3Material AICLE. 5º y 6º de Primaria: The Orchestra (Solucionario)

The Orchestra - Solutions pageQuiz about symphony

1- Symphony means sounding together.2- A symphony is usually composed of four movements.3- The third movement of a symphony is usually a scherzo.4- The tempo adagio means slow.5- The terms “adagio”, “allegro” and “scherzo” come from the Italian language.6- Each movement of a symphony has different mood and tempo.7- Beethoven wrote nine symphonies.8- An extremely significant element of a symphony is the tempo.

“The Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The work is in the form of a Singspiel that means opera in German.

Mozart’s most famous opera, “The Magic Flute,” tells a charming, fantastic story that includes a bird seller, a captured princess, a prince who wants to rescue her, an evil Queen of the Night.The singers perform with an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, a timpani and strings.

Ten differences

1- Down on the right the bassoon is turned over.2- Snare drum stand.3- Mouthpiece trumpet.4- Mallets big red drum.5- Up on the right keys guitar.6- Down on the left the French horn is turned around.7- On the left down corner the bow is shorter.8- The tiny grand piano on the left is turned over.9- The legs of the harpsichord.10- The mouthpiece of the saxo.11- The keyboard piano up.

Self-evaluation

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