Symphony # 5, Second Movement
Sounds like: Pretty fast. Huge burst of strings and horns at beginning. Mainly huge burst of stings. Burst of horns too.
Who it’s by: Beethoven
Genre: Symphony Orchestra
Form: Themes and Variations
Expected by Audience? No.
Notes: It is an extended set of variations based on two themes. Described as (Moderately slow with movements).
Symphony # 5, Fourth Movement
Sounds Like: Slow with mainly strings and flutes (??)… Flutes come in the middle.
Who it’s by: Beethoven
Genre: Symphony Orchestra
Form:Sonata (there is a coda)
Expected by Audience? No.
Notes: Is the climax of the symphony
Die Erlkonig
Who it’s by: Schubert
Genre: Lied
Expected by Audience? Yes.
Notes: Piano reps horse galloping
Estrella
Sounds like: Very slow. Notes almost seem random. Also, this particular example is extremely short.
Who It’s by: R. Schumann
Genre: Art Song; Part Of song cycle
Expected by Audience? Yes.
Notes: About a finance he had before Clara
Reconnaissance
Sounds like: Carnival music at the beginning. Only piano.
Who it’s by: R. Schumann
Genre: Art Song; Part of a Song Cycle
Expected by Audience? Yes.
Notes: Means, “reunion”.
Liebst du um Schonheit
Sounds like: Incredibly soft piano over vocals.
Who it’s by: C. schumann
Genre: Art Song; Part of a Song Cycle
Expected by Audience: Yes.
Notes: Means “If you love for beauty”. Was part of a cycle song written by her and her husband, R. Schumann.