Year 7 Online Task #2

Part 1: Richard Wagner

Question 1: As you watch the first video from Die Walkure name at least five instruments playing in the orchestra.

Question 2: As the orchestra first begins to play a group of instruments are playing a trill. What are these instruments? And what is a trill?

Question 3: What instruments start playing the main theme?

Question 4: As you watch the second video from Tannhauser write a definition of what an Overture is in an Opera?

Question 5: When you see the strings playing (cellos and violins) their left hands are shaking as they play their notes. This creates a musical effect called v __ __ __ __ __ __

Question 6: Again, which instruments play the main theme as the music crescendos?

Part 2: Carl Stalling

Question 1: As you watch the Bugs Bunny cartoon describe what is happening when you hear the Ride of the Valkyries theme from the first video

Question 2: When Bugs & Elmer are singing to each other "O Bwünnhilde, you'w so wuvwy," "Return my love," and in the closing scene the themes are taken directly from which Wagner Opera?

Question 3:Would you describe Wagner’s music as stale or boring? Or would you describe it as colourful and exciting? Explain why.

Question 4: Write a definition of Opera in your own words. You can use ideas from these videos, the internet or books but put it into your own words.

Your name

First:    Last:

Make sure you have put in your name and checked off which class you are in!