Carmen - the Overture, the Suite & the Opera

What is the correct pronunciation of the word, "suite"?

• it's a homophone of "sweet"

• it's a homophone of "suit"

• it consists of two syllables, akin to "su-te"

• it consists of two syllables, akin to "sui-te"

In what year was Hooked on Classics released?

• 1980

• 1981

• 1982

• 1983

What makes Hooked on Classics pop-like?

• Mixing all these famous tunes together

• The fame for the collection was recognized on the pop charts

• The inclusion of a standard drum pattern

• Beats 2 and 4 are emphasised

According to the presentation given last week, which of the following (2 answers only) were the intentions of the producers when making Hooked on Classics?

• To cleverly link all the famous tunes together

• To make Western Art music more accessible to the general public

• To demonstrate that it is possible to connection different genres and styles

• To entice listeners to explore the work in greater detail

According to the presentation given last week, the Suite is a collection of the (a)   moments / sections from an opera, ballet or even incidental music, worked together as a collage of ideas.

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite is collection of moments from his _____________.

• friend

• opera

• incidental music

• ballet

Bizet’s L'Arlésienne Suites is an example of music from __________________.

• a ballet

• a play

• an opera

• incidental music

According to the presentation last week, how many Carmen Suites by Bizet’s friend Ernest Guiraud are there?

• not mentioned

• one

• two

• three

What are recitatives?

• speech-like sections in an opera

• speech-like sections in an opera with no additional music

• moments in which the main characters express important emotional content

• moments in which interaction occurs between the main characters

Besides creating a Suite / Suites for Bizet after his death, what else did his friend Guiraud do?

• He removed the spoken dialogue

• He created all of the recitatives for the opera

• He changed the ending of the opera to finish on a more uplifting note.

• He changed the order of some of the sections.