Listening
Name this piece + composer
Peter and the Wolf - Sergei Prokofiev
sfz or sfff used in Stravinsky's Firebird stands for...
Sforzando or Subito Fortississimo
Prokofiev's Dance of the Knights from his Romeo and Juliet ballet later inspired what famous movie theme song?
Star Wars
(extra 50 points name the composer of Star Wars)
music used in a film, ballet, or play as a background to create or enhance a particular atmosphere is known as...
Incidental Music
Name this piece + composer
Waltz No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Name the 4 Incidental / Neo-Classical composers + their nationalities.
Name a song from Khachaturian's Gayane ballet.
Sabre Dance
In the post-romantic era, some composers looked back to the classical era composers like Mozart and Bach and brought back elements of this era. This genre is called...
Neo-Classical (neoclassicism)
Name these TWO pieces + composers
1. Waltz from Masquerade - Aram Khachaturian
2. Piano Concerto No. 2, mvt. 1 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Prokofiev loved to compose WHAT kind of music?
operas (for an extra 100 points someone buzz in and tell me the name of one of his operas)
What kind of music is Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf (for a bonus 50 points, tell me what makes this piece unique)
Symphony
(Bonus: it includes narration and each character is represented by a musical theme/instrument)
Name this musical form that has a military beat (usually written in 2/4 or 4/4 time signature)
March
Name these TWO pieces + composers
Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet ballet - Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 2, mvt. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Aram Khachaturian was largely inspired by these two things...
1) Armenian folk melodies
2) Georgian drumming
This composer liked to write fantasy ballets and wrote a piece that caused a riot.
ALSO -- name the piece that caused the riot.
Stravinsky (The Rite of Spring)
What is censorship? Give me an example of how any of our 4 composers experienced "censorship" by the Soviet Union (USSR).
Censorship = when someone with power covers up information (like parts of the news, books, films, images) and doesn't allow free speech.
EXAMPLES: Prokofiev + Khachaturian's music was banned for a few years ; Khachaturian was sent to Armenia to be “re-educated”.
Name this piece + composer + what instrument is first heard (Bassoon)
Rite of Spring (opening) - Igor Stravinsky
Which composer wrote this piece and what's it called?
Adagio from Spartacus ballet - Aram Khachaturian
A piece of music that includes many movements (4+) (usually dance movements) is called a ....
(For example: Firebird _______)
Suites
1. Redesigning an existing piece of music by changing its harmony or style is called writing an...
2. Which instruments are used in a piece is called the...
1. Arrangement
2. Instrumentation