Listening
Which movement of Brahms' Symphony No. 1 are you responsible for identifying, solely by hearing.
Movement IV.
Define symphony.
A large-scale work for orchestra.
What era did Brahms (and Berlioz) compose during?
Romantic.
Define program symphony.
Music with an elaborate story.
What is the complete order of sharps?
F, C, G, D, A, E, B
Which two (2) movements of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique are you responsible for identifying, solely by hearing?
Movement I and Movement V.
Define movement.
An independent work separated by silence within a larger work.
Which musical style did Brahms NOT compose in?
Opera.
Define idee fixe. Then, provide the movement(s) it's used in and who it is.
Idee fixe - a musical idea that recurs obsessively within a work.
Appears at least once in each of the five movements.
Harriet Smithson.
Write the key signature for D Major in treble clef.
F#, C#
What is the easiest way to identify Brahms Symphony No. 1, mvt. IV?
"Ode to Joy" theme
How many movements are usually in a symphony?
four (4)
Which movement of Brahms' Symphony No. I was heavily influenced by Beethoven?
Movement IV.
Define col legno. Then, provide the movement it's used in and why/what it's used for?
Col legno - violinists and violists "strike the strings with the wood of the bow".
It's used in Mvt. V (Dream of a Witches' Sabbath) to represent the sound of maggots.
Write the key signature for E Major in treble clef.
F#, C#, G#, D#
What is the one (1) way to identify Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique?
The first appearance of the idee fixe melody.
What are the movements of a symphony typically distinguished by?
Tempo.
Which Beethoven symphonies was Brahms influenced by when writing his Symphony No. I, and what characteristics of these did Brahms use in his own symphony?
Symphony No. 5 (C minor to C major) and Symphony. No. 9 ("Ode to Joy").
List the titles of all five (5) movements of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
I. Dreams and Passions
II. A Ball
III. Scenes in the Fields
IV. March to the Scaffold
V. Dream of a Witches' Sabbath
Write the key signature for B Major in bass clef.
F#, C#, G#, D#, A#
List the three (3) ways you can identify Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, mvt. V?
Transformation of the idee fixe.
Church bells.
Col legno.
Describe how each movement of a symphony is distinguishable (consider tempo and form).
First Movement: Fast
Second Movement: Slow
Third Movement: Dance Form, Medium Tempo
Fourth Movement: Finale
Describe how Brahms' Symphony No. I is similar to the classical-style (typical) symphony structure?
Brahms' Symphony No. I has four (4) movements, just like the classical-style symphony.
His fourth movement could easily be considered a "big ending," or finale, because it was heavily influenced by the work of Beethoven, which surprised a lot of composers and music critics.
Describe TWO (2) ways in which Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique is different from the classical-style (typical) symphony structure?
Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique has five (5) movements instead of four (4).
Berlioz also swapped the structure by making his second movement the dance-form movement and his third movement slow. In a typical symphony, the second movement is slow and the third movement is in dance-form.
Write the key signature for F# Major in bass clef?
F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#