Music Appreciation

Name: _______________________________________

Disneys Fantasia 2000 Questions

Selection #1: Ludwig van Beethovens Symphony No. 5 (Movement 1)

1. What type of creatures do we see fluttering throughout this segment?

2. Circle the adjectives (describing word) that best describe how you think this music sounds:

Powerful
Calming
Aggressive
Bright Delicate
Edgy
Mellow

Selection #2: Ottorino Resphigi- Pines of Rome

3. What type of creatures do we see in this segment?

4. What is odd about what these creatures can do?

5. What are some words you could use (not listed above in question #2) that would describe the mood of this
music? If you were to describe this music to someone who had not heard the piece before, what would you
say to them?

Describing Words you would use:

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What you would say to someone else who hadnt heard this piece of music before?

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Selection #3: George Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue

There are four main characters in this depiction of Rhapsody in Blue. Use the chart below to describe the
mood of these characters throughout the segment?

6. Construction 7. Man with 8. Rich Man 9. Little Girl in

Worker Blue Coat/Hat with Red Hair Red

Use these boxes to

describe why each
of these people are
sad with their life.

What do these
people really want
in life?
(Pay attention to
the ice skating
rink!)

Selection #4: Dmitri Shostakovich- Piano Concerto No. 2

10. Why does the toy soldier want to meet the ballerina?

11. Who is the villain (bad guy) in this story?

12. What bad thing does the villain do to the toy soldier?

13. After a long adventure, the toy soldier fights the villain. What happens to the villain at the end of their fight?
Selection #5: Camille Saint-Saens- Carnival of the Animals Finale

14. What does the goofy flamingo have that makes the other flamingoes upset?

Selection #6: Paul Dukas- The Sorcerers Apprentice

15. What does Mickey take that belongs to the Sorcerer?

16. What does Mickey do with this object that gets him into trouble with the Sorcerer?

Selection #7: Edward Elgar- Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1-4

17. What is Donald Duck asked to do by Noah (the man in white with white beard) before it rains?

18. What does Donald think happened to Daisy? What does Daisy think happened to Donald?

19. What does Daisy lose that makes her run back to the ark?

Selection #8: Igor Stravinsky- Firebird Suite

20. Whom do you think the green fairy represents?

21. What awakens and causes mass destruction to the forest?

General Question: Which musical selection was your favorite and why?

Favorite Selection: ___________________________________________________________________

Why? ____________________________________________________________________________

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