Symphony #5 in C
minor, Opus 67I. Allegro Con Brio
(0:00-0:57)
Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)
Performer:
Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra
(Ludwig van Beethoven)
1st: LISTEN FOR MOOD
2nd: WHAT IN THE MUSIC
ELICITS THAT MOOD?
3rd: WHAT IMAGERY DOES
THE MUSIC CREATE?
Symphony #5 in C
minor, Opus 67I. Allegro Con Brio
(0:00-0:57)
Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)
Performer:
Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra
(Ludwig van Beethoven)
1st: LISTEN FOR MOOD
2nd: WHAT IN THE MUSIC
ELICITS THAT MOOD?
3rd: WHAT IMAGERY DOES
THE MUSIC CREATE?
Symphony #5
Mvt. I
(Exposition: B)
(0:57-1:38)
Composer:
Beethoven
1st: LISTEN FOR MOOD
(Ludwig van Beethoven)
2nd: WHAT IN THE MUSIC
ELICITS THAT MOOD?
3rd: WHAT IMAGERY DOES
THE MUSIC CREATE?
Table Discussion Questions
1. What mood did you feel was the most
clearly portrayed by this musical excerpt?
What about the music portrayed this
mood? (EVERYONE AT THE TABLE MUST
SHARE AND HAVE A WRITTEN ANSWER!)
2. How did the mood of this “B” section
compare to the “A” section? What about
the music created this shift in mood?
(Discuss only)
Symphony #5
Mvt. I
(Development)
(3:20-5:00)
Composer:
Beethoven
1st: LISTEN FOR MOOD
(Ludwig van Beethoven)
2nd: WHAT IN THE MUSIC
ELICITS THAT MOOD?
3rd: WHAT IMAGERY DOES
THE MUSIC CREATE?
Table Discussion Questions
1.How did this section affect the
OVERALL mood of this symphony?
Symphony #5
Mvt. I
(Recapitulation)
(5:00-END)
Composer:
Beethoven
(Ludwig van Beethoven)
1st: What is the OVERALL
mood of the piece?
2nd: WHAT IN THE MUSIC
ELICITS THAT MOOD?
3rd: What are some new
parts in the music you
hear?
Pictures at an
ExhibitionI. Promenade
(Modest Mussorgsky)
Composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (18391881)
Arranger:
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
1st: What two large groups
of instruments are used
2nd: What solo instrument is
featured?
3rd: How does this depict
“walking?”
(Maurice Ravel)
Pictures at an
ExhibitionVI. Tuilleries
(Modest Mussorgsky)
Composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (18391881)
Arranger:
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
1st: What families of
instruments are featured?
2nd: How does the sound
depict the artwork?
3rd: Is the form best
described as AB or ABA or
neither?
(Maurice Ravel)
/
Pictures at an
ExhibitionV. Samuel
Goldenburg/Schmu
yle
(Modest Mussorgsky)
Composer:
Modest Mussorgsky
(1839-1881)
Arranger:
Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)
1st: What two large
groups of instruments are
used?
2nd: What solo instrument
is featured?
(Maurice Ravel)
Symphony No. 5 in
D minor,
Opus 47,
IV. Allegro non
Troppo
(Dmitri Shostakovich)
Composer:
Dmitri Shostakovich
(1906-1975)
Performer:
New York Philharmonic
Orchestra
1st: Describe the mood
Violin Concerto;
The Four Seasons,
Summer- III. Presto
Composer:
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
(Antonio Vivaldi)
1st: What instrument
families are missing?
2nd: What about summer
might this be depicting?
Violin Concerto;
The Four Seasons,
Winter- I. Allegro
non Molto
Composer:
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
(Antonio Vivaldi)
1st: What about winter
might this be depicting?
2nd: How does the
arrangement change the
mood or sound of the
music?
Symphony No. 5
1. Trauermarsch
Composer:
Gustav Mahler
(1860-1911)
1. What instrument family is
featured in the opening?
2. What solo instrument is
heard in the opening?
Bolero
Composer: Maurice
Ravel
(1875-1937)
1. List the instrument playing
the melody as the work
progresses.
Ride of the
Valkyries
Composer: Richard
Wagner
(1813-1883)
Symphony No. 4
Composer: Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)
1. What family of
instruments is
featured?
2. What instruments are
heard from this
family?
3. Describe the timbre
of this family.
Second Suite in F
Composer: Gustav
Holst
(1874-1934)
What might the purpose for this
folk tune have been originally?
Use three words to describe the
rhythm of this piece.
Use three words to describe the
melody of this piece.
Second Suite in F
Composer: Gustav
Holst
(1874-1934)
What instrument family(ies) are
missing?
What solo instruments do you
hear featured?
Irish Tune from
County Derry
Composer: Percy
Grainger (18821961)