Chapter 41 - Listening Guide Quiz 30a: Wagner: Die Walküre, Act III, Opening

Which describes the music in this excerpt, which begins about eight seconds into scene 1?Wagner, Die Walküre0:15

swirling strings and woodwinds with a lively dotted rhythm in French horns and low strings

Which describes the music in this excerpt, which begins 22 seconds into scene 1?Wagner, Die Walküre0:14

swirling strings and woodwinds; a lively dotted rhythm in horns and low strings; and a melody played by brass

The first scene of Act III of Wagner's Die Walküre opens with music that is in which meter?Wagner, Die Walküre0:11

9/8

In this excerpt, which begins 22 seconds into scene 1, the trumpets and French horns both play the "Ride" leitmotif:Wagner, Die Walküre, 0:22-0:440:24

True

Listen to the excerpt, which begins 22 seconds into scene 1, then fill in the blanks.Wagner, Die Walküre0:14 The "Ride" motive played by the brass is called a -Press Space to openbassoonsleitmotifFrench hornsclarinetsritornello. It is played first by the -Press Space to openbassoonsleitmotifFrench hornsclarinetsritornello.

leitmotif, French horns

Put the excerpts in the correct order in which they first appear in the opening scene of Act III from Wagner's Die Walküre. BE VERY CAREFUL to click only on the white triangle to listen to the excerpts; clicking anywhere else in the cards will select it as an answer.

orange green red

Which describes the texture of the opening scene of Die Walkuüre?Wagner, Die Walküre0:24

polyphonic

Which describes the first seven seconds of scene 1 from Wagner's Die Walküre?Wagner, Die Walküre0:11

rushing strings and wavering woodwinds