Chapter 70 - Listening Guide Quiz 64b: Adams: Doctor Atomic, "At the sight of this"
The Refrain of "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic, is the same as the A section.
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Which describes the music in this excerpt? A: "At the sight of this"
It sounds like the A section
The final section of "At the sight of this" is the coda, the last part of a piece.
The high woodwinds play a disjunct melody.
"At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic, is performed by -. The chorus sings short, - phrases. The rhythms are often -, and the harmonies are -. The - structure has sections of repeated music and text.
chorus & orchestra, choppy syncopated dissonant verse-refrain
Which describes the performing forces of "At the sight of this," a scene from Doctor Atomic?
chorus and orchestra
Which describe the movement of the chords in the B section and which do not?
descending connected
Which of the following correctly describe "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic?
dissonant harmonies short & choppy phrases offbeat accents in the rhythm
What do you hear at the conclusion of this scene, which begins about three minutes into the piece?
electronic sounds vocables
Which of the following correctly describe "At the sight of this" from Doctor Atomic?
it has dissonant harmonies the accompaniment is syncopated, and the vocal melody has short and choppy phrases
Which describes this excerpt from "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic?
it is neither of these
Which describes the music in this excerpt from "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic? (0:26)
it sounds like the A section
Which describes the music in this excerpt from "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic? (0:14) (0:13)
it sounds like the Refrain
Which describes the rhythms in the elongated A section?
offbeat accents
Which describes the melodic material of "At the sight of this"?
short & choppy phrases
Which correctly describes the rhythm in the Refrain?
syncopated
Which describes the form of "At the sight of this," from Doctor Atomic?
verse/refrain structure
