Tchaikovsky Video Quiz & Chapter 19 Listening
Which of the following is a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky? Sleeping Beauty The Nutcracker Swan Lake All of the above
All of the above
Tchaikovsky's Russian friend, Rubinstein, loved his Piano Concerto No. 1 from the very first time he heard it and told him not to change a thing about it. True False
False
What separated Tchaikovsky from his Russian contemporaries? His formal musical education His amateur status His ability to play the piano His interest in composing
His formal musical educaiton
Folk melodies from what country appear in this final piece from Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition?
Russia
What do you hear in this passage from Brahms's Violin Concerto in D?
The solo violin and orchestra play a lyrical tune.
What do you hear in this passage from Brahms's Violin Concerto in D?
The solo violin plays an ascending scale, then the orchestra plays a descending scale.
This excerpt from Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition features a musical representation of
a folk-art nutcracker
The quality of the music in this excerpt might suggest
a solemn procession
What element in the opening of Pictures at an Exhibition helps to depict the composer walking through an art gallery?
alternating meters that create an unpredictable emphasis in the beat
What can be heard in this excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No. 1?
dance band phrases featuring oboes and syncopated plucked string accompaniment
Tchaikovsky believed a symphony should ... entertain. focus on chromaticism and modulations. express those things for which there are not words but which need to be expressed. meet the expectations of the patrons.
express those things for which there are not words but which need to be expressed.
What string instrument is heard prominently at the beginning of this excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No. 1?
harp
According to the video, what was the main source of music for nineteenth-century Russia. public concerts home music-making church music the ballet
home music mkaing
What can be heard in this excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No. 1?
lyrical song theme featuring harp and flute
This music (from Mahler's Symphony No. 1) is in what mode?
minor mode
What instruments do you hear in this opening from Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition?
solo trumpet, answered by the brass section
Brahms transforms the opening theme of the third movement of the Violin Concerto in D by changing the meter and giving it a more marchlike quality. This section, heard here, is
the coda
What are the main performing forces in this excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet?
the full orchestra
This part of the coda of Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet features a transformation of which theme?
the love theme
What theme is heard in this excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet?
the love theme
What two instruments are featured in this excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No. 1?
timpani and double bass
What is the meter of this passage from Brahms's Violin Concert in D?
triple meter
What theme is heard in this excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet?
vendetta theme
