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Opera Composer Rossini Pre-Test Name ______________________ I. Defining terms --Fill in the blanks Be able to define ANY of the following terms (there will be four on the test) SCORE _______________________________________________________________ COMPOSER ____________________________________________________________ CONDUCTOR ___________________________________________________________ COMPOSITION ________________________________________________________ OPERA _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ OVERTURE ____________________________________________________________ ARIA_______________________________________________________________ LIBRETTO _____________________________________________________________ II. True or False –know the following information a. Where an Overture takes place in an opera b. Who performs and directs the Overture c. Although called Finale to William Tell Overture, does THIS Finale take place at the beginning or the end of the opera? d. KNOW: An Overture collects musical parts from the whole opera III. Short Answer a. What is the major difference between an opera and a musical? ________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Life of Rossini (14 points)—Practice writing the following: 1. Write a paragraph about Rossini which MUST include the following information: his dates of life, the country he is from, what 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. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ IV. The Legend of William Tell Three geographical reasons can affect the spreading of a legend to other cultures: ______________________ _____________________ ____________________ This legend tells a legend about what nation? William Tell’s nation believed he possessed this character trait: _______________ William was asked to do the following daunting task: _________________________ V. 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? ____________________ 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) __2_________________________________________________________________ 4 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? _________________