Music Appreciation chp 18-19

Which German composer created 4 - 4 hour operas called "The Ring Cycle"

• Rossini

• Wagner

• Donizetti

• Bellini

What did Wagner call his operas?

• Opera Buffa

• Opera Seria

• Singspiel

• Music Drama

Wagner's theme that represents a person, place or thing is called

• Gesamtkuntswerk

• Transformation

• Leitmotif

• Theme unity

Putting realism in operas was called

• verismo

• musicals

• acting

• singing

What is instrumental music called that tells a story?

• Program music

• Musical

• Symphony

• Opera

French composer Bizet wrote Spanish music in Carmen is an example of

• Nationalism

• Coloratura

• Exoticism

• Concerto