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This orchestral excerpt is from the scene opening and depicts the “Valkyries,” which are mythological creatures that descend to a battle field. The music is dramatic and exciting.

In his first symphony, Mahler does not place a scherzo or minuet as the third movement.  What did he create for this movement instead?

A large, impressive piece of concert music in multiple movements for an orchestra to perform.

An important Romantic period composer important in the development of the opera and subsequent music dramas. Also, he developed the leitmotif as an important melodic component of his music dramas.

A painter in the Impressionist school known for his renderings of outdoor sunlight with a direct, sketch-like application of bright color. He is known for his paintings of his lily pond with a Japanese bridge overhung with willows and clumps of bamboo.

An important Romantic period composer of symphonies, symphonic poems, and ballets.

A Romantic composer who is important in the development of the lied. He composed over 600 songs or lieder, including his most famous – Erlkonig.

This art form employs expression through dance.  The program follows a dramatic plot that is accompanied by orchestral music.

The name given to a single melody which is transformed to mirror programmatic elements within each movement of Hector Berlioz’s program symphony, Symphony Fantastique.

This famous aria in strophic form is from the Opera “Rigoletto.” The lyrics speak of the fickleness of women. It is a good example of the Bel Canto style.