Opus 2 Unit 5 - Night Music

Which of the following best describes the mood of 'Night on the Bare Mountain' by Mussorgsky?

• Calm and reflective
• Mysterious and spooky
• Joyful and upbeat
• Sad and melancholic

Which of the following best describes the mood of 'Round Midnight' by Thelonius Monk?

• Calm and reflective
• Mysterious and spooky
• Joyful and upbeat
• Sad and melancholic

Which of the following best describes the mood of 'Evening Raga''

• Calm and reflective
• Mysterious and spooky
• Joyful and upbeat
• Sad and melancholic

Which of the following best describes the mood of 'Nocturne' by Choipin?

• Calm and reflective
• Mysterious and spooky
• Joyful and upbeat
• Sad and melancholic

Which country does the piece 'Deep Night' come from?

• China

• India

• UK

• Spain

Answer explanation

This piece is performed by the Bejing Opera orchestra

'Round Midnight' by Thelonious Monk is an example of which musical style?

• Baroque
• Jazz
• Indian Classical
• Opera

What instrument is central to 'Evening Raga'?

• Guitar
• Sitar
• Piano
• Violin

Which best describes the texture of Chopin's Nocturne No. 10?

• Dense and orchestral
• Sparse with solo percussion
• Simple melody with a broken chord accompaniment

• Polyphonic (lots of overlapping melodies)

How does Chopin's Nocturne represent night time?

• Through a fast tempo and loud dynamics
• With a gentle, flowing melody and soft dynamics
• By using lots of silence
• Through lyrics about dreams

What do 'Night on the Bare Mountain' and 'Deep Night' have in common thematically?

• Both describe peaceful sleep
• Both evoke a mysterious or eerie aspect of night
• Both are lullabies
• Both include Indian instruments