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WorksheetsErlkonig
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Erlkonig poem was written by which German poet?
a)
Schiller
b)
Franklin
c)
Goethe
d)
Gomez
2.
Composers during this time period wrote art songs called ________.
a)
Rap songs
b)
Lieders
c)
Ballads
d)
Sing songs
3.
The art song " Der Erlkonig" was written by what composer?
a)
Bach
b)
Estefan
c)
Schubert
d)
Copland
4.
There are how many characters and narrators on the Erlking Song?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
5.
"My father, my father" is a motive sung by the ______.
a)
Erlking
b)
Father
c)
Son
d)
Mother
6.
Schubert was born in
a)
Berlin, Germany
b)
Paris, France
c)
Vienna, Austria
d)
New York, New York USA
7.
What emotion do we know the son is feeling by Schubert's technique of using a sequence which gets higher each time it is sung?
a)
Happiness
b)
Elation
c)
Contentment
d)
Fear, anxiety
8.
The piano accompaniment in the Erlkonig was written to sound like a __________.
a)
bunny hopping
b)
clouds passing
c)
a galloping horse
d)
fish swimming
9.
How do you know the father and son have reached their destination at the end of the song?
a)
A Harp plays.
b)
The Piano slows and stops.
c)
A Flute plays softly.
d)
Trumpets play a dark melody.
10.
What was the name given to Schubert's parties?
a)
Schubertiads
b)
Gatherings
c)
Liederfests
d)
Concertinos
11.
Schubert admired and loved the music of which composer?
a)
Bach
b)
Smetana
c)
Mozart
d)
Purcell
12.
Schubert is considered a late classical period and early romantic period composer. Answer either True or False
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Schubert wrote over _________ works of music.
a)
25
b)
100
c)
250
d)
600
14.
Schubert composed several symphonies and lots of chamber music.
a)
True
b)
False
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