Music Files for Music Principles Final Exam
To be given on June 1, 2009 1:00-3:00 in DLC
Directions: All Files are in MP3 Format. To listen to any music file on this page, you will need a computer with speakers, or a device to play MP3 files or CDs.
1. Right-click on the MP3 Music File link
2. Choose "Save Target As..." and save the MP3 file to your hard drive
3. Play the file in any mp3 software, such as iTunes, Windows Media Player, or Quicktime.
4. Scroll down to see the complete list of files.
I. Distinguish between orchestral instruments by timbre
| Strings | Woodwinds | Brass | Percussion (Pitched and Unpitched | Keyboard Instruments |
| Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon |
Trumpet Trombone Tuba French Horn |
Snare Drum Cymbals Xylophone Timpani |
More Listening References:
http://dsokids.com/2001/instrumentchart.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/guide/
http://www.concertgoersguide.org/
II. Distinguish between simple meter (2/4, 3/4 and 4/4) in orchestral music
| 2/4 Meter | 3/4 Meter | 4/4 Meter |
| Example of 2/4 Time | Example of 3/4 Time | Example of 4/4 Time |
III. The Music of Mozart
IV. The Music of Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano
Sonata No.14 in C-sharp Minor "Moonlight",
Op.27
Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67, I. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 9 in D
Minor "Choral," Op. 125: IV
Presto
Bagatelle in A Minor, Op 59 , "Für Elise"
Turkish
March (From "The Ruins of Athens")
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo: Allegro
V. The Music of George Gershwin, b. 1898 d.1937
resource links:Gershwin.com
Music Files:"Rhapsody in Blue"
"Bess You is My Woman Now" from the Opera Porgy and Bess"
VI. The Music of Aaron Copland, b. 1900, d. 1990
resource links:Copland House
Music Files:Fanfare for the Common Man
Rodeo" from the Ballet "Hoedown"
VII. The Music of Leonard Bernstein, b. 1918, d. 1990
resource link: LeonardBernstein.com
West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish Symphony"
Overture
to "Candide" the Musical
VIII. American Jazz Styles
Piano Rags: "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin
Dixieland Style: "Tiger Rag" by the Original Dixieland Band
Scat Singing: "Lady Be Good" as sung by Ella Fitzgerald
Swing: "King Porter Stomp" by Fletcher Henderson
Big Band: "Take the A Train" by Duke Ellington
And "Corner Pocket" by Count Basie
Bebop: "Koko" by Charlie Parker
Cool (Progressive) Jazz: "So What" by Miles Davis
Fusion (Jazz Rock): "Stitched Up" by Herbie Hancock (featuring John Mayer)