Unlike some of my own blog victims pals, I actually enjoy being tagged with the various questions and games that waft through Blogsville. While I was out of commission Lynn tagged me with…
The First Ever Comprehensive Music Questionaire
Favorites, or just the first that comes to mind.
(Warning! There will be a lot of Mozart on my list)
- Symphony: Mozart’s No. 39 in E-flat, K543
- Piano Concerto: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K491
- Violin Concerto: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major
- Concerto for any wind instrument (flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, etc): Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K622
- Concerto for two or more soloists: Mozart’s Simphonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K364
- Overture or other short classical work (less than 12 minutes long): Mozart’s Overture to Die Zauberflöte
- Piano Sonata: Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 6 in C Minor (”Pathètique”)
- Other unaccompanied: Bach’s Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 2
- Sonata with accompaniment or other music for only two instruments: Poulenc’s Flute Sonata (flute & piano)
- Trio: Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 (”Ghost”)
- String Quartet: Mozart’s String Quartet in C Major, No. 19, K465 (”Dissonance”)
- Other Quartet: Mozart’s Adagio & Fugue in C Minor for String Quartet, K546
- Quintet: Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K581
- Other chamber music: Mozart’s Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, K493
- Latin choral work (Mass, Requiem, Stabat Mater, etc.): Faure Requiem
- Choral work in a language other than Latin: Howard Goodall’s Psalm 23 (Theme from The Vicar of Dibley)
- Opera: Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro
- Classical work composed after 1950 (other than movie music): Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum
- Classical work composed before 1650: Monteverdi’s Madrigals for War and Love
- Classical vocal work: Mozart’s concert aria, Ch’io mi scordi di te? K505
- Movie Score: Amadeus
- TV Theme: Howard Goodall’s Psalm 23 (Theme from The Vicar of Dibley)
- Song (Rock, Blues, Country or other): “The Lady of Shallott” by Loreena McKinnett
- Guitar or Lute, classical: Rodrigo’s Fantasia para un Gentilhombre
- Guitar (Rock, Blues, Country or other): The lead guitar work in the Beatles’ “And Your Bird Can Sing”
- Goofy novelty song: My own “Box of Wine for Four Friends & Piano”
- Bonus (anything you’d like to add that wasn’t on the list): Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite and Ravi Shankar’s Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra
Now this one’s going to be really difficult!
ReplyDeleteThanks. We have some things in common, musically.
ReplyDeleteNow this one’s going to be really difficult!
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