanatto (repeated phrase), polytonality, and complex rhythms
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Tshostakovich-
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Russian 20th century known for countpoint, tonal, with harmonic shifts
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Prokofiev-
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Russian 20th century known for both lyricism and rhythmic drive
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Schoenberg-
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Austrian 20th century known for 12-tone/atonal works
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Berg-
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Austrian 20th century similar to his teacher, only much more romantic
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Webern-
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Austrian 20th century whose music is based off pointalism, also known for its brevity
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Bartok-
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Hungarian 20th century known for writing folk songs, as well as being very rhythmic
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Mozart-
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Classical who composed simple, melodic ideas, frequently periodic, diatonic, harmonically simple, and homophonic
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Haydn-
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Classical who composed simple, periodic compositions, though periods often vary in length. Mostly diatonic, though occassionally chromatic
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Beethoven-
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Classical who composed simple melodic ideas with generally more complex pieces, mostly periodic. Generally harmonically inolved and homophonic.
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Bach-
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Baroque composer, generally instrumental and contropunal
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Handel-
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Baroque composer who wrote distinctive phrases and both orchestra and choral music
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Scarlatti
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Baroque composer, known for writing several sonatas which are binary
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Saint' Saens, Berlioz, Gounod, and Bizet
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Who are the four French Romantic composers?
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Verdi
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Italian romantic known for opera with large orchestra
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Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky.
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Who are three major Russian Romantic composers?
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