InQuizitive Listening Activities : Chapter 35 - Listening Guide Quiz 24: Chopin: Étude, Op. 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary)External tool
Which of the following describe the ways in which the first excerpt compares to the second excerpt? Which does not?
-Both excerpts feature running sixteenth notes in the left hand. -Both excerpts feature accented descending chords. -Both excerpts are in duple meter. Inaccurate comparison -Excerpt 1 is in a minor key while excerpt 2 modulates to a major key.
Listen to an excerpt from Chopin's Revolutionary étude and then put the following selections in the correct order.
0:13, 0:21, 0:29
Listen to an excerpt from Chopin's Revolutionary étude and then put the following selections in the correct order.
0:24, 0:08, 0:17
What describes the meter of Chopin's Revolutionary étude, as heard in this excerpt?Chopin, Étude, Op. 10, No. 12, Revolutionary0:21
double
Which of the following statements correctly describe Chopin's Revolutionary étude?Chopin, Étude, Op. 10, No. 12, Revolutionary0:15
double meter, modified strophic
Listen to the following three excerpts from Chopin's Revolutionary étude and match each section to the correct musical description.
dramatic chords followed by rushed descending passages -introduction quiet ascending chords followed by a sudden loud rushing passage marked appassionato -coda allegro con fuoco tempo with dotted-figure theme played in octaves above swirling sixteenth notes -A section
Chopin's Revolutionary étude has been read in relation to the Russian uprising in St. Petersburg against German domination in 1830, through its brooding C minor key that contributes to the feeling of conflict throughout.
false
Match the terms with the different elements of music as found in Chopin's Revolutionary étude.
harmony -minor key meter -duple form: -modified strophic
What describes the dynamics in this work? Chopin, Étude, Op. 10, No. 12, Revolutionary0:50
loud dynamics contrasted with soft dynamics
Which of the following describe the harmony at the end of Chopin's Revolutionary étude? Which do not
major closing chord minor key
Which describes the harmony of Chopin's Revolutionary étude?Chopin, Étude, Op. 10, No. 12, Revolutionary0:31
minor
Which of the following statements correctly describe Chopin's Revolutionary étude?
minor key, solo piano, rubato
Although this étude is in a -key with many chromatic inflections, the final chord of the work is in a - key.
minor, major
The melody in the - hand consists of a dotted figure played in - with varying contrasts in the volume, or, -.
right, octaves, dynamics
In this excerpt, what is the technique called in which the performer takes liberties with the pace of the music?
rubato
What instrumentation do you hear in this work?
solo piano
What instrumentation do you hear in this work?Chopin, Étude, Op. 10, No. 12, Revolutionary0:13
solo piano
After a brief introduction, Chopin's Revolutionary étude demonstrates a modified - form, A-A′ with variations and a -
strophic, coda
Match the terms with the different elements of music as found in Chopin's Revolutionary étude.
tempo -allegro con fuoco harmony -chromatic inflections rhythm -syncopation
What is the genre of this work?
étude
Which of the following describe the rhythm and meter of Chopin's Revolutionary étude? Which does not?
Describes rhythm/meter duple meter underlying rapid-note figurations syncopation Does not describe rhythm/meter triple meter
Compare the following excerpt to the first section (A). Which of the following describe what you hear? Which do not?
Describes the excerpt The rhythms grow increasingly complex It is the same theme as heard in the opening of the first (A) section Does not describe the excerpt It is significantly slower It is in a major key
For your reference, here is Chopin's Revolutionary étude in its entirety: Chopin, Étude, Op. 10, No. 12, Revolutionary 0:10 The first section (A), marked Allegro con fuoco (with fire), features a dotted-figure played in octaves against constantly swirling sixteenth notes. Chopin, Étude, Op. 10, No. 12, Revolutionary 0:21 Listen to the music that immediately follows. Which of the following describe what you hear? Which do not?
Describes the excerpt: -The dynamics are quieter. -It is the same theme as heard in the opening of the first (A) section. Does not describe the excerpt -It is a new theme (B). -It is in a triple meter.
Chopin's Revolutionary étude is believed to have been inspired by the composer's strong feelings for his homeland in -, as demonstrated by an impassioned dotted-rhythm melody in the right hand, accompanied by dazzling - notes in the left hand, and the use of a - key.
Poland, sixteenth, minor
Match the descriptions to the right-hand melody or left-hand accompaniment. Chopin, Étude, Op. 10, No. 12, Revolutionary 0:21
Right Hand: dotted figure played in octaves Left Hand swirling sixteenth notes arch-like, up and down contour
