Listening Examples

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Bartók, Béla, “An Evening in the Village” from Hungarian Sketches (solfége only, beginning)

Bizet, Georges, “Marche du Toréador” rhythms from Carmen

Dvorak, Antonin, “Largo” from Symphony  no. 9 “New World” 

• Opening theme with solfége only in F
• Opening theme with solfége only in G
• Opening theme with rhythm in F
• Opening theme with rhythm in G
• Opening theme with rhythm in Db, concert pitch

Gliére, Reinhold, “Russian Sailor’s Dance” from The Red Poppy (A section, 24 beats of rhythm)

Grieg, Edvard, “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt (16 beats with quarter rest at the end. Listen to your recording to be sure it doesn’t sound like a half note!)

Humperdinck, Engelbert, “Evening Prayer” from Hansel and Gretel (soprano part only)

Mahler, Gustav. “Funeral March” from Symphony no. 1, mvmt. 3 (minor variation of Are You Sleeping) NEW!

Mozart, W.A. “Rondo alla Turca” from Piano Sonata no. 11 in A Major, K331/300i

Mussorgsky, Modest. “Tuileries” from Pictures at an Exhibition (rhythms to the beginning) NEW!

Schubert, Franz, Rosamunde Overture (rhythms only) (See my blog post about this example here. )

Saint-Saëns, Camille, “Fossils” from Carnival of the Animals (4 beats of rhythm)

Saint-Saëns, Camille, “Fossils” from Carnival of the Animals (8 beats of rhythm)