MU 100 Listening Study Guide Test 1
There is no short-cut to doing the listening. Make sure to listen to each piece in its entirety 2-3 times giving it your full attention as
you follow the listening guide in the text. Do not try to multi-task and listen to your assigned pieces in the background as you fold
laundry, watch TV, etc. It simply will not work.
Nonetheless, it would be a good idea to organize the listening into a list detailing some of the obvious features of each piece. Below
is a table of all of the assigned titles and composers and some questions to answer about each piece. I have answered the questions
for a few of the pieces to get you started.
Title
Composer
Instrumentation
Style
Language (if vocal)
Tempo
Unusual Feature(s)
Firebird
C-Jam Blues
Prelude in E Minor
Farandole
Dance of the Reed Pipes
Tu sé morta
Dido's Lament
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Organ Fugue in G Minor
La Primavera (Spring)
Orchestral Suite No. 3
Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf
Stravinsky
Ellington
Chopin
Bizet
Tchaikovsky
Monteverdi
Purcell
Bach
Bach
Vivaldi
Bach
Bach
Large Orchestra
20th Cen.
NA
Slow, then fast
Only big orchestra piece
Solo Piano
Romantic
NA
Slow
Only piece for piano
Tenor, Lute, Organ
Baroque
Italian
Slow
Passionate recitative
Also, what is the country of origin for the following composers:
Bach
Vivaldi
Monteverdi
Purcell