Mush 101 Final
Which of the following statements correctly describe the opening of Section 7 from Appalachian Spring?
A clarinet plays the simple gifts tune; it is in duple meter
The rite of spring dance of youth and madiens
Bassoon folk tune, accented string chords, french horn melody, parallel chords
Put the excerpted melodies in the order in which they first appear in the Introduction and Dance of the Youths and Maidens from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
Bassoon folk tune; accented string chords; french horn melody; parallel chords
Which instrument family plays the main theme at the beginning of Imperial March?
Brass
The Nutcracker, Trepak- Peter llyich Tchaikovsky (Russian, 1840-1893)
Date: 1892 Genre: Ballet music from which an orchestral suite was made Medium: Large orchestra with some special instruments: celesta (Dance of the sugar plum fairy) and tambourine (trepak) Form: Both dances are in tenary form (A-B-A) Basis: A story told by E.T.A. Hoffmann, expanded by Alexandre Dumas Texture: homophonic, primarily melody with accompaniment Instrumentation: tune is first played by strings and then by full orchestra with tambourine You can watch the performance on the site thing.
Appalachian Spring, I and VII- Aaron Copland (American, 1900-1990)
Date: 1945 Genre: Ballet Suite Medium: Symphonic orchestra Form: Theme and four variations, based on a traditional Shaker hymn each variation slower than the last Rhythm: Duple meter with tune appearing in augmentation Orchestration: Shifting, transparent timbres that feature various solo instruments Meter/theme: section 7 is in duple meter. The theme of section 7 is the song "simple gifts" which is in four phrases (a-a-b-a).
Symphonie Fantastique Theme A
Decending, counter melody is played by bassoon, played by strings
Which best describes the movement of the chords in the B section?
Decending; connected
Imperial March has what kind of melody?
Disjunct
Which of the following correctly describe "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic?
Dissonant harmonies; short and choppy phrases; offbeat accents in the rhythm
Du liebes Kind
Elfking
The Refrain of "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic, is the same as the A section.
False
Which best describe the instrumentation in Imperial March?
Full orchestra; emphasis on brass
Elfking's order is:
Galloping; du liebes kind; mein vater
How is the boy's growing fear conveyed in the music?
He sings at higher and higher pitch levels.
Which best describes the pace of the tune in Variation 4?
It is played slower than the original statement of the tune (augmentation)
Trepak
Lively dance; low strings, dance quickens
Elfking, by Franz Schubert (Austrian, 1797-1828)
Meduim: Solo voice and piano accompaniment Date: 1815, early romantic Genre: Lied, or solo song Form: through-composed Characters: Narrator, Father, Son, Elfking (all performed by a single singer) Text: Narrative ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Mood: piano sets the scene and the mood Fast Rhythms played by the piano in the lied convey the galloping horse ridden by the father and son as well as the urgency the father feels as he holds his son close.
Which correctly describe the main theme from Imperial March?
Melody played by trumpets and other brass; in G minor
What instrumental group performs Symphonie fantastique?
Orchestra
Mambo begins with a ____ intro, after which the ___ section plays accented chords
Percussion, brass
Mambo
Percussion, brass; solo tumpet
Which best describes the relationship between the instruments (the texture) in this excerpt, which begins 33 seconds into the piece?
Polyphonic
Appalachian Spring section 7
Solo clarinet; violas; full orchestra
The Rite of Spring part one elements
Texture: dense and complex polyphony, meter: shifting and irregularly accented; form: sectional
Which instrument(s) play the Simple Gifts tune in Variation 1 of Appalachian Spring, Section 7?
The oboe and bassoon present the tune
Which best describes the music that directly follows the introduction?
The repeated rhythmic pattern from the introduction continues with a new melody on top.
Who sings mein vater, mein vater!
The son
Which best describes the pace at which the main theme (Simple Gifts) is played in Variation 2?
The theme is played slower in variation 2 than it was in variation 1 (augmentation)
Which instrument(s) play the Simple Gifts tune in Variation 2 of Appalachian Spring, Section 7?
The violas
Which best describes the form of Imperial March?
Theme and variations
Imperial March order
Theme in trumpets; new ostinato; theme variation in horns
Which best describes the instrumentation in Variation 3?
Trumpets and trombones play the melody, accompanied by swirling strings
What best describes the instruments featured in Variation 2?
Violas play the tune first, followed by the violins in canon
What do you hear at the conclusion of this scene, which begins about three minutes into the piece? (Adams, At the sight of this)
Vocables; electronic sounds
Which instrument family plays the tune in Variation 4?
Woodwinds
Section B of Trepak
Woodwinds and strings in dialogue, with celesta
Chopin's Mazurka in B-flat minor, Op. 24, No. 4
X;W;Y;Z
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Z;Y;X
The theme played at the beginning of Section 7 of Appalachian Spring is the tune Simple Gifts. This tune consists of four phrases. What best describes the form of the tune?
a-a'-b-a"
Which instrument is featured in the opening ten seconds of the Introduction to Part I of The Rite of Spring?
bassoon
Which describes the performing forces of "At the sight of this," a scene from Doctor Atomic?
chorus and orchestra
Which percussion instruments are featured at the beginning of Mambo?
cowbells; bongos
In the coda, the high woodwinds play a ___ melody
disjunct
The harmony in the Refrain is
dissonant and harsh
The harmony in the elongated A section is
dissonant and harsh.
Which of the following correctly describe Section 1 of Appalachian Spring by Copland?
features solo instruments; slow tempo; polychordal
In which order do the instruments play the highly rhythmic music in this excerpt, which begins about 46 seconds into the piece? (Disregard the orchestra hit at the beginning of the excerpt.)
flutes then strings
The tune Simple Gifts is made up of ___ phrases; it is played at the beginning and then varied ___ times
four;five
What best describes the instrumentation of Variation 5 in Section 7 of Appalachian Spring?
full orchestra
Elfking's music is
in a major key
Have you heard this music before-Jeanie with the light brown hair
is the B section
Doctor Atomic "at the sight of this"
loud, fiery; connected, decending; vocables
Which best describes the key of Imperial March?
minor
Symphonie Fantastique theme B
played loudly by brass and woodwinds
What best describes the volume at the ending of Mambo?
played loudly until the end, when it gets quieter; trumpet solo
Which best describes the meter of Imperial March?
quadruple
Which best describes the introduction to Imperial March, heard in this excerpt?
repeated rhythmic pattern
Section 1 of Appalachian Spring has a ____ melody played in a ___ tempo. Overlapping layers of the melody create a ____setting
rising; slow; Polychordal
Which best describes the form of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?
sectional, with opening section recurring several times
Which best describes the melodic material of "At the sight of this"?
short and choppy
What best describes the pace of Section 1 from Appalachian Spring by Copland?
slow
The main theme is played _____ by the ______
softly; horns
Which instruments are featured in this excerpt from Appalachian Spring, which begins about one minute 25 seconds into Section 1?
solo woodwinds and trumpet
Appalachian Spring section 1
sustained pitch, violins, flutes alternate, woodwinds, trumpet solos
Which best describes the rhythms in the opening of Mambo?
syncopated
Which correctly describes the rhythm in the Refrain?
syncopated
fourth movement of March to the scaffold
the idee fixe is heard only at the end of the movement; the movement is programmatic; the timpani are prominently featured
What is the form of Section 7 from Appalachian Spring by Copland?
theme and variations
Elfking's form is
through composed
Which best describes the texture of the music at the beginning of Dance of the Youth and Maidens?
two or more melodic ideas played simultaneously polyphony
Which best describes the form of "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic?
verse/refrain structure
March to the Scaffold
Downward minor scale; diabolical march tune; clarinet idee fixe
Which best describes the meter at the beginning of Section 7 of Appalachian Spring?
Duple Meter
The rite of spring
accented string chords; french horn melody, dense texture
Texture of C section of Mazurka:
alternately monophonic and homophonic
Which solo instrument plays the Simple Gifts tune at the beginning of Section 7 from Appalachian Spring?
clarinet
Which solo instrument plays the rising melody in this excerpt from the beginning of Section 1 in Appalachian Spring?
clarinet
The father's vocal register is and the son's is
low; high
Listen to the excerpts and then put them in the correct order in which they first appear in Chopin's Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4.
melodic octave decreasing; syncopated dotted-note idea; lyrical octaves; animated triplet pattern
Which best describes the dynamics at the ending of Mambo?
mostly forte (loud), but ends piano (soft)
Elfking's characters in order:
narrator, father, son, elfking
After the idée fixe is played by a solo instrument, the guillotine blade drops on the lovesick artist and his head falls below. How does Berlioz use music to describe the action?
one loud chord followed by two softer notes in low strings
Which percussion instrument is most prominently featured in this piece (particularly beginning around thirteen seconds into the excerpt)?
tambourine
Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back- John Williams, with orchestrations by Herbert W. Spencer (American, B. 1932)
Date: 1980 Genre: Film Score Medium: Full orchestra; brass is featured Form: Theme and variations Harmony: G minor theme, with some chromaticism Melody: Accented, disjunct melody; two-measure phrases. Medium: orchestra with a focus on brass instruments (winds, brass, percussion, and strings) Key: minor key Meter: quadruple meter
Symphonie Fantastigue, IV "March to the Scaffold"- Hector Berlioz (French, 1803-1869)
Date: 1830, Romantic Genre: Program symphony Medium: Large orchestra (flute, piccolo, 2 clarinets, 4 french horns, 4 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, 2 ophicleides, 2 timpani, bass drum, bells, strings) Form: Sectional, alternating two themes Program: A lovesick artist in an opium trance is haunted by a vision of his beloved, who is represented by melodic theme called an idee fixe (fixed idea) "March to the Scaffold" is the fourth movement of a five-movement program symphony, a multi-movement work for orchestra with literary or pictorial associations. Symphonie fantastique is a work for a large, colorful orchestra that tells the story of young lovesick musician in despair who, after taking too much opium, falls into a deep sleep full of crazy dreams. The woman he loves (his "beloved") is conveyed in this program symphony by a recurring idea or theme that is heard in all five movements. Throughout this movement as the lovesick musician is marched to the scaffold and to his death, you will hear two different themes: Theme A and Theme B. Theme A is a descending scale in duple meter Look at the theme for more info on this one
Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4- Frederic Chopin (Polish, 1810-1849)
Date: 1833 (Romantic) Genre: Piano solo Form: A-B-A-C-D-A, with sections repeated Harmony: Shifts between major and minor, modal harmonies, chromaticism Key is B-flat minor Texture: Mostly homophic Rhythm: Moderate triple meter, often with accents on the second and third beats This mazurka is in triple meter and features dotted rhythms and accents, when notes are given extra emphasis. Throughout this recording, you will hear the performer play with rubato, where the left hand keeps a steady tempo while the right hand speeds up or slows down a little bit. Pace: Speeds up and Slows down Based on a heroic folk dance from Mazovia, Poland.
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair - Stephen Foster (1826-1864, American)
Date: 1854 (Romantic) Genre: Ballad, Parlor Song Medium: Tenor and pianoforte Form: Strophic, with each verse in A-A'-B-A song form Texture: Mostly homophonic Text: Two-verse poem by Stephen Foster Key: Major key Foster's parlor song Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is performed by solo voice (tenor) with piano accompaniment. The piano accompaniment is fairly simple, mostly block chords and broken chords, creating a homophonic texture. The tenor sings a wavelike melody (moving down and up) with a syllabic text setting (one text syllable per note).
The Rite of Spring (Le sacre du printemps), Part 1, excepts- Igor Stravinsky (Russian, 1882-1971)
Date: 1913 Genre: Ballet (often performed as a concert piece for orchestra) Basis: Scenes of pagan Russia, to a scenario by Nikolai Roerich and Igor Stravinsky. This excerpt includes three scenes from Part I: Introduction, Dance of the Youths and Maidens, and Game of Abduction.Scenes of pagan Russia, to a scenario by Nikolai Roerich and Igor Stravinsky. This excerpt includes three scenes from Part I: Introduction, Dance of the Youths and Maidens, and Game of Abduction. Orchestra: large ensemble of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Introduction: The music of the first section of this excerpt (the Introduction) is in a slow tempo, (a slow pace) and played freely. The bassoon plays in a disjunct melody in a very high range, accompanied by pizzicato strings. The second large section of music is the Dance of the Youths and Maidens, which is played at a faster tempo and features folk-song melodies and dissonant chords with irregular accents. The pace (tempo) picks up even more in the third section, the Game of Abduction. This section introduces a few more melodic ideas, most of them featuring irregular accents and dissonant chords.
West Side Story Act I: The dance at the gym, mambo- Leonard Bernstien (American, 1918-1990)
Date: 1957 Genre: Musical Theater Medium: Orchestra, with Latin rhythm section (including bongo drums and cowbells) emphasis on brass percussion Texture: dense and polyphonic- two or more melodies play at the same time. Rhythm: Afro-Cuban rhythms- fast- paced and syncopated Book: Arthur Laurents Characters: Maria, a Puerto Rican girl, sister of Bernardo; Tony, member of the Jets; Anita, Puerto Rican girlfriend of Bernardo; Riff, leader of the Jets; Bernardo, leader of the Sharks Melody: leaping, disjunct, highly rhythmic, and syncopated to convey the kinetic energy of the teenage characters.
Doctor Atomic, "At the sight of this"- John Adams (American, b. 1947)
Date: 2005 Genre: opera Medium: chorus and orchestra Setting: Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1945 Form: Verse and refrain (with repeated sections of music and text) the refrain It returns three times. Listen to the A section It returns twice in modified form. the B section It returns once. Text: Librettist Peter Sellars set chapter 11 from the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita Chorus and Orchestra: "At the sight of this" is performed by chorus and orchestra, with prominent brass and timpani parts. Melody: disjunct and short and choppy phrases. Syncopation: The accompaniment in this scene is often syncopated. Harmony: Dissonant Harmonies You can watch the performance on the site.
