PETER AND THE WOLF

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1. What organization commissioned Prokofiev to compose "Peter and the Wolf?" The Central Children's Theater in Moscow CORRECT! The Central Animation Corporation The Russian Institute of Musical Theater 2. The intent of the music was: "to introduce children to the individual instruments of the orchestra.." CORRECT! "the use of leitmotifs in new symphonic works." "development of the imagination in post secondary students." 3. Who wrote the story (i.e., the words) for "Peter and the Wolf?" Prokofiev's grandfather Prokofiev himself CORRECT! Prokofiev's biographer
4. The original version of "Peter and the Wolf" includes a narrator accompanied by orchestra. True CORRECT! False 5. In this movie adaptation of "Peter and the Wolf" that we are watching: Melodies alone represent the characters; no actual words are spoken. CORRECT! Both words and melodies combine to provide the action of the story. It is a silent film with no audible words or music. 6. Each character in "Peter and the Wolf" has its own instrument and musical theme, known as: Phrase Cadence
Leitmotif CORRECT! 7. Which is true about Peter and the Wolf? Only one melody is used at a time to tell the story. Sometimes two or more melodies are combined together in the story. CORRECT! The melodies are only used to set the mood and have no other specific function. 8. At what moment in this movie does the music begin? When Peter opens the gate to the wild outside CORRRECT! When Peter falls in love When Peter is chased by the wolf 9. Which leitmotif (whose theme) do you first hear in the movie?
Peter's CORRECT! The bird's The duck's 10. Which leitmotif (whose theme) do you hear second in the movie? The duck's Peter's The bird's CORRRECT! 11. Between about 7:35 and 8:05 two characters' themes are woven together. Which ones are they? Peter's and the bird's CORRECT! The bird's and the duck's Peter's and the duck's 12. Which leitmotif (whose theme) do you hear third in the movie, at about 8:15? Peter's The duck's CORRECT!
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