MÚSICA 2º.
UNIDAD 5 NOMBRE:_______________________________ GRUPO: ___________
MUSIC 2º. UNIT 5 NAME:_____________________________________ GROUP: ___________
1. Beethoven, the change of style
Watch the video and answer the questions about the musical aspects.
Which classical composer in named at the beginning of the video?
a. Haydn
b. Mozart
What new piece does Beethoven present?
a. A concert
b. A symphony
Does Beethoven like nature?
a. Yes
b. No
A musician arrives carrying two stringed instruments. What are they?
a. Cellos
b. Contrabasses
The first piece you hear is a minuet. What is its style?
a. Classical: beautiful and balanced
b. Romantic: passionate and brusque
The musician who plays the horn is not supposed to go up the main staircase. Why?
a. Musicians are like servants
b. He needs a lift
What virtue does the girl say that Beethoven has?
a. Wealth
b. Talent
In the beginning, who is the symphony dedicated to?
a. Napoleon Bonaparte
b. The count of Silesia
What’s the girl’s opinion of the French Revolution?
a. It is a disaster
b. It is necessary to move forward
What do the musicians think about the score?
a. It is very difficult
b. It is quite easy
Who starts the orchestra?
a. The first violin
b. The flutist
What kind of sound is the composer looking for?
a. Beautiful and balanced
b. With strength and impetus
Does the feel remain the same for the entire movement?
a. No, the feel changes a lot
b. Yes, it remains soft and delicate
2. Absolute Romanticism
Watch the two videos for a very clear example of what Romantic music is.
3. Nationalist Romanticism
Fill in the music graph with the following words:
4. Also…
5. The first movement
Listen to this epic and passionate concerto and complete the following activities:
How does the first movement of the concerto start?
a. With a grand melody from the orchestra
b. With solo piano playing a soft melody
c. With an orchestra strike quicky followed by the entry of the piano
Follow along in the music graph
6. The second movement
Relax and listen to the second movement, which is more serene and contemplative. Then, answer
the following questions.
Which section of the orchestra starts the movement?
a. Strings
b. Woodwinds
c. Brass
d. Percussion
What is the volume?
a. Loud
b. Soft
What is the tempo?
a. Largo
b. Andante
c. Presto
What is the volume of the piano when it enters?
a. Loud
b. Soft
Which of the following characteristics do you think makes the first appearance of the piano so
impressive?
a. Simplicity and bareness
b. Splendour and strength
What is the role of the orchestra after the piano enters?
a. To be quiet and play softer
b. The trumpets provide accompaniments
Is there a section of the orchestra that doesn´t play in the fragment?
a. Woodwinds
b. Brass
7. The third movement
The third and last movement is an impulsive and lively rondo in 6/8 time. Answer:
What is the tempo?
a. Fast
b. Slow
What kind of feel does it have?
a. Peaceful
b. Energetic
What instrument starts the movement?
a. Violin
b. Piano
Follow the music graph.
8. The beginning of the symphony
Watch and listen to the video until the theme has finished, and answer the questions.
How is the introduction like?
a. It’s long
b. It starts suddenly
Which orchestra section plays theme A?
a. Strings
b. Woodwinds
c. Brass
What is the tempo?
a. Slow
b. Fast
What kind of metre does it have?
a. Binary
b. Ternary
What is the rhythm like?
a. Marked
b. Not very marked
What is the feel of the initial theme?
a. Happy
b. Sad
Listen to the A and follow the violin score.
Follow the music graph.
9. About Gustav Mahler
Search for information and agree on the answers.
Mahler studied at the conservatory in which major artistic city?:
a. London
b. Vienna
c. Paris
d. New York
He was a musician and an important orchestra conductor at the beginning of what century?
a. XIX
b. XX
c. XXI
Did he conduct operas?
a. Yes
b. No
Who were his favourite opera composers?
a. Verdi and Donizetti
b. Mozart and Wagner
Did he conduct orchestras and also compose great pieces for orchestra? What kind of pieces?
a. Concertos
b. Operas
c. Symphonies
It is said that his symphonies were excessive. What does this mean?
a. They are very long
b. They are very short
How many full symphonies did he write?
a. Six
b. Seven
c. Nine
What other composers wrote the same number of symphonies?
a. Mozart
b. Beethoven
c. Dvorak
Did he include vocalists and choirs in some of his symphonies?
a. Yes, in some
b. No, in none
In what symphony did Beethoven also include a choir?
a. The third
b. The fifth
c. The ninth
Some of his symphonies follow a certain plot. The Titan symphony is::
a. The first
b. The fifth
10. A curious fact about Gustav Mahler
Which of these two paintings is by Gustav Klimt?
11. The symphony of life
Listen to the following fragments and make the following activities.
Follow the first movement in the music graph, the funeral march at the end of life.
How does the second movement make you feel?
a. Nervous and anxious
b. Happy and innocent
The theme of the third movement of the symphony is used to represent the love of beauty of youth
and the solitude of death in old age. What instruments play it?
a. Harp and string section
b. Harp and woodwind section
In the music graph below, follow the fifth and final movement: the happiness of childhood.
12. Analysing the work
Watch the video montage of the music of Granados and the paintings of the great Francisco de
Goya. Now listen only to the audio and follow the structure of the piece.
13. Fire and love
Watch the video and then follow the music structure of the piece.
14. Will- o’ -the-wisp song
Watch the video and follow the lyrics.
15. The 20th century in film
Listen to the music without the video. Pay attention to the feeling it creates and how it does it. Read
the text and after, watch the video.
16. Jazz and Latin music in the 20th-century orchestra
Watch the videos and enjoy the performance of the children’s and youth orchestra. It is the National
Children’s Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela playing pieces influenced by jazz and Latin rhythms.
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Questionnaire:
What does Martina recommend for people who are not accustomed to listening to symphonic
music?
What three solo instruments does she recommend for Tchaikovsky’s concertos with orchestra?
What composers does she recommend for both their symphonies and their concertos?
What classical composer does she name?
Which of these composers started the transition from classicism to Romanticism?
What is the name of Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony?
Which of the composers above was born in what is now the Czech Republic and composed an
excellent concerto for cello, Haydn o Dvorak?
