Which of the following is true of Dvorak's "New World Symphony?"

A. While Dvorak was in India, he wrote his "New World Symphony."

B. Dvorak wrote his "New World Symphony" as an attempt to capture the essence of "America's voice."

C. Dvorak's "New World Symphony" is based on Norwegian folk themes.

Why do electronic instruments need to warm-up before use?

Compare and contrast our two pieces for this week using the elements of music from your Piece Analysis Worksheets: Symphonie fantastique, mvt. 5 by Berlioz and La boheme by Puccini. This week I am asking you one specific question about each of our listening pieces. Do you think Berlioz was successful with this example of Program Music in depicting the "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath" as described on p. 213 of your text? What are some elements used by Puccini in this duet from "La boheme" to illustrate the great love and passion between Rodolfo and Mimi?

Please compare and contrast our three pieces using the Elements of Music from your Piece Analysis Worksheets. This week, I will ask you to address one additional question for each of these pieces. Bela Bartok dedicated much of his career to collecting Hungarian folk music and then using it in his compositions. Do you think this is an effective way to preserve the folk music of a particular people/country? What programmatic effects does Britten use to depict war and the horrors of war in his War Requiem? One of the dancers in the "Dance of the Adolescents" will be sacrificed later in the ballet, The Rite of Spring. What do you see being depicted when you listen to this work?