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Mendelssohn
Dr.
Lara
Housez
School
of
the
Arts
McMaster
University
Content
Felix
Mendelssohn
Bach
Revival
Overture
to
A
Midsummer
Nights
Dream
Program
music
Creating
characters
through
sound
Review Test #1
Bach
Revival
Johann
Sebastian
Bachs
music
was
largely
forgotten
In
1829,
Mendelssohn
conducted
the
1st
performance
of
Bachs
St.
Matthew
Passion
since
1750
(4
years
earlier
grandmother
had
given
him
copy
of
score)
Led
to
revival
of
Bach's
music
in
Germany
and,
eventually,
throughout
Europe
Mendelssohn
achieved
widespread
acclaim
at
the
age
of
20
He
traveled
widely,
made
\irst
visit
to
England
in
1829,
met
Queen
Victoria,
Prince
Albert
Led
to
Scottish
and
Italian
symphonies,
and
Hebrides
Overture
(Fingals
Cave
Overture)
Mendelssohn,
1809-1847
Fingals
Cave,
Scotland
For
the
fourth
recorded
example,
identify
the
term
that
best
describes
the
texture:
a.
Polyphony
b.
Homophony
(melody
plus
accompaniment)
c.
Complicated
d.
Homorhythmic,
hymn-like
For
the
fourth
recorded
example,
identify
the
country
where
this
piece
was
most
likely
composed:
a.
England
b.
France
c.
Germany
d.
Hungary
For
Wednesday
Read:
pp.
261-266
Listen:
CD
3,
track
10
(Hector
Berlioz,
Symphonie
fantastique,
4th
mvt.
(March
to
the
Scaffold)