LC Berlioz Test
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the vocabulary you need to know for the
LEAVING CERT EXAM.
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What is a Symphony?
Work for large scale orchestra
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What is Programme Music?
 Music which is narrative or descriptive
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Who composed Symphony Fantastique?
 Berlioz
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Name 2 features of Berlioz’s writing?
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Large Scale Orchestra
Lyrical Melodies
Phrases Irregular
Lots of Polyphonic movement
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Name the 2 movements
 Un Ball
 Marche au Supplice
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What is the Leitmotiv
 Recurring melody – Idee Fixe
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Key and time sig of Un Bal
 3/8
 A Major
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Key and time sig of March au Supplice
 4/4
 G Minor
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Form Un Bal
 ABA1
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Un Bal – How many themes?
 Four
 1a, 1b and 1c
 Idee Fixe
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Where does Idee Fixe Occur in Un Bal?
What Key?
Who plays?
 Section B – Flute and Oboe – F Major
 Section A1 – Clarinet – F Major
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Sing 1a
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Sing 1b
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Sing 1c
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Form March au Supplice
 Sonata
Intro
Expo
Dev 1
Dev 2
Coda
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Name Themes in Marche au Supplice
 Descending
 March Theme
 Idee Fixe
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Sing Descending Theme
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Range of Descending Theme
 2 OCTAVES
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Sing 2 counter-subjects played against
Descending Theme
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Key March Theme
 Bb Major
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Development 2 what happens to
Descending Theme
 Inverted
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What happens in the Coda
 Idee Fixe
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What key does Movt IV end?
 G Major
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What is a pedal note?
 Long sustained note anchoring the harmony.
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Dynamics in Berlioz?
 Extreme
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What does divisi mean?
 Divided sections of instruments
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Sequences
 Repeating a rhythmic or melodic pattern up
or down
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Contrary Motion
 Moving opposite directions
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Antiphonal
 Call and response
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Polyphonic give other names?
 Contrapuntal
 Canon
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