Chapter 30 - Listening Guide Quiz 19: Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, I

Here is the beginning of Strophe 1, in which the main melody is introduced: beginning of Strophe 10:22 Here is the middle of Strophe 1, in which a new idea appears in dialogue between the two hands: middle of Strophe 10:39 Which describes the music heard directly after this, at the end of Strophe 1? end of Strophe 10:24

the main melody returns in a higher range

Which of the following are present at the beginning of the middle section of the movement, heard in this excerpt? Which are not? beginning of middle section 0:18

Describes excerpt use of arpeggios quiet volume idea in dialogue Does not describe excerpt main melody featuring a repeated note

As the middle section draws to an end, long bass notes are sustained below a rising and then descending passage. end of middle section 1:01

True

Listen to the excerpt. Which describes the opening of this piano sonata? Note that the recording is very quiet, so be sure to turn up your volume if you can't hear it right away. introduction 0:22

arpeggiated chords

Listen to the coda of the Moonlight Sonata. coda 0:58 Which describes how the main melody is presented here?

it is played in the extreme low range of the piano

What describes the music heard at the beginning of Strophe 2 in the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? beginning of Strophe 2 0:50

it returns to the opening melody

Listen to the excerpt. What is the genre of this work? beginning of movement 0:46

piano sonata

This first movement of the Moonlight Sonata features a - dynamic and the use of -.

quiet, arpeggios

Listen to the excerpt, then fill in the blanks in the sentence below. main melody 0:22 The main melody heard at the beginning of Strophe 1 is in a - tempo and features - notes.

slow, repeated

At this point in the sonata, about halfway through Strophe 1, the main melody has changed keys (modulated) while the accompaniment continues, and a new idea in dialogue between the two hands is heard next. new idea in dialogue 0:39 What about the music remains unchanged from how it sounded in the introduction? introduction 0:22

the arpeggios