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Listening Guide Quiz 1
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Listen to Wagner, "Grane, mein Ross!" ("Grane, my horse!") and finale to Götterdämmerung from Der Ring des Nibelungen then indicate the best answer for each of the following questions. ("Grane, mein Ross!" and finale to Götterdämmerung from Der Ring des Nibelungen can be found on CD 5, Track 18 on the supplementary 4 CD set.)

1
The tempo of this excerpt
A)Is steady throughout
B)Increases as the excerpt progresses
C)Varies to fit the events
D)None of the above
2
The words Brünnhilde sings are directed to
A)God
B)Her horse and her dead husband
C)Her priest
D)Herself
3
Brünnhilde's singing is
A)Passionate and intense
B)Calm and reflective
C)Apprehensive and afraid
D)Light and reflective
4
In this excerpt, the meter
A)Is steady and unchanging
B)Alternates between duple and triple
C)Changes often
D)None of the above
5
Themes (leitmotifs) in this finale
A)Are drawn from earlier operas in the set
B)Represent redemption by love
C)Represent The Valkyries and The Rhine maidens
D)All of the above







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