listening assigment

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Listening Assignment:
J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 2, first and second movements
Listen to: movement 1 (Allegro) and movement 2 (Andante) and answer the following questions:
Short answers:
1) Why is this a concerto grosso?
2) What are the solo instruments of this concerto?
Essay questions:
3) How would you describe the music of the first movement? What is the overall character of the music? What elements in the music make the movement sound this way?—for example: tempo (fast or slow), dynamics (soft or loud), instrumentation (whole orchestra versus solo instruments), pitch (major or minor key), or register (high or low sounds).
4) How would you describe the music of the second movement?
5) Why are the two movements so different from each other?
Essay question:
Mozart’s Requiem (Mass for the dead); Confutatis or Dies Irae and Lacrimosa
1) CLICK ON “TRACK” AND LISTEN TO: Confutatis OR Dies Irae—ANSWER QUESTION A OR QUESTION B:
a) The text of Confutatis is in 2 parts and translates to:
First part: “When the accursed have been condemned and given to the bitter flames”
Second part: “Call me with the blessed”
How does the music illustrate this text? Describe what you hear in the music.
b) Dies Irae in English translates to “Day of the judgement.”
How does the music illustrate this text? Describe what you hear in the music.
2) THEN LISTEN TO: Lacrimosa:
Lacrimosa translates to: “Full of Tears.” How does the music illustrate this? Describe what you hear in the music.
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, First movement
Listen to: I. Allegro molto appassionato (13:08 min.):
Write about 3 sections of the piece where you hear major character changes. Write the timing where those changes occur (time bar below image). How would you describe those sections? Do you hear (and see) the soloist and the orchestra, just the soloist, or just the orchestra? What is the character of the music you hear? (For instance: lyrical and intimate; calm, agitated, virtuosic (technically difficult).

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