MUSC EXAM 1 LISTENING
yes
Do you also hear chords (played on a harpsichord) along with the bass notes?
triple
Haydn, Symphony No. 94, 3rd movement Meter:
minor
Prokofiev, "Dance of the Knights" from Romeo and Juliet Mode:
duple
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet Meter:
triple
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet (softer one) Meter:
duple
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 1st movement Meter:
polyphonic
Bach, Organ Fugue in G minor texture:
triple
Chopin, Waltz in Eb major Meter:
homophonic
Copland, "A Gift to Be Simple" from Appalachian Spring texture:
no
Now listen up to 1:54 of the recording. Does the bass pattern ever change?
The instruments are holding one and the same
Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra (1896)-Opening; Which is true about the opening sounds?
regular
Therefore, the rate of harmonic change in Pachelbel's Canon is what?
8
Trombone and tuba repeat. Number of measures:
8
Trombone and tuba solo. Number of measures:
16
Trombone solo. Number of measures:
16
Trumpet, trombone, and clarinet improvise around tune. Number of measures:
major
Vivaldi, Violin Concerto, the "Spring," 1st movement Mode:
minor
Vivaldi, Violin Concerto, the "Spring," 1st movement (faster) Mode:
No
When the trumpets enter and ascend, does the low, rumbling sound disappear?
three
When the trumpets rise, how many different notes do they play?
16
Extraordinary clarinet solo. Number of measures:
10
From the beginning of the piece to 1:54 on the recording, how many times do you hear the pattern?
16
Full band varies the tune. # of measures:
16
Guitar solo. Number of measures:
triple
Handel, Minuet from Water Music Meter:
major
Handel, Minuet from Water Music Mode:
A pounding drum (timpani) is added to the orchestra, and then a French horn plays a solo
How does Beethoven add intensity to the conclusion of the transition?
The music seems to get faster and builds in voume
In this passage Beethoven constructs a musical transition that moves us from the opening motive to a more lyrical second theme. Which is true about this transition?
polyphonic
Josquin Desprez, Ave Maria texture:
six
Listen again to the beginning. How many pitches do you hear before the violin enters and the bass begins to repeat? In other words, how many pitches are there in the bass pattern?
no
Listen all the way to the end of the work. Does Pachelbel ever vary his bass and his harmonic pattern?
12 seconds
Listen now to more of the composition. The bass is highly repetitious as the pattern recurs again and again. Each statement of the pattern lasts approximately how long?
polyphonic
Louis Armstrong, "Willie the Weeper" texture:
duple
Mouret, Rondeau from Suite de symphonies Meter:
major
Mouret, Rondeau from Suite de symphonies Mode:
duple
Mozart, A Little Night Music, 1st movement Meter:
minor
Musorgsky, "Goldenburg and Schmuyle" from Pictures at an Exhibition Mode:
major
Musorgsky, "Great Gate of Kiev" from Pictures at an Exhibition Mode:
minor
Musorgsky, "Polish Ox-Cart" from Pictures at an Exhibition Mode:
monophonic
Musorgsky, "Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition texture:
homophonic
Musorgsky, "Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition (louder, minor) texture:
No, it lurks below the new melody
Now a more lyrical new theme begins in the violin section and is echoed by the winds. But has the opening motive (SSSL) really disappeared?
8
Piano solo. Number of measures:
an ostinato
A melody, harmony, or rhythm that repeats again and again in music is called what?
yes
Are all the pitches within the pattern of the bass held for the same duration?
8
Armstrong plays trumpet solo. Number of measures:
16
Armstrong plays trumpet solo. (with percussion) Number of measures:
cymbal
At the very last chord, a new sound is added for emphasis-to signal that this is indeed the last chord of the climax. What instrument is making that sound?
polyphonic
Bach, The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus IX texture:
lower
Beethoven opens his Symphony No. 5 with the famous "SSSL" motive and then immediately repeats it. Does the repetition present the motive at a higher or a lower pitch level?
monophonic
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, 1st movement texture:
triple
Beethoven, Variations on "God Save the King" Meter:
duple
Bizet, Habanera, from Carmen Meter:
monophonic
Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun texture:
homophonic
Dvorák, Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," 2nd movement texture:
major
Tchaikovsky, Dance of the Reed Pipes from The Nutcracker Mode:
minor
Tchaikovsky, Dance of the Reed Pipes from The Nutcracker (with percussion) Mode:
0:13
The bass enters first. At what point does the first violin enter?