Listening Quiz 3 (Complete Title - Details) Flashcards
Der Erlkönig
Genre: Art song; Form: Through-composed
“Du Ring on meinem Finger” from Frauenliebe und -leben
Genre: Art song; Form: Rondo (ABACA)
“Liebst du um Schönheit”
Genre: Art song; Form: Modified strophic (AA’A’‘A’’’)
Symphonie fantastique, Fifth movement, “Dream of the Witches’ Sabbath”
Genre: Program symphony
Romeo and Juliet
Genre: Tone poem; Form: Sonata-allegro
“Dance of the Reed Pipes” from the Nutcracker
Genre: Ballet music; Form; Ternary
“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from the Nutcracker
Genre: Ballet music; Form; Ternary
Mazurka in B♭ major, Op. 7, No. 1
Genre: Mazurka; Form: Rondo (ABACA with repeats)
Nocturne in C♯ minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Genre: Nocturne; Form: ABCA; Performer: Arthur Rubinstein
Transcendental Etude No. 8, “Wilde Jagd”
Genre: Etude
La traviata, Act 1, Scene 4
Characters: Alfredo, Violetta; Situation: A party in a Parisian salon; Alfredo professes his love to Violetta, who at first rejects him
La traviata, Act 1, Scene 6
Characters: Alfredo, Violetta; Situation: Violetta at first believes Alfredo to be the passionate love she has long sought, but then rejects this notion, vowing to remain free
Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Form: Through-composed; Characters: Tristan, Isolde; Situation: Tristan’s castle in Brittany; Isolde cradles Tristan in her arms as she prepares to join him in death
Habanera from Carmen
Form: Strophic; Situation: The gypsy woman Carmen dances before Don Jose, soldiers, and other gypsies
La bohème, Aria, “Che gelida manina”
Characters: The poor poet Rodolfo and the equally impoverished seamstress Mimi; Situation: Mimi has knocked on Rodolfo’s door to ask for a candle; he obliges; when she drops her key, the two search for it; Rodolfo by chance touches her hand and, then holding it, seizes the moment to tell her about himself and his hopes; Performer: Placido Domingo
