Y E A R 7 U N I T 9 – P I C T U R E S A T A N E X H I B I T I O N W 1 1 Listening to Pictures at an Exhibition Name Form A. READ the descriptions and titles of the following pictures, taken from Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and jot down what you might EXPECT to hear just from the descriptions and titles. Think about TEMPO, INSTRUMENTS, DYNAMICS and PITCH. 1. Dark underground cellars – TITLE – “Catacombs” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch 2. Children chattering and playing in a garden – TITLE – “Tuileries” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch 3. An evil gnome scurrying around in a forest – TITLE – “Gnomus” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch 4. A huge wooden oxcart and ox – TITLE – “Bydlo” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch 5. Chicks jumping about in their nest – TITLE – “Ballet of the unhatched chicks” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch B. Now listen to the five extracts taken from Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and make some brief notes as to how Mussorgsky uses TEMPO, INSTRUMENTS, DYNAMICS and PITCH in his music to describe the pictures. Did you think about any similar ways of using the ELEMENTS OF MUSIC as Mussorgsky? 1. Dark underground cellars – TITLE – “Catacombs” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch W W W . M U S I C A L C O N T E X T S . C O . U K Y E A R 7 U N I T 9 – P I C T U R E S A T A N E X H I B I T I O N W 1 1 2. Children chattering and playing in a garden – TITLE – “Tuileries” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch 3. An evil gnome scurrying around in a forest – TITLE – “Gnomus” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch 4. A huge wooden oxcart and ox – TITLE – “Bydlo” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch 5. Chicks jumping about in their nest – TITLE – “Ballet of the unhatched chicks” Tempo Instruments Dynamics Pitch C. Select ONE of the titles of the pictures from the five listed above and design a picture as to what you think the scene might have looked at thinking about how the ELEMENTS OF MUSIC have been used. Draw your picture in the frame below. W W W . M U S I C A L C O N T E X T S . C O . U K
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