Grade 9 Music Activity #1
Name: ______________________________
Section: ________________
Score: __________
Identification
1. The proper name for Franz Schubert songs is actually _____________, which is the German word for songs.
2. The expressiveness is aided by the use of ______________ or musical sequences standing for a particular
character/plot element.
3. ___________________ is considered the last of the Classical composers and one of the first romantic ones.
4. ___________________, Almost all of his works are serious love story with unhappy ending.
5. ___________________ final opera ends with “All the world’s a joke.
6. ___________________ belonged to a group of composers who stressed realism, therefore, he drew material
from everyday life, rejecting heroic themes from mythology and history.
7. ___________________ was an advocate of a new form of opera which he called “music drama” where musical
and dramatic elements were fused together.
8. ___________________ or musical sequences standing for a particular character/plot element.
9. ___________________ entered the Paris Conservatory of music at a very young age.
10. When the shows first opened in Paris, the reviews were terrible. It was criticized in horrible ways that resulted in
poor audience attendance.
Matching Type. Draw a line that matches between item in column A to column B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Georges Bizet
Richard Wagner
Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Franz Peter Schubert
Madame Butterfly
Tristan and Isolde
La Boheme
Tosca
Die Meistersinger”
Oberto
La Traviata
Carmen
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Erlkonig
Schwanenge sang (Swan Song)
Listening skills
Franz Schubert
Listen attentively to the Art song, Erlking (1815) by
and fill in the missing word/words
from the choices given below each number.
_____1. Introduction is played by the __________
a. Violin
b. Orchestra
c. Piano
_____2. Movement of notes are in ___________
a. Leaps
b. Steps
c. Hopping
_____3. Tension was depicted by low steady pitches and ______ movement.
a. Homophonic
b. Chromatic
c. Pentatonic
_____4. The father part has a ______ register.
a. High
b. Low
c. Medium
_____5. Last part of the piece has a slow piano and then stops with a____.
a. Chorus
b. Aria
c. Recitative
Listening Exercise
Giacomo Puccini
Listen attentively to the Aria, Un bel di, from Madame Butterfly, Act II by
and
analyze which of the following statements are true about the aria? If the statement is true write VERDI if not write X.
_____1. The opening of the aria has a dreamlike quality.
_____2. The piece is accompanied by solo violin.
_____3. The aria was singing by a baritone.
_____4. The text is written in Japanese.
_____5. The final climactic moment ends with a very soft crescendo.
Grade 9 Music Activity #2
Name: ______________________________
Section: ________________
Score: __________
Fill-in the blank
Opera became increasingly popular during the ______________. It is a musical composition having all or most
of its text set to music with arias, recitative, choruses, duets, trios, etc. sung to orchestral accompaniment. The
opera is usually characterized by elaborate costumes, ________ and choreography.
Components of an Opera:
 __________- the text of an opera. Librettist and the __________ work closely together to tell the story.
 __________- the book that the composer and librettist put together. The score has all the musical
______, ______ and ______ to help the performers tell the story. Often, there are operas with
overtures, preludes, prologues, several acts, ____________________.
 __________- Declamatory singing, used in the prose parts and dialogue of opera.
_____________________ taking into account different types of voices. Each role requires a different
type of singer, not only able to sing a given vocal range but also with certain voice characteristics, color
and power.
 __________– an air or solo singing part ____________________. This song is what the public will
remember best when leaving the opera house. Properly and well sung, a beautiful aria
__________________________________________________. It is also important to know the types of
voices of singers. This will serve as a guide for singers on their choice of songs and vocal quality
expected of a singer or opera character.
For the Male Voice:
1. Tenor- ____________ voice
2. Baritone- Middle male voice, lies between Bass and Tenor voices. _________________________.
3. Bass- ___________ voice
For the Female Voice:
1. Soprano- ___________ voice
________-highest soprano voice
________-bright and full sound
________- darker full sound
2. _______-Soprano- most common female voice; strong middle voice, tone is darker or deeper than the
soprano
3. ___________- lowest female voice and most unique among female
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 Acts - main divisions of an opera
 Scene - setting or place
Other Musical Terms used by the Composer during the Romantic Period
 A Capella - one or more singers performing ______________________ accompaniment.
 _____________ - In a singing style
 _____________ - Head, the beginning
 Coda - __________________ appended to a movement or song.
 _____________ - sweetly
 Falsetto - a weaker and more airy voice ____________________________________________.
 Glissando - ________________ quickly between 2 notes/
 _____________ - parts of a singing voice where register transitions occur.
 Rubato - __________________ or slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist.
 _____________ - the most comfortable singing range of a singer.
 Vibrato - rapidly _______________________________ during a sustained note, to give a richer &
more varied sound.