Listening Exams

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		Listening examination - 3rd year - short pieces taken from Norton / Anthology of Western Music 3rd edition

no.	Composer	Work (selections)	Norton Example No.
1	Gluck	Orfeo ed Euridice Act II, Scene 1 (excerpt)	91
2	Stamitz	Sinfonia no. 8 in E-flat major (La melodia Germanica no. 3): Allegro-assai (1st mvt)	95
3	Johann Christian Bach	Concerto for Harpsichord/Pianoforte op. 7 no. 5: Allegro di molto (1st mvt)	96
4	Berlioz	"Symphonie Fantastique": 3. Scene aux champs 4. Marche au supplice	108
5	Schumann	Fantasiestücke op. 12: 4. Grillen 5. In der Nacht	110
6	Schubert	Lied Gretchen am Spinnrad	115
7	Schubert	Lied from Wintereise: Der Lindenbaum	116
8	Rossini	Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act II, Scene 5: "Una voce poco fa"	120
9	Weber	Der Freischütz, Act II, Finale: Wolf's Glen Scene	123
10	Copland	Appalacian Spring: Variations on "'Tis the gift to be simple" (excerpt) a) Original shaker melody and text b) Appalacian Spring: excerpt	145
11	Faure	La Bonne Chanson: No. 6 "Avant que tu ne l'en ailles"	130
12	Debussy	Three Nocturnes: No. 1, Nuages	131
13	B. Bartók	Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: Adagio (3rd mvt)	133
14	Schoenberg	Pierro Lunaire a) No. 8: Nacht b) No. 13: Enthauptung	138
15	Messiaen	Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps: Liturgie de Christal (1st mvt)	142
16	Couperin	25ème Ordre a) La Visionaire b) La Mysterieuse c) La Monflabert d) La Muse victorieuse e) Les Ombres errantes	75



		3rd year: List of music pieces for identification

no.	Composer	Work	Movements
1	Brahms	Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
2	Mendelssohn	Symphony no. 4 op. 90 The Italian
3	Schubert	Octet in F major op. 166
4	Mahler	Symphony no. 2 in C minor
5	Ravel	Suite for Orchestra - Ma Mère L'Oye
6	Brahms	Double Concerto for Violin and Violoncello in A minor op. 102
7	J. Haydn	Die Schöpfung	Prelude. Die Vorstellung des Chaos No. 1. Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde No. 6. Rollend in schäumenden Wellen No. 8. Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün No. 12. In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt die Sonne No. 13. Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes No. 21. Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoß No. 24. Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan No. 32. Holde Gattin, dir zur Seite
8	Schumann	Symphony no. 2 in C major op. 61
9	Schubert	Mass in A-flat major no. 5	(complete)
10	R. Strauss	Till Eulenspiegel - Symphonic Poem op. 28
11	Bartók	Concerto for Orchestra (1944)
12	Brahms	Violin Concerto in D major op. 77
13	Brahms	Ein Deutsches Requiem op. 45	(complete)
14	Elgar	Enigma Variations op. 36
15	Prokofiev	Cantata Alexander Nevsky op. 78
16	Stravinsky	The Firebird Orchestral suite in 5 movements (1919)	(1) Introduction—The Firebird and its dance—The Firebird's variation; (2) The Princesses’ Khorovod; (3) Infernal dance of King Kashchei; (4) Berceuse; (5) Finale
17	Liszt	Années de Pélerinage Suisse 1re année: Années de Pélerinage Italie 2me année:	Vallée d'Obermann Sonetto 104 e Sonetto 123 dal Petrarca
18	Franck	Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
19	Debussy	La Mer
20	Shostakovich	Symphony no. 5 op. 47
21	B. Bartók	Piano Concerto no. 3
22	Puccini	Tosca, Act II
23	Wagner	Tristan und Isolde Vorspiel Liebestod ("Mild und Leise")
24	M. Seter	Sabbath Cantata	1. The Song of Songs 3. Behold in Peace (Lecha Dodi)
25	Tchaikovsky	Symphony no. 5 in E minor op. 64
26	R. Schumann	Carnaval Op. 9	Préambule - Pierrot - Arlequin - Valse noble - Eusebius - Florestan Marche des „Davidsbündler“ contre les Philistins
27	Haydn	Symphony no. 45 in F-sharp minor The Farewell
28	Scriabin	Piano Sonata no. 2 op. 19
29	A. Dvořák	The Noon Witch, Op. 108
30	L. Janáček	Sinfonietta	I. Allegretto (Fanfare) II. Andante (The Castle, Brno) IV. Allegretto (The Street Leading to the Castle)