Chapter 40 - Listening Guide Quiz 29: Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III, excerpts
Here is the first orchestral ritornello:ritornello 10:11And here is the first strophe:strophe 10:59What describes this section of the aria "La donna è mobile"?La donna è mobile0:54
it sounds like the first strophe but with different words
Here is the first orchestral ritornello:ritornello 10:11And here is the first strophe:strophe 10:59Which describes this excerpt?La donna è mobile0:10
it sounds like the ritornello
Which describes the combination of voices featured in the Quartet section of Verdi's Rigoletto?Rigoletto, Quartet0:34
two men's and two women's voices
Which of the following describe the Quartet section in Verdi's Rigoletto?Rigoletto, Quartet0:34
Describes excerpt two men's voices and two women's voices the characters sing short phrases in a fast tempo (allegro) Does not describe excerpt the characters sing short phrases in a slow tempo (adagio) three women's voices and one man's voice
Which describes the form of Verdi's aria "La donna è mobile"?La donna è mobile2:43
two strophes alternating with an orchestral ritornello
Which of the following statements correctly describes the "Bella figlia" section of the Quartet section of Verdi's Rigoletto?Rigoletto, Quartet1:04
The duke (solo tenor) sings a melody with simple orchestral accompaniment.
What describes the pace (tempo) of "Bella figlia" in this passage of the quartet?Rigoletto, Quartet1:04
a slow tempo that becomes even slower in a few places
What describes the tempo of the Quartet section in Verdi's Rigoletto?Rigoletto, Quartet0:34
fast (allegro)
What describes the ending of the Quartet section in Verdi's Rigoletto?Rigoletto, quartet0:28
four singers (the Duke, Maddalena, Gilda, and Rigoletto)
What describes this excerpt from the Quartet section in Verdi's Rigoletto?Rigoletto, quartet0:37
four singers (the Duke, Maddalena, Gilda, and Rigoletto)
Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in the aria "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto.
metertriple Correct label:triple rangetenor Correct label:tenor
Which describes the texture of the "Bella figlia" section of the Quartet in Verdi's Rigoletto?Rigoletto, Bella figlia1:04
solo tenor (the Duke) singing a melody with orchestral accompaniment
Which describes the first strophe of Verdi's aria "La donna è mobile"?La donna è mobile0:59
solo tenor singing a soaring melody
Listen to this excerpt from the beginning of "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's opera Rigoletto, then fill in the blank below.La donna è mobile, beginning0:59 In the aria "La donna è mobile," the Duke of Mantua, which is a -Press Space to opentenorsopranobass role, is singing.
tenor
Verdi's Rigoletto features the aria "La donna è mobile", which comprises two strophes sung by solo -Press Space to opensymphoniessopranoritornellostenorbaritone with orchestral -Press Space to opensymphoniessopranoritornellostenorbaritone in triple meter.
tenor, ritornellos
