Download Opera Composer Rossini Name Test I. Defining

Opera Composer Rossini
Test
I.
Name ______________________
Defining terms --Fill in the blanks
a. Text (words) of an opera ___________________________
b. Long, accompanied song for a soloist in an opera _______________________
c. An orchestral piece opening an opera ____________________
d. A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
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II.
True or False (circle one)
a. An Overture comes in the middle of an opera
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b. The Overture is sung by the soloists
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c. A conductor directs the Overture
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the end of the opera
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F
e. An Overture collects musical parts from the whole opera
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d. The Rossini Finale to William Tell Overture comes
III.
Short Answer
a. What is the major difference between an opera and a musical? ________________
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IV.
Life of Rossini (14 points)
1. Write a paragraph about Rossini which MUST include the following information: the
dates of his life, the country he is from, the influence his parents had on his music, the
two types of operas he wrote, his response to the popularity of opera at that time, his
last opera and at what age he composed it, his own popularity as a composer.
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V.
The Legend of William Tell
1. What geographical reasons can affect the spreading of a legend to other cultures:
A. Displacement (war)
B. necessary migration (food),
C. voluntary migration (desire to expand, curiosity, seeking glory) D. all of the above
2. This legend tells a story about what nation?
A. France
B. Switzerland
C. Norway
D. England
3. William Tell’s nation believed he possessed this character trait:
A. stupidity
B. cowardice
C. impatience
D. bravery
4. William was asked to do the following daunting task:
A. Hit a “bull’s eye” with a pistol
B. shoot an apple on his son’s head with a bullet
C. shoot an apple on the head of his son with an arrow
D. split one arrow with another arrow
VI.
Rossini’s William Tell
1. Use your own adjective to describe the Overture-Finale to William Tell __________
2. The title Guillaume Tell is in the same language as the opera. What language is this?
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3. Write out the famous rhythmic figure to the William Tell Overture OR tell what
division of the quarter note the figure is based (your teacher will tell you which)
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4. What is the musical name for the “tail” we hear tacked on to the end of the Overture
Finale? _____________
5. If you composed a “moderately slow” piece, how might you mark the tempo in the
score _________________________ A “lively, fast” piece? _________________