Felix Mendelssohn dates? | 1809-1847 |
Mendelssohn first and second religion? Changed as it made his work more popular. | Jewish, Christian |
Wrote OMND aged ___? | 17 |
Mendelssohn revived interest in which composer? | Bach |
Founded the __________ conservatoire in what year? | Leipzig, 1843 |
Why was Mendelssohn unpopular in the beginning? x3 | Jewish, Conservative, Wagner’s influence |
Concert overture – new _________ genre | romantic |
Concert overtures based on the style of overtures to romantic _____? But were piece in their ____ ______. | operas, own right |
Concert overture features? x5 | independent, 1 movement, part of concert, instrumental, had a plot |
First main composer of concert overtures? | Weber |
Concert overtures evolved into …? | symphonic poems (Liszt) |
Mendelssohn had a very ______ upbringing, he was taught ____, _____________, _______ etc. (Explains conservatism/values of conservatoire.) | classical, form, counterpoint, fugue |
Mendelssohn = ______ between the war of the romatics. – _____ before war was in full flow | Bridge, died |
OMND year composed? | 1826 |
OMND form? | Sonata |
Sonata form sections? | Exposition, development, recapitulation |
Mendelssohn met ____ in 1821 – influence | Weber |
Expos – P theme represents? Key? | Fairies, E minor |
Expos – S1 theme represents? Key? | Lovers, B major |
Expos – S2 theme represents? Key? | Donkey, B major |
Dev – P1 key? | B minor |
Expos and recap opening chords key? | E major |
Recap S1 S2 and closing material key? | E major |
Coda themes and keys x3 | Fairies em, Lovers E, Closing chords E |
OMND romatic features? x5 | Programmatic, lush lovers theme, instrumentation, P in Em and S in dominant major (not relative major), coda after recap feels like end. |
OMND classical features? x5 | periodic phrasing, sonata form, rhythm, simple harmony, I-V relationship. |
Programmatic music allows for _____________ from the norm and prioritises _____ over _______. – not “high art” | deviation, story, music |
Mendelssohn Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 23, 2019