Review - audio (all) Flashcards by Jenny Chen

What’s the title of the excerpt?
Who is the composer?
What is the genre?
What is the form of the piece?
What piece of the form is the excerpt? (introduction, A, B, or coda)
What is the tempo in this excerpt?

Polonaise in A flat Major, op. 53
Chopin
solo piano music
ABA (with introduction and coda)
The excerpt is the introduction
Maestoso (English Majestic is okay!)

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What’s the title of the excerpt?
Who is the composer?
What is the genre?
What is the form of the entire piece?
What piece of the form is the excerpt? (introduction, A, B, or coda)
What is the tempo in this excerpt?

Polonaise in A flat Major, op. 53
Chopin
solo piano music
ABA (with introduction and coda)
This is the Section B.
Maestoso (English Majestic is okay!)

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What’s the title of the excerpt?
Who is the composer?
What is the genre?
What is the form of the piece?
What does the excerpt represent - the right and left hand?
What is the tempo in this excerpt?

Erlking
Schubert
Lied
Form: durchkomponiert (Through-composed is fine!)
The piano’s right hand describes the horse galloping (running).
The piano’s left hand describe the storm and the wind.
The tempo is Schnell (English fast is okay!)

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What’s the title of the excerpt?
Who is the composer?
What is the genre?
What is the form of the form of the piece?
Which character is singing?
Why does this character sing in upper register?

Erlking
Schubert
Lied
Form: durchkomponiert (Through-composed is fine!)
The son.
The son signs in high register because he is supposed to be young and innocent. He is also afraid.

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What’s the title of the excerpt?
Who is the composer?
What is the genre of the entire piece?
What is the name of this specific excerpt
What obsolete instrument is used?
What other instrument is used in the excerpt

Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz
Program Symphony
This excerpt is dies irae
The obsolete instrument is opicleide
Bronze bells are used (C and G)

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What’s the title of the excerpt?
Who is the composer?
What is the genre of the entire piece?
What is the name of this specific excerpt
What instrument plays the theme first?
How is the theme transformed?

Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz
Program Symphony
This excerpt is the idee fixe
The obsolete instrument is opicleide
Bronze bells are used (C and G)
The beloved has become one of the witches.

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Answer the following questions for the music excerpt.

-Title
-Composer
-Genre
-Structure

Name three rhythmic techniques used in this piece.

Title: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Composer: John Adams
Genre: fanfare for orchestra
Structure: one movement (loosely divided into four sections based on the different wood blocks used)
- a high wood block establishes the beat and then maintains it.

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Answer the following questions for the music excerpt.

-Title
-Composer
-Genre
-Structure

Name three rhythmic techniques used in this piece.

Title: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Composer: John Adams
Genre: fanfare for orchestra
Structure: one movement (loosely divided into four sections based on the different wood blocks used)

-Cross-rhythms
-Changing meter (time signatures)
-Polyrhythms
-Ostinato
- Simultaneous use of simple and compound time

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Answer the following questions for the music excerpt.

-Title
-Composer
-Genre
-Structure

Name three rhythmic techniques used in this piece.

Title: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Composer: John Adams
Genre: fanfare for orchestra
Structure: one movement (loosely divided into four sections based on the different wood blocks used)

-Cross-rhythms
-Changing meter (time signatures)
-Polyrhythms
-Ostinato
- Simultaneous use of simple and compound time

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Answer the following questions for the music excerpt.

-Title
-Composer
-Genre
-Structure

Name three rhythmic techniques used in this piece.

Title: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Composer: John Adams
Genre: fanfare for orchestra
Structure: one movement (loosely divided into four sections based on the different wood blocks used)

-Cross-rhythms
-Changing meter (time signatures)
-Polyrhythms
-Ostinato
- Simultaneous use of simple and compound time

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Provide the following for the following Excerpt.

Title of entire collection
Title of the piece the excerpt is part of
Composer
What is the general style of this piece?
How is variety is created in this excerpt?

Music for Piano the entire collection
Changes (beginning)
Louie
The piece is a minimalist style
Variety is achieved by changes in the dynamics and accented notes played with the right-hand fifth finger, the

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Provide the following for the following Excerpt.

Title of entire collection
Title of the piece the excerpt is from
Composer
What is the general style of this piece?
Describe the end of the piece/this excerpt?

Music for Piano the entire collection
Changes
Louie
The piece is a minimalist style
The ending gradually becomes softer until the end. The last dynamics indication is “perdendosi.” gradually fading away.”

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Answer the following for the music excerpt:

Title of entire piece
What instrument plays the opening melody
What interval is in the opening melody?
Give two innovative orchestration in this music excerpt
Describe the meter/tempo

Title of entire piece: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
What instrument plays the opening melody: flute
What interval is in the opening melody? a tritone
Give two innovative orchestration in this music excerpt: harp glissandi, muted horns, muted strings
Describe the meter/tempo: the tempo is moderate and there is no clear metric accent

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Answer the following for the music excerpt:

Title of entire piece
Composer
Genre
Source of inspiration
Who wrote the source of inspiration
Form of entire piece
Which part of the form is the music excerpt?
-What is the key signature?

Title of entire piece: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Composer: Debussy
Genre: symphonic poem (tone poem)
Source of inspiration: a symbolist poem
Who wrote the source of inspiration: Mallarme
Form: ABA
Which part of the form is the music excerpt? section A
-What is the key signature? begins and ends in four sharps (E major but the tonality is vague)

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Answer the following for the music excerpt:

Title of entire piece
Composer
Genre
Source of inspiration
Who wrote the source of inspiration
Form of entire piece
Which part of the form is the music excerpt?
Which instrument plays the theme?

Title of entire piece: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Composer: Debussy
Genre: symphonic poem (tone poem)
Source of inspiration: a symbolist poem
Who wrote the source of inspiration: Mallarme
Form: ABA
Which part of the form is the music excerpt? section B
Which instrument plays the theme? Clarinet

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Answer the following for the music excerpt:

Title of entire piece
What instruments play this theme
Form of entire piece
Which part of the form is the music excerpt?
Which instrument plays the theme?
What scale is used and why is it used?

Title of entire piece: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Form: ABA
Which part of the form is the music excerpt? section B
Which instrument plays the theme? Clarinet
What scale is used and why is it used? Whole-tone scale is used to bring out exotic feeling

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Answer the following for the music excerpt:

Title of entire piece
What instruments play this theme
Form of entire piece
Which part of the form is the music excerpt?
What is the solo instrument?
What interval does the solo instrument play?
What innovative instrument is played in the final section (not in the excerpt)?

Title of entire piece: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Form of entire piece: ABA
Which part of the form is the music excerpt? return of section A
What is the solo instrument? Flute
What interval does the solo instrument play? Solo flute play perfect fourth (5 semitones)
What innovative instrument is played in the final section (not in the excerpt)? Antique cymbals (see attached image)

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What is the title and genre of the entire work?

What is the source of plot for the entire work?

Who were the librettists?

Who was the choreographer?

The entire work is West Side Story and it is a musical (musical theatre).

This musical is based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim were the librettists.

Jerome Robbins was the choreographer.

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What is the title of the complete work?

What is the title of the selection in this excerpt?

Which character sings this?

Describe the setting?

What is the feelings expressed?

How does the opening melody sound like to show Tony’s adoration for Maria?

The complete work is West Side Story.

The music excerpt is “Maria”

Tony (tenor)

Tony is outside of the gym, where Tony has just met and fallen in love with Maria.

Tony sings “Maria” with love.

The opening of the melody sounds like a chant-like to show Tony’s love for Maria.

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What is the title of the complete work?

What is the title of the selection in this excerpt?

What is the name of the interval in the motive right after “Ma-ri-a”?

What does this angular motive present throughout?

The complete work is West Side Story.

The music excerpt is “Maria”

After “Ma-ri-a”, a tritone interval follow.

The tritone is used for troubled love and strong wishes.

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What is the title of the complete work?

What is the title of the song this music excerpt is part of?

What is the form after the introduction?

Who are the two main singers?

Who misses Puerto Rico?

Who likes living in Manhattan, USA?

What is the form in which groups and solo sing back and forth?

The chorus and verse alternate a 6/8 and 3/4 pattern. What is the name of this rhythmic technique?

How is the Latin flavor achieved?

The complete work is West Side Story.

The excerpt is from “I like to be in America”.

After the introduction, the form is verse-chorus.

Rosalia and Anita are the two main singers.

Rosalia likes Puerto Rico.

Anita likes Manhattan, USA.

When groups and solos sing back and forth, it’s called chorus and verse.

Hemiola effect is the main rhythmic technique in this song.

Latin flavor is achieved through use of guitar, claves, maracas and other percussion instruments.

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Answer the following question for the music excerpt.
- Name of complete work
- Genre of the complete work
- Composer
- what is the solo instrument?
- Who is the choreographer?
- What is the structure of the entire work?
- What part of the structure does the solo belong to?

Name of complete work - The Rite of Spring
Genre of the complete work - ballet
Composer - Stravinsky
what is the solo instrument? bassoon
Who is the choreographer? Nijinsky
What is the structure of the entire work? Two parts (part 1 - Adoration of the Earthy and Part 2 - the Sacrifice)
What part of the structure does the solo belong to? The bassoon solo is part of the Introduction.

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Answer the following question for the music excerpt.
- Name of complete work
- what is the solo instrument?

Name of complete work - The Rite of Spring
G
what is the solo instrument? bassoon

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Answer the following question for the music excerpt.
- Name of complete work
- Genre of the complete work
- Composer
- What is the title of this excerpt?

Name of complete work - The Rite of Spring
Genre of the complete work - ballet
Composer - Stravinsky
What is the title of this excerpt? Dance of the Adolescents

What is the name of this music excerpt?

Describe the dancers dancing to the music excerpt.

How is primitivism created in the Dance of the Adolescents?

This is the Dance of the Adolescents. The dancers are divided into groups of young men and women. They stomp their feet and move their arms wildly.

The primitivism created in the Dance of the Adolescents with a strong, pounding rhythm.

What is the name of this music excerpt?

What is the story for this excerpt?

Describe the orchestration.

The music excerpt is the Game of the Abduction.

The young men control the women.

The orchestration adds to the frenzied dance by using string pizzicato and staccato

What is the name of this music excerpt?

Which family group play the music excerpt?

The music excerpt is the Game of the Abduction.

The woodwinds and brass play the excerpt. The music excerpt is bold and fan-like.

What is the name/title of this music excerpt?

Does this have a modal or tonal melody?

What instruments play the short melody?

This is Dance of the Adolescents and the excerpt has a modal melody.

The French horn play the short modal melody.

Identify the title of the audio recording

Identify the poetic image

Describe the music

“Spring” ritornello theme

Poetic Image: Spring has arrived

Musical depiction: rhythmic, bright and dance-like

Identify the title of the audio recording

Identify the poetic image

Describe the music

Spring, The Four Seasons

Poetic image: Birds celebrates the returns of spring with a happy song

Musical depiction: high-pitch trills; also repeated-notes

Identify the title of the piece

Identify the poetic image

Describe the music

Spring, The Four Seasons

Sreams flows quietly with light wind creating small waves

Musical depction: violins play a fast wavy pattern

Identify the title of the audio recording

Identify the poetic image

Describe the music

Spring from The Four Seasons

Poetic image: Thunder and lightning of a storm

Musical depiction:violin’s tremolando passages (quick repetition of notes) describes thunder; rising 32nd note scales suggest lightning

Identify the title and movement of the audio recording

Identify the poetic image

Describe the music

Spring, The Four Seasons

Poetic image: nymphs and shepherds dance to bagpipe

Musical depiction:

the bass pedal point suggests the drone of bagpipes
the lilting compound meter creates a dance-like feeling

Listen and answer the following:

Composer
Title of the entire piece

Describe the music.

Composer: JS Bach

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Prelude (part A) from the Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 866

very fast broken chord in 32nd notes
also 32nd note runs
starts in F flat major and ends in F major (dominant key) and moves to the next section

Listen and answer the following:

Composer
Title of the entire piece

Describe the music.

Composer: JS Bach

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Section B of the Prelude portion of the Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 866

extremely fast cadenza-like runs
requires virtuosity (great skills) throughout
improvisatory style contrasts with the controlled order demonstrated in the fugue

Listen and answer the following:

Composer
Title of the entire piece

Describe the music (see the hints below):
- describe the subject
- how many motives (smallest part) does the subject
have and describe each part.

Composer: JS Bach

The Well-Tempered Clavier

The fugal Exposition of the Fugue from the Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 866

The subject in B flat major is a very long and in top voice

The subject has two motives - the first is disjunct and the second is conjunct.

(conjunct = melodies that are mostly stepwise)

(disjunct = melodies that have leaps and change of diretion)

Listen and answer the following:

Composer
Title of the entire piece

Describe the music.

Composer: JS Bach

The Well-Tempered Clavier

The Fugue from the Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 866

subject in bass voice
countersubject 1 in middle voice
countersubject 2 in top voice
Tonal answer in top voice again

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Title in original score

Genre of this movement

Key

Form

Meter

Messiah by Handel

Sinfony

French overture

E minor

Form: ll: A :ll B (AA B)

Meter: 4 / 4

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Voice type of this recitative

Type of recitative

Key

Tempo

Meter

Text

Word painting

Messiah by Handel

soprano recitative

recitativo secco

Key: C major

Tempo: not indicated

Meter: 4 / 4

Text “There were shepherds abiding in the field”

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Title of this movement

Tempo of this section

Texture of this section

Predominant rhythm

Predominant affect

Messiah by Handel

Sinfony

Tempo: Grave

Texture of this section: homophonic

Predominant rhythm: dotted figure

Predominant affect: majestic, stately

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Title of this movement

Tempo of this section

Texture

Number of voice

Subject introduced by

Type of answer

Predominant affect

Messiah by Handel

Title of this movement - Sinfony

Tempo of this section - allergo moderato*

Texture: polyphonic (fugal)

Number of voice: three

Subject introduced by: 1st violins and oboes

Type of answer: tonal

Predominant affect: energetic, lively

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Title of this movement

Voice type of this recitative

Type of recitative

Key

Tempo

Meter

Text

Word painting

Messiah by Handel

soprano recitative

Type of recitative: recitativo accompagnato

Key: F Major

Tempo: Andante

Meter: 4 / 4

Text” “And Lo! The Angel of the lord came upon them”

Word painting: repeated 16th notes describe teh trembling of the fearful shepherds

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Voice type of this recitative

Type of recitative

Key

Tempo

Meter

Text

Messiah by Handel

soprano recitative

Type of recitative: recitativo secco

Key: begins in D major

Tempo: not indicated

Meter: 4 / 4

Text” “And the angel said unto them: “Fear not:”

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Voice type of this recitative

Type of recitative

Key

Tempo

Meter

Text

Messiah by Handel

soprano recitative

Type of recitative: recitativo accompagnato

Key: begins in D major

Tempo: not indicated

Meter: 4 / 4

Text” “And suddenly there as with the angel”

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Title, genre and part of this movement

Key of this section

Form

Tempo

Meter

Text of this section

Word painting in this section

Messiah by Handel

“Rejoice Greatly” - soprano aria - part A

Key of this section: B flat major

Form: ABA1

Tempo: Allegro

Meter: 4 / 4

Text of this section “Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice greatly, oh daughter of Zion”

Word painting:
- Rejoice has melismas to show the joy
- “Shout” is sudden and in the upper register

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Movement genre

Key

Tempo

Meter

Text

Textures and give examples

what instruments are used to increase the mood of praise and joy?

Messiah by Handel

Genre: chorus

Key: D major

Tempo: Allegro

Meter: 4 / 4

Text “Hallelujah, for the Lord God”

Texture: alternation of homophonic and polyhphonic settings

“Hallelujah!” has homorhythmic texture so the text is clear and powerful

” and He shall reigh for ever and ever” has imitative polyphony to emphasis the repeated words (ever and ever)

Trumps and drums heighten the overall mood (affect) of praise and joy

Identify the audio and provide the following:

Title of the entire work and composer

Title, genre and part of this movement

Key of this section

Text of this section

How is the mood of thoughtful created?

Messiah by Handel

“Rejoice Greatly” - soprano aria - part B

Key of this section: G minor

Text of this section “He is the righteous Savior”

The introspective (inward looking / thoughtful) mood is created by the minor mode and long vocal lines

Answer the following for the music excerpt.

Title of complete work
Genre of the work
Composer
What is the name of a theme in the begging in which it goes up quickly outlining an arpeggio (a broken chord)?
What kind of texture is in the excerpt?

(This excerpt is the first them of the first movement exposition).

Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Serenade for strings (chamber)
Mozart
Rocket them
Homophonic texture

Answer the following for the music excerpt.

Title of complete work
Genre of the work
Composer

(This excerpt is the development section of the first movement)

Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Serenade for strings (chamber)
Mozart

Answer the following for the music excerpt.

Title of complete work
Genre of the work
Composer
Which movement and what’s the nickname of this excerpt?
What is the form of this movement?

Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Serenade for strings (chamber)
Mozart
The excerpt is the second movement and Romanza is the nickname.
second movement is the rondo form (ABACA coda)

Answer the following for the music excerpt.

Title of complete work
Genre of the work
Composer
Which movement is this excerpt from?
What is the form of this movement?
What’s the name of the theme that opens the movement?

Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Serenade for strings (chamber)
Mozart
The excerpt is the first theme of the 4th movement.
Fourth movement is the sonata-rondo form
A rocket theme opens the movement.

Identify the audio clip and answer the following

The name and movement of the piece

Key:

Which instrument plays theme:

Tempo:

Music features:

The theme from the second movement of the Emperior Quartet.

Key: G major

Theme: played by the first violin

Tempo: Poco adagio, catabile

Music features: dolce (“sweetly”) and homophonic texture

Identify the audio clip and answer the following

Which instrument plays theme:

Music features:

Variation I from the second movement of the Emperior Quartet.

Theme played by the second violin. To create contrast, first violin plays fast 16th notes.
Viola and cello do not play.

Identify the audio clip and answer the following

Which instrument plays theme:

Music features:

Variation II from the second movement of the Emperior Quartet.

Theme played by the cello. Other instrments have their own melodies. Rhythm increases.

Identify the audio clip and answer the following

Which instrument plays theme:

Music features:

Variation III from the second movement of the Emperior Quartet.

Theme played by the viola.

Charmotic harmony in the accompaniment.

Syncopation in the violins.

Identify the audio clip and answer the following:

Which instrument plays theme:

Music features:

Variation IV from the second movement of the Emperior Quartet.

Theme played the first violin, first time in the middle register, second time in the upper register

Changed to E minor so more serious and eventually modulates back to G major

Pedal points in the cello gives a sesne of finality to the movement

Answer the following for the excerpt:
Title of entire piece:
Composer:
Genre:
Era:

Which movement is the music excerpt part of?
What is the key
What is the form of the movement?

Give the musical feature of this excerpt.

Title of entire piece: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67
Composer: Beethoven
Genre: Symphony
Era: Classical

Which movement is the music excerpt part of? First movement
What is the key: C minor
What is the form of the movement? Sonata form

Musical features include:
- The tempo is Allegro con brio (fast with energy)
-The famous motive is the three short, one long rhythm.
-Clarinet and strings play the motive.

Answer the following for the excerpt:
Title of entire piece:
Composer:
Genre:
Era:

Which movement is the music excerpt part of?
What is the key?
What is the form of the movement?
Is this the typical form for this movement?

Give the musical feature of the excerpt.

Title of entire piece: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67
Composer: Beethoven
Genre: Symphony
Era: Classical

Which movement is the music excerpt part of? 3rd movement
What is the key: C minor
What is the form of the movement? ABC (ternary) - scherzo and trio
Scherzo and trio is not a typical form.
The typical form for the third movement is menuet and trio.

The third movement has a rocket theme played by the low strings in the beginning. The rocket theme is very quiet (pp).

Answer the following for the excerpt:
Title of entire piece:
Composer:
Genre:
Era:

Which movement is the music excerpt part of?
What is the key?
What is the form of the movement?
Is this the typical form for this movement?

Give the musical feature of the excerpt.

Title of entire piece: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67
Composer: Beethoven
Genre: Symphony
Era: Classical

Which movement is the music excerpt part of? 4th movement
What is the key: C major
What is the form of the movement? sonata form

The first three notes of the theme is the tonic chord of the C major. Loud trumpets adds the powerful feelings.

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