Music Section 2_3

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was part of a Russian composer group known as

• The Godfathers

• The Luminaries

• The Powerful Composers

• The Royal Musicians

• The Mighty Handful

What is the genre of The Tale of Tsar Saltan?

• ballet

• string quartet

• opera

• symphony

• miniature

Which instrument plays con sordino in “Flight of the Bumblebee”?

• cello

• flute

• violin

• clarinet

• oboe

Which scale does the introduction of “Flight of the Bumblebee” feature?

• natural minor

• octatonic

• chromatic

• harmonic minor

• major

Which musical technique does the introduction of “Flight of the Bumblebee” feature?

• sforzando chord

• non-functional harmonies

• call-and-response glissandos

• sustained fermatas

• pizzicato ostinatos

Which work did Clément Janequin compose?

• Le quatuor pour la fin du temp

• Hermit Thrush at Eve

• Réveil des oiseaux

• The Tale of Tsar Saltan

• Le chant des oiseaux

The Musurgia universalis was one of the FIRST attempts to

• explain the theory of music

• develop a new musical instrument

• compose a symphony

• note the singing patterns of birds

• create a music notation system

What is the tempo indicator for Hermit Thrush at Morn?

• Andante grazioso

• Quasi valse lento

• Presto agitato

• Adagio ma non troppo

• Allegro con brio

Which diagram BEST represents Hermit Thrush at Morn?

• ABABCA

• ABABCC

• ABBBCA

• ABCABC

• AABBCC

Winterreise is about a(n)

• young child

• joyful couple

• heartbroken man

• wise sage

• adventurous traveler