Exam 3: Listening quiz 2

Question 1

Beautiful sweeping musical lines, orchestra, rhapsody in blue brass part

Answer 1

Francis Poulenc, “Le Lion amoureux” from Les Animaux modeles 1942

Question 2

voices, suspense, syncopation, catchy, piano beginning with voices

Answer 2

Olive Messiaen Trois petites liturgies de la Presence Divine mvt 2 1944

Question 3

syncopation, flute growl, interesting percussion, atonal, woman’s voice

Answer 3

Pierre Boulez, No. 6 Bourreaux de solitude from Le Marteau sans maitre 1953-55

Question 4

piano piece, atonal, moments of banging on the piano

Answer 4

Oliver Messiaen “Mode de valuers et d’intensites” from Quatre Etudes de rythme 1949