Symphony No. 6, op. 68 "Pastoral," Mvt. 4, "Gewitter Sturm: Allegro" ("Thunderstorm: Allegro") (1808) - Ludwig van Beethoven (50-54)

When was the Baroque Era?

1600-1730

When did Antonio Vivaldi publish Le quattro stagioni

1725

How many violin concertos were in Le Quattro Stagioni

Four

Which composer published four violin concertos called “Four Seasons”

Antonio Vivaldi

Which concerto in Le quattro stagioni has a dramatic storm in the third movement?

Summer

La Tempesta di Mare is Italian for what?

The Storm at Sea

Who wrote La Tempasta di Mare

Antonio Vivaldi

Who wrote Alcione in 1706?

Marin Marais

Which scene in Marais’s 1706 Alcione features a storm scene?

Tempete (Tempest)

What is an opera?

A theatrical work where performers sing dialogue

Who wrote Hippolyte et Aricie (1733)

Jean-Phillipe Rameau

Which act of Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie features a storm scene?

Act IV

Which era superseded the Baroque Era?

Classic Era

When did the Classic Era end?

Early 1800s

What is a symphony?

Multimovement work with an orchestra

Which composer labeled the finale of his E flat major symphony as La Tempesta

Johann Baptist Vanhal

Which composer labeled the last movement of his Symphony No. 8 “Le Soir” as “La Tempesta:

Joseph Hadyn

The Romantic Era comprised most of what century?

19th

Which era excelled in aural storm depictions?

Romantic Era

Which era was the era of Ludwig van Beethoven

Romantic Era

Which family did Joseph Hadyn work for?

Esterházys

The Esterházys are what nationality?

Hungarian

Which composer considered himself equal to the aristocracy?

Beethoven

During what year did three Austrian noblemen offer Beethoven an annual stipend to stay in Vienna?

1809

On what date did Beethoven have a four hour concert?

December 22, 1808

On which date was the first public performance of Beethoven’s fourth piano concerto?

December 22, 1808

Which of the following was NOT an issue with Beethoven’s four hour concert?

a. Wind blew music sheets off the stands
b. Theater was cold
c. Music was under-rehearsed
d. A piece had to be restarted
e. The solo singer was replaced last minute

Wind blew music sheets off the stands

Which of the following was NOT featured in Beethoven’s 1808 four hour concert?

a. Solo vocal works
b. Portions of a Mass
c. Hadyn giving a piano solo
d. The Choral Fantasy
e. Improvisation from Beethoven

Hadyn giving a piano solo

How many symphonies premiered at Beethoven’s 1808 concert?

Two

Which of Beethoven’s symphonies is a possible metaphor of his heartbreak from deafness?

Fifth

Which of Beethoven’s symphonies has a short-short-long-long opening motif?

Fifth

Which of Beethoven’s symphonies features a programmatic storm at the 4th movement?

Sixth

How many movements does Beethoven’s Sixth (Pastoral) Symphony contain?

Five

Which movement in Beethoven’s Pastoral symphony imitates a nightingale, quail, and cuckoo?

2nd movement: Scene by the Brook

Which three movements from Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony do NOT have a break between them?

Movements 3-5

Which prominent musical publication praised the Thunderstorm movement?

Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung (General Music Newspaper)

What key is Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony?

F Major

The last measure of Beethoven’s third movement contains what type of chord?

Dominant 7th chord

The F maj. dominant 7th chord consists of what four notes?

C E G Bb

What does Thunderstorm open with?

Sustained pianissimo D flat in low strings

What is a tremelo?

Bow rapidly on strings

What is the parallel of F Major?

F Minor

Which instrument plays a four note ostinato on every beat?

String basses

Which instrument plays a five note ostinato on every beat?

Cellos

What is the time signature of the cellos’ quintuplets?

4/4

Both the string basses and cellos play what interval of notes?

16th notes

Cellos play quintuplets in what dynamic?

Fortissimo

Which instrument plays a five note ostinato to enhance thunder?

Cello

What is a sforzando?

Loud note with sharp accent

What is the highest pitched woodwind?

Piccolo

What pitch does the piccolo sustain to suggest howling winds?

High Gb

When was the tuba patented?

1835

What was the lowest brass instrument BEFORE the tuba?

Trombone

Which three instruments don’t reappear after Thunderstorm?

Timpani, piccolo, and trombones

What does through-composed mean?

No conventional form

Which composer studied Thunderstorm before writing “Cloudburst”

Ferde Grofe

Walt Disney corporation used a revised score of Thunderstorm for a mythological sequence in ________ (1940).

Fantasia

Who was the conductor for Fantasia

Leopold Stokowski

Who was the director for Fantasia that suggested the use of Beethoven’s symphony?

Dick Huemer