LISTENING TEST

Question 1

Domenico Scarlatti

Answer 1

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonata in D Major, K. 119
Keyboard sonata - CA. 1740s (mid 18th century)

Question 2

Johann Christian Bach

Answer 2

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Concerto for Harpsichord or Piano and Strings in Eb Major, Op. 75, No. 5: First movement
Keyboard concerto – 1770 (late 18th century)

Question 3

Johann Stamitz

Answer 3

Johann Stamitz (1717-1757)
Sinfonia a 8 in E-flat Major, Op. 11, No 3: 1st movement (Allegro assai)
Symphony – mid 1750s (mid 16th century)

Question 4

Joseph Haydn

Answer 4

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. 1:88 (1st movement)
Symphony – 1787 (late 18th century)

Question 5

Joseph Haydn (SQ)

Answer 5

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 (The Joke) Hob. III:38
String quartet – 1781 (focussing only on fourth movement).

Question 6

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (concerto)

Answer 6

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488: First movement, Allegro
Piano concerto – 1786

Question 7

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (opera)

Answer 7

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Don Giovanni: Act 1, Scenes 1-2
Opera (drama giocoso) - 1787

Question 8

Ludwig van Beethoven (SYMPHONY)

Answer 8

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica): First movement, Allegro con brio - Symphony – 1803

Question 9

Ludwig van Beethoven (SQ)

Answer 9

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: First and second movements - String quartet – 1826

Question 10

Hector Berlioz

Answer 10

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Symphony fantastique: Fifth movement – “Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” – Symphony: 1830.

Question 11

Fryderyk Chopin

Answer 11

Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

Nocturne (character piece) - 1835

Question 12

Franz Liszt

Answer 12

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Trois etudes de concert (Three Concerto Etudes)
No. 3, Un sospiro (A Sigh)
Etude: 1845-49

Question 13

Franz Schubert

Answer 13

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118  - Lied:  1814

Question 14

Robert Schumann

Answer 14

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: No. 1, Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
Song cycle: 1840

Question 15

Richard Wagner

Answer 15

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Tristan und Isolde: prelude and Conclusion of Act 1
Opera – 1857-59

Question 16

Modest Musorgsky

Answer 16

Modest Musorgsky (1839-1881)
Boris Godunov: Coronation Scene
Opera – 1868-69 REV. 1871-74

Question 17

Richard Strauss

Answer 17

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Don Quixote, Op. 35: Themes and Variations 1-2
Tone poem – 1897