Chapter 55 - Listening Guide Quiz 47: Berg: Wozzeck, Act III, scene 4
Match the description with each excerpt from Berg's Wozzeck.
(Halt!, 0:13)- ascending chromatic scales in the orchestra and a dialogue between two characters (Mir graut's, 0:13)- Sprechstimme and celeste in orchestra (Aber der Mond, 0:15)- a character singing about the rising red moon, with harps and muted strings
Listen to the excerpts from Berg's Wozzeck and drag them to the correct location on the music chart, below.
(Mörder!, 0:25)-1st (Halt!, 0:28)-3rd (Aber der Mond, 1:05)-2nd
Which of the following statements correctly describe Berg's Wozzeck?
-The title character is a baritone. -It uses both tonal and atonal harmonic language.
Drag and drop the appropriate words to best describe Act III, scene 4, of Berg's Wozzeck.
In Act III, scene 4 of Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck, the title character returns to the pond where he killed Marie. His degraded mental state is reflected in the use of Sprechstimme vocal technique, both tonal and atonal harmonic language, and unusual combinations of instruments.
Which best describes the pace of the music in this excerpt? (Berg, Wozzeck, 1:05)
changing paces
Which best describes the performers in this excerpt from Wozzeck?
low man's voice and orchestra
Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Act III, scene 4 of Berg's Wozzeck.
meter- alternates between metric and free-flowing vocal melody- disjunct harmony- tonal and atonal
What phrase best describes the melodic movement in this excerpt? (Berg, Wozzeck. 0:28)
smooth and connected, moving by small steps
Which best describes the singing style heard here? (0:25)
speechlike and disjunct
The following excerpt from Berg's Wozzeck could be described as a mixture of tonal and atonal. T/F
true
The following excerpt from Berg's Wozzeck, which begins about three minutes into scene 4, features the Captain and the Doctor. T/F
true
Which best describes the harmony in this excerpt? (Berg, Wozzeck, 0:25)
unstable combination of tones
