This resource aligns with Lesson 18 & 19 and Listening Worksheet 4 from Speaking Music: Musicianship & Aural Training Level Two 3rd Edition (SPKM2).
The following video is to be used as AUDIO ONLY.
Work: ‘Bartók Hungarian Sketches – An Evening In The Village
Composers/Creators: Béla Bartók
Performers: Chicago Symphony, conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Live Recording: 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Play the first theme of Bartók’s An Evening in the Village. The tempo marking for this theme is Lento, Rubato.
Discuss the meaning of these Italian terms. (LQ.15 pg. 139 of SPKM2)
Listen to the first theme again. Describe the tone colour and articulation of the clarinet as it plays the melody.
(LQ.15 pg. 139 of SPKM2)
There are two disctinct layers in this theme: the melody and the accompaniment. Describe the instruments and playing techniques used in the accompaniment.
(LQ.15 pg. 139 of SPKM2)
The melody of first theme of Bartók’s An Evening in the Village uses only the notes of the la pentatonic scale.
Complete the solfa of this melody.
(LQ.16 pg. 139 of SPKM2)
