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WorksheetsCarmen - the Overture, the Suite & the Opera
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
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.
Which piece of music starts the opera?
Les Toréadors
Fate Motive
Les Dragons d'Alcala
Aragonaise
Which piece of music starts Suite No.1?
Aragonaise
Les Toréadors
Les Dragons d'Alcala
Fate Motive
Which piece of music concludes the Suite No. 1?
Les Toréadors
Aragonaise
Les Dragons d'Alcala
Fate Motive
Which piece of music features the bassoon?
Aragonaise
Fate Motive
Les Toréadors
Les Dragons d'Alcala
What is the purpose of an overture (two reasons)?
To avoid the interruption of late-comers
To introduce the characters
To set the mood
To help warm-up the orchestra
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
In early Classical times and certainly the Baroque, the overture...
could be played in isolation from the opera.
was performed on the stage.
ordinarily did not contain any material from the opera.
contained fewer instruments.
If you have the melody in bars 63-64 or in bars 87-88, what should you remember?
Play these notes as short as possible.
Emphasise the down beat.
Think in terms of hypermetre
Tie the long note over to the quaver in the next bar.
For any trills that you have, you should remember to...
start on the upper note
not attempt to play the trill all the way through the note
Start on the principal note
include a gap after the grace notes that follow
In the middle section of the piece (after letter C) that we are playing, you should attempt to...
provide fluidity with the phrasing
group in 4-bar units
mimic the spirit of a bull fighter
be precise with the dotted rhythms
Including the repeat, how many times is this 8-bar passage heard in the overture?
twice
four times
six times
eight times
What do you think is the form of the overture?
Binary (AB)
Ternary (ABA)
Rondo (ABACA)
Chain Form (ABCD)
In the overture (notably the opening two sections), what pulse should we adopt to if we are to highlight the hypermetrical downbeats and achieve a longer phrase?
emphasise each bar
emphasise every 2 bars
emphasise every 4 bars
emphasise every 8 bars
