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Listen to Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire (Moonstruck Pierrot), No. 1, Mondestrunken (Moondrunk) then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions.
(Pierrot lunaire "Mondenstrunken" can be found on CD 4, track 24 of the 4-CD set that accompanies the textbook.)

1

Pierrot is a tragic clown character derived from European theater.
A)True
B)False
2

Moondrunk is scored for voice, piano, flute, violin, cello, and percussion.
A)True
B)False
3

No repetition occurs in this innovative work.
A)True
B)False
4

Moondrunk is a serialist work.
A)True
B)False
5

This work begins with the piano, and ends with piano and flute.
A)True
B)False
6

Listen to Schoenberg's A Survivor from Warsaw, excerpt from Act I, then match the following text with the musical descriptions.
(A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46 can be found on CD 4, track 25 of the 4-CD set that accompanies the textbook.)
1


Trumpet, woodwinds, and strings
2


Trumpet
3


Dissonant strings
4


Snare drum
5


Chorus with strings
Answer choices for questions 1 through 5
A)"The day began as usual. Reveille . . ."
B)". . . you had been separated from your children . . ."
C)"Shema Yisroel . . ."
D)Orchestral introduction
E)"They shouted again: 'Get out!'"





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