Music Files for Music Principles Final Exam

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I. Distinguish between orchestral instruments by timbre

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

III. Early Music of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque

Identify the following pieces by aural example:

Gregorian plainsong chant, Medieval
Troubadour ballad, Medieval
Madrigal, Renaissance
Opera Aria, Early Baroque
Fugue, Baroque
Concerto, Baroque

IV. The Music of Mozart

V. 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

VI. 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"

Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

VII. The Music of Aaron Copland, b. 1900, d. 1990

resource links:Copland House

Music Files:Fanfare for the Common Man

Variations on Simple Gifts"

Rodeo" from the Ballet "Hoedown"

VIII. 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

IX. 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)